How Many Grand Slam Titles will Andy Murray Win?

[Kieran]

This is no bandwagon hop, we all know Andy has thrown himself back into the winners enclosure again, he has three in total, and has played all three slam finals this year. The man's star is on the rise, he has Lendl providing the straight act in the players box, and he's playing great.

So, how many you think?

 

[Front242]

None hopefully. I predicted he'd win this before Novak and Roger went out and realistically Wimbledon is his best chance at another but can't stand him so hope this is it personally.

 

[Kieran]

Well that's fair enough, buddy, nothing like an objective opinion based on the facts - and that was nothing like an objective opinion. :snicker :hug

But he's also now far and away the greatest player in the open era never to be #1...

 

[Front242]

Well that's fair enough, buddy, nothing like an objective opinion based on the facts - and that was nothing like an objective opinion. :snicker :hug

But he's also now far and away the greatest player in the open era never to be #1...

True, he's finally above Roddick unfortunately.

 

[rafanoy1992]

This is no bandwagon hop, we all know Andy has thrown himself back into the winners enclosure again, he has three in total, and has played all three slam finals this year. The man's star is on the rise, he has Lendl providing the straight act in the players box, and he's playing great.

So, how many you think?

In my opinion, I would say he will win a total of 4 to 6 slams before his career ends.

But at this point of his career, he really has one slam he wants to snatch before he retires, that is the Australian Open. I mean to lose 5 finals (4 of them to Djokovic) is tough to swallow for him. Now that he has won a couple of Wimby titles, I think he really wants to focus on winning the Aussie Open.

The only reason I did not say Roland Garros is because I believe he does not truly believe he will win a RG crown. Heck, he even said that he couldn't dream that he will play for a FO final in his career.


All in all, 4 to 6 slams total with hopefully 1 AO title.

 

[tennisville]

I think this is his last one actually. I don't think he can beat Novak at a slam and he is more often to get upset than Novak.

He hasn't even reached e semis in New York since he won the title

 

[Kieran]

Well that's fair enough, buddy, nothing like an objective opinion based on the facts - and that was nothing like an objective opinion. :snicker :hug

But he's also now far and away the greatest player in the open era never to be #1...

True, he's finally above Roddick unfortunately.

He surpassed Roddick years ago but Roddick was a #1...

 

[Rational National]

He goes on to win 7 of the next 9 only losing out to Rafa in Roland Garros and the 2018 oz title that he unsuccessfully tried to defend again being beaten by the man he took the year before ( Novak). His late career spurt starts people asking if he could be considered the greatest of all time with a paltry 10 titles - but because he goes on his own Nole esq run and the fact that he has won all 4 slams. In the end he finishes with 12. He goes on to win Australia aged 34 when Novak retires from a gruelling semi final against Zverec despite winning and then aged 36 he wins Wimbledon with the help of a last hurrah in front of the 'republican box'......

 

[Carol]

Difficult to know how many more GS he will win. Now he is adding to his team the Australian Tony Roche who also trained Lendl years ego to help Muzz the "attacking game and volley"
Some players soon will need bigger airplanes to carry all the coaches :snicker

 

[DarthFed]

I'd say anywhere between 0-2. He figures to have a solid chance at Wimbledon for a couple more years and he is a threat anywhere even if he is currently a distant 2nd/3rd favorite at the other 3.

 

[El Dude]

What Darth said: 0-2 more. He's an interesting player. As of now, I see him as better than Jim Courier and any other player with 3 or less Slams, but still just a hair below Guillermo Vilas.

 

[Kieran]

I'd say anywhere between 0-2. He figures to have a solid chance at Wimbledon for a couple more years and he is a threat anywhere even if he is currently a distant 2nd/3rd favorite at the other 3.

Distant second I understand, although I expect the distance between Novak and Andy to narrow significantly over the next while, but distant 3rd as well? Behind who? There is nobody else.

Dude, I'd have him as being ahead of Vilas, I think Andy has more clout, but as you know, it's difficult to compare these things. Vilas was one of the greatest clay court players, even though he was utterly eclipsed in his time by Borg. I wouldn't be surprised if Andy was to have a great season comparable to Vilas in 1977, but without the computer ranking shenanigans. Andy seems energised now by the return of Lendl. I didn't know he'd hired Roche too, though, that's a lot of bodies telling him what to do...

