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might have been messy and taken the best part of three hours, but it was a job well done.

Murray escaped from a day of swirling winds, when many top names struggled, with a straight-sets win - a major result considering all three were tight.

Yes, we can pick holes in the his performance, and the string of break points was a cause for concern, but if he wins the tournament.

And he's a lot closer to winning the title than Davydenko, Berdych, Almagro or Melzer, because they're all out.

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In a very good way, there is something of the supernatural about

; four defeats of the world number one, Rafa Nadal, including two in eight days on European red clay, the Spaniard's favourite surface.

Some of the Serbian's play has defied logic, leaving us breathless. His comebacks reveal immense determination to protect the record, the thrashings emphasise his superiorty.

And it's not as if he's doing all this in a dud era, with mugs for rivals.

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