Andy Murray looked great as a complete tennis player when he came back from two sets down against Richard Gasquet in this year's Wimbledon. The emotions, the heart and the skill, everything was there as it should be. He has a great serve which can only improve. He is young and the fans can expect some big things in the future from him.

However, the match against Rafael Nadal just proved how far away he and everybody else is from Roger Federer and the Spanish star. Even Novak Djokovic is not really right up there with those two. The world’s No.1 and No.2 players are out on their own if you get Djokovic at No.3.

Murray’s defeat by Nadal was a drubbing to say the least. The British No.1 didn't play badly at all. It was the flawless Nadal who was just too good. The crowd lifted Murray out of the doldrums against Gasquet but even the fans were quietened by Nadal’s forceful play.

Murray has the potential to be a great player but he has to pick up some pointers from Nadal. The attitude is there but whether the Scot has the perseverance and consistency to keep at it and continue improving that is something that only time will tell.

If we talk about the top five players in the world, Federer and Nadal are pretty much automatic choices and Djokovic is going to stay up there. That leaves two spots. Is Murray top-five material? I would probably say yes based on his recent performance at Wimbledon. But currently he is not better than a fit Andy Roddick. Indeed, Nikolay Davydenko, James Blake and for that matter David Nalbandian are better players than him.

Murray may have moved ahead on a bit of crowd support this year at Wimbledon but he has to prove to the world that he can win without them also.