 

[rafanoy1992]

I'd say anywhere between 0-2. He figures to have a solid chance at Wimbledon for a couple more years and he is a threat anywhere even if he is currently a distant 2nd/3rd favorite at the other 3.

Distant second I understand, although I expect the distance between Novak and Andy to narrow significantly over the next while, but distant 3rd as well? Behind who? There is nobody else.

Dude, I'd have him as being ahead of Vilas, I think Andy has more clout, but as you know, it's difficult to compare these things. Vilas was one of the greatest clay court players, even though he was utterly eclipsed in his time by Borg. I wouldn't be surprised if Andy was to have a great season comparable to Vilas in 1977, but without the computer ranking shenanigans. Andy seems energised now by the return of Lendl. I didn't know he'd hired Roche too, though, that's a lot of bodies telling him what to do...

I don't think Murray hired Tony Roche, Kieran.

 

[Kieran]

I'm just basing it on carol's comment above, I haven't seen it elsewhere yet...

 

[the AntiPusher]

It really only if and when the next time Novak decides to take a tennis "hiatus" .

 

[DarthFed]

I'd say anywhere between 0-2. He figures to have a solid chance at Wimbledon for a couple more years and he is a threat anywhere even if he is currently a distant 2nd/3rd favorite at the other 3.

Distant second I understand, although I expect the distance between Novak and Andy to narrow significantly over the next while, but distant 3rd as well? Behind who? There is nobody else.

Dude, I'd have him as being ahead of Vilas, I think Andy has more clout, but as you know, it's difficult to compare these things. Vilas was one of the greatest clay court players, even though he was utterly eclipsed in his time by Borg. I wouldn't be surprised if Andy was to have a great season comparable to Vilas in 1977, but without the computer ranking shenanigans. Andy seems energised now by the return of Lendl. I didn't know he'd hired Roche too, though, that's a lot of bodies telling him what to do...

I'd have him as 3rd favorite at RG if Rafa is healthy (or just somewhat healthy) next year. Obviously a lot could change.

I think Murray will very rarely edge Novak on slow courts. When you stop and think about it his win at Rome this year is the first time he's beaten Nole on a slow court in over half a decade. And he couldn't follow it up at all in the RG final. The second half of the year, or mainly Wimbledon through the USO is where Andy can compete with Novak. And aside from Wimbledon I wouldn't label Murray the favorite in any of their matches either.

 

[isabelle]

5 or maybe more but it's not important, I prefer Andy than anybody else (Nole, Nadal, Mr Vavrinec and all guys who won more GS than him)
you may adore a player who won no GS and dislike another who won several...hope it's clear now !!

 

[Kieran]

I'd have him as 3rd favorite at RG if Rafa is healthy (or just somewhat healthy) next year. Obviously a lot could change.

I think Murray will very rarely edge Novak on slow courts. When you stop and think about it his win at Rome this year is the first time he's beaten Nole on a slow court in over half a decade. And he couldn't follow it up at all in the RG final. The second half of the year, or mainly Wimbledon through the USO is where Andy can compete with Novak. And aside from Wimbledon I wouldn't label Murray the favorite in any of their matches either.

Well, normally I'd agree about Paris, but we all saw Rafa last season, a pale shadow of himself, and it took him until clay this year to be competitive again - and now he's gone again. I'm about ready to call it a career on Rafa.

I think Murray was close to Novak in 2012-2013, but his back injury then Lendl leaving, then taking on an assortment of unsuitable replacements for Ivan, he fell off the pace, being whipped routinely by both Federer and Novak. I don't expect that to happen so much now. In fact, his clay form this year was very promising, although he went away lamely in the FO final, almost like a kid in their first slam final.

I think Novak is favourite until otherwise, but Andy will be much less a pushover from now on in. There's really only two of them would be expected to reach the slam finals now, the long-awaited, much-deferred, rivalry will happen...

 

[kskate2]

I went w/ 6 total by the end of his career. I figure one more Wimby, a USO and that elusive AO title he's been wanting.

 

[Carol]

Sorry, the article is in Spanish but it's from one of the best sport newspapers
The article says that Ivan Lendl adds to Toni Roche, specialist in attacking game and volley, to advise Muzz and who also advised Federer between 2006-2007.
Hewitt who collaborates with him closely in the Australian Tennis Federation said to the BBC: " I can say for sure that Tony exchanges views with Ivan about adjustments in the game and instructions that Andy is getting now"

http://tenis.as.com/tenis/2016/07/09/wimbledon/1468058611_772742.html