Murray vs Roddick

I have a lot of respect for Andy Roddick's resilience and determination, and am very happy to see him through to the final, even if it involved taking out the British hopeful. Whereas Roddick probably doesn't have that many years before left his competitive career comes to a close, our man Murray should have many more shots at the Grand Slam titles in the years to come, so there isn't much to fret over.

I do think Murray would even have had the upper hand today if Roddick played his standard, high-powered service game. However, Roddick impressively delivered the full package today, and while Murray may have beat Roddick for finese, he just didn't have as complete a game. An area that I noticed in particular was Murray's notably weaker forehand. He has a cracking, deceptive and powerful backhand but the forehand would have got absolutely ripped apart by Federer if he had made it through to Sunday. However, should Roddick play as he did today, and if the stars are aligned in the right order, and if he has said his prayers, and if his team have sacrificed the various necessary animals to the gods, then he just might have a chance against Federer, who has so far just walked through the tournament without dropping even a single bead of sweat.

Let's see if Roddick has what it takes to at least ruffle Federer's feathers.