Rain Worked In Murray's Favour

Sunday night Murray Mania hit Toronto in the Rogers Cup. Another Murray v Federer face off saw Murray come out on top.

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While rain delayed the start of the match it obviously worked out better for Murray than it did for Federer. The Rogers Cup along with Cincinnati this week are really important weeks on the ATP tour calender. They are the big lead ups to the final grand slam of the year.
It would be unfair for anyone to say Murray isn't one of the favourites for this years US Open. Last week in Toronto not only was he the player we saw in Australia, but also beat two of the best guys out there to win his first title of the year. Not dropping a single set against Nadal or Federer not many people can say that.

So here's hoping Andy Murray has a good week in Cincinnati and carries this on.

Day 11 Men's Semi-Final Day

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It was a day when history was going to made. A day that for the first time in seven years wasn't featuring Roger Federer. It was a day when each man had to fight for a place in the men's final.

First up on centre court saw Djokovic loose against man of the moment Berdych. Berdych was on fire in much the same way as he was against Federer the match before. Djokovic looked like the unluckiest man in the world in his match. But that not to say that Berdych played excellent and was playing the better game. A fully deserving men's semi-final winner.

Next up was the match the whole country was gearing up to and both men had a lot to prove. Murray was always going to have the home court advantage but Nadal is not exactly hated at Wimbledon. Both men played so well and its a pitty both of these men were in the same half of the draw. Think how great a final this match could have been. But unfortunately Nadal was (only slightly) the better man on the day. Here's hoping Murray will find all the success he truly deserves one day. After all he is the only man in the top four who hasn't won a major title yet. But I do think it will happen for him one day. And I think that day will be in either the US Open or Australian Open.

This years mens final is at least going to be a little different this year.

Day 6 Nadal Struggles While Murray Flies High

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Middle Saturday is usually a good day at Wimbledon and this year was no different. With the weather hot hot hot it was a good day for tennis fans.

Nadal surprised everybody by going to five sets against Petzchner. He really gave Nadal a run for his money today, pushing the world number one to another five set match. What is it about this years Wimbledon that has seen the top three seeds dropping sets. Maybe they're confused because they have not had any rain delays. There were too many times during this match that I thought Nadal was going to loose. I know he has won the match, and Wimbledon before, but Nadal is proving this is not his best surface to shine.

Andy Murray oh yes. He's done it again and without dropping a set. After all the negative talk and play he was having before the tournament he has really been able to shine this year. I think Murray is playing some of his best tennis since he got to the final in Australia in January. His match against the French man Simon was supposed to be a difficult match but Murray proved once again why he is in the top four and deserves to be there.

Day 2: Murray Happy, Nadal Through & Sun Still Shining Bright

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The second day of Wimbledon saw Andy Murray getting off to a great start. Nadal sailed through on Centre. No drama on day two of the championship.

While the second day of Wimbledon didn't have the same amount of drama as day one. I was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief to see Murray not making life difficult for himself. I like Murray a lot. As a player he is underestimated by the British public. But the guy has gotten to not one, but two grand slam finals in his career thus far. So with his Wimbledon 2010 tournament off to a great start, here's hoping he'll be flying the British flag further into the tournament than the England team.

After not being able to defend his title Nadal was looking to get a clean sheet on his opening day. The world number one was able to do just that. With no drama Nadal showed the lucky people on centre court why he is number one.

Here's hoping that the drama continues tomorrow at Wimbledon and team Roddick breeze through to another round.