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**repldoinfo** · 09-04-2009, 06:44 PM

He should be able to do well... at least I can't think of anything in his game that wouldn't seem to translate well onto clay?

You need to be able to whack the crap out of the ball on clay. And with topspin. All that is not what Murray does best. Also, on clay most people get more serves back, so his return of serve skills are diminished . He also, for some reason is less comfortable moving on clay vs hard court. He should be able to get much better results than in prior years, but I will have to see myself if he can start being a threat on this surface.

Overall, the reasons of his less than stellar clay court record so far are similar to those Hewitt had in his career. But since he is bigger talent than Hewitt, he might be able to overcome it.

09-04-2009, 06:44 PM	#11
repldoinfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	He should be able to do well... at least I can't think of anything in his game that wouldn't seem to translate well onto clay? You need to be able to whack the crap out of the ball on clay. And with topspin. All that is not what Murray does best. Also, on clay most people get more serves back, so his return of serve skills are diminished . He also, for some reason is less comfortable moving on clay vs hard court. He should be able to get much better results than in prior years, but I will have to see myself if he can start being a threat on this surface. Overall, the reasons of his less than stellar clay court record so far are similar to those Hewitt had in his career. But since he is bigger talent than Hewitt, he might be able to overcome it.
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