Simon Reed

Murray the best in the world

Tue Nov 10 04:53PM

It was great to see Andy Murray make a winning comeback in Valencia and I still believe he is the best tennis player in the world, that's not to say he's going to win a Grand Slam.

To come back in Valencia and win after all that time out is amazing, but until he wins a Grand Slam you have to regard him as being on a lesser level than the likes of Federer and Nadal.

I don't think Federer is the player he was, Nadal is not the player he was. Djokovic seems to be coming back and there are others coming up, Cilic is one, but I think they are all pretty level and you can't pick a number one.

But if you press me to pick a number one, you look at who has been the most consistent outside of slams and it is Andy Murray.

He has won six times now, but for us to truly believe he needs to win a Slam; I am sure that will come.

Heading to London fresh will help him and it will help him next year for the Australian Open.

Right now if you ask me who is going to win in London I would have to say Murray. He is the favourite for me.

Federer is not playing well, for Djokovic to beat him in Basel is a great result for Djokovic and Nadal is not quite there either after all his problems.

I see Andy Murray as the favourite to win in London, but not in Australia. He has to prove he can win a Grand Slam first.

London will be a great occasion and Murray will go there being lightly raced and then on to Australia. Australia is his ideal surface and it is a great chance for him - but as I say, he needs to prove he can do it on the big occasion.

