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Old Jul 8th 2012 | 12:20 am
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Originally Posted by Meow
I am about to be dragged to a pub with some mates to watch this. How long is it going to last?

I am not a tennis fan.
depends on how the match goes meow...be prepared for anything from 1-4 hours.

i would find a comfy seat near the bar...
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 12:24 am
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Originally Posted by Karlos The Jackal
Big win???...................He doesnt frequent restaurants that often then!

Sod the champagne and the meal, I'm with Shrek & Ashley on this one!
he can go to any he wants, with career winnings of almost $21,000,000, wish I had that sort of money, then I wouldn't care a sh*t what anyone else thought of me.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 5:41 am
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I was going to write an erudite repost against Anyone But Murray posts, but I can't be bothered - you're pathetic and should really be ashamed.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 5:58 am
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Originally Posted by Autonomy
I was going to write an erudite repost against Anyone But Murray posts, but I can't be bothered - you're pathetic and should really be ashamed.
FWIW I was an ABM ( simply because of the scottish ABE stuff) but the boy did good or at least for the first 2.5 sets. Someone needs to coach Andy that Mens tennis is a long game and just because Ivans plan does not happen is no reason to drop yer heed and give uup. Had Murray come out after the rain break and believed, I for one think it could had been different. Maybe its the press, maybe its the British comfort in losing, but if the was me, I would not have given up so early.

Congrats Murray for your first ever set in a major final.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 6:20 am
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Originally Posted by TheShed
Someone needs to coach Andy that Mens tennis is a long game and just because Ivans plan does not happen is no reason to drop yer heed and give uup. Had Murray come out after the rain break and believed, I for one think it could had been different.
I do wonder whether his head drops because his first service %s do, or vice versa. If the latter he really needs to sort that out.

Have to say though, the 3rd and 4th sets were the Fed of old. Some of his shotmaking was breathtaking.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 6:47 am
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Originally Posted by typical
I do wonder whether his head drops because his first service %s do, or vice versa. If the latter he really needs to sort that out.

Have to say though, the 3rd and 4th sets were the Fed of old. Some of his shotmaking was breathtaking.
Agree 100% - much as I wear my heart on my sleeve - Fed's shots in the latter sets were stunning and match winning. And the better player did win.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 1:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Welivehere
...He is 4th in the world which puts him ahead of 6,894,594,840 people on the planet. It blows me away when I think of anyone with that kind of world ranking can wake up in the morning and think "there are only 2 people on the planet better than me at what I do"
3 people...

Anyway, he is a really good, solid 4th best. Nought wrong with that, but the gap between 1-3 is nothing, but the gap between 3-4 is massive.

He got a set today, so that's his best slam result yet and he's still young, so in with a chance in the future to nab it, what with there not really anyone else clamoring to replace the top 3 and RF getting on a bit, leaving only the other two to worry about and hopefully getting a decent draw that works for him like this years Wimbledon draw and he's bound to get a slam.
 
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The roof closing helped Fed. He hasn't lost indoors since 2010. Have to see the positives here...he won a set and could and should have won the second. It's progress from losing his previous 3 GS finals 3-0.

And as Auto says, the ABMs are pathetic haters.
 
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He did well to win the first set.

He did, however, fall back into the trap of getting emotional. He had avoided it all tournament, but couldn't keep it all in check for the final.

Shame, he played well but Federer just stepped it up when he needed to.

Was slightly embarrassing when Sue Barker asked Roger a few questions about Murray before asking about him and winning his 7th Wimbledon.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 7:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Scamp
He did well to win the first set.

He did, however, fall back into the trap of getting emotional. He had avoided it all tournament, but couldn't keep it all in check for the final.

Shame, he played well but Federer just stepped it up when he needed to.

Was slightly embarrassing when Sue Barker asked Roger a few questions about Murray before asking about him and winning his 7th Wimbledon.
Murray got a lesson off the master . 17 Grand Slams including 7 Wimbledons and then they keep the Champion waiting while he has a cry on center court whilst thanking the plebs on the hill....

Embarrassing...
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 9:47 pm
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Embarrassing? I beg to differ. Despite not being a tennis fan, it was an exciting game and I think Murray acquitted himself well. He wasn't a walkover and Federer is a phenomenal player.

I think the tears showed just how much it meant to him and was rather endearing.
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Meow
I think the tears showed just how much it meant to him and was rather endearing.
How much had you drunk by that stage in order to come up with that conclusion? You weren't also telling the person next to you that you loved him/her and that he/she was your best friend in all the world, were you?
 
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
How much had you drunk by that stage in order to come up with that conclusion? You weren't also telling the person next to you that you loved him/her and that he/she was your best friend in all the world, were you?
Me? Never done that in my life!
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 11:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Bob
Anyway, he is a really good, solid 4th best. Nought wrong with that, but the gap between 1-3 is nothing, but the gap between 3-4 is massive.
It's not as big as it was, and on the circuit it's hardly there at all.

RF vs AM final in the US Open, please...
 
Old Jul 8th 2012 | 11:40 pm
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Originally Posted by co durham boy
Murray got a lesson off the master . 17 Grand Slams including 7 Wimbledons and then they keep the Champion waiting while he has a cry on center court whilst thanking the plebs on the hill....

Embarrassing...
So he gets knocked for not showing emotion and then when he does, understandably, show emotion he's gets knocked for it. If people don't like him, it doesn't matter much what he does, does it?
 


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