Is Andy Murray really the "true number one" as Eurosport's Simon Reed suggests?
Simon Reed, a Eurosport writer, goes further and suggests Andy Murray is the true world number one, not Roger Federer.
Do you find this believable?
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http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx
Roger Federer has a record of 42 wins and 7 losses in 2009 with $4,940,461 in earnings, with 3 titles
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx
Just based on the records one might argue that Murray should be #1 because he's won 8 more matches with the same number of defeats. Looking more closely at the earnings sees Federer with $2 million more, despite having 2 less titles. How can this be?? He wins the most important tournaments, that's how. The majors carry so much more weight and prize money than the other tournaments. Plus the fact that Federer has been consistently great for so long, in my eyes, keeps him at number 1. Murray is great, but Federer is the best.
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Someone may have won 20 ATP tour titles but not comparable with 3 major grand slam titles.
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Good answer, and Federer made your point for you at the weekend!