Jones Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murray all over Fed's serve. Beautiful so far. Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murray 5-3 up in the third set. Hopefully he can prevail in this set and finish it off in 4. Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murrays playing well Federer though, what a machine at 31. Unbelievable career. If Fed wins this set I think he'll win the 5th Link to comment
Poodler Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Momentum fed now, great match saving game Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 2-2 Federer wins 4th set Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Aw man Murray. Nae but a ba hair from victory but Federer snatches it back Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 2-2 Federer wins 4th set Hope the arse doesn't start flapping. Murray has his measure for sure...mentally? Next few games will tell Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 does anyone else think Federer is a cunt and the folk in his corner are cunts too? 2 Link to comment
boboisared Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 does anyone else think Federer is a cunt and the folk in his corner are cunts too?I've always thought Federer was a cunt but he is the GOAT. What's he been doing this time? Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I've always thought Federer was a cunt but he is the GOAT. What's he been doing this time? he's wearing pink trainers. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 does anyone else think Federer is a cunt and the folk in his corner are cunts too? don't think he is, the folk in his corner are irrelevant Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murray breaks the GOAT in the second game of the 5th 2-0 up 1 Link to comment
boboisared Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 he's wearing pink trainers.Aye they're a bit much. Hard to concentrate when he's running about. Murray breaks the GOAT in the second game of the 5th 2-0 up Link to comment
boboisared Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I hate Federer, think he's a wank when he loses, especially to Murray for whatever reason.Aye he's made some comments in the past that I didn't like. Link to comment
Coopy100 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I hate Federer, think he's a wank when he loses, especially to Murray for whatever reason.I've found the fed to nothing but a good winner or loser. 1 1 Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 4-2. Next game is vital. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Well done. Djokovic is better than Federer but Murray is having a great tournament and can win the final. Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 you fucking beauty, he does like to put you through the ringer, in fact its reminscent of lendl Link to comment
OddJob Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 This is the difference from the Murray of a few years ago. The old murray would have crumbled at being taken to a 5th set - if he even got that far - but now his maturity has shone through. Must admit i did fear for him today, but well done Andy Link to comment
Granite City Reds Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Can't see Murray beating Djokovic on sunday due to the length of the game he played against Federer, hopefully i'm wrong but feel he should have won the match earlier but Federer is mentally so strong. Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Can't see Murray beating Djokovic on sunday due to the length of the game he played against Federer, hopefully i'm wrong but feel he should have won the match earlier but Federer is mentally so strong. Murray is the fittest guy out there, he will be fine Link to comment
gla5gowdon Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I'd hope 48 hours rest combined with all the right nutrition should have him tearing the court up on Sunday. Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I'd hope 48 hours rest combined with all the right nutrition should have him tearing the court up on Sunday. He does all that stuff, he is a supreme athlete Link to comment
Granite City Reds Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murray is the fittest guy out there, he will be fine Not question his fitness which is one of the best its the recovery time from 4 hours of tough tennis. Djokovic is the only player i've seen recover so well after 4 hours of top tennis to move so well 2 days later. Djokovic has had an extra day off which i don't agree with either which will give him an advantage. Link to comment
MincePie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Not question his fitness which is one of the best its the recovery time from 4 hours of tough tennis. Djokovic is the only player i've seen recover so well after 4 hours of top tennis to move so well 2 days later. Djokovic has had an extra day off which i don't agree with either which will give him an advantage. Agree with this, 24 hours extra recovery can make a huge difference, both semi finals should be played on the same day imo. Excellent win for Murray, frustrating he couldn't see out the 4th set but he kept his head and played a brilliant 5th set The final will be very tough but he certainly has enough in his locker to beat Djoko, unfortunately I reckon Djoko will win in 4 or 5 sets. Desperately hope I'm proved wrong though. Link to comment
ChutneyLove Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Federer's bird - wearing a fleece jumper, nae make up, hair a mess - picking her nose and rubbing the spoils on her lip one time the camera was on her. Murray's bird - dressed smart casual, hair nice, make up on, worth a dirl. That's what won it for Andy. Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 I hate Federer, think he's a wank when he loses, especially to Murray for whatever reason. There is no doubt Murray gets right up his nose. He was getting really frustrated at times tonight - you don't often see Federer in a fluster like that. I think he knew that Murray had his number. When you've won 17 majors I imagine that is very hard to take. Very heartening to see Murray come out so strongly after losing the 4th set. Very reminiscent of the US Open final. He just went after it. I think 48 hrs should be enough to recover and I don't think Djokovic will fancy going 5 sets with Murray - even with a days extra rest. The big difference for Murray, win or lose on Sunday, is that he has now become nigh on impossible to beat in the extended 5-set Grand Slam tournaments. He is something else physically. He's like a cyborg or something. I think it will be tough for anyone outside Nadal, Federer and Djokovic to take him out. I think he will play a few more semi-finals and finals this season. It now becomes vitally important that he gets to number 2 in the world, so he can avoid Djokovic until the finals. On tonight match, I think Murray served exceptionally. The key statistic was that he won 63% of points on his second serve. His first serve % is always high. When you marry the two it is very difficult to beat Murray. When he serves that well it just become relentless, because he is the best return of serve in tennis. This is why Federer was getting frustrated. Should be a great final as long as Djokovic doesn't get away from Murray. That's the only worry for me - Djokovic can just blow players away, before they know what's going on! He is in devastating form right now. I'm glad he didn't watch the Ferrer match, because that was a brutal raping. It was frightening to watch. Link to comment
Jones Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 A great statistic is one that is also slightly worrying. Murray won 20% more points than Federer today. Interesting because it highlights just how dominant Murray was. Worrying because it again highlights just how fucking crap he is in the tie break! There really was a clear dominance out there today. In regards to recovery, Murray is a beast. He was still chasing down everything in the fifth, a set in which he was simply immense. It's the first real chance I've had to see him this tournament although I caught bits of his earlier matches. He was head and shoulders above Fed for the majority of the match, but Fed was holding it together and playing superbly in the big points at tie break, and also when Murray was serving for the match in the 4th. The final will be another epic match, at least that's guaranteed. Looking forward to it, just hope it's finished before the dons game. Link to comment
NorthernLights24 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I love reading the comments on the BBC after a magnificent Murray victory. The sense of seething you feel from middle England brings a smile to my my face Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I love reading the comments on the BBC after a magnificent Murray victory. The sense of seething you feel from middle England brings a smile to my my face Aint into tennis but you'd think after he brought home a gold and a silver they'd have warmed to him slightly. Link to comment
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