So, it comes to this. The final day of Wimbledon 2012 and the men's singles final. We enjoyed a longer game than expected for the women's final yesterday, although it was not a surprise to see Serena Williams take home the championship - she has been on good form all fortnight and was more than a match for Radwanska. Today, Andy Murray will take on the might of Roger Federer in his first Wimbledon final, and whilst I have an inkling I know which way the match will go, I just hope it's a good one.
Day 13 at Wimbledon
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hoping for a very long match, so we can catch the end after the grand prix.
either that, or hoping for a very short GP :)
It's a day like today you wished your TV has Picture-in-Picture capability. :)
GHere in the states for many years, we had the coverage of the Championships on NBC until last year. Starting this year we have to watch the finals on ESPN which is a cable TV channel. :(
it's nearly tennis time! ahh too much sport!
my tv has it but for some reason only on analogue!
Here they come.
i thought i could cope, but i can't too much sporrttt!
here we go then.
they dont get pretty purple flowers
Roger wins the toss
And chooses to serve.
Anyone have the Beeb on the radio right now?
I had the oppurtunity to listen to some tennis action some years ago and the style of Play-by-play reminds me of a ice hockey match. But with more stoppages. ;)
the ladies have to cart all their own stuff onto court for their final but the men don't.
I believe if roger wins he goes back to no. 1 in the world
he sure does. suck it sampras.
:D
attempting to balance this 2 sport thing - http://yfrog.com/nzzldmhj
he did some interview this week where he said 'i'm used to roger breaking my records'
weeks at #1 and number of wimbledons are about all he has left haha.
need more screeeens
ohh he got a point! goo muzza!
break point to start the match. bah.
oooh the bbc stream is soooo behind, this isn;t good.
WOHOOOOOO!! :D
GAAAAAAH.
*dances*
long way to go
i know, but the hype of watching 2 sports is getting to me! gooo JB and Muzza!!
but yaaay lou next time they play a match there we'll be there :D
Early prediction: Murray 6-2 6-2 6-2 :)
wohoooo!!! we must buy pimms and strawbs to celebrate! :)
hehe Judy shouting :)
good start for andy
it'll help him get the motivation for this long fight!
just noticed rogers wearing a compression shirt for his back. oh noooo.
aw poor rog :(
when his back is gone his forehand is gone and his forehand is his main weapon. boooourns.
on the board, woooo
:(
he does have alot of wins tho... could he let Murray get one... just one?..
hehe well held rog!
it's only fair.
how about we let Murray win a slam when theres someone else in the final? Nadal can lose one, that'd be great.
that hill is so tiny in person
or... we let Fed win the next one? ;)
this is why it should be renamed murray mount. mount feels like hilly than hill.
...obviously.
can't wait to see it.. eek!
Wouldn't mind if there was a Murray (Walker) Hill/Mount at Silverstone, though I don't know if there is one with a good view of the on-track action.
technically its a terrace
one of mum's friends is called pam terrace. maybe I should convince her to become a tennis player.
it was my very important role to correctly pronounce Aorangi Terrace to my tour group. I wonder who they ask when theres no Kiwis on the tour.
oh cliff, what the hell are you wearing
break point roger
and he gets it
that crowd is so pro murray i must cheer loudly in my house to make up for it
He heard you last Friday. :)
i can hear it from wales
Andy???
Not as pro-Murray as they would've been had it been anyone other than Fed.
*sulks*
i found out that my welsh cousin speaks fluent welsh. now i must meet her because thats cooooool.
Or if Murray had been Henman
if you need to tell anyone 'i dont like coffee' i can certainly help with that
gosh i hate fail!smash
hmm. i do like coffee so i might never need to say that.
I do like coffee can't be very different to I don't like coffee
there is one less word, funnily enough
There you go. You can say twice as many things already
Tennis is so much quieter than F1. Needs Murray Walker
Federer has won wimbledon a few times.
Too many?
not as many as sampras!
