Andy - Its all in the mind!  Not just the body!


"I know I can cry like Federer but its a shame I can't play like him "
After his Australian Open debacle at Melbourne this January- The Scot sensation Andy Murray  quoted the above line. And that really shows why he cannot bridge the gap to greatness - read Feder-ness.  To beat a magician, a poet, a ballet dancer, a smiling assasin  (One word for all this - Roger Robert Federer) you have to have a mind of a suicide bomber , who will pull the detonator come what may,  you have to think you will climb the Pyrennes mountains in one single breath, you have to believe that IT IS POSSIBLE.
                  The problem with the current crop of players, is that they live in Roger's shadow who feel awed to stand on the same court as him and admire the elegance of his shots and his composure. Like Hewitt who has now lost more than 15 times consecutively to Roger. Like Andy Roddick who is the most underachieving player in tennis - compared to his awesome potential. Only Nadal believed he could beat federer and he did even on Federer's own backyard.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3475473

Sadly for Nadal, his 200% speed on court every single minute of play - did not go down well with his body, and now it will take a huge effort for him to get back to the supreme fit form he once was.

Andy! Even though the ball sails past you through unbelievable angles every single time - you have to believe that Roger is not God! he can be beaten, YOU can BEAT him. It is not easy to emulate Fred Perry - But Andy. you have it in you. Just a bit more of self-belief and you ll be there.