Montreal Masters

[Sir David Gray]

Andy Murray is playing in his first ATP event since Wimbledon.

He is playing at the moment against the world number 35 from South Africa, Kevin Anderson, and it's not going well for Murray.

He is 6-3 4-1 down at the moment and looking like going out of a tournament that he has won for the past two years.

Coverage now on Sky Sports 4.

[Sir David Gray]

Murray humped 6-3 6-1 in just over an hour.

Very poor result, considering the US Open starts in under 3 weeks.

[DaveF]

He was absolutely Tom Kite.

I think I might have given Anderson a better game.

[HibbyAndy]

He was absolutely Tom Kite.

I think I might have given Anderson a better game.

:agree:

Murray was honking!!

[Sir David Gray]

His record on hard courts this season has been absolutely abysmal.

Apart from two victories against Luxembourg in the Davis Cup at the Braehead Arena last month, he hasn't won a hard court match since the semi finals of the Australian Open in January.

Since then, his record has been;

Australian Open final-Lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
Rotterdam first round-Lost to Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets.
Indian Wells Masters second round-Lost to Donald Young in straight sets.
Miami Masters second round-Lost to Alex Bogomolov Jr. in straight sets.
Montreal Masters second round-Lost to Kevin Anderson in straight sets.

For a player who loves the hard courts and who would think of himself as one of the main contenders for the US Open, that record does not look good at all.

[Sir David Gray]

Novak Djokovic has won his 9th title of the year and has a win/loss record so far for 2011 of 53-1.

He's just beaten Mardy Fish in the final at Montreal 6-2 3-6 6-4.

Right now, he is as dominant as Roger Federer was around six years ago. He is playing some sensational tennis at the moment and he has to be the favourite, by a mile, for the US Open when it starts in a couple of weeks.