Two too little - Sampras won it 7 times. Fed needs to win it 8 times. ;)
But not today though. He can let Andy win this one
nah.
I learned today what Mr Murray Senior looks like. He ain't no Judy.
Steven, i like your thinking :)
It would be most odd if they looked like twins
heheh. I mean 'publicly known' wise but yes, would be very odd.
You can't put Alex Fergusin in the Royal box. With his language people would think prince Philip was there
Won that point the hard way
this is going to be a long match.
hehe, boris.
i was just thinking that. deuce deuce deuce.
ooh beckhams
Are all these comments by Mr C
#nocapitals
i'm lying in bed, its not a great angle for the shift key
Rogers back must have warmed up a bit because his forehand is doing well
the ITF have released a book celebrating Tennis at the 2012 Olympics but its not on sale to the public. Ohhh I'd love a copy to celebrate my Olympics trip so I am entering the daily competition to win one and crossing my fingers
http://2012.itftennis.com/olympics/news/articles/itf-olympic-book-launched-at-wimbledon.aspx
no challenges, thats rough
Federer had his chances there, but he didn't lost them. Murray just won them.
Andy has used all his challenges already. Does he get more in the next set?
yes. and if this set goes to tiebreak he'll get one more.
That's not so bad then
he's awful at challenging. his calls are 80% wrong i swear!
That's it, just smash the ball at roger
thats not a good time to get broken
oh Andy, chill for a second.
It never is.
Sigh.
Serving for the set, excellent.
its worst when you don't have a whole set in front of you to get it back
:)
Ouch
Roger IS Hawkeye!
I thought that was definitely long when I first saw it
Nice time to get the ace
hes its biggest critic
yay Andy :)
1 down 2 to go
lou are you a photographer?
right, now hes got that set that lou wanted, roger in 4 :)
wohooooooo!!
Call me Dave looks really miserable
There was a puzzling moment in yesterday's final when Serena's service was called long, she challenged and Hawkeye showed it to actually be inside the service line, by a few centimetres... I wonder how accurate that system really is.
yep!
not for the tennis tho...if thats what you mean?
What are you gonna do if you get an accrdidation to a race?
sometimes roger challenges when things are out by 10+ cm to "test" it because he hates it so much hahah
well... i'm not happy they he tried his best......however....... i wouldn't complain if he got 2... or maybe 3 ;)
cry with joy probably.
:)
:D
Haha, lol I mean just take photos?
the courts looked so different in the serve and volley days
How so?
probably! depends if i'm working for an agency.. team.. whatever, they may have specific photos they want. gotta get there first tho!
Brown lines up the middle where people chaged to the net then brown lines at the net
they just showed some old clips on the tv here. the grass was worn out in a lot more places than just the baseline.
Why don't they throw out the morons who constantly shout?
they do sometimes when they can find them
murray dont get broken....
tennis time! if he loses now, it's christine fault.
#blamepastor
i banned my friend from watching as she was is a jinx, do i have to ban christine too? ;)
https://twitter.com/Georgia_Ford/status/221961952174424065
Is wimbledon always held in London?
https://twitter.com/Georgia_Ford/status/221970753535483904
m absolutely wounded that my Wimbledon tweet is spreading like wildfire, 57 retweets and I'm getting absolutely ruined here!
Oh dear.
hahaha what do you expect
Is Tour de France always held in France? Well, the answer is, very often partly it is not :-)
why doesnt she just delete it then?
They have non-France stages sometimes, right?
it sometimes goes past my house! exciting times! :)
yep, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Switzerland...
did i just see Patrick Head in the Wimbles audience? or was it someone who looks like him?
I am sure I have seen him there before
This is getting out of hand now, Roger...
that shouting is reealllly annoying.
come on roger... lift your game, thats better
Andy Murray doing the old Connors/Nastase routine
i have no sound on, maybe i'll keep it this way
Great game by Federer
oh good, deuce :)
oh wait just realised i'm very behind
What are you watching?
just a bit haha
stupid streaming. i took the ipad into the kitchen to make some tea.
andy has just qualified for the semi final
:)
ipad streaming. but i forgot it buffered a bit earlier on and i forgot to refresh. :)
Lou,
Would you need accreditation to do a photoshoot in a factory as a team prepared for a race? Just thinking about different options
nope, think that very much depends on the team and how much access they want to grant a photographer. accreditation is mainly for events where photographers need more access etc. factory stuff is a good plan tho!
