Is Wimbledon 2016 men’s singles title now Andy Murray’s to lose?

It is not coincidence too that Murray looks likely to win another major title, having claimed Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic Gold all under the Czech-born great.

Scot to batter Berdych

From one Czech to another, his semi-final opponent Berdych has only ever reached one Grand Slam final before, which actually came at Wimbledon in 2010, and Murray will be delighted to have avoided the likes of Federer or Raonic in his half of the draw.

Although Berdych has won six of 14 meetings with the Scot, he’s lost each of the last four and has never beaten Murray in three previous Grand Slam duels. The last two were in four sets, and that outcome is priced at 11/4 to happen again.

While this is their first head-to-head on grass, Murray has had by far the better preparation on the surface before this event, as he claimed a record fifth Queen’s Club AEGON Championship crown, and Berdych lost his only match to Marcos Baghdatis.

Provided 2013 champion Murray gets past the Czech as expected, a final with one of Federer or Raonic looms.

Murray would prefer Raonic final showdown

Murray knows how to beat both, as he has done plenty of times, and on grass too as he defeated the Swiss all-time great in the 2012 Olympic final at Wimbledon and toppled the Canadian recently at Queen’s too.

But, while Federer is not at the top of his game anymore, the Scot may just fancy facing Raonic more.

He’s lost to him on three occasions, but clearly has the mental edge in recent times having won each of their previous five, including the Queen’s final 2-1. That is in contrast to his record with Federer, who has claimed the last four meetings.

Scotsman has what it takes to be a great

Murray knows that if he is to go down in history as one of the greats in the game, he’ll have to win at five or six Grand Slam titles at least and not just settle with the two he already has.

He arguably has more talent than other former stars and double champions in more recent times such as Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter and Stan Wawrinka, but now he needs to prove it.

Six Grand Slams are not totally out of reach for Murray, who easily has four or five good years left in him, and how satisfying would it be to be among names like Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker by the end of his career?

Murray must add this current Wimbledon title to his collection if he is to do so, though, as he may not get a better chance of doing so in any Grand Slam, as Djokovic will no doubt be back with a bang.

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