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[Vibhu batra]

As you all aware that the final match of London 2012 Olympics Tennis event will be between Roger Federer vs Andy Murray.




So, next big question every one has in her/his mind, will Roger Federer become the third man in the Open era (after Andre Agassi & Rafael Nadal) to complete a Career Golden Slam or will Andy Murray take revenge of his 2012 Wimbledon final loss?

Also, the next big question is that, how fresh will Roger Federer be after that marathon match vs Juan Martin Del Potro?





After Roger Federer's Wimbledon victory over Andy Murray, Roger Federer - Andy Murray head to head victory count stands at 8 all.








The London Olympics 2012 Mens Gold medal Tennis match's (Roger Federer vs Andy Murray) starting time is 14 BST or 13GMT.



So, in this article, I will be mentioning the 5 biggest things that Roger Federer needs to beware of Andy Murray ahead of their historic London Olympics Wimbledon 2012 final.



So, read on & please do participate in this small poll & have your take on who ultimately will win the Gold Medal?

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(i) Top-spin & Side spin especially on Andy Murray's BackHand Slices



Have a close look at Andy Murray's back-hand slice.





As was evident in the Djokovic semi-final match, this backhand slice can cause real damage & break your momentum if you are playing from base-line.


Also, this slice has done wonders for Murray & that's why, he has a postive head to head vs Federer & clearly, to negate this, Roger Federer will have to approach net more often.

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(ii) On the Run Passing shots


Andy Murray's on the run passing shots can be majestic at times. See this running forehand on the match-point vs Jo Wil-fried Tsonga in the semi-finals of Wimbledon, 2012






Roger Federer needs to keep this in mind & try to ensure his shots go as deep as possible.

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(iii) Andy Murray's defence



See this video having a point taken from 2011 Tokyo Open & you will get a fair idea on what I mean, when I talk about the defense of Andy Murray.


(video is a copyright of TennisTV.COM)






So, to combat this, Roger Federer will have to play a shot or two extra then what he usually does & needs to mix defense as well as his aggressive shots with caution.

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(iv) Andy Murray's service



The key to Andy Murray's success in Wimbledon 2012 till date has been his flaw-less service. If he managed to beat Novak DJokovic in that tight Semi-final match, it was only because his 1st serve was on song. Same thing, happened against Tsonga in the semis of Wimbledon 2012.


So, Roger Federer needs to attack Murray's 2nd serve as & when Roger gets a chance. I have often seen when ever Murray misses two or three first serves, he tends to get frustrated & that's when Roger has to take the full advantage.

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(v) Crowd Support



There is no denying of the fact, that the support for Andy Murray is going to be huge & clearly, in these 8 years, Roger Federer for a change, might see crowd cheering & clapping even on his double-faults & unforced errors.


Thou, the support for Roger Federer as always will be great.


After Murray's emotional breakdown during the Wimbledon trophy presentation, there are even more chances of more support in favour of Andy Murray.

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Having said all this, these are the biggest weakness of Andy Murray :


(i) His temperament can go absolutely hay-wire, even when a couple of things go against him.



Here is Andy Murray banging his head after losing a point vs Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of London 2012 Olympics










(ii) Clearly, Andy Murray, will be under more pressure as he is yet to win a grand slam & the pressure of the crowd & expectations will be huge & he is yet to show that he can fulfill those expectations.


(iii) His 2nd service can be very weak at times.


(iv) Some times, he tends to over do the slices & that will prove very expensive against a great player like Roger Federer.



(v) & the biggest weakness in Murray's game in the last 3 months has been his inability to put away even some of the easier over-heads away. This will really-2 prove very costly against Federer as Roger Federer makes you earn every point.

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Will Andy Murray's secret heavenly power help him to beat Roger Federer?








or Will Roger Federer prove to be too strong once again?

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If some one was to put a gun on my head & ask me, what are the % chances of winning of both.


I will put Roger Federer has 54% chance to win while Andy Murray has 46% chance to win before the start of the match.



The most important thing will be the start & I believe, who ever wins the first set will have a 65% chance to win .

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For every one, wondering if the final will be a 3 setter or 5 setter, the Mens singles final is a best of 5 sets.

[Inez]

Excellent report, will be interesting how will Roger play after such a long marathon just about 45 hours back.


As its seems to be a rainy day in London, so, will be interesting if they start off with the roof.

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As it is raining in SW 19, the final will be played under the roof & match will start in about 25 minutes from now...........

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If you wanna see the match on a live stream, see it on the official olympic channel on youtube.....



Here is the exact link.


or



alternatively, try this Link


From the right hand side, select Tennis & you will start getting live stream of the Olympics gold medal final match between Federer & Murray ...



if it doesn't work drop in a comment, I will let you know of other streams as well........

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Yo dude, the youtube link doesn't work.

hey Xerxes, try LSHUNTER.TV & select Tennis .... Do, let me know, if its working...

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Roger Federer has lost the first set 6-2 & is trailing 2-0 in the 2nd set...