Pumped out of Olympics in first round from some unknown Chinese Taipie player in straight sets.  He can be British this week then!!

Federer is probably the best player ever to pick up a racket.  If he plays his best he will beat Andy.

 

We've got to hope for a slight off day i feel.

 

Would be a terrific achievement to beat Nadal and Federer on the way to winning a Grand Slam.

Whilst i agree with you sotr, murray has beaten federer before. Obviously not in a slam final situation as this, but murray has the audacity to do it. I hope its not too soon for him, and i hope i'm wrong because despite ajja's claim's he's played good tennis and has only choked once he's still learning but he's played the best tennis of the tournament so i hope he's successful.

Its nice to see mckimmie was able to have a dig at him in the paper today-Saying he dosent have the experince in the final but

Here we go, live on BBC1! 

Cracking few shots to break federer's serve in the third game after quite a nervous start. Just needs to hold his own to properly get into the match i think.

Cracking few shots to break federer's serve in the third game after quite a nervous start. Just needs to hold his own to properly get into the match i think.

 

The worst thing is i'm having to watch this with one eye as im so drunk

Pumped.

I can cry like Roger Federer, just a shame I can't play tennis like him.

Got his arse felt today.

http://www.andymurrayometer.com/

 

Got his arse felt today.

 

Indeed, totally owned. No-one can handle Federer when he's playing like that though Murray played pretty poorly, bottle, crash.

Judy Murray was looking rather ravishing today. That was the verdict of the lesbian of my multiple personalities. She's called Wilma.

He'll be a British sporting legend now because he cried live on telly. 

 

All the best to him for the future, but he needs Federer to have a few bad days at the office if he's ever going to win a Grand Slam.

He'll be a British sporting legend now because he cried live on telly. 

 

All the best to him for the future, but he needs Federer to have a few bad days at the office if he's ever going to win a Grand Slam.

 

Aye, agree with your sentiment there CtS. Don't like that crying bollocks. You've lost a game of tennis v the best player ever, it's fuck all to cry about, my folks were at two funerals this weekend, that's something to cry about.  Dust yourself off, say well done to the man and move on.

He'll be a British sporting legend now because he cried live on telly. 

 

All the best to him for the future, but he needs Federer to have a few bad days at the office if he's ever going to win a Grand Slam.

 

Can't agree with that.

 

1: Murray has shown in the past that he can beat Federer.

2: Murray grew into the match yesterday, and was very unlucky not to win the third set

3: There is a six-year age gap between them, so Federer will likely retire first... So Murray will likely be winning Grans Slams after Fed retires. And will more than likley win a few before Fed retires as well.

I thought Murray blew it in the 3rd set. He had given himself several opportunities to close out the set and might have had a chance at a stirring come back  but was not able to deliver on some very simple shots. There were a couple of points in the tie break where he had done all the hard work, got Federer out into the corners with some very good angle shots and he only had to get the ball over the net and the set was his. He blew it. Yes Federer was playing superb tennis and it was a major challenge for Murray but to get yourself into those positions and not deliver the basics is the problem here.

 

Its about mental strength as well as technical ability and when the mental strength breaks down there is only one word to describe it....... 

 

 

Can't agree with that.

 

1: Murray has shown in the past that he can beat Federer.

2: Murray grew into the match yesterday, and was very unlucky not to win the third set

3: There is a six-year age gap between them, so Federer will likely retire first... So Murray will likely be winning Grans Slams after Fed retires. And will more than likley win a few before Fed retires as well.

 

I really hope you're right, but...

 

1: He's lost twice to Federer when it really mattered, Grand Slam finals.

2: He failed to take his chances yesterday, don't think luck was really an issue.

3: Federer looked like the younger man yesterday, never showing any signs of fatigue or emotion. Murray looked tired, distressed and very sore at the end. 

    There is a lot still to come from Federer.

 

I'm a patriotic Scot and I want him to do well, but there are lots of good players in his way - and it will take an exceptional effort to overcome the psychological battle next time he finds himself on court with Federer.

Wondering if Murray will end the tennis equivalent of Monty ?

Wondering if Murray will end the tennis equivalent of Monty ?

 

as in...

 

 

Wondering if Murray will end the tennis equivalent of Monty ?

 

Exceptional talent who's never won a major?  Possibly.

 

Murray is often criticised (mainly by the English press) for showing no emotion and being a dour faced cunt.  With that in mind, I didn't have too much of a problem with the tears yesterday, he must have been gutted.

Currently coming back from 2-0 down against Gasquet, to 2-2, on Eurosport now.

Murray won 3-2 on sets

Who does he play in the next round?

Chela

 

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/players/overview/atpc514.html

Gasquet must be sick of Murray now! Great comeback from Andy.