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MurrayMania is done for 2008.

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Page last updated: 3rd Jul 2008 - 10:03 AM
Written by Neil M

MurrayMania was at fever pitch, could the dour Scotsman pull off the upset and reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon?

No. No he couldn't.

After just one hour and 55 minutes of play Andy Murray walked forward to the net to shake the hand of Rafael Nadal. It was quite a performance by the Spaniard who was quite simply awesome. When Murray flexed his muscles on Monday night and showed the Centre Court fans and the watching world his biceps, he should've taken a moment to think about who he'd be facing in the next round.

If you are a fan of muscles then Rafael Nadal is your man. He is the man who need to flex his arms for the world to see just how toned he is. Rafa was all class in the pre and post match interviews but I think deep down he knew what we all knew - he had taken Andy Murray to school.

There was one huge difference between Monday night and yesterday's events – the crowd sensed that Murray could beat Gasquet, no-one really had that feeling when Nadal came on court. The first set saw both players take a few games to settle but once Rafa was sorted he just let rip. His backhand was lethal in terms of power and accuracy. He was just playing Murray, the ball was going wherever Nadal wanted it to go.

Murray never got to play for a break point, I don't even think he ever got to deuce. He would only win ten points on the Nadal serve before going out tamely 6-3 6-2 6-4. No-one should have too much of a go at Murray because in all honesty, this was a good result for him. The Quarters were as far as he could've realistically thought he could go, Nadal is just on a different level to him at the moment.

So Wimbledon looks set for the two finals most wanted, Serena v Venus and Rafa v Roger. It looks like we are in for some tasty treats.

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