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I think I have just about recovered from tonight's tennis with Andy Murray, I kept the faith when he was 2 sets down - where were you, sascinachs(?)

He showed more personality tonight than Tim nice-but-useless, in one single match!

OK - I expect to be slated but hey we scots don't get a lot to shout about - we are responsable for Gordon (oh, the shame).

Anyway, don't like it, we'll take our scotsman back and go home!

Rant over!

Jane

i loooooooooove tennis and was raving at the tv when he won, i had every faith in him, yes he does have far more personality than TH and i dont think he will let us down, or himself, come to think of it.

Good on ya Andy, keep it up !! (ok you lot no funny comments on that quote please!!!!!)

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I think it is one of the top five tennis matches I have ever seen. I think Nadal will beat him, but the last time he played Nadal was just about as exciting as today's game. I think he (Andy Murray) will go up in the rankings as he missed Wimbledon last year. I must look up ATP.

Sadly, I agree may Nadal will do it - but hey, gorgeous arms

Is that why Andy flexed his?

If arms have anything to do with it - Nadal!

The last time Murray played Nadal he won the first and third sets and at that time he was not as strong or as fit as he is today - it was in the Australian Open. When you look up the stats, it's strange to find that Andy Murray is only 12 pounds lighter than Nadal. I'm sure it will be a great game anyway.

I remember a Monty Python scetch about scotsmen playing tennis, they wore kilts and 'see you, Jimmy' wigs. Something about the scots being rubbish at tennis............

- anybody rember that

Love to see it again

Must admit I've been drawn in, but sadly missed last night's match - it was too nice to sit indoors and watch anything!

Hopefully will catch some of it tomorrow, as I'm really pleased that a Brit is doing so well. I think Andy Murray is in his prime, now, so I've got everything crossed for him.

It was a superb match - Murray finally displaying some true grit against a very stubborn opponent - shame either had to lose really - but a great spectacle.

Wish him well against Nadal - but even though grass is not Rafa's best surface - I think he is more likely to progress. I'd also like to add that I sincerely hope that I am wrong!

Don't forget that 'if' Murray and Federer do get to the final - he has taken the Federer scalp once before! However Roger will be keen to use the skills of his seamstress/embroiderer to embellish yet another crown on his jacket!

I used to hate everything about tennis until I started playing. Now I love it and I get so excited when the tournaments are on. It good the Murray finally showed some personality, players without personality make for boring matches, I won't go into names, but I'm sure you know how I mean.

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I'm just glad that the players actually have rallies now. For a while I really hated the serve, volley wimbledon game. I think it shows just how important clay has become in the modern game.

You're right, Mikey. I noticed in the match the other day that there were some nice rallies. Not so much gym-style grunting, either.

I noticed the rallies in that match too, makes a change doesn't it. I just wish Andy Murray would smile once in a while, he comes across as a miserable devil a lot of the time! I long for the old days when we had nutters like Ilie Nastase playing, now he was entertaining! (Showing my age there!)

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Lest we forget that Tim reached the semi finals on 3 seperate occasions - 2 of which he lost to one of tennis' greats Pete Sampras. The other he lost to Ivanisevic who also went on to win the final.

Andy Murray can't really help the fact he has a monotonous voice, I suffer the same affliction, but lets not get focus and personality mixed up.

I do wish that the players would do less grunting - the women especially. I hope Murray wins, but he'll have a tough fight on his hands with Nadal, and tougher still should he face Federer.

Couldn't give a toss if he's Scottish to be honest - I only ever saw Tim Henman as British, let's just get behind him.

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Sorry, did he get to 3 - I must have fallen asleep.......

Anyway, they're both out in the quarter finals

I have to admit, I changed channels after the second set. Frustrating to watch and he'd given up long before the third set.

I watched celebrity Mastershout instead.

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Thats a bit unfair Wayne, Murray rallied quite hard in the third set, and even had a break point on Nadals serve, though Nadal did step his game up to close out the set. Its just pure power, if Murray wants to mix it with the big boys he's gonna have to get back in the gym and work a lot harder. I' know he's put on about 10lb of muscle since last year, but it still showed how far he had yet to go.

I don't think Murray has the game yet for grass unlike Federer, the only way to beat Nadal is to get a high percentage of first serves in, keep him off his forehand, serve volley your own game, and no block returns on his serve, he just runs around them. Nadals strength is in his force, and he comes into his own when you start rallying, showing his clay roots. Where he does better than other clay players is his speed, grass courts are all about speed, speed of hand, and legs, he has this in abundance. I think it will be Nadals year, I think he's in better form than Federer.

He may have rallied hard in the third set, but I'd only watched up until the end of the second and his shoulders had dropped by that point, his body language told me he'd given up.

Nadal is more powerful granted, but Murray has to improve his movement around the court and skill at reading the game. Power isn't everything - Federer is a prime example. His skill at controlling the game/court is his greatest strength. It'll be tight between Federer and Nadal (should they both get through), they're both great all rounders, bit like Sampras was.

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Some of the winning shots Nadal pulled out running backward to a Murray baseline shot, I'm not sure he could have done much more. He did his best to stretch Nadal, but there were times that sheer force of shot from Nadal was Murrays downfall. Even when Nadal appears behind in a point he is dangerous, that is the mark of a true great, which I think he will become.

Can't disagree with you there.

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Shame to see Jamie go out just now - they were awesome in the first set.

Good news to see Laura Robson go through to the final though, well done lass (especially after that sneaky underarm serve from that moody lass).

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