Chapter 647: Continuous Upgrade
A giant is always a giant.
Maybe Murray lags behind against the other big three, but for other players on the tour, Murray is still a giant.
In January this year, after returning from injury, Murray's performance has been struggling and has not met expectations. However, in the final stage of the competition, Murray started to score points again. He performed very well in the Asian season and the European Indoor season, and marched towards the year-end finals with great momentum.
After reaching the top in Vienna last week, he reached the final in Valencia this week.
Murray, what is your style?
From a professional perspective, Murray and Djokovic are almost templates for each other, and their playing styles are almost identical.
Of course, if we further analyze the technical aspects from the details, there are still some differences between the two players: Djokovic's backhand is better, Murray's forehand; Djokovic's forehand is more offensive but more unstable, Murray's forehand is more stable but slightly less offensive.
And so on and so forth.
But overall, Djokovic and Murray's playing styles, playing methods, and scoring methods are consistent.
More than one professional commentator said that watching the "Djokovic VS Murray" match was like a mirror image, with both players playing against themselves.
Moreover, the two players have been training together since childhood and are familiar with each other's hitting methods and return routines, making it even more difficult to break the opponent's predictions.
It is precisely because of this that the matches between Djokovic and Murray are often very tangled and anxious.
In a way, it is a little bit similar to Simon, because the difficulty of the baseline may be even better; at the same time, the two giants' defensive counterattack capabilities are also better, which is equivalent to two more comprehensive upgraded versions of Simon, and then, two "Simons" face off.
As of 2013, Murray has eight wins and 11 losses against Djokovic, and every match between the two players is not easy.
Unfortunately, Murray's form has not recovered from the slump since his return from injury this season, and he suffered three consecutive defeats against Djokovic.
So, some people must be wondering: Why is Murray's number of Grand Slam and Masters titles so far behind Djokovic?
The answer is simple and complex.
psychology.
This should be viewed in two parts.
First, it is the courage and determination of the key points.
Djokovic is also a man with a big heart, especially since he experienced the baptism of war in his childhood, his mentality is even tougher, and he is brave enough and willing to take risks on crucial points.
Murray is not like that. The more crucial the points are, the more hesitant he becomes.
In terms of layout, Murray is a player who believes in his own wisdom. He firmly believes that he can turn around any situation. As long as he is given enough time to maneuver and layout, it is equivalent to the mentality of "give me a long enough lever and I can move the earth". Therefore, the more critical the moment, the more time and space he needs to layout.
When facing ordinary players, Murray can indeed complete the layout according to his own ideas; but when facing the other Big Three, "the brave wins when two meet in a narrow road", and they often do not give Murray more time to "think and layout", so this little hesitation and delay may become the turning point of the game.
The second is firm willpower.
Watching the games between Djokovic and Murray, you can find that both of them have hot tempers. They often need to vent their emotions on the court; and they are always mumbling, complaining and dissatisfied. This is their way of playing and part of their game.
But if you look closely, you can notice a difference.
When the game really enters a bloody battle, Djokovic is often able to turn this irritability and anger into motivation, holding on to the game tightly, entangled in the game, and exerting his "entanglement skills" to the extreme, and then waiting, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake or for himself to launch a counterattack.
However, Murray often shows weakness. The more he plays, the less he dares to attack, especially with his forehand. He dares not to hit the ball. His forehand power lacks some explosive power, and he dares not to exert force at the critical moment. The situation gradually slides into darkness.
Unfortunately, Murray lacks a bit of luck. Every time he is in good form at a Grand Slam, he will inevitably encounter another giant who is also in good form.
Since reaching the Grand Slam final for the first time at the 2008 US Open, Murray has reached the Grand Slam final seven times so far, but his win-loss record is only two wins and five losses.
Among them, he lost to Federer three times and to Djokovic twice; of course, the two victories were also defeats against Djokovic.
So, does this mean that Murray is "psychologically fragile"?
Of course not.
The so-called psychological factors are only relative. Compared with the other three giants, Murray lacks a little bit. In the duel between top players, this slight difference may create unimaginable differences in the results.
A slight mistake can lead to a huge error.
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The fact that Murray can be ranked among the Big Four is already an existence that countless players need to look up to. Even if his status in the hearts of fans is not that high, it does not affect Murray from becoming one of the most shining members of professional tennis in the past decade. He can not only witness history, but also be a part of history.
As for Murray himself, he is a very typical baseline player and is good at playing with his head.
First of all, Murray's prediction is particularly good, and he is at the top level in receiving serves, defending, and covering the net.
Secondly, Murray's shots are very purposeful, even the transition balls are often intentional, that is to say, he lays out the ball like playing chess and achieves his ultimate goal through the layout. So compared to Federer and Nadal who often hit some incredible balls that are inspired by a flash of inspiration, Murray's games are always more solid and simpler.
Starting from New York, he faced Djokovic in August, Nadal in September, and Murray in October. It has only been a few months since Gao Wen entered the professional arena, but he has already soared like a rocket and stood in front of the top giants. The dreams he had when he just started participating in the challenge tournament have been realized one after another.
So, next is... Federer?
However, Federer still needs to wait, and his current opponent should be Murray——
Gao Wen knew that Murray was not in his best condition, but the problem was that he was not in his best condition either, and the strength of the giant players was unquestionable.
Facing Murray, there will definitely be a lot of rounds of tug-of-war. His ability to save the ball on both offense and defense is better than Simon's, which means that the game will be another severe test. After three consecutive rounds of fierce battles, the test continues to escalate, and the results of Paris' short training will soon face further review.
However, this is the greatest charm of competitive sports, challenges, one after another, climbing to the top and breaking through oneself, every confrontation is exciting.
Isn't it? Facts also proved this point. In the first point of the game, Gawain and Murray were already entangled in a multi-shot tug-of-war.
(End of this chapter)