20-year old Andy Murray is often touted as the next Tim Henman. With time on his side and the massive potential that the Scottish tennis star has got, there’s no doubt that he is going to be even better than 33-year old Henman.

As the tennis season gradually winds down, there’s every possibly that Murray could announce his intension to live up to that expectation as early as this year.

Ranked 17th in the world, which also makes him the highest ranked British tennis player at the moment, Murray is the big hope that tennis in Britain is looking towards. Murray has been excellent this year and the icing on the cake could be an entry pass to the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup. And the form so far in the Madrid Masters suggests that Murray could just do it.

Murray thrashed the highly rated Juan Ignacio Chela in the second round of the competition and exhibited the sort of form that once saw him climb to 8 in the ATP world rankings. An unfortunate wrist injury forced the Scotsman out in the middle of 2007 but he has gradually steeped up the tempo and recaptured his old form since he made a return form injury two months ago.

But caution ought to be the key word in Murray’s case. Murray is only into the third round of the Madrid Masters and he needs to progress far into the competition to give himself some breathing space for qualification for the Masters Cup.

Not only has he got to be at his peak in Madrid, he has also got to perform considerably well at the Paris Masters. But those who observed Murray against Chela, whom he brushed aside in no time in the second round, know that Murray has the power and caliber to qualify for the Masters Cup with ease.

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Source: The Indpendent, UK113831