I guess the same would apply to straight line testing as that is not FIA sanctioned. And you are a lot less likely to get in the road there than at a race
I think she is really some kind of publicity genius
https://twitter.com/Georgia_Ford/status/221963173312479232
Sorry everyone, I thought Wimbledon was just the name of the competition, yana like the euros... Jesus wept.
good hold
Andy, you should have won that game
geez roger you are doing it very tough right now.
You think there'll be Mixed Doubles in Olympics tennis in 2016? I know men and women compete against each other in archery and equestrian and I remember there was a Team competition in Luge at the Youth Olympic Games earlier this year where boys and girls races on the same team.
theres mixed doubles this year, i assume they'll keep it.
If I had a DVR, I'd try to sync the video and streaming audio of the match so that they would not be any delay between what I'm seeing and what I'm hearing.
Ah, that's nice. :) And if memory serves, the Gold Medal matches are on Court 1 instead of Centre Court.
nope
They'll be on Centre Court then? 0.0
yeah, why wouldn't they be on the main court?
Why don't players hit the net cord all the time? Far more effective than hitting the ball to the other player :)
:)
Anyone here remember the GOlden Slam of Steffi Graf back in 1988?
that may never be repeated again...
Indeed. Gland Slams are rare. This one, even more so.
Ready for a tiebreak, folks?
Grand Slams just don't happen anymore (though Djoko almost managed it last year)
noooo
wooooo!!
come on roger
yaaaaaaaaaaaaay
YAAAAAAAAAY!
1-1
Looks like we are in for a long day
:(
well, that was some point to win the set
Federer got the drop (shot) on Murray there.
if my trainee shows up tomorrow I am going to hand him my 'how to be Amy' manual and sleep under my desk.
Great play by Federer
Indycar race is on in an hour and a half too
thankfully I still don't care about Indycar :D
unbelievable roger, looked out of it all set, every service game was a struggle but he held his nerve and then took his chance when i came up, what a champion
um..... it came up
my commentator thinks roger can play better but that andy is already playing at 100%
I think he's right.
Andy at 100% - no way
I think earlier Murray was at 100% but he seems to have fallen back a bit from that
uh oh i dont like the lurking cover boys
He missed two break points with easy errors in the last set, that puts him well below 100%
currently raining in silverstone and it's been raining here for about 4 hours now.. so... it's possible the rain is nearly in london!
That's 2 hours already?? The race seemed 10 times as long as this
Come on Tim!
Tim got replaced by Ricciardo and JEV
Play suspended.
It's raining
red flag
i knew those cover boys were ominous
you're such a tennis guru :)
I like that he's explaning exactly how to get into the changing rooms. That's handy information - FOR A STALKER ;)
Get the roof on and get on with it. The clouds may be cumulonimbus now but the past couple of weeks have taught us they are likely to turn to big black sods with more rain than there is water on the plabet
now where is mum.. this match is going to go on for ages and i want to get home at one point!
Corrected.
I think theres easier ways to stalk than trying to get into the Wimbledon members area :D
This better not make me late for Indycar when Dario is on pole
oh oh, cliff richard better not be there
I hope they're closing the roof. THAT IS WHAT ROOFS DO.
oh boo @Wimbledon Anticipating that this is a short shower and the #Wimbledonfinal should continue without the roof #Androg
WHAT IS THAT HASHTAG.
Spells like Androgyny...
seriously?! have they not seen this rain i have?!
and that is a rubbish hashtag.
Keeping it outdoors helps Andy doesn't it?
it doesn't help him so much as they think closing it might be more in Rogers favour
if they close the roof all the time though, what's the point in opening it at all? no reason to put it on runners at all, just have indoor tennis.