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Until he claims #1 ranking or a Slam title at the least, there's no way he's "the best in the world" agree that he is up there at least.
From bagelman25 on Tue Nov 10 05:13PM
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no, reed, you ARE the best journalist in the world! what stupidity to write such nonsense. a minor tournament makes him the best... murray wins what for real champions are warm-up tournaments. in the words of drogba: "it's a f.! disgrace" that eurosport still allows you to write in here!
From illuce13 on Tue Nov 10 05:20PM
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Federer was off for 6 weeks? And you base his defeat after a layoff as not playing well? Djokovic does not have the mental set - yet to be at the Fed/Rafa level. Murray is possibly the future but he too does not have the mental acumen - yet. Cilic as well. So until the mental game is improved for the players mentioned in the article - Fed will win at least 2 GS's in 2010, with the other two going to either Rafa or someone surprising.
From ntcro99 on Tue Nov 10 05:20PM
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it's amazing how this man can say murray is the best time and again. for you to be able to even try to compare him to nadal, let alone federer he doesn't have to win A grand slam, but quite a few of them. i agree that federer is not the player he once was, but i'll take him over murray any day
From zetzenit on Tue Nov 10 05:24PM
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ha
ha
ha.
remember how federer destroyed him in cincinnati before the US Open with sheer attacking game that murray had no answer to. remember how verdasco beat him in melbourne, remember how cilic beat him in Flushing Meadows. remember how even the likes of roddick manage to outplay him by simple attacking shots that he cannot respond. he is a totally defensive player with no second serve, and he simply doesnt have the fitness to match anybody in five sets with this kind of passive play. he still has to improve.
reed stop talking rubbish. maybe you should think of the joke when somebody thinks that millions of people are driving in the wrong way on the motorway, when the radio tells that a madman is driving in the opposite direction, beware. maybe you are that madman.
From mezeib on Tue Nov 10 05:26PM
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But if you press me to pick a number one,you look at who has been consistent outside of slams and it is Andy Murray.
Simon Reed, why didn't you make this same statement when there was this question of who is the true number 1 in the WTA tour. You should have picked Safina so that your decision for thinking that Murray is the best shouldn't have come to many like a surprise. so too, in golf i think that you will pick Harrington in the place of Woods and in Football, you will pick England in the place of Brazil.Why should an analyst like you be overtaken by patriotism. Do you think that anyone will agreen with you? Don't you think that your constant picking of Murray before RF and Rafa is making you lose respect as a tennis analyst? Though, I am british, I will never even think that Murray is a better player than Djokovic talkless of Rafa and RF. Any great player proves his worth in the biggest stage ( Slams ) and not in tournaments where he is the only top 10 player. He won in a tournament where the the top 3 were not and you praise him. What about Djokovic who defeated the world number 1 to get the Basel title? So he is the all time greatest. Reed, you analyse tennis just like a child in the primary school. If it was Murray that won the US Open title, then no one would have seen anything here in eurosport than an exclusive route to greatness.
From elbaovis on Tue Nov 10 05:26PM
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Nice one Simon, now let us await the savage marauders from across the brandenburg gate, lol. As my learned friend Herr Wilfrid told us twenty years ago when we were bleary eyed from four days of non-stop binging and dancing, you don't know yet what is coming your way, Herr Honnicker and Gorbachev are unleashing caged undesirables who will take more than a generation to civilise. How true my friend, as we now know only too well.
From sanchez.santos on Tue Nov 10 05:27PM
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Sorry but you seem to have a Federer complex,4 slam finals,2 wins,maybe Federer can't or hasn't the motivation to dominate the tour any longer,but Murray can't deliver over 5 sets.He isn't offensive enough for long enough something that the top 3 have over him.Djokovic and Federer in particular will always have patches of less than inspiring play,because of their style of forehand but at least they try to win a match on there own terms,something that Murray needs to do.
At the moment he can hoodwink his opponents during a 3 setter as the matches are not enough of a test to truly eke out the weakness in his game.Second serve needs to be more meaty,and a bigger forehand or really just a more aggressive mindset,then you can talk to us about him being No1.
Federer is No 1 get over it Reed.
From thebartrams2 on Tue Nov 10 05:29PM
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Apart from the utter nonsense it says, this article is written terribly. Reed if you're going to write something silly, at least make it sound good.
From olivenwosu on Tue Nov 10 05:37PM
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this is murraysport, not eurosport
From arsha95 on Tue Nov 10 05:40PM
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Simon Reed is ready again...Is this guy really worthy of his profile. Hm, perhaps profile is something else and intelligence and honesty another. I think Simon Reed should quit writing argumentatively and stick to descriptive writing. This will serve him best. I have since the last US Open really stopped reading this guy because to put it simply he is just not up to the task he is being paid for.
From siaquiyahdavis on Tue Nov 10 05:40PM
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Of course Murray is a good hardcourtplayer! He plays great tennis, but what it's all about are the Slams! That's where you have to be consistent, maybe murray will learn.
From r_24m on Tue Nov 10 05:59PM
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Murray's `run like a rabbit` defensive tennis style will bring him more injuries and no GSs whatsoever. He bulked his muscles whereas his joints can't absorb the force. Bleak GS future for McGrumpy.
From george_pitich on Tue Nov 10 06:00PM
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Reed needs to be fired. Murry is four in the world and wins one title and Reed thinks he is the best in the world. What nonsense. FIRE REED NOW. He is clearly biased. How can you say this guy is the best in the world but he needs to prove it in a grand slam. REED please shut up, be quiet or close your mouth(keyboard). You may be able to make a case if the guy was at least 2 in the world, won a slam or have gotten to a grand slam final this year. Actually Reed is correct. Murray best in the world.Djokovic best in the solar system. Nadal best in the galaxy. Federer best in the Whole Universe
From matchtuff on Tue Nov 10 06:00PM
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This @#$% wins a title beating the likes of youzhny and Reed the BIG @#$% thinks he's the best in the world. HA HA get a life you F***ING LOSERS!!! C**T face is no4 not no1!!!
