bwin Sportsblog - Tennis - Can Murray step up?

I have lost track of the number of times a certain player was "inevitable" to do something. Like when Jimmy White was "inevitable" that one day he would be World Snooker Champion, its "inevitable" that Arsenal will be the Champions of the Premier League one day under Wenger. Those same outlooks were taking it for granted that Rafael Nadal would automatically overtake Federer for the number of slams. Look at him now, stuck on 5 and wracked by injuries and Federer on a staggering 16! With Nadal out of the way to a certain extent then the effect of Federer's increasing years has been offset by the injuries to Nadal when it comes to his chances of winning slams. But once again Murray fails to produce in a final of a slam. He didn't really play until the third set and he still blew a 5-2 lead even then and not to mention four set points. It was interesting listening to Boris Becker, Sue Barker and Tim Henman speak in the BBC studio about Murray's naturally defensive style. They also went on to say that it kicks in during pressure situations and that Murray tends to wait for an opponent to lose a slam final than to actively go out and win it. If this is the case then Murray may have a psychological problem. If he is becoming too defensive then the chances are that his opponent whoever that is in the final will not be. But the question must now be asked, he will no doubt be aware of this problem and will be trying to correct it but will this then lead to an over reaction and to him playing rash shots? The facts are that Murray had a plus score against Federer in their respective head to heads. But yet they have played six sets in grand slam finals now and the score is 0-6 to Federer in sets.....read into that what you will. See you soon Carl Come and try betting on sports on bwin?