I reckon Lender's in talking to Andy saying, "do more of that bit where you hit the ball at Federer"
:)
but if they don't close it for a rain delay, why spend the milions putting it in in the first place?
to stop tennis bleeding into monday. that's why they built it. not to alway splay in the dry, just to keep schedules roughly on track.
Indeed
exactly
my commentators just said its closing so its all a moo point anyway :D
Handling the rain delays are supposed to be part of being a Wimbledon Champion I guess.
From the heli cam on our channel, that is NOT looking like a brief shower.
It's like a cow's opinion :)
exactly. it doesn't matter. its moo.
i just get impatient at 1.30 in the morning :D
:D
they ARE closing the roof aren't they ?
https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/221987696019636226 yep
From our window (we are down wind / up wind? We are where the weather is coming from) it's not a brief shower. It's stopped again but it's going to start again.
@Wimbledon
Big cheer from the Centre Court crowd as news of the roof closure does the rounds. #Wimbledonfinal #Androg
personally, i think indoors rocks. i'd make every tennis court with a roof and central heating. but that's just me.
heheh. inside rules
that's cause you generally hate the outdoors
yup :)
but i don't think i've been happier than sitting in the rain at Spa watching the F1 cars (i realise i'm alone in this) .. and sitting in the blazing sun while watching Andy win Queens! Nothing beats a glass of pimms, sunshine and grasscourt tennis!
Murray's in there going, "I don't want to stay calm Lendel"
"You have to try and keep balanced".
"No, get me your brother."
"What?"
"I don't want Evan Lendel, I WANT ODD LENDEL"
*HULK MURRAY*
#androg hashtag is being used a lot on twitter.
I am not a tennis expert but rather than being something to do with androgenous my guess would be it is ANDy ROGer
HAHAHAHAHA!
yeah im so tired but if i sleep now and record it ill find out who wins before i get a chance to watch it. and thats the last thing i want.
right i'm taking this oppertunity to get up out of this chair and stretch my legs, back for the resume!
I would have preferred Murrerer
There are a lot more players all of a sudden.
i'm not tired in the slightest because i woke up at 4pm today but still, i should probably get to bed before the sun comes up
i thought tennis had finished yesterday, only to discover lukeh had invented some doubles matches and was commenting on them by himself. ergo, i blame lukeh.
Sounds like the kind of trouble maker that usually is to blame in these occasions. (Or Lou, Steven or Amy)
i still managed to disagree with myself though
Apparently Davenport and Hingis are playing Navratilova and Novotna on number one court too
i commented on that mens one alone for what felt like hours! then lukeh turned up when i was asleep :(
relay commenting.
I like the bits in doubles where the partners say to each other, "should we play some more or is it time to go home".
oh and when you said "i thought tennis was over for the day... it is now :)" you were still a match too early :)
it never ends!!
tented tennis
When is the wheelchair final?
looks like a good place to set up the esky and have a beer
that all wrapped up earlier today
So what will actually be the last match?
this one, mens final is always the last one at a slam.
Play should start again in 20 minutes. Wahhh.
actually i lie, mixed dubs final is after the mens
I always knew you were such a liar ;)
:D thats just cruel, everyone will go home after the men have finished. poor doubles, no one sticks around for them.
At least they don't have the silly rules for doubles at Wimbledon.
according to my twitter friends the correct hashtag should be #murderer
which silly rules?
Don't they have a tie break instead of a third set at a lot of places?
They play 5 sets at Wimbledon
ah yes, they do that at the australian open but only in juniors and mixed doubles. i think they do it for the seniors at Wimbledon.
they have to carry their own bags on their second entrance.
marray and nielsen's story to be a tennis cool runnings one day? ;)
i always do! doubles is such fun to watch, even tho i know nothing about most of the teams.
Quite amazing for those guys who won the doubles Only ever played 20 tour matches between them. Never won any tournament. Now Wimbledon champions, ranked 18 in the world, invitations to all the big tournaments in the world.
