Despite his straight sets loss in the US Open final Andy Murray has proved that he is a world class talent and there is little doubt he will win a major title in his career.
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In fact some bookies are already has short as 6/4 that he’ll break his major duck next year and that is not as stingy as it might first appear as the loss will probably make him a stronger player.
It is true that the Scot was completely out classed in his first ever Grand Slam final but it wasn’t a case of being overawed by the occasion more to do with the class of the opponent at the other end of the court.
Rodger Federer’s dominance of the world game may have slipped this year but there is no argument that on his day he is out of this world. The Swiss, world number two, is the best player ever to hold a racket and was on sensational form as he drew on his shot making ability to blast his way to the title. Murray just had no answer to his precision and power and was feeling the effects of playing three days in a row.
The odds makers responded to his defeat by lengthening his odds for Sports personality of the year to 25/1 and while many of them had a lucky escape on payouts some are suggesting that over the next few years ‘Murray mania’ will see a huge increase in betting revenues on tennis.