The SCOTCH tennis player thread

[Simster]

It's MURRAY time. He's on court now, trying to hold his first service game against Gasguet.

 

[Icy Gull]

He's getting well pissed off with the very childish "Come on Tim" shouts too

 

[Badger]

I can't wait until next week when everyone suddenly realises that they don't actually like tennis after all

 

[Tricky Dicky]

He's getting well pissed off with the very childish "Come on Tim" shouts too

I don't blame him. These are presumably the same muppets who shout "GET IN THE HOLE" at golf.

 

[Simster]

He's getting well pissed off with the very childish "Come on Tim" shouts too

I can't hear because I'm watching with the sound down, but if that's true I would find that frightfully witty.

 

[Falkor]

i think his going to struggle to win this i hope he does but tough test

 

[The Spanish]

it would be nice if he succeeded in his own country one day, if they ever get round to hosting a grand slam tournament.

 

[Icy Gull]

I can't hear because I'm watching with the sound down, but if that's true I would find that frightfully witty.

This is a general shout over the tournament not just limited to this game when I have no idea if anyone has shouted it yet, but knowing it pisses him off, you just would wouldn't you...

 

[Tricky Dicky]

i think his going to struggle to win this i hope he does but tough test

Hardest so far, but should be ok. Murray is a much better, fitter, faster player than he was during that 5-setter 3 years ago, and Gasquet is a little older.

It was actually indirectly that game that made him step up a notch - he was mauled so badly by Nadal in the next round in '08, partly because he was so knackered after a gruelling 5 sets the round before, that he started to train a lot, lot harder. He is now one of the quickest and fittest on the circuit.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I predict tomorrow's Sun headline will be:

"MURRAY JOYRIDE ENDED BY BLOWN GASQUET"

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Blimey, this Aussie kid Tomic, not content with knocking out Soderling, has now seen off Xavier Malisse.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Straight sets as well?

 

[Simster]

British spunk and guts takes him to a first set victory, 7-6

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Straight sets as well?

If that's aimed at me, then yes, straight sets 6-1 7-5 6-4 - I don't know him, is he a qualifier ?

 

[Simster]

7-6 6-3

 

[Tricky Dicky]

2 sets up now, don't lose that concentration now !!

 

[Braders]

COME ON TIM

 

[Bob!]

He's looking very British at the moment

 

[Icy Gull]

Setting himself up nicely for a three set thrashing by Federer, Djokovich or Nadal (not sure who's side of the draw he's in)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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