Not a bad afternoon's work
It is movie material
The roof makes everything yellow - Steve Redgrave
I watched Freddie play Australian Open qualifying a couple of years ago. He lost to Mahut.
I always do but since our finals start at 7pm it always gets to a point here where if I dont leave I'll miss the last tram home :(
Tim Henman and Cliff Richard are both trending in the UK. Everyone on twitter must make the same jokes.
So much for it will only be a light shower
:)
christ, that was a serve.
I will #murderer if there are rain delays on my ground pass or Court 1 days :D
the rain on the roof sounds lovely :)
quiet please... oh thats the rain
Must be very distracting on the inside, at first
You would not believe how much rain there is here now... They made the right decision to put up the roof!
me too! it suddenly hit me that i'm not going to a court with a roof, and the way my luck/ this summer is going..
It's not that bad here, yet
I am meeting my other friend who is going that day at Southfields so I guess it'd be easy to meet you there too?
on the 1st?
28th
ohh right we're planning where to meet? goodness i don't know where Southfields is, do you have my email we can arrange meeting etc :)
High Noon where the US Tennis Open will be played.
once I get to London I'll let you know my UK number because I imagine arring by text is easiest. Southfields is the main tube station if you're heading to Wimbledon.
ohhhh right! yes do that :)
We'll i'm guessing i'll be coming from the same area as you, maybe so, its possible we may end up meeting on the train or something!
nooo Murray!!!
Uh oh... :(
hooray!
my friend is making things difficult because she has to go pick up her other tickets that morning in the city, but I have her Wimbledon tickets so I can't go in until I see her!
he is alright, juat slipped a little
hehe well you have my tickets so i can't go in without seeing you! ;)
but we'll be hanging all day, shes ditching me for court 1 haha
I tuned over to the F1 race over here and have the FInal on my smartphone app right now. The race wasn't carried live over here.
Murray doing a Becker impersonation
ditching you for court 1? how could she!!:)
Andy looked a bit broken there!
Murray stop trying to hurt yourself!!
heyya
those were the only tickets left that day and I wanted to go the same day as her because I haven't seen her since the AO 2010!
oh wow that is along time!
Murray, no!!
she moved back to Liverpool, its a bit far away to visit :(
Can't you get your Welsh cousin to visit for you?
Murrays body language is so readable
Thought that was out
well that would possibly be easier, and mum says shes a friendly girl who gets on well with everyone, my friend is like that too so they'd be great together!
How does Roger do that?!
Problem solved
this is turning into a big game...
hope you weren't planning sleep tonight, y'all :)
come.on.murray!!
Ohhh I forgot to post my bingo card for the start of the match...
I'll cry if they don't make it before curfew!
Curfew for you I assume is the time you need to leave to go to work
http://twitpic.com/a5f5hn
bit late now but still!
players will give up before amy.
hmm, I have to leave in about 6.5 hours, Wimbledon curfew is in just over 5. Perfect, I can get some sleep regardless.
BINGO
I assume they've all happened already.
what?!
Except the 5th set
pretty much, it is a little bit late :)
i meant to post it in the comments yesterday but I was allll byy myyyseelllff..
amazing rally.
I know we've definitely seen Cliff in his hideous jacket.
Mr C will tell you that doesn't mean I won't see it ;)
true story. #commentstalker
"the annoying thing about Federer is he doesn't look surprised when he does that sort of stuff"
Surprised Murray didn't get a racquet abuse caution there
that was mild
He's rattled
they haven't wrapped up any of their deuces on the first go
MURRAY WHY CAN'T YOU JUST WIN THIS GAME!
Murray is turning into Classic Murray.
that's classic Fed for ya - a silly error!
I'm asking the same of Federer.
Murray seems to win a lot of his secnd serves fairly easily
just.one.more.....
10th deuce *weep*
Tenth deuce!
Ohhh damn slipping
on the line!
don't challenge murray, the chalk clearly went up
Murray you aren't tsonga you're not made for falling on the floor.
