Andy Murray can win Wimbledon

WATCHING Andy Murray take the first set from Rafael Nadal in Friday’s semi-final, I thought Murray could have a chance of reaching his first Wimbledon final.

He was beating Nadal at his own game and was playing very aggressively.

Murray seemed to be in control and was serving well and taking the game to Nadal.

Even Andrew Castle, commentating on the match, was asking the question, ‘could we have a British player in a Wimbledon final?’

Then after one point Nadal took the advantage and didn’t let go of it until he had won the match.

The point came in the third game of the second set. Murray was 15-30 up on Nadal’s serve and had an open court to hit a winner, but unfortunately flinched and hit the shot long. What could have become 15-40 (with two break points for Murray) ended up being 30-30.

Murray seemed to be a different player after this, it was as if he was beating himself internally for his missed opportunity.

He went on to take the next seven games on a trot and Nadal was to win the next three sets convincingly.

It is now 75 years since the last player from Great Britain – Fred Perry – won Wimbledon.

I am sure Murray can go two steps further at Wimbledon and lift the title, but he needs to work with someone on the mental side of his game.

It also felt on Friday that Nadal was more hungry for the win and chased down every ball in sight.

Maybe Murray will be able to clinch his first Grand Slam victory at this year’s US Open at Flushing Meadows.

He reached the final of the US Open in 2008, but lost in straight sets to Roger Federer.