H_B Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Is Mackin any good? I saw him win the Scottish Open at Craiglockhart back in May, but the standard of opposition in the first couple of rounds was terrible so that maybe doesn't say much. 688793[/snapback] Depends what you mean by good... At World level, he is woeful. Would be better off getting a cushy coaching number at Craiglockhart, rather than earning 50p for winning a round in the Uzbekhistan Open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyG Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Clay is Mackin's best surface...which goes to show how poor he is at the top level. I had to laugh when the commentator said he was very brave to go into the qualifying events for the big tournies where you earn nowt if you don't qualify. I don't think the Mackin family need to worry too much about cash! Plus the fact that our "top" tennis players get a fair amount of funding for trooping about the challenger circuit to only be seen on the main tour when they get Wimbledon wildcards...where they earn £10K even if they go out in the first round, which they invariably do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Clay is Mackin's best surface...which goes to show how poor he is at the top level. I had to laugh when the commentator said he was very brave to go into the qualifying events for the big tournies where you earn nowt if you don't qualify. I don't think the Mackin family need to worry too much about cash! Plus the fact that our "top" tennis players get a fair amount of funding for trooping about the challenger circuit to only be seen on the main tour when they get Wimbledon wildcards...where they earn £10K even if they go out in the first round, which they invariably do. 689575[/snapback] I don't know Ally. According to the tennis today, Mackin has only made around £116k since he turned pro 8 years ago. Not forgetting that he won't have any sponsorship deals of note, that doesn't even equate to £15k p/a. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyG Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Will the 116K figure not what he's made in career earnings, which won't take into account LTA funding? I'm not entirely sure, but I think he's only been given wildcards for Wimbledon in the last 2-3 years since his ranking has increased. He's actually from Paisley...but he's a big bluenose apparently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Andy Murray's currently playing in the first round of the Thailand Open. If he wins two matches he'll break into the top 100. He's playing Georg Bastl in the first round and has just won the first set 6-2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yohan Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Is Makin not related to the James Hunt that owns East Stirling? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Is Makin not related to the James Hunt that owns East Stirling? 693999[/snapback] Yep.... he's his son i think. Andy Murray has beaten Bastl 6-2 6-4 to progress to the second round. Next he faces the fifth seed Soderling. Soderling's not all that brilliant though so Andy has a chance of making the quarters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Yep.... he's his son i think.Andy Murray has beaten Bastl 6-2 6-4 to progress to the second round. Next he faces the fifth seed Soderling. Soderling's not all that brilliant though so Andy has a chance of making the quarters. 694028[/snapback] Excellent Soderling is beatable, but it'll be a tough match. Not like Andy's not had any of those in the last few months...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Murray won this morning again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 7-6, 7-6 Well done Andy boy!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super J's Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 that's him in the top 100 in the world now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 that's him in the top 100 in the world now 696764[/snapback] The top 64 is his next target 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 In the quarter-final against No. 3 seed Robby Ginepri (who got to the semis of the US open) the score is currently: 4-6, 6-4, 2-2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 MURRAY BREAKS! Latest score: 4-6, 6-4, 3-2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 MURRAY HOLDS! 4-6, 6-4, 4-2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 GINEPRI HOLDS: 4-6, 6-4, 4-3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 MURRAY HOLDS: 4-6, 6-4, 5-3 One game from victory! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joozy Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 MURRAY WINS! 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermac Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Can't really take Andy Murray seriously after watching Napoleon Dynamite. They could be twins (or is it just me?! ) Tina, come get some ham! CLICKY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 He's playing Srichaphan for a place in the final against Federer. Currently 1 set down (tiebreaker) and it's 5-5 in the 2nd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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