He didn't see it though.
Tsonga has resolved to dive less! thats what makes him him, it'll never last.
Lots of challenges with a while to go
FINALLY
YES!
Federer is really on top now
that's Murray's style. use all the challenges
Needs to hold and consolidate though.
only in this set...
But ones remaining, are the for the set or match?
shankerer
For the set.
Andy needs to break back now, I'm sure Fed can pull back from 1-2, but can Andy??
The Set.
That makes more sense
I can see the logic. Gets him a few seconds rest and points early in the set can have a bigger effect on the direction than those later
posh spice has fallen asleep.
serve volley i love you
How can you tell?
the lack of emoti... ah, touche ;)
Next thing you know, people may be asking for lights at Centre Court if there aren't any set up already.
They had them on in the week didn't they, for Murray's late match
The way it's going, I'm thinking this match will finish close to sunset.
That's 4hrs away :)
they already have them
Ah, hmm.......
They thought ahead, didn't they? :)
Was that Lendl?
Lendl is Murray's coach
Future Davis Cup tie venue, perhaps?
Wow, didn't know that. He's looking old, I used love his tennis
they've done it before, i'm sure they will again
It has only been for a few months
Muzza, maybe it's time to get better shoes.. ones with grip
one mooooooore
2 sets to Rog
yes roger
All i wanted was for him to try, and he is more than doing that.
however i wonder how quickly i can get home...
right, hold on Murray, i'll be 20mins!
I wonder if there are punts taking place on Over/Under for # of shots in each point rally...
hopefully its over by then, im so tired, trying to hold on.
You think the delay might have taken any momentum out of Murray?
I have spent more than 2 years wondering if I am a jinx so I hope Roger gets one more set :D
Beckham for Germany - Becker
Nah. He had an easy hold in his first game on serve. It was that LONG dozen-deuce game that killed it.
True. TIme to get some momentum back to force a 5th set then.
Murray should just do second serves.
Murray is looking at his box too much and theres too much animation up there. Commentators hope he's looking at Lendl because his face doesn't change.
Murray's always been the kind to look for affirmation. Tennis' answer to Nigel Mansell, basically.
yeah. and he by far has the most hangers-on in his box, they had an article naming them all the other day and it was just ridiculous.
he really has always done that when things start turning bad for him, thats why they got lendl, he wont put up with any of that nonesense and is there to get it out of his game.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167077/The-amazing-12-man-Team-Murray-minus-Mum-whos-sitting-royal-box.html 4 managers and a lawyer. No one needs that.
Silliness
Andy it was IN. CHALK. SEE IT.
Even if he needs to have a lawyer there is no need for the lawyer to travel with him and go to matches. Can't do any lawyering watching tennis. Imagine the cost of paying a lawyer to watch all those hours of tennis
Ball called as out
OBJECTION!
and the managers cover PR and promotion and sponorships and stuff. They have nothing to do with his performance so you don't need any of them to watch, let alone four.
And he is a bit old to need his mummy with him every day
I think today is the second time I've seen Mum Federer over the two weeks.
But I do love Judy haha.
Clear signs of fatigue from Andy, while Fed is looking as comfortable as ever...
my friend just tweeted Not convinced Muzz is injured/faking injured. I think his face just looks like that.
woooo!
ahhh andy :(
Federer is playing so well. I think losing the first set just annoyed him
yes come on roger, make it quick, work starts in 5 hours and my eyes are trying to shut.
he might yet get a bit nervous...
maybe he thought he'd be charitable after two straight set victories in slam finals of the past
Murray's miss at 15-30 was huge.
yep, could have been the last chance to get back into it
ahhhh :( just got back. gutted. come on Andy!!!
second set was unbelievable from roger, murray had him on the ropes, every service game was a struggle he was down he looked in real trouble every game but he managed to fight his way out of it and held his serve, meanwhile murray was breezing through his service games, but at 6-5 i roger had one small opening and he took it. i think thats probably best, or one of the best sets he has saved while struggling and thats given him the confidence to step his game up in the third and fourth set. what a champion.