From vamp.rick on Tue Nov 10 06:05PM
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Guys,
Somebody said before:read this stupid guy's articles,but don't make any comment(this is my last one),because this way he is going to loose his
job(no rating)Reed writes down what he would like to see.He cannot admit
that there is a number1,a number2 and a number3.(the best) and Murray is not there.
From nickdangroza on Tue Nov 10 06:06PM
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Why doesn't Eurosport just call this page 'Simon Reed's dedicated Andy Murray fan club'? Simon Reed says: 'Outside the slams he's the best player in the world'.How ridiculous can one man be? Andy Murray is ranked number 4 for a very good reason. Yes, on his day he can beat ANYONE, but players are ranked by consistent performance on all surfaces and throught the year. So Murray beat Youhzny? What about Djokovic who beat Federer? This same Reed earlier in the year wrote off Federer, and what happened: Finalist in ALL the slams plus he won French Open and Wimbledon. Frankly, Mr. Reed's opinion is worth anything these days.
From ekongub on Tue Nov 10 06:06PM
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Simon Reed is absolutely correct Murray is the best tennis player in the world. On his day no other tennis player is safe.The Nadal of 18 months ago would still probably just beat Murray on clay, but not now.
From rc_alcock on Tue Nov 10 06:17PM
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Good point number 5. Reed please stop, I'm a big Federer fan & I've so much respect for Nadal but the way you go on about Murray is just ridiculous. He won a nothing tournament & you say he's the best in the world because he came straight back from injury & did what he did. Federer got to the 2008 semi finals of the Aussie Open with glandular fever & nearly won it this year with an injured back & Nadal has won 6 Slams with constant searing knee pain. If Murray did what Federer or Nadal did, you would probably come out & say that he'll be the next Roger Federer. Do us all a favour & dont even bother.
From dools289 on Tue Nov 10 06:18PM
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lololol "But if you press me to pick a number one, you look at who has been the most consistent outside of slams and it is Andy Murray." lol saying he is the best outside the slams is one of the spuidest things i heard and its actually nadal thats beso outside the slamt cosiderning he has 5 masters final and 3 wins.
it would be the same if u say that manchester united are the best team in the world outside of champions league. roflol wonder why eurosport hasent fired Reed yet becouse he is just posting murray fanboy articles that are totaly REED-ICILOUS why doesnt he mention that djokovic owned federer at his hometown the only thing reed has to say about that is that he not in his best form thats just stupid becouse djokovic was in great form and that why he won not becouse of federer playing bad.
get a life reed
From stefan94jovi on Tue Nov 10 06:20PM
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Good point number 5. Reed please stop, I'm a big Federer fan & I've so much respect for Nadal but the way you go on about Murray is just ridiculous. He won a nothing tournament & you say he's the best in the world because he came straight back from injury & did what he did. Federer got to the 2008 semi finals of the Aussie Open with glandular fever & nearly won it this year & Nadal has won 6 Slams with constant searing knee pain. If Murray did what Federer or Nadal did you would probably come out & say that he'll be the next Roger Federer. Do us all a favour & dont even bother.
From dools289 on Tue Nov 10 06:21PM
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iam happy for reed saying murray is the best.because whenver he say that murray is loosing and federer is wining title.
From muralimoni on Tue Nov 10 06:23PM
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Why respond? Logic is futile.
From storhaug123 on Tue Nov 10 06:25PM
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hey dools289 u are completely wrong about ao 2008 federer just made that upp becouse he couldnt take that he lost in straight sets same this year about the back he always has a excuse if he looses
From stefan94jovi on Tue Nov 10 06:28PM
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Thanks Reed, now you have given the 'tennis kiss of death' to Murray, he will flop @ Paris and London and Fed will mop up the titles.
From pras_jones on Tue Nov 10 06:34PM
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It makes no sense to say he's the best while simultaneously saying that he still has to prove he's good enough to win a slam! Federer is playing well! Apart from that awful final in Basel, he looked very solid in the early rounds! Plus if Verdasco had any cop about him at all he would have beaten Murray in Valencia! Murray was being is usual passive self and Verdasco just went for too much and blew it! Murray is no where near the best in the world and that is a fact!
From longroadofhair on Tue Nov 10 06:42PM
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hey longroadofhair federer dident play awful in basel the reason he lost is becouse djokovic was to good and that he was more stabile in the early rounds is just becouse he met @#$% players like seppi and chiudinelli and then when he met the big guns he lost becouse djoko was to g00d
From stefan94jovi on Tue Nov 10 06:49PM
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Mr Reed, first of all i need to tell you are wrong, Federer didn't play for 6 weeks and still comes to Basel final "EASILY" ok he did not took the title, but meanwhile Djokovic played at Beijing and Shanghai, that gaves him lots of rythmn and that's why he beat Federer, and btw Djokovic didn't win from Federer hard, a hard 3 setter with Federer was very lame in the third, ok he lost his concentration a bit in the third that doesn't mean he's not the best..... to be continued, not enough space to @#$% Reed.
From aus11123 on Tue Nov 10 06:55PM
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Back again, Reed you came from England and I would expect you will stand to Murray's side though, so you are a journaliste? still haven't change a @#$% the article you wrote about Federer's best forehand i will doubt if journalism forced you to write that because this is again the anaother article for you Murray, he is a sad nerd who actually can't stand defeats, people talks about Fed is a loser when he lose? well watch murray at the US open when he lost to cilic, his handshake was so lame and quick he didn't even mean to gave hand if it wasnt the rule the gave hsnds whether lose or win... to be continued.....
From aus11123 on Tue Nov 10 06:58PM
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Now just look at the phote of that scum@#$% Murray, celebrating like hell, and you MR REED assume hes the best in the world.... WTF.. i will tell you, his consistency in other tournaments may be good, but at GS 4th round? quarter final? 1 final 1 semi, ok, thats still nice but that gave no reasons to you REED to lick his scrawny @#$%.... srry for my words but this guy called REED must read our/my comments and change his thoughts, to me, Murray has to win at least 10 GS in the next few year nor beat federer or nadal in a final otherwise hes not the best in the world .....OK.....? agree ppl????
From aus11123 on Tue Nov 10 07:03PM
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