Andy Murray no.4 in the World

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But NOT because he deserves it because of the number of ranking points he has
maintained for the last 2 years - OH NO !!!

He is just a waste of court space and an imposter to boot !
he only wins *Mickey Mouse* tournaments* and Cluedo.

del Potro is on his way back granted but he is not in the same bracket as Murray at the current time although that could change. In fact plenty could change and only time will tell. Before del Potro got injured though Andy beat him every time he played him including at the US Open in 2008 (yes del Potro was young) so was Andy though.

So far, Del Potro's career is based on one great tournament leading to him winning the USO, and a few minor tournament hard court wins. He MAY get back to that level consistently, in which case he will be competing in the rankings with Murray and Federer (who this year has a record comparable with Andy, behind Rafa and well behind Djokovic) for the #3 to #5 spots.

I love how some posters reckon Murray's a loser when he has a record that 99% of pro tennis players would kill for - OK, he is not THE best player in the world, but he's pretty bloody close, enough to be competetive with (and sometimes beat) all the 3 above him in the rankings. Hardly a disgrace

The career records for these players are as follows:-

Novak Djokovic pld 372 lost 106 = 77.82% success

Rafael Nadal pld 515 lost 107 = 82.79% success

Roger Federer pld 781 lost 183 = 81.02% success

Andy Murray pld 283 lost 101 = 73.60% success

Robin Soderling pld 292 lost 164 = 64.04 % success

Juan Martin del Potro pld 175 lost 81 = 68.34% success

Going by those figures Andy is closer to Djokovic than del Potro is to Andy but like I said that could change but that is where we stand at the moment.