cameron2000 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Surely has to play Edmund 1 and Murray 2? There’s little chance of either Edmund or Evans beating Nadal but Edmund could if he red lined unbelievably - Evans simply doesn’t have the fire power to produce a 1-off performance like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-coo-shed Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Don't think we'll see Andy at all unless either Edmund or Evans has a niggle after yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Noticed they haven't said who's playing who yet. Do they draw lots for who has to name their team first? If Britain gets second go they could put their worst player against Nadal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Noticed they haven't said who's playing who yet. Do they draw lots for who has to name their team first? If Britain gets second go they could put their worst player against Nadal.The player who plays Number 1 has to be higher ranked than 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, cameron2000 said: The player who plays Number 1 has to be higher ranked than 2 Cheers. So the highest ranking player from each side play each other? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Brilliant from Edmund. Andy who? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Brilliant from Edmund. Andy who? Given his absence over the last three days, is Andy injured? He would have given Nadal more problems than Evans. At the very least, he could have made Nadal more tired for tonight's doubles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: Given his absence over the last three days, is Andy injured? He would have given Nadal more problems than Evans. At the very least, he could have made Nadal more tired for tonight's doubles. He would have played Lopez if he'd been selected. He did have an elbow injury at the European Open, so it could be that still bothering him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Given his absence over the last three days, is Andy injured? He would have given Nadal more problems than Evans. At the very least, he could have made Nadal more tired for tonight's doubles.He said the other day he is carrying a few more pounds than he should be due eating a lot of shite after the baby was born a few weeks ago. You would have to think there is more to it than that though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Britain seem to be holding serve easier here. Big set this... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Just now, peasy23 said: 30 minutes ago, Bishop Briggs said: Given his absence over the last three days, is Andy injured? He would have given Nadal more problems than Evans. At the very least, he could have made Nadal more tired for tonight's doubles. He said the other day he is carrying a few more pounds than he should be due eating a lot of shite after the baby was born a few weeks ago. You would have to think there is more to it than that though. That would have been unusually unprofessional. Andy would have watched his diet throughout his return from injury, especially with the Davis Cup coming up. As you say, there has has to be more to it than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheScarf Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Just watched it. A really fascinating insight into what he's been through the past 2 years. Lesser men would've called it a day 12 months ago but he has like 'nah f**k off, I'll get a metal hip and start cigaring my way to titles again'. Lovely stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Watched it yesterday as well. I think the majority would have called it quits last year, he's just a different animal though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just finished watching Resurfacing. I was amazed at the level of access the film makers were given, especially as Andy has always kept his children out of the public eye. Lesser men would have chucked it long ago, or gone for the metal hip and just thought they would take it easy from then on. Andy was on the One Show last week and admitted that this was a very different documentary from the original intention. Filming was only supposed to be for a few months to film his recovery and return after the first hip op, but that didn't go at all to plan. He said if they had known what was going to happen months down the line then he almost certainly wouldn't have let them film it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 One thing I found strange was how long it took for Andy or his team to even discuss the hip replacement. Even months after his first operation, and then after all the pain reducing measures he'd taken, he could still barely walk and there was still nobody saying "I think you need a hip replacement". It seemed to be Andy himself who looked into it and then convinced himself that was what he needed to do. Is that solely because so much could go wrong with a hip replacement that nobody wanted to suggest it? Just feel he could've saved himself a few months of pain at least if he'd perhaps been pushed towards the hip replacement a little earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, The Moonster said: One thing I found strange was how long it took for Andy or his team to even discuss the hip replacement. Even months after his first operation, and then after all the pain reducing measures he'd taken, he could still barely walk and there was still nobody saying "I think you need a hip replacement". It seemed to be Andy himself who looked into it and then convinced himself that was what he needed to do. Is that solely because so much could go wrong with a hip replacement that nobody wanted to suggest it? Just feel he could've saved himself a few months of pain at least if he'd perhaps been pushed towards the hip replacement a little earlier. I think it was always viewed as an option for once he was done playing, to improve his quality of life post tennis. I think that's why it took so long to go for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 One thing I found strange was how long it took for Andy or his team to even discuss the hip replacement. Even months after his first operation, and then after all the pain reducing measures he'd taken, he could still barely walk and there was still nobody saying "I think you need a hip replacement". It seemed to be Andy himself who looked into it and then convinced himself that was what he needed to do. Is that solely because so much could go wrong with a hip replacement that nobody wanted to suggest it? Just feel he could've saved himself a few months of pain at least if he'd perhaps been pushed towards the hip replacement a little earlier.I think it was presumed that having the Hip replaced/resurfaced would restrict his movement far too much to compete professionally again. Only a small number of surgeons were willing to suggest it could work, however, other may not have wanted to gamble with their reputation. I think the idea really grew in Andy’s mind when Bob Brian proved he could return to high-level doubles, pain free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Watching a documentary on BBC Alba just now on Elena Baltacha. Really fascinating and good to see Sergei senior and junior. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Watching a documentary on BBC Alba just now on Elena Baltacha. Really fascinating and good to see Sergei senior and junior. Young Sergei had a spell at Petershill, he was plagued with injuries but he was a smashing big guy, and when he was fit he was a cracking player. I'm going for the tears and snotters double and watching Doddie Weir after this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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