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I agree, but I've often said he's both "best of the rest" and "worst of the best." It really depends on where you want to slice the cake. As you say, he's in his own category - below the Bigger Three but above everyone else, including Stan.

2012 is one of my favorite tennis years, as a tennis fan first (2017 would be my favorite "Roger year," at least since 2007 when I didn't follow the sport very closely).

But yeah, last player to be #1 other than the Big Four was Andy Roddick in early 2004. That's 780 straight weeks of the Big Four at #1! Andy owns 41 of then, which is something to be proud of.
I think one of the things he should be remembered for is that last big press in late 2016. He got to #1, and then the YE#1 came down to the final at the WTF v. Djokovic, and he won it, to secure the YE#1. Pretty dramatic.
 

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If anyone gets what Murray is going through, it has to be Juan Martín.
 

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If anyone gets what Murray is going through, it has to be Juan Martín.
Nadal probably too. Hope the day that he decides to retire will be because he doesn´t want to play anymore or because his age but not because an injury
 
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Arguably his greatest moment in tennis.

 
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Who would have thought he would be the first to go... it’s sad for him indeed, but he can look back on a rather successful tennis career. Especially winning wimbledon twice and the ye#1.
 

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Never been his fan but sad news.
31-32 is usually the retirement age of the average tennis pro but being forced to retire due to pain is very disheartening
Good luck for his post-tennis career.

His dry-humor will translate well for a commentator should he choose to go that path.
 
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I'm very sorry to hear that Andy Murray is retiring. He did 3 big things. 1stly after what happened in Dunblane in the '90s he gave people something good to think of when they thought of Dunblane instead of thinking of bad things about Dunblane all the time. I know this 1st hand because when I was coming back off my holidays to the Highlands of Scotland, I was talking to someone in Gretna Green (no, I wasn't getting married) & she said she was from Dunblane, I got flustered & gave a big pause thinking "Oh no! What can I say that's good & wouldn't upset her?" when she came out with "It's where Andy Murray comes from & we're proud of him.". 2ndly, He gave Brits hope in Wimbledon by winning & I've saved the best for last, last but definitely not least, he gave British tennis players hope in the Olympics by winning.
 
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Yes, I think so. Stan, while a more viciously dangerous player at his very best than Andy, never had the consistency that Andy had. If you look at Andy's career at Slams and big tournaments, he was always there - always going deep in Slams. Consider that for ten years in a row, 2008-17, Andy reached the QF or deeper in at least two Slams per year; in most of those ten years (six to be exact) it was three or more.

Historically speaking, I think Andy will come to be seen as at the head of the pack that includes Courier, Kuerten, and Ashe; I think he was greater than all three. There's an argument that could be made that he's as good or greater than Wilander, but people will never look past the big Slam title gap, even though Andy was greater in just about every other way.

Andy's true level can perhaps best be summarized by his rankings in terms of Slam finals: only eight players (Roger, Rafa, Novak, Sampras, Agassi, Connors, Lendl, Borg) were in more Slam finals, and he's tied with McEnroe, Wilander and Edberg with 11, and just ahead of Becker's 10. That's some good company.
Stop spewing bs, Andy greater than Wilander in every other way? Does your stats say so? Or just another baseless opinion of yours which is just idiotic? For a clueless fan, you really opine too much.
 

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Fans have forgot it was actually normal that players retire in their early 30s....his coach Lendl was the same, retired due to injury which didn’t get better. Who is the next to go? The oldest? Or the one whose knee is very suspect? Or the guy whose game is based on incredible flexibility?
 

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as a Sir Andy fan, I'm sad but not surprised. hip surgery already stole my ex fav player (Nalby) now it's Sir Andy's turn...hip surgery's a bitch. good luck Andy, you're a real champ and a great guy
 
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Fans have forgot it was actually normal that players retire in their early 30s....his coach Lendl was the same, retired due to injury which didn’t get better. Who is the next to go? The oldest? Or the one whose knee is very suspect? Or the guy whose game is based on incredible flexibility?

Yep, and even guys like Edberg and Sampras who were fairly fit at the time of their retirement (admittedly Edberg had earlier back injuries) said that it was the mental grind that took it's toll. Still, I guess the timing with Andy Murray seems like a bit of a bolt from the blue and it kind of brings a sense of realisation that this era is coming to an end.
 

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Of course Rafa and many more are with Muzz too

 

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Surprising decision. I was hoping he would still be in the mix for a few more years. He may reconsider if in some way he is able to fully recover.
 

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Well done Andy Murray on a amazing career, definitely one of the best players of his generation, federer could retire this year as well?