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3/14/11 1:31 AM | Johan Lindahl
For a second straight season, Andy Murray's tennis looks to be in serious trouble weeks after losing another Australian Open final.
And instead of snapping back six weeks after losing the Grand Slam title bid to Novak Djokovic, the Scot world No. 5 is in danger of falling further if he doesn't pull up his socks.
Murray's latest - and totally unexpected - disappointment came in his Indian Wells Masters opening match against 143rd-ranked American Donald Young. The 21-year-old has done nothing of note for the past half-decade after being "discovered" by John McEnroe.
But suddenly, the journeyman with the hip-hop look diamond stud and the baseball cap askew has the game to beat Murray. The loss left the Scot adrift, with doubles alongside his elder brother Jamie as his only hope now of remaining at the desert venue.
"I haven't thought about it," he said of his immediate plans. "But I've got doubles, so I'll stay here until I'm done with doubles, and then I go on to Miami and hopefully have a better week there."
Murray has played only one other match since his loss to Djokovic, going out in the Rotterdam first round to Marcos Baghdatis. The coach-less Scot remains puzzled about how to turn his game around.
"I started the match well, and when it got close to the end of the first set, I just didn't do anything particularly well. I didn't do anything to really lift myself. The crowd were for him. He started playing better and I didn't find my way back into the match."
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Quisner, lol, smr.
Even though I normally root for the Americans, I'm glad to see Andy & Jamie moving ahead in the doubles. Whateveris going on with Andy is mental, not physical -- even the way he describes it -- and I'd like for him to find a coach who's a bit of a psychologist.
I have my own theory on what's going on with him, but ...
mara002 , 3/14/11 10:48 AM
Muzz has to realise that there are many, many more players apart from the top 3 who can beat anyone on their day, he has this cavalier attitude towards all other players apart from Nadal, Federer and, only now, Djokovic.
He trains hard, but I bet his training is all about Nadal and Federer; at one time it was only Nadal he thought he had to have a strategy for, but since Roger has beaten his repeatedly recently, he now takes him seriously. Of course Djokovic now qualifies for Murray's inner circle since the AO.
nadline , 3/14/11 11:21 AM
What were you thinking, Muzza? Tommy Robredo just BAGELED Donald Young!
stu , 3/14/11 7:45 PM
i'm sure he'll find a way to pull himself together and come back. only question is, how many more years is he gonna do this to himself?! he needs to play fed in a GS semi, pronto.
mriiidula , 3/14/11 8:25 PM
stu, just what I was thinking :(
mriiidula I agree re Fed., but Andy also needs to sack Corretja and get a decent coach who can advise him how to win when he's not playing so well and how to win slams...but will he???
However, this could also be entitled "Ferrer's game etc" or "Tsonga's game etc" or "Davydenko's game etc" Andy gets an awful lot of stick :(
deuce , 3/14/11 8:39 PM
Deuce -- why would you put Ferrer in that category? Ferru is one of the strongest players mentally on tour, imo. He's had shoulder trouble all season since the AO, and an exit to Dr. Ivo, who towers over him in addition to everything else, doesn't surprise me in light of how hard he played in Copa Davis after taking the championship in Acapulco.
(Sorry, mods, if this is a bit of a derail.)
mara002 , 3/14/11 8:44 PM
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Well ... Jamie's foot injury didn't slow them down and the Murray Bros take down the Quisner.
smr , 3/14/11 1:55 AM