Andy Murray's remarks today raised the interesting debate as to whether he is, in fact, better than former British number one Tim Henman.
Speaking after his triumph in Madrid, Murray claimed that he had long way to go if he is to achieve as much as the former world number four.
"Tim was definitely much, much better than me," said Murray.
"Over eight or nine years he was in the top 10, always playing well in Wimbledon, making the semi-finals in all the Grand Slams (except the Australian Open).
"I've only passed the semis once, I still have a long way to achieve what he did."
This is an extremely fair reflection of his career so far and it is pleasing to see the realisation that he still has a long way to go if he is to achieve his long term goals. After such a successful year, the key to the rest of Murray's career will be consistency and if he can sustain this current success there is no doubt that he can go a long way and achieve everytihng he wants to.
Speaking after his triumph in Madrid, Murray claimed that he had long way to go if he is to achieve as much as the former world number four.
"Tim was definitely much, much better than me," said Murray.
"Over eight or nine years he was in the top 10, always playing well in Wimbledon, making the semi-finals in all the Grand Slams (except the Australian Open).
"I've only passed the semis once, I still have a long way to achieve what he did."
This is an extremely fair reflection of his career so far and it is pleasing to see the realisation that he still has a long way to go if he is to achieve his long term goals. After such a successful year, the key to the rest of Murray's career will be consistency and if he can sustain this current success there is no doubt that he can go a long way and achieve everytihng he wants to.
It is early in his career, but it is also still important to reflect on what has been a tremendous year for Murray and he was evidently delighted after a fantastic week in Madrid: "This was huge for me.
"Although Tim and Greg have achieved a lot more than I have over a long period in tennis, I've done something that neither of them were able to do," said Murray.
"Although Tim and Greg have achieved a lot more than I have over a long period in tennis, I've done something that neither of them were able to do," said Murray.
Murray has had an outstanding year and he clearly possesses a huge amount of talent, and providing he has no injuries next year, i predict that next year could be even better, and if he is able to claim a miaden grand slam i would suggest that he is in fact destined to have a better overall career that Tim Henman.
Henman had a fantastic career, dmeonstrating an incedible amount of consistency, but his inability to win a grand slam will always be taken into consideration when he is compared to Murray over the next few years.
Ultimately, Murray is correct in saying that he has a way to go before he rivals Henman's careeer but i feel that he most certainly has the potential to have a more successful career, as i believe that barring injuries he will be a grand slam chapion sometime in the near future.
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