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General Hercules, I think you were spot on about Andy Murray. 

He has to especially improve his second serve.  Rolling them in at an avg of 84 mph is WTA stuff.  When he gets tight some of them just float in at 75, begging to be smacked.  It is a real liability.  There shouldn't be so much difference between his first serve, where he averages 118-120 and frequently hits close to 130, and his second serve.  The poor second serve can be blasted back by almost anyone and either loses him the point right away or puts Murray on the defensive immediately.  It also begins to put a lot of pressure on his first serve.  Murray's first serve deteriorated noticeably after the first set.  If he can improve the second serve, then his first serve's consistency will probably improve.  He needs to up his second serve speed at least 10 mph on avg.

Murray usually has one of the better returns in the game, on first serve anyway.  Almost everybody's average ace count drops when they face Murray.

Still, after his return, he seems sometimes to be a bit lost, and definitely on the defensive, which differs from Djokovic.  Murray has to improve his second serve returns.  He is susceptible to the kick serve.   

Murray had 0, that's right zero break points against Wawrinka.   It's difficult to win if you can't break.  It's even more difficult if you never get a break point.  Yes, Wawrinka protected his serve well, but Murray can and should do better.

If he wants to remain in the top echelon, he needs to quickly put that Wimbledon win on the shelf, set himself new challenges and move on.  I look for a good indoor season for him if he does that.   

The 1st item on my list for him - win the World Tour Finals in London this year.   It's a worthy goal.  Nearly all the top players in the Open Era have some year end championship trophies on their shelf.  Here is the list of winners:

6 - Roger Federer
5 - Ivan Lendl,  Pete Sampras
4 - Ilie Nastase
3 - John McEnroe, Boris Becker
2 - Bjorn Borg, Lleyton Hewitt, Novak Djokovic
1 - Stan Smith,  Guillermo Vilas, Manuel Orantes, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Michael Stich, Alex Corretja, Gustavo Kuerten, David Nalbandian, Nikolay Davydenko

Respectfully,
masterclass