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FalkirkHibee
Shocking match by Andy Murray today as he lost 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-5 to Nicolas Almagro.
His attitude was poor throughout, his shot selection left a lot to be desired and his language was a disgrace.
Murray is in serious danger of seeing his career go down the plughole as I am not 100% sure that he knows what way he wants to go. I don't think it has helped that he has completely surrounded himself with people that he has known for years and who he probably regards as "pals". His on court conduct today was shocking and if he had a decent coach they would be telling him to cut out the swearing and concentrate a lot more.
It's fine to get a bit passionate at times during a match in any sport but only if you use that aggression to get you going and use it in the correct manner. Murray seems to shout and swear for the fun of it and he doesn't seem to use it in a positive way.
He was far too predictable with his tactics today which seemed to revolve solely around trying to drop shot Almagro and then if he managed to return the drop shot, then play a lob. If that didn't work he was knackered.
He showed a few touches of his undoubted natural ability but not nearly enough. His serving was poor, which is something that I don't think he has EVER been particularly good at and his shots at times were far too passive.
He was 3-1 up in the 3rd set and lost it 6-3, that is just ridiculous at that level of tennis. And at 5-3 to Almagro in the 4th set on Murray's serve, it was match point when Murray hit a serve that was clearly out but was called in by the umpire. Almagro lost his composure a bit as Murray held his serve and then broke Almagro to level it at 5-5. This prompted a massive uproar from Murray and people started to think that the tide was turning. However, Murray lost his serve in the very next game, what is the point in that? Almagro then held his serve to close out the match. When your opponent is clearly distracted, you have to take advantage but Murray failed to put the pressure on and it ultimately cost him the match.
There is no question that Andy Murray is an excellent tennis player but there is something not quite right psychologically right now and if it doesn't get sorted out then there is a real danger of him tumbling down the rankings.
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