Andy Murray: Title Drought Will Continue at London Games

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Published: July 25, 2012

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The good news for Andy is that the 2012 Olympics draw will exist without Rafael Nadal.

The bad news is that he isn't going to win it, and it isn't even a Slam.

Sure, he is coming fresh off a terrific finals run at Wimbledon (and a quarterfinal showing at Roland Garros if that counts for anything), but he is still not playing at a high enough level to beat anybody in the Big Four.

Perhaps Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer could get upset and go out early, but it seems unlikely to imagine that occurring. He would be faced with even greater pressure if that did happen.

The last time Andy defeated a player in the Big Four (besides himself, because he is known to do that sometimes with his overly-defensive play) on the big stage of a Major, or even the World Tour Finals, was in the 2010 Australian Open when he took out a weary and injured Rafa Nadal.

He came very close to knocking out Novak Djokovic at this year's Australian Open, but he ultimately continues to come up short.

His game is good enough to get him to the final stages, but that is where the roadblocks present themselves to him.

Andy is very desperate to make the English satisfied with his results. That is why he is playing in all three of the possible events—singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

He may be able to win a doubles event in the London Games because his volleying is superb and he has tremendous feel at the net, but in singles, his chances are very slim, and he is playing in a place that keeps him both inspired and empty-handed at the same time.



Grass may be his best surface, but it is hard to tell because of the abridged season. It certainly suits him well, so he should be very focused on capitalizing on any small chances because even he knows that he will likely fall short.

Ivan Lendl has been a visibly beneficial coach to the Scot for the past few months. He is the only reas...
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