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Reed: Murray's chance to be number one
http://eurosport.yahoo.com/08042009/...ce-number.html

Watching the final of the Miami Masters on Sunday, the overriding feeling I got is that Andy Murray has definitely got into these guys' heads - big time. I don't believe that either Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer actually believes that they can beat Murray at the moment.
Rafael Nadal's a bit different as he knows he can beat anyone on clay. But I'm not convinced that he'd feel secure playing Murray on any other surface. And I think that there is a real chance that by the end of the year Murray will be world number one. If he beats Nadal more than Nadal beats him this year, by which I mean winning the US Open, and possibly also Wimbledon, then he will be number one. And it would be justified, because I genuinely think he is the best player in the world at the moment - except on clay.
You'd have to expect Nadal to win at Roland Garros, but for every other tournament who is going to be the favourite? It's got to be Murray.
Still, there's a quantum leap between talking the talk and walking the walk. But it's there for him now and he will never have a better chance.
Of course, that feeling could put extra pressure on him and stop him going that extra yard, but right now there's no reason to think he won't do it.
The key thing is that, for my money, the others really don't think they can beat him. You could see it in Djokovic's face as he walked on court on Sunday - he hoped he would win, but didn't think he would, whereas Murray clearly believed that he would do it.
For me there's no doubt that Murray will end up winning more tournaments than anybody else this year; but for his development the only tournaments that matter now are Grand Slams.
And the question with those is whether he has it in him, mentally and physically, to come out on top after two weeks of five-set matches.
Physically, I don't think there are any question marks any more; mentally, it's all to prove.
There's a big, big difference between being the pretender to the throne and becoming the king.
Murray knows that; but then again, he also knows that there's nothing he really needs to add to his game.
Perhaps he could have a bigger second serve; sometimes he can be a little too passive. And there's still the odd gap in his experience, as he showed in high wind at Indian Wells.
The question, however, isn't whether he's capable of beating any other player, it's whether he can do it back-to-back, seven matches in a row, and win a Grand Slam.
And I really think he can.