For those of you who missed it, the Australian Open has been churning out some high quality tennis matches for the last twelve days. Last night Andy Murray of Great Britain and David Ferrer of Spain battled for a spot in the final against Novak Djokovic. Murray came out very flat at the beginning of the match and dropped the first set 6-4. After some extremely grueling play, Murray saved a set point and rallied back to win the second set. Ferrer seemed to have lost some of his fire and subsequently dropped the next two sets as well.
Sunday (or Saturday night in our country) Murray will take on Djokovic for the title. Djokovic has won one Slam title before, that being the Aussie, while Murray has won none. Having been in three finals, Murray is long overdue for a title but he must overcome the pressure of a nation that hasn't won a Slam in 80 years and who's tabloids consistently ridicule their failed athletics.
I had Murray winning the tournament in my Tennis Channel bracket (much to all of my friends disapproval--showed them wrong!) and I still expect him to take it on Sunday. My prediction--Murray in four sets.
O-Town out
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