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

Baws burst already.

 

You watching porn again?

 

Not looking good so far, but early days...

 

At least I won't be staying up too late on a school night 

Federer is looking awesome 

Murray starting to get the measure of him.

Its all over. 

He was robbed in that second set. Should have broken.

He did very well to get to the final and is just being skinned by a better player. Murray looks much more tired than he did against Nadal and Federer is taking full advantage. More of these finals to come from Murray I suspect.

I'm watching this on US TV and to be fair they have been quite specific in saying that he is a Scot.

More to come and more to win. 

Useless British fucker!!!!

Does anyone else hate the way Federer goes down like hes been shot when he wins?

Does anyone else hate the way Federer goes down like hes been shot when he wins?

 

 

That was me. Sorry. .22

Does anyone else hate the way Federer goes down like hes been shot when he wins?

 

To be fair he had just won his 5th US Open in a row, his 13th masters title (only one short of the best ever) and blown away a young challenger to his position after a tough year for him where people have started to write him off as past it.

 

Falling over doesn't seem too much.

To be fair he had just won his 5th US Open in a row, his 13th masters title (only one short of the best ever) and blown away a young challenger to his position after a tough year for him where people have started to write him off as past it.

 

Falling over doesn't seem too much.

 

It's a bit fey though.

Aye I was thinking the same... could have understood it for his first one or two... but come on min, sort yersel oot!

To be fair he had just won his 5th US Open in a row, his 13th masters title (only one short of the best ever) and blown away a young challenger to his position after a tough year for him where people have started to write him off as past it.

 

Falling over doesn't seem too much.

Just looks a bit put on and over dramatic but I see your point.

Does anyone else take a perverse delight in watching athletes and teams getting built up like fuck, and then fail miserably? Recent examples for me include Murray, Khan, and the Scottish football team trying to qualify for Euro 2008.

Does anyone else take a perverse delight in watching athletes and teams getting built up like fuck, and then fail miserably? Recent examples for me include Murray, Khan, and the Scottish football team trying to qualify for Euro 2008.

 

 

In Khan's case, yes. In Andy's, no.

Murray gains revenge over Federer

 

 

Andy Murray avenged his US Open final defeat by Roger Federer with a superb 3-6 6-3 7-5 victory over the Swiss in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters.

 

Federer broke the British number one in the fourth game on his way to winning the opening set but the 21-year-old Scot responded well to level the match.

 

A tense final set went with serve until the 11th game when Murray broke Federer before completing a fantastic victory.

 

World number one Rafael Nadal will face Gilles Simon in the second semi-final.

 

Murray, who lost in straight sets to Federer at Flushing Meadows in September, had not dropped a set in his march to the last four.

 

Serve dominated the opening five games before the former world number one broke Murray when the Scot overhit a forehand to take a 4-2 lead.

 

Murray had a chance to hit back immediately when a mis-hit Federer forehand gave him a break point, but his opponent saved that before holding to establish a 5-2 advantage.

 

The Swiss soon wrapped up the set but Murray, chasing his fourth ATP title this year, served well to help him put Federer under pressure in the second.

 

The world number four broke serve in the fourth game, taking advantage of a rare Federer mistake on break point.

 

Murray drove home his advantage by comfortably holding serve to move 4-1 ahead.

 

The next three games went with serve, leaving Murray with the chance to serve for the set, which he duly did by winning three quick points before levelling the match with an unstoppable forehand.

 

Murray survived a scare on his serve in the eighth game of the final set and held his nerve again when 5-4 down.

 

Federer then found his serve under pressure and saved one break point before Murray swooped to take his chance second time around.

 

Murray then held his serve impressively to clinch his third win in five over Federer.

Nadal out as well gives andy a better chance in the final in my opinion

 

Simon  Fra  bt Nadal  Spa

 

3-6  7-5  7-6   

 

 

 

Well done Andy, passes the achievements of Tim Henmans career

 

Well done Andy, passes the achievements of Tim Henmans career

 

I think I passed Tim Henman's achievements when I briefly picked up a racquet in the summer of 2004 and knocked a ball against a wall for a few minutes. I think I may have been British number 4.

Another tournament win:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7691796.stm