Murray ranks Federer as the most beautiful player to watch

Wednesday, 02 December 2020 at 09:45

Although Andy Murray has been less competitive on the tennis court over the past few months, the Scot has been highly active on social media.

In a recent Twitch chat with Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov, the former World No.1 gave his personal opinion about the Big Three; namely Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

"Roger Federer is the most beautiful to watch," Murray admitted. "Novak is also pleasant, while Rafa is the one who always sends the ball back in every exchange, because he is the one who gives the most energy every time he is on the court."

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The three-time Grand Slam champion also gave his opinion on the SABR, a tactic used by Federer where he stands close to the service line to return a serve.

"I remember a few years ago when Roger Federer responded to the second very close to the serve line and some people claimed it was a disrespectful shot," recalled Murray.

“I don't think so. If you are capable of doing such a thing successfully, then there is no reason to stop you. Commentators do the same when a player chooses to serve from below. What harm is there in such a choice if the opponent positions himself two or three meters behind the back line to respond to the serve? It is a completely legitimate solution.

As we have seen, it has had some success. I always thought it was a smart play, the last one I saw was Daniil Medvedev against Alexander Zverev in the ATP Finals," added the Scotsman.

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