peasy23 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 The stare the umpire gave him was priceless, doubt anybody has ever defaulted before for smashing the umpire in the face with a right foot volley, so that could have been another first for Andy.Final scheduled for "not before 4pm" local time, so 9pm here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Hope this works. What a volley! https://mobile.twitter.com/doublefault28/status/767162171646177280/video/1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Hope this works. What a volley! https://mobile.twitter.com/doublefault28/status/767162171646177280/video/1 Top bin, pick it out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I see Cilic won from a set down in the end last night. Anyone watch it? How long did it go on for? He seems to be playing/serving pretty well just now, but Murray has an excellent record against him so hopefully he gets the job done with minimal hassle and then gets a good week of rest/preparation in ahead of the US Open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan09 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Dat lob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Beat in straight sets 6-4 7-5. A week to recover then its US Open time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thought he looked a bit heavy legged tonight, not really a surprise though given how many games he has played in the last fortnight. Hopefully gets plenty of rest this week before heading to Flushing Meadow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Looked like a match too far for Andy tonight. Hell of a run he`s had. All credit to Cilic. Rest up Andy, chance of another slam coming up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Had a feeling he'd get beat tonight as Cilic seems to be playing well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) Although you obviously wanted him to win, it's very true what Rusedski said with regards to people not talking about keeping his run going through the US Open. Definitely eases the pressure on him. Edited August 21, 2016 by Elixir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 He'll be disappointed... but ffs Wimbledon champion again, Olympics champion again... another major in a wk, new father.... what a time to be Andy Murray 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: He'll be disappointed... but ffs Wimbledon champion again, Olympics champion again... another major in a wk, new father.... what a time to be Andy Murray Absolutely. What he`s having. Decent chance at US open too. Presumably Lendl will be on team for that which always seems a positive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Cilic had 3 match points to get to the Wimbledon semi-final this year, and would have faced Raonic in the semi-final where he would only have been slight underdog to reach the final. He was already a decent outside bet for the US Open but Cincinnati backs that up, I think he'll go really well there. A shame Murray lost, wouldn't have minded him losing earlier in the week as it would have given him extra rest days, but to reach all the way to the end and not win is frustrating. All his matches were straight sets and pretty short though so don't think it will have taken much out of him, and with Djokovic not playing he still made a dent in his points total. He seems to be all set to challenge for the US Open, but his poor performances there - by his standards - since he won it make me a bit apprehensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Didn't really matter how short the matches were, including the doubles games he played in Rio it was 14 games in 15 days, some effort to even reach the final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Well if all his matches had been 3 sets instead of 2 he would have been on court for another 4 hours or so, the equivalent of playing an extra couple of matches. So it is clearly better that this wasn't the case. Of course it was a good effort, as I said though the fact his matches weren't particularly tough physically is a positive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I'd think eight days is enough of a break for someone as fit as Andy. Hopefully with a decent draw he'll get through his first few matches with a bit to spare as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Really looking forward to the Open this year. Given Andy's record since he won it 4 years ago (f**k me, has it been that long?) I'm never as excited as I am for Wimbledon and the AO. But this year feels very different. He's having the best season of his career and if he were to make it a 4th Slam he could retire the day after and I don't think I'd mind. He's had a fantastic career. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: Really looking forward to the Open this year. Given Andy's record since he won it 4 years ago (f**k me, has it been that long?) I'm never as excited as I am for Wimbledon and the AO. But this year feels very different. He's having the best season of his career and if he were to make it a 4th Slam he could retire the day after and I don't think I'd mind. He's had a fantastic career. The draw is going to be very interesting. No one is going to want a wildcard Del Potro in their half. Of the possible QF opponents, Murray and Djokovic will want to avoid Cilic. I really want Djokovic to get Kyrgios in his quarter. It has the potential to be a great match. It will be interesting to see the form of Djokovic. There have been rumours he is getting the yips on his second serve but I'm not sure that's entirely true. This is the first bad patch he has had in about 3 years so he was probably due one! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Ooh ya fucker. He gets Rosol in the first round. They hate each other. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 JMdP on Murray's side of the draw but won't meet until the semi's should they progress. Apart from that, you've got to think he'll be fairly happy. Glad Raonic and more so Cilic are in Djokovic's half. Monfils too. It's funny as I don't see either Wawrinka or Nadal, the third and fourth seeds, doing anything and expect them both to get papped out before the semi's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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