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[eira_arian]

I agree to some extent with Stefanki - he seems to have given a fairly balanced analysis - still praising all Andy's skills etc. It might be that he needs to change his game to win a slam. HOWEVER, I don't think we should dismiss Andy's game altogether - he's clearly capable of winning tournaments...

[Mark]

It looked to me like he didn't have a plan B going into the Roddick match, that plan B should have been an aggressive strategy and then things might have been different. I suppose when you have a 6-2 record against someone, you don't really think about plan Bs.

[Vinnie]

This time last year the press was full off what Andy had to improve in his game .He went away and worked on the areas that needed improving and is a much-improved player this year. He and his team did it last year, so I think they will be on top of it again this year, I think Murray will be more offensive from now on.   

[Daisy]

This time last year the press was full off what Andy had to improve in his game .He went away and worked on the areas that needed improving and is a much-improved player this year. He and his team did it last year, so I think they will be on top of it again this year, I think Murray will be more offensive from now on.   

He definitely needs to be and his match against Roddick just underlines that.

[Vinnie]

We can only hope so Vinnie and you're right that he learns well - this is his biggest challenge to adapt yet, though, fitness requires hard work, this will require a real shift in his mindset. I hope we see a different Andy at the sharp end in Montreal and Cincinnati.

Well when you look at Nadal working on his grass court game and Federer on his clay court game they have shown it can be done ,if Andy wants to be up there with the big boys he has to show he can do it as well.

[Sir Panda]

Stefanki is speaking the truth ; after all, he devised a gameplan that troubled Murray from point one to GSM.

However, Andy has all the right shots (apart from maybe a strong second serve) and therefore just has to choose his moments when to be aggressive and move forward and take the ball early.

[janscribe]

I think Stefanki definitely has a point. Andy's style is enough to beat 90% of the tour on most days, but he can be overpowered and wait too long for errors that won't come. He definitely CAN be aggressive because he does it from the start whenever he plays Rafa. He needs to be able to switch to a more offensive game as soon as it becomes clear that the opponent isn't going to cough up the errors - think Gonzo at the French or Roddick on Friday. Sitting back and being forced to pass in a 5 set match is too much to ask unless he is absolutely on fire.

Stefanki is also right about him stepping into the forecourt - Fed and Nadal can kill
a point from there, whereas Andy usually allows it to continue one shot too many.

I hope Andy has finally realised this - we all know that he can adapt to this, but is his own style too deeply ingrained?
I don't want to sound too down on him but I'm still really disappointed about Friday.

  Yes Joe, you and Stefanki are right. How many times have we urged Andy to be more aggressive as we watched him lose those important matches. That and his serve which sea-saws from brilliant to awful. The serve has improved a lot, although the second serve has a way to go. All Andy can do is to take the suggestion on board and see if it works. If it does - he'll know what to do in the future and it could mean a bucketful of GS triumphs.

We know all Andy wants to do is succeed right at the top and helpful suggestions from a coach who has already helped ARod through to a Wimby final in an unexpected fashion can only be objective and of value. I'm no expert but I've watched a lot of tennis this last 2/3 years and an element sometimes missing from Andy's game has been the knowledge as to when to be aggressive and when not - onwards and upwards, AM - you've got the talent, as Stefanki says.