Roger Federer says he had little doubt that Andy Murray would someday win a Grand Slam singles title. Federer beat Murray in the 2012 Wimbledon final, but Murray then turned the tables on the Swiss in the Olympic gold medal match and won his first major at the U.S. Open two months later.
“I thought Andy was going to win a big one anyway at some point,” Federer said. “He's too good to always keep losing semis and finals. He's put himself too often in that position time and time again. His game's very good for all surfaces now. He's physically superb. He plays well. He's got crowd support here. He loves the U.S. Open, Australia. He's grown up on clay, as well. Everything seems very natural for him. He doesn't only give himself one or two chances throughout the year to win Grand Slams, but multiple ones. Always figured he was going to win one. Somehow I thought it was going to be Wimbledon before the finals last year. I thought this was going to be it for him. I was able to fight that off and play a good match and not believe that it was his time now… Now he's [a] favorite every tournament he goes into around the world.”