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Montgomery Vs Murray Persuasive Speech

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The men’s French Open Final was a tale of two players: Novak Djokovic, the undisputed best player in the world, and Andy Murray, the man who rarely gets it done in big matches.

In Sunday’s Final, Murray came out guns blazing, winning the first set 6-3 by playing solidly and maintaining a controlled aggression. Toward the end of the first set, there was a controversial moment when the umpire overruled a call and awarded Murray a point rather than replaying it. The crowd, already overwhelmingly on Djokovic’s side, really jumped on the official. Despite winning the point, Murray seemed frazzled by the incident.

Djokovic got off to a hot start in the second set, while Murray seemed out of it. The match continued in that manner with Djokovic winning the second set 6-1 and the third 6-2. After finally deciding to resurface, Murray was competitive in the fourth set, but ultimately lost the set 6-4 to lose the match. …show more content…

Watching the NBA Finals, Murray is like the LeBron James of the tennis world. James has two NBA rings and Murray has two Grand Slam titles. James is 2-4 in the NBA Finals and Murray is 2-10 in Grand Slam finals. Both athletes will be remembered as great players (James more so), but both have struggled on the biggest stages. As James now finds himself against Steph Curry for the second Finals in a row, Murray has lost seven of his 10 finals losses to Djokovic. The comparison isn’t perfect because tennis isn’t a team sport and Murray doesn’t have anyone else out there, but the premise is

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