Whatever the result, i'm so proud of what Murray has done today, Federer is playing fantastically! And he has put up a super fight!
30-30 come on Andy!
is anybody here wearing this fabulous hat? http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/07/article-2170268-13F8409C000005DC-819_306x423.jpg
It's amazing Roger so consistently hits the ball cleanly then every now and then hits one so badly
wow, they each have fewer aces than Serena in 2 sets!
mum's newspaper has a andy murray mask. not sjure which one it is
Bust-a-chalk!
hehehe if i went and found the paper dad just bought i could do.. lol! but i can't tear myself away!
love those cheeky wee dropshots
I love masks pic.twitter.com/Zf1SivbW
come onnnnnn
oh my gosh.. no. no. no. murray come on!
Federer looks like he has played for about 2 hours less than Murray
here we go come on roger,
i guess lots of experience over 5 sets is helpful in times like this
Nadal and Roddick here come to mind.
its all about the body language, federer gives nothing away to his opponent, while murray doesnt quite now how to control it
Lou,
Tony Fernandes just tweeted about a Caterham straight line test soon. You should tweet him and ask if you can shoot it
am on it!
Very true. Federer potrays invincibility
it seems to be that the moment you show your emotions to Fed he wins. he has crazy powers
Somone woke up the crowd. Shame they were not like that for the last two hours
YES!
wow
he is always so controlled, even on the times he is beaten
this is so tense.
thats why i love those times that he snaps, because they're so rare
oh murray, desperate times.
The crowd is giving us a feel of what the Olympics will be like here.
SO GOOD.
:D
so not a fault I SAW CHALK
ahh i can't watch!
You must be throwing it up in the sir yourself then
ahh.. unlucky andy, bloody good effort.
great match
air not sir.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY I'M NOT A JINX
YES! Better luck next year, Andy. I'll root for you when you're not up against Fed. :)
aw well done Muzza, put up such a good fight, but Fed was amazing.
*hugs for muzza*
Federer deserved to win. No question about it
least he got himself a grand slam final set :)
Look at Murray - soaking it up like he'd won the thing.
Still the best British performance in the last.. what? 6 or 7 decades?
i saw that as him feeling a bit disapointed. but maybe i'm wrong.
for men...
roger federer, what a freak, he is unbelievable, and back at number 1
twiiiiiins
Oh yeah! He's number 1 again. Crazy.
74 years
equal most weeks ever!
Marray won yesterday
and Oxfam get lots of money thanks to that guy who died. Good work all round.
In the men's singles. :)
Murray is younger than Federer thought right?
Yup! Not sure by how much, though.
yeah but when Murray lost his first final everyone said 'ahh well he's younger than Roger was when he got his first' but thats far from true now.
1981 v 1987
How old is Nole?
But Federer didn't have to beat Federer
Thanks, I was just trying to look it up.
hes one week younger than Murray
HIS KIDS ARE SO CUTE
His name was on the board already. #protest
That's Murray's HUGE problem.
Murray is emotional! <3
Roger took 8 finals before he lost one, Rafa won his first two I think, Novak won his second, I can't think of the last person to make 3 and not win any of them was.
awwwwww
awwwwwwwwww <3 <3 <3
oh no here come the water works, get on with it
awwwww. oh my.
he never gets emotional.. leave him be.
bless him :(
Emotional Scotsman and not a sign of alcohol or bad singing
Or you could try empathy!
I like that reaction of "I'm getting closer" - suggests he's not about to give up
reminds me of Federer also crying when he lost to Nadal in... where was that again?
main issue though, Nadal got his first v Puerta (er, who?) , Roger got his v Mark Philippoussis and Djokovic got his v Tsonga. Murrays matchups have been much harder.
He'll get there, this'll only make him wanna push even harder to get that grand slam. Look how much it means to him!
i can't even imagine how he must feel. he's been put under so much pressure, by himself and by the UK, he couldn't have done much more today.
awww even Kim is crying.
