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And of course, Wiki is completely neutral with no input allowed from 3rd party individuals. It is inevitable he would want to backtrack on his statement. After all, he is a sportsman in the "entertainment" business, and the last thing you want to do is alienate punters, isn't it? Too late for me and a lot of others I'm afraid. He also looks patently ridiculous when he opens his gob.

 

I agree that Wiki can be unreliable but this particular article is supported by a host of references. Now, individually these too might be suspect, but together I think they provide a convincing case.

 

Of course, it might all be spin on the part of Murray, but as you rightly say, he is a sportsman and most sportsmen of his profile would have some sort of publicity engine. Ultimately, however, he will be judged by his results, imo.

 

Incidentally, if you don't believe the wiki article, here are the relevant references. Some are broadsheets, others tabloids....

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/atptour/2303901/Wimbledon-Andy-Murray-promises-to-focus.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/2008/06/23/wimbledon-more-mature-andy-murray-ready-to-shine-89520-20618073/

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-389385/See-Murray.html

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/tennis-news/tm_objectid=17307387&method=full&siteid=66633-name_page.html

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/motorsport-news/tm_headline=tim-s-my-pop-idol&method=full&objectid=18432555&siteid=66633-name_page.html

http://sport.scotsman.com/andrewmurray/Murray-comes-of-age-with.2789124.jp

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_6630000/newsid_6638300/6638329.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/29/andymurray.wimbledon1

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That bloke who beat him looked quite useful, I reckon he could go a long way in his tennis career.

You heard it here first.

 

Another Amir Khan :shock:

 

Yes, apart from the fact he is ranked in the top 6 in the world, he is very similar to the over hyped boxer.......

 

To be fair, I think Federer is ranked in the top 2 in the world ;)

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No disgrace in losing to a brilliant performance from Federer. Always thought it would be difficult for Murray to maintain the level of performance he played in beating Nadal. But well done anyway, he's ranked 4 in the world aged 21 and i'm sure he will win a major soon if he continues improving.

 

Just like the other Scottish fellow Colin Mrs Doubtfire Montgomery.

 

He was ranked number 1 in Europe for how many years???

 

Oh, and how many major titles did he get :shock:

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No disgrace in losing to a brilliant performance from Federer. Always thought it would be difficult for Murray to maintain the level of performance he played in beating Nadal. But well done anyway, he's ranked 4 in the world aged 21 and i'm sure he will win a major soon if he continues improving.

 

Priced at 6/4 to win a major next year... now, who in their right mind would take that bet?? I'm not saying that he wont win a major next year but the price is ridiculous.

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Just like the other Scottish fellow Colin Mrs Doubtfire Montgomery.

 

He was ranked number 1 in Europe for how many years???

 

Oh, and how many major titles did he get :shock:

 

Think you will find that Murray is ranked 4 in Europe.

 

As for Monty I'm sure most of the nation loved him for his performances in the Ryder Cup.

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You are of course correct, as am I. :smt008

 

Nads - Spanish

Feds - Swiss

Djoko - Serbian

Muzz - Sweaty

 

The whole world hates a smart ass.. I can live with that.

 

He-hey! I hadn't thought of that!

 

YOU ARE SO VERY CLEVER =D> (this is a clapping smiley FYI)

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I'll disregard the Rusedski remark as there is no comparison but I'm trying to work out how you can call Roger Federer inconsistant. 15 majors (Wimbledon 2003/04/05/06/07, US Open 2004/05/06/07, French open 2006/07/08 and Australian open 2004/06/07), a total of 55 tour wins plus 237 consecutive weeks at number one in the rankings and all this at the grand old age of 27, if that's inconsistant I'd hate to see his consistant record.

 

That was his 13th last night. I believe Nadal won those 3 French opens and he was runner up. In any case, I think he is the greatest player ever to play tennis. I know Sampras had 14 majors, but I think Federer is better than Sampras was at his peak.

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Just like the other Scottish fellow Colin Mrs Doubtfire Montgomery.

 

He was ranked number 1 in Europe for how many years???

 

Oh, and how many major titles did he get :shock:

 

Monty was not no1 in Europe aged 21. Anyway don't see what has to do with a different sport?

There are alot of sad bitter individuals on here who seem to hate any British sportsman having some success :-(

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That was his 13th last night. I believe Nadal won those 3 French opens and he was runner up. In any case, I think he is the greatest player ever to play tennis. I know Sampras had 14 majors, but I think Federer is better than Sampras was at his peak.

 

You are correct, my bad. Federer was in fact runners up in those French opens, glad to see someone paying attention and pointing out my deliberate mistakes ;) Also Federer is still only 27 so still has a few years to overtake Sampras which I think he will do next year.

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Just like the other Scottish fellow Colin Mrs Doubtfire Montgomery.

 

He was ranked number 1 in Europe for how many years???

 

Oh, and how many major titles did he get :shock:

 

I'm sure he would of loved a major but five times runners up in a major, forty tour wins and the £20million+ he has earned from the game will soften the blow.

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