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The quality of his tennis certainly suggested to me that he is on the path towards that elusive first major title. The way he is playing, it might happen sooner than you think.
Yes, it was frustrating that Andy couldn’t get over the line. But he can hold his head up high after what must be the finest performance I have seen from him. He did almost everything right and the difference came down to the smallest of margins.
He had three break points at 5-5 in the final set: virtual match points, to my mind. Win one of those, and he could have been playing Rafael Nadal in the final. Novak Djokovic came up with some clutch serving and that’s why he is the best in the...
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