For him, the ATP rankings are useless! How far does tennis expert Andy Murray think he can go and does he really need a better ranking?

Andy Murray is rightly attracting a lot of attention. There are still active players with his experience. Eurosport’s expert comments on his future. What will he depend on the most? Is the ATP rankings really almost useless for Murray?

The story of Andy Murray has been given quite a lot of attention. His desire for a big result at Wimbledon did not end up with a satisfactory outcome. On the other hand, his second round match against Tsitsipas was the highlight of the opening week of the London Grand Slam.

The British tennis player had a very well played match. However, the match was divided into two days and the Greek was the one who finally triumphed. It was the split into two days that was an important factor in the incriminating match. But at this point there is no need to discuss what was, rather let’s look at what will be.

Murray’s future

Murray isn’t done with his career just yet, and that’s certainly a good thing. He is a tennis icon and his matches always attract attention.

How many more matches he plays depends mainly on how long he can hold up physically, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. Or rather, how long he will be able and willing to prepare to his full potential.

“I think Murray has to believe that he will get back somewhere between 10th and 20th in the ATP rankings and in a way I agree with that,” Wilander estimated for Eurosport. However, he adds that the position on the rankings is almost irrelevant for the British tennis player.

Either way, he will be a very unpleasant opponent and will bite. Especially at Grand Slam tournaments.

The importance of rankings

One can definitely agree with how dangerous an opponent the winner of Wimbledon and the US Open can pose. After all, he proved it already this year at the All England Club. He forced tournament number five Tsitsipas into a five-set battle and certainly didn’t play second fiddle.

But that’s the crux of the problem. If Murray was one of the seeded players in the Wimbledon draw, he would have met an opponent of Tsitsipas’ calibre later. Murray himself had as one of his goals before Wimbledon to be among the top 32 players.

Bottom line, until Murray gets to the higher ranks of the rankings, it will be hard for him to slip into the higher rounds at the most valuable tournaments. To that extent, he needs to move up. One thing is for sure though, his journey will continue to be a deservedly very interesting part of the action on the ATP circuit.

Source: Eurosport, ATP