Wimbledon 2014: Early Predictions for Top Stars at All England Club

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Published: June 9, 2014

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Wimbledon's current champion, Andy Murray, faces a tough task overcoming a crowded group of talented players at this year's tournament. Murray's job will be made even more challenging by the presence of a fit-again Rafael Nadal.

But that duo won't be the only big stars looking to reaffirm their credentials at Wimbledon. Expect a typically ruthless and assured tournament performance from Novak Djokovic.

Here are early predictions for some of the top stars at the All England Club, beginning with Murray.

 

Andy Murray Will Fail to Retain His Title

Murray made history by winning Wimbledon in 2013. In doing so, the Scot became the first British men's champion for 77 years. But Murray won't repeat that feat this year.

He has been shaky in big matches since his Wimbledon triumph. The most recent example came in the French Open, where Murray was obliterated by Nadal in the semi-final.



In the aftermath, Murray admitted that many points of his game had been poor against Nadal, per Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian:


My timing was off on the returns. It is also easy to say he served well and I missed quite a lot of returns. He was just battering the next ball into the corner. So you need to try and do something with his return. Maybe I was going for a bit too much. Then, when I missed a couple in a row, I would get a bit tentative.

Of course, there is no shame in being bested by Nadal on Clay. That surface is where the powerful Spaniard is close to unplayable.

But Murray will still need to ensure he is much sharper when he turns his attention to grass later this month. Expect Murray to be better than he was at Roland Garros, but not quite good enough to retain Wimbledon honors.

 

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