Andy Murray: King of Queen’s but Jester of Wimbledon?

Dunblane’s Andy Murray has clinched his second title at Queen’s club. Does this mean he is set up perfectly for Wimbledon? I very much doubt it.

Why? Three names, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

The Top Three.

Roger and Novak both pulled out of the Wimbledon warm-up competition in Halle and Rafael crashed out at the quarter final stage at the Aegon Championships in London.

The second Grand Slam of the season has a long tradition of being the best tennis too watch, unexpected champions, underachieving Brits and RAIN.

I believe that the extra few days the top three players in the world have had will help one of them be crowned Wimbledon Champion. Forgive my negativity but I just don’t think Andy has the mental strength to break his unlucky run in Grand Slam’s (I hope he proves me wrong).

I could, of course, be barking up the wrong tree and Andy will come out, all guns blazing and be able to show why he has promised so much over the past few years. I’m not saying the French Open will be repeated in any way as I don’t believe the top four will take their expected places in the semi-finals.

World number one Rafael Nadal, fresh off the back of his 6^th French Open triumph certainly has a lot to prove. I believe he is still very much the one surface player we have known for all these years. Indeed, he has won a career Grand Slam but with more wins in the French than the other three combined surely begs the question of why.

The answer, Roger Federer has dominated the green carpet at Wimbledon for so long that it has been strange this year, as it was 2008, known that he wasn’t the holder. The Fed-Express has only won the French Open on one occasion but this was in the 2009 season when many people had put him past his best. He has won 16 Grand Slams since 2003, quite a sensational record. You can never write off the great man.

The third name in the big three, Novak Djokovic, has been really unlucky with when he has hit his form. He has won the Australian Open on two separate occasions but he is yet to reach the final at SW19 or in Roland Garros. Has it just been bad luck for the Serbian? He certainly has the talent but will it be able to see him to a maiden Wimbledon crown? I am sticking my neck out, but I don’t think he will win it.

The Big Prize

So Andy, you know what you have to beat. Well in the later stages anyway. There a number of great players hoping to catapult themselves to the top of the world with a win in London. Tomas Berdych reached the final last year and who is saying he won’t do it again. Well I don’t think he can but stranger things have happened.

I aim to be positive but I can’t help but think it won’t be a new name on the Men’s Single’s trophy this year at Wimbledon, whether Rafael Nadal can retain his title or can Roger Federer take the title for a record 7^th time is anyone’s guess, all I know is that it will be exciting and let’s hope for sunshine and lots of it.