Make us love you, Murray

Terrible Mod Andy Murray was a massive Olympic letdown, but the great news is that he might yet make up for being an unbelievable flop. All he needs to do is win the US Open by getting past two of the best players of all time: Nadal, and probably Federer. So should we start supporting him again? The stats say “probably not”…

Murray’s semi-final record

» Andy Murray has contested 27 semi-finals since turning pro and he has won 17 of them.

» His recent record is even stronger, as he has won five of his last six semi-final matches.

» It is worth pointing out that his last semi-final loss came against Nadal a month-and-a-half ago in Canada.

First ever Grand Slam semi-final

» This is the first time Andy Murray has reached a Grand Slam semi-final, just over two months after he reached his first ever quarter-final at Wimbledon.

» On that occasion, Murray wasn’t able to build on his achievement because Nadal stopped him in the next round - could history repeat itself?

» Two players have reached their first Grand Slam semi-final this year - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Australia and compatriot Gael Monfils in France. While Monfils lost his semi to Roger Federer, Tsonga won his…against Nadal!

» chickendinner superfact: The last five men to make their Grand Slam semi-final bow at Flushing Meadows - Sjeng Schalken in 2002, Joachim Johansson in 2004, Robby Ginepri in 2005, Mikhail Youzhny in 2006 and David Ferrer last year - have all been defeated.

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Nadal’s semi-final record

» Ominously for Murray, Nadal has won seven of his previous eight Grand Slam semi-finals.

» But the glimmer of hope is that Nadal’s only loss came this year against Tsonga in Australia. That was the first time Nadal reached the semis of that Grand Slam, with this being Nadal’s first appearance in the US semis.

» The world number won has won 10 of his last 13 semi-final matches thus far this year.

Murray versus Nadal

» Andy Murray has lost all five of his previous encounters with the Spaniard.

» However the Scot had never beaten Djokovic - who was responsible for two of Nadal’s three semi-final losses this year - until this July and he has since won two straight meetings with the Serb.

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