Henman: “A gold medal at the Olympics is the pinnacle of sport. In the wider context, Djokovic won in Australia, Nadal won the French Open, Federer won Wimbledon and now Murray has won the Olympics. It could not be better poised for the US Open.”
Croft: “The way Murray is playing will send shockwaves through the men’s game. This should lift the mental barrier of beating one of the top players in a Grand Slam final – and that’s a scary proposition for his rivals. When he’s playing at his highest level, he is virtually unplayable. I wouldn’t say he’s got more talent than Federer, but he definitely seems more talented than Djokovic. He can do more with his hands. And as for Nadal, he’s certainly lost ground having been off the tour for so long.”
Wilander: “The US Open is very different but he will go there thinking he can win it. Now he has won the Olympics, it will probably be a little easier to win that first Grand Slam outside Britain. Of course, he now knows he can win at Wimbledon, but there will probably be less hysterics at the US Open, less attention. He goes there as one of the favourites and the other players are now going to look at him in a completely different light.”
Henman, Croft and Wilander were speaking to David Ornstein
