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Will Murray finally end the UK's grand slam drought?

The Brits are holding their collective breaths. Their great Scottish hope Andy Murray has advanced to the finals of the Australian Open. He will be squaring off against the winner of Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - of course, Federer is the favorite. Murray and Federer also have a history. The Scot has a 6-4 advantage in career match-ups, but the Swede has come up victorious in their last two bouts, including a crushing defeat of Murray in the 2008 US Open Final.

Murray will try to shed the ghost of Fred Perry who was the last Brit to win a major event...in 1936. It is becoming a building mount of pressure for the nation that invented the sport, and Murray has taken the brunt of it in the past few years.

Can he finally break through for a grand slam win? How will he have to do it?

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Yes, with the right mental edge

Miles Evans
Sports Journalist, Reuters

“His devastating display against Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals was highly suggestive of a man who knows he has a real chance... The game that was invented on the lawns of tea-quaffing 19th century England could at last be about to yield another British champion, albeit by a brilliant Scot.”

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Gerry Williams
Tennis Analyst / TV Personality

“There is a question mark about Federer...: there comes a time...when for all Federer's genius, deep down...he is going to wonder whether he really needs all of this. Murray has beaten Federer before and if he gets him into that sort of situation and into a really tight match then he may just do it.”

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Probably not over Federer

Ravi Ubha
Contributing Writer, ESPN

“Whichever approach Murray has employed against Federer hasn't worked lately. Murray fell...in London...and exited in straights at the Cincinnati Masters. Federer won't unravel the way Cilic did, and unless Friday's clash versus Tsonga is a marathon, the Swiss won't be as jaded, either. ”

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Maybe, it will happen eventually

Greg Baum
Sports Columnist, The Age / Sydney Morning Herald

“About Murray, there has long been a sense of 'when, not if'... The balance of the boisterous centre-court crowd last night also was on side. Perhaps it was because of a sense that if a Brit was to appropriate Australia's national title, it would be an acceptable irony that he came from Scotland.”

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Andy Murray
Professional Tennis Player

“This is the best I've played at a slam... I feel good. Physically I'm going to be fresh for the final. You know, just comes down to who plays the better tennis on the day. It's my job to do that.”

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