Australian Open 2012: Poll: Will Andy Murray ever win a grand slam? Murray played a superb match and came desperately close to beating the world number one, but as we've seen from him before he fell at the last. Doubters of Murray point to the calibre of opposition he faces. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are two of the best players to ever pick up a racket and Djokovic is well on his way to joining them as a legend of the game. Murray, Britain's best player since Fred Perry, has won 22 ATP tour titles but lost all three of his Grand Slam finals to date, and been a beaten semi-finalist at six Grand Slams in the last three years. But the 24-year-old is still improving, and his fearsome performance against Djokovic suggests his recent appointment of Ivan Lendl as his coach is already paying dividends. Murray has time on his side, with Roger Federer a fading talent and Rafael Nadal increasingly suffering the effects of a pro tennis player's intense schedule.