Three Times French Open semifinalist and now 16th time Grand Slam semifinalist Andy Murray overcame Ferrer 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 5-7 6-1, his 15th run win on clay after three hours and 16 minutes, the third set was hard for the Briton after losing match point but unshaken by the set he overthrew the Spaniard in the fourth with fewer errors and a more aggressive and confident gameplay, we expected Ferrer to have a more challenging stance with his extended experience on clay court and a so far a wall-like composure.
David Ferrer struggled with his serve and gaining only 33% score on second serves and eleven double faults throughout the four sets, a sure win for Murray and a completely different breed of sets were pouring from the main stadium court a well commented clay-battle between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal surely the main course of the day,
Ferrer stumbling against Murray was merely a snack, the Scot moves to quarter-finals and a very anticipated head-to-head with the Serbian rock that is Djokovic.
A more confident on clay Murray will step closer to the coveted Grand Slam title, as he maintains a very attack driven demeanor striking his opponent much more a different stance from his past criticised lack of momentum to force the adversary into an uncomfortable position, Murray is not the favorite for the next match, number one ranked Djokovic will prove to be a completely different nemesis in the court and Murray with a bit of an advantage from the high temperatures from the heatwave that will hit on Friday, which is expected to act as a leveller against a player who has occasionally struggled in high temperatures, the Serb has beaten Murray on seven occasions since the Wimbledon Finals two years ago,
Every beginning must come to an end, in the past we have witnessed a Roger Federer dominance in the sport, then came Rafael Nadal a new sprout and Federer new rival, then the Roger vs. Novak era came and went, Rafa became the Serb new rival, and perhaps now it will be Andy Murray’s time to break the dragon era, becoming Djokovic new rival both in Grand Slam titles as in number one ranking, will the scotsman be ready for the nine times winner of the Grand Slam or will the favorite to win on Friday and the French title will deliver an onslaught worthy of the world’s number one tennis player.