Hang in there Muzza!!
i.e. Too many good players blocking his way?
This was Murray's best shot to date - he didn't need to face Rafa or Nole. But Fed was still there - and he's still better.
awwww :(
2009 AO which people still give him crap for. 'wahhhh he tried to steal Nadals moment, he cried on purpose' because Roger has a lot of critics. I've never seen anyone say that about Andys crying.
Judy crying too. :(
the whole of the UK are now in tears
<3 <3 awwww!!! Tears in my eyes. bless him..
Lendl lost his first 3 finals I think before winning one, so he can teach Andy how to deal with that :)
Ok - so I withdraw my last ;)
but not cause we're disappointed... because we <3 him and he's done so well, and we know how much he wanted this
I hate that the first thing they ask a champion is about the loser.
I appear to be crying too. Damn empathy.
:) you'll have to start liking Andy sometime!
of course, that speech was emotional stuff!
Severe lack of sleep maybe
I will let him win one, as long as its not against Roger. Thats a big improvement from a few years back!
Someone made a good point: Nole, Rafa, and Fed have now won 1 GS each this year. Who wins the tiebreaker in NY? Or will Murray finally sneak through to win?
I can't not cry when other people cry. I think I'm going to cry at the Olympics at least 6 times.
and that's just the one day of tennis
Del Potro!
I can't wait for the Olympics!
true. I'll cry when the players walk out. I'll cry when someone wins. I'll cry if they cry. I'm screwed.
oh i'm like that too. I'm awful in happy films... in sad films... when people win things... when people loose things.
Dimitrov! no, wait, that would be Federer again...
we are going to look like a strange pair sitting their crying Amy...!
hehehe
Eddie Vedder has made me cry four times. I'm ridiculous.
i cry each time coldplay play yellow and fix you, so don't worry ;)
I need there to be less sport. I have already cancelled a pop up reminder for Indycar and now one for baseball
I do need Roger to stop dressing his kids the same though because its my twin pet hate.
tony is the bestest:
@tonyfernandes Devasting to see andy murray lose. But what a gracious loser. He's a winner in my mind today.
now go get the biggest hug from Judy and Kim, Murray!
(Sidenote, Dario just had an awful pit.)
I am behind because I kept realising I wasn't watching so I rewound his speech about 3 times.
Kate looks mad. I don't like her anymore.
Saw a comment on twttier and flicked over for a second. Normally he always gains places on stops so the odd bad one is bound to happen
I guess he was too far from the wall and they couldn't get the fuel connected?
She knows every time she is on TV everyone is talking about her sister
20 DAYS AMY!!!!
WIMBLEDON I'M COMING FOR YOU
:D :D
oh and now that its Monday here I can say I'M COMING NEXT WEEK!
:D :D :D
I had no idea that it was that soon
Thanks to everyone for all the great commenting. I haven't been able to participate nearly as much as I would have liked but you all kept things ticking over very nicely. Great match to end a great tournament! :)
thank you for the threads!
#didntknowilikedtennisthismuch
back for the olympic tennis? :)
It's not over yet
Still doubles to play
yes, thank you for hosting our chats guys!! have loved live commenting Wimbles :)
@stanwawrinka
Amazing Roge!!!!
I love my friend Stanley sometimes.
Ah ha! Well, the thread will still be here. I can't watch doubles myself, too fast.
Not sure how we're covering the Olympics, but there'll be space for chatter somewhere!
looking forward to it :)
roger way too good, mentally alot stronger than murray, until murray learns to keep his emotions (on the court) in check he may struggle against the stronger players because roger nadal and djokovoic are all very tough physically and mentally, but no doubt murray has the talent to win numerous slams, just needs to tighten one aspect of his game and he could make it number one, talent alone he is almost there.
enjoyed talking late night tennis with you over the last 2 weeks, but now i need sleep, 4 hours should be enough before work
cheers
ohhh so nice that Mirka was there waiting <3
their family is so cute :)