Tennis 2013

[taylorsworkrate]

YEEEEESSS!!!

Well done Andy. Excluding the French, which he missed through injury, he's now made the last five Grand Slam/Olympic Finals. Even Slaphead would have to say that's a fantastic achievement for the greatest British tennis player of all time.

Fred Perry might not agree.

Murray's playing at the same time as three of the best half a dozen players of all time and has still made the final in the last five majors he's entered. Best ever, I reckon, while acknowledging it's different to compare players from different eras.

Yep. If Murray had played in the Sampras and Agassi era, great players though they were, he'd have easily won 7 or 8 majors.

[villalion]

YEEEEESSS!!!

Well done Andy. Excluding the French, which he missed through injury, he's now made the last five Grand Slam/Olympic Finals. Even Slaphead would have to say that's a fantastic achievement for the greatest British tennis player of all time.

Fred Perry might not agree.

Murray's playing at the same time as three of the best half a dozen players of all time and has still made the final in the last five majors he's entered. Best ever, I reckon, while acknowledging it's different to compare players from different eras.

Yep. If Murray had played in the Sampras and Agassi era, great players though they were, he'd have easily won 7 or 8 majors.

sampras would batter him in straight sets.

[SoccerHQ]

I don't think Murray's playing aswell as last year tbh.

Djokovic in five.

[Brend'Watkins]

I don't think Murray's playing aswell as last year tbh.

Djokovic in five.

In the qtr's he didn't, tonight he did. He's beefed up a bit has more power and stamina as a result this year which should give him more of a chance in the final.  He can win it if he plays at his best and Djokovic isn't at his. 

[taylorsworkrate]

YEEEEESSS!!!

Well done Andy. Excluding the French, which he missed through injury, he's now made the last five Grand Slam/Olympic Finals. Even Slaphead would have to say that's a fantastic achievement for the greatest British tennis player of all time.

Fred Perry might not agree.

Murray's playing at the same time as three of the best half a dozen players of all time and has still made the final in the last five majors he's entered. Best ever, I reckon, while acknowledging it's different to compare players from different eras.

Yep. If Murray had played in the Sampras and Agassi era, great players though they were, he'd have easily won 7 or 8 majors.

sampras would batter him in straight sets.

Sampras is precisely the style of player that Murray loves playing against. A big server who he can break down, and a target at the net for his passing shots.

[taylorsworkrate]

I don't think Murray's playing aswell as last year tbh.

Djokovic in five.

In the qtr's he didn't, tonight he did. He's beefed up a bit has more power and stamina as a result this year which should give him more of a chance in the final.  He can win it if he plays at his best and Djokovic isn't at his. 

If both are at their very best then I really can't call it. I think Djokovic is a very slightly better player at the moment, but then they've only played once on grass and Murray took him to pieces.

[Dave Cooper please]

Nothing in this, and for all the shocks earlier we have numbers 1v2 in the World in the final.

A surge of emotion to take Murray to the title and me getting a shag from my half-Scottish wife.

Come on Andy!

[richard moore]

Hope Murray goes two sets up and then loses the next three? Does that count as a win in tennis? Sorry, I can't stand it, the sporting non event of the summer for me. All the women I know who go to this and buy into the strawberries and champagne crap and who don't display one iota of interest in tennis or any other sport for the other 50 weeks of the year can presumably go back to reading Hello and OK after this? (today's sexist comment)

[Richard]

Hope Murray goes two sets up and then loses the next three? Does that count as a win in tennis? Sorry, I can't stand it, the sporting non event of the summer for me. All the women I know who go to this and buy into the strawberries and champagne crap and who don't display one iota of interest in tennis or any other sport for the other 50 weeks of the year can presumably go back to reading Hello and OK after this? (today's sexist comment)

Very funny Richard and in some agreement - although I will no doubt watch a little only to turn off once the crowd get over the top  !

[cdbearsfan]

The future Mrs Dbullyweefan hasn't started well here. Come on Sabine!

[UK Redsox]

The future Mrs Dbullyweefan hasn't started well here. Come on Sabine!

Yep, Mario's hammering her

[richard moore]

Hope Murray goes two sets up and then loses the next three? Does that count as a win in tennis? Sorry, I can't stand it, the sporting non event of the summer for me. All the women I know who go to this and buy into the strawberries and champagne crap and who don't display one iota of interest in tennis or any other sport for the other 50 weeks of the year can presumably go back to reading Hello and OK after this? (today's sexist comment)

Very funny Richard and in some agreement - although I will no doubt watch a little only to turn off once the crowd get over the top  !

You'll be the only one who thinks so Richard! I shall probably get both barrells in due course. In mitigation, I am somewhat influenced by the fat obnoxious thick bitch who lives next door to me and who loves Wimbledon...

[Dave Cooper please]

Hope Murray goes two sets up and then loses the next three? Does that count as a win in tennis? Sorry, I can't stand it, the sporting non event of the summer for me. All the women I know who go to this and buy into the strawberries and champagne crap and who don't display one iota of interest in tennis or any other sport for the other 50 weeks of the year can presumably go back to reading Hello and OK after this? (today's sexist comment)

So ignore the hype and the twats who go to Wimbledon and celebrate the fact that we have a superb athlete performing at the top of his game who might be about to win one of the tournaments that everyone wants to win.

I'm not a great tennis fan, but I an appreciate that the winner of this will have had to play seven games in 14 days some games lasting more than four hours. Our footballers complain if they have to play two games a week!

[eastie]

Hope Murray goes two sets up and then loses the next three? Does that count as a win in tennis? Sorry, I can't stand it, the sporting non event of the summer for me. All the women I know who go to this and buy into the strawberries and champagne crap and who don't display one iota of interest in tennis or any other sport for the other 50 weeks of the year can presumably go back to reading Hello and OK after this? (today's sexist comment)

So ignore the hype and the twats who go to Wimbledon and celebrate the fact that we have a superb athlete performing at the top of his game who might be about to win one of the tournaments that everyone wants to win.

I'm not a great tennis fan, but I an appreciate that the winner of this will have had to play seven games in 14 days some games lasting more than four hours. Our footballers complain if they have to play two games a week!

Indeed, and to play at such a high level in this weather for maybe 4 hours is no mean feat - good luck to the Brit !

[Doorbell]

I wish Henman wasn't on the commentating team, he just comes across as arrogant, patronising and incredibly dull.