Saturday, January 29, 2011
Djoko or Muzza?
Just a quick breakdown of how I see these two matching up.
Serve: The serve is pretty even. Djokovic has been getting a higher first serve percentage throughout the tournament but they both have similar first serve points won percentages.
Return: Murray is one of the best returners in the game so I'll give him the edge here.
Forehand: Big advantage to Djokovic here; he has a bigger forehand and likes to be super aggressive with it, whereas Murray has a tendency to push with his. Murray can flatten it out on the forehand side but the errors can flow off his raquet when he does so.
Backhand: Both these players have outstanding backhands so I'm going even on this one.
Defense: Again, these two guys are two of the best defenders in the game. Gotta go even again.
Intangibles: I think Murray has the edge here, and here's why
-he isn't facing Federer which should come as a relief since his other two finals against Federer left him bound and broken.
-the HEAT! It's gonna be a scorcher today; the first really hot day of the fortnight. Yes, the match is at night but if we're talking 40 deg C, this spells trouble for Djokovic who has famously struggled in the heat, including here in 2008, where he retired in the QF against Roddick.
These guys are both 23 years old, born just a week apart and this should be the start of a tremendous rivalry. I picked Murray at the start of the tournament and I can't back off it now. Murray in 5.
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I only wish it had Been Murray in 5. Oh well Djokovic deserved it :)
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