The Tennis Thread

[Rossco]

Yup, missed a few break points now. Good time for a break to sort himself out. Ages to go left in this match!

[QualityChimp]

This is exhausting!

[Colin]

You're not kidding, torture!

[Rossco]

How'd you think Andy feels!!! This game is going on forever.

[Colin]

Got to feel for the boy, Fed's playing some awesome stuff now, amazing challenge ahead.

I don't see any way back here, Murray looks spent.

[koopatroopa90]

Just tuned into this as Murray lost his way a bit, didn't realise BBC were broadcasting it in 3D! Looks quite good.

[ETC]

My heart bleeds for him only won ?575,000 for being second so can't say I feel for him, he was beaten by the better guy

[QualityChimp]

Someone must be chopping onions. That's the only possible explanation for my watery eyes...

[EvilBoris]

"They just see ginger balls"

[nakamura]

My heart bleeds for him only won ?575,000 for being second so can't say I feel for him, he was beaten by the better guy

If it had anything to do with money he wouldn't have needed to even play anymore.

Really feel for him myself, gave it everything but just beaten by the best.

[Kieran76]

It was the second set, if he had held on and won that then I think he would have gone all the way. Got to feel for the bloke, hope he can win the US.

[EJG1980]

Unlucky Murray, just outplayed by a better player. With a bit of luck on his side I'm sure he's got at least one grand slam in him.

Great to see Roger Federer back as world number one though. I would love to see him have an end of career renaissance and get up to the magical twenty mark in grand slam wins, before he packs it in.

[Anpanman]

Glad Federer won, still don't like Murray, doesn't come across as the role model the other big three are and his game doesn't excite either.

Still, as I've said before I fully expect him to win multiple Grand Slam's before he retires but I think his chances are better at the US and Australian Open's on hard courts.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Glad Federer won, still don't like Murray, doesn't come across as the role model the other big three are and his game doesn't excite either.

To be fair, it isn't a sportsperson's job to be a role model, nor should it be. Your parents should be your role models first and foremost, surely?

That said, I agree about Murray's game for the most part - his game has long been re-active, whereas Federer, Nadal & Djokovic play pro-active tennis with them always looking to force the issue in games.

Hopefully Murray can learn from yesterday's match and maintain the style of play he had in the first set and a half against Federer. If he can become more attacking, then he definitely has it in him to win a major.

[QualityChimp]

A woman at work described his performance as "sh*t" and "he gave up".

I'd like to see how she does against the world number 1 and arguably the greatest player the game has seen.

He was outplayed, but I'd never say he played "sh*t". He was amazing in that first set and returned many shots that seemed impossible to get to.

The same woman hates Back to the Future but won't hear a bad thing against George Michael, so I don't rate her opinion particularly highly.

In happier news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18765015

A bet placed on Wimbledon champion Roger Federer nearly a decade ago has netted more than ?100,000 for Oxfam.