JustOneCornetto Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 He's hanging in there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Murray out then. He played well enough but he's just a bit short when it comes to playing the top 20 level guys now, especially over five sets. I guess he will play the US open next month, and then...? Who knows, but he won't be troubling the second week of a grand slam again I'm afraid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Wee bit unfair. Tsitsipas had to play very well to beat Murray there - easily a semi-final / final standard match. Over 5 sets yes Andy will struggle a bit but he can certainly still hang with most on the tour even with a metal hip. Edited July 7, 2023 by cdhafc1874 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Lex said: Murray out then. He played well enough but he's just a bit short when it comes to playing the top 20 level guys now, especially over five sets. I guess he will play the US open next month, and then...? Who knows, but he won't be troubling the second week of a grand slam again I'm afraid. The problem he has now is the younger guys can just go up a gear for half an hour and take a set off him with ease (I realise that wasn’t the case today) but you see it happening in the Masters tournaments too. Djokovic gets away with it because his forehand and serve are still ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Did Tsitsipas really need the ball boy to go get his watch for him? Makes him look like a dick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxo Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 42 minutes ago, dundeefc1783 said: He's speaking to his box Again, apologies for ignorance, but is that the place that contains his friends and family? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 33 minutes ago, cdhafc1874 said: That's Norrie papped out in 4 sets by an American guy I've never heard of. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 46 minutes ago, cdhafc1874 said: That's Norrie papped out in 4 sets by an American guy I've never heard of. Is he not the thickst theed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie adie Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: Eubanks legs are gross Nae worse than Joy Dunlop's arms 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 58 minutes ago, TheScarf said: The problem he has now is the younger guys can just go up a gear for half an hour and take a set off him with ease (I realise that wasn’t the case today) but you see it happening in the Masters tournaments too. Djokovic gets away with it because his forehand and serve are still ridiculous. His 1st serve last night was as good as I have ever seen it but today he barely got a 1st serve in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 He couldn’t match his performance from last night today. Whilst Tsitsipas was able to. If it could have finished last night he’d likely have won, but I’m not convinced he hasn’t hurt himself in that fall last night. Its a shame as the draw has opened up and would have a genuine chances to make the quarter finals. He is on the cusp of being seeded, just a couple of good tournaments prior to the US Open. He has already committed to Washington and a Chinese tournament later in the year. Next year will be his last Wimbledon and I think he will call it quits at the Olympics. Although it’s at Roland Garros so might just go and play doubles. Another very credible performance by Liam Broady just being edged out in four tight sets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Swiatek is doing her best to lose this set so Djokovic/Wawrinka isn’t finishing tonight. If it even starts. Edited July 7, 2023 by TheScarf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 My mate texted me and asked how Murray got on and my reply was ‘he lost 2-0 on the day, 3-2 on aggregate.’ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Murray's comments not really a lot different from what he has said after going out early at the last two Wimbledons. Imo the scheduling did him no favours. The BBC obviously want him on about 6ish, but the way the earlier games panned out meant the later start, and given Murray's habit of games lasting 4+hours there was little chance of it finishing on Thursday night. You wonder if he might have wanted to squeeze a few more games in if he hadn't had that fall, the 5 live commentary team were certainly under the impression that they would have played on if either player had wanted to. Fine margins though, like everyone else I'm stunned he didn't review that line call, and although he didn't serve as well yesterday he was only broken once in the match, that was rare even at his peak. Tsitsipas certainly had to dig out one of his best ever displays on grass to come through it. Wimbledon 2023 results: Andy Murray struggling for motivation after second-round exit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66139993 Edited July 8, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 14 hours ago, Paxo said: Again, apologies for ignorance, but is that the place that contains his friends and family? Yes, as well as his coach Ivan Lendl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I don’t think Murray is giving himself enough credit. He went toe to toe with a top top player over five sets and easily could have won. To me that proves there’s life in the old dog yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 If he stays injury free and comes back next year, he would surely have a decent chance at being seeded? Likely to avoid the likes of Tsitsipas until at least the third round, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Bully Wee Villa said: If he stays injury free and comes back next year, he would surely have a decent chance at being seeded? Likely to avoid the likes of Tsitsipas until at least the third round, then. To be seeded he needs to be in the top 32 ranked players to enter the tournament. That would mean slogging away on the tour for the next 12 months - like he has been since the last Wimbledon with the aim of getting a seeded spot - and he didn’t manage it. He did have a chance this year if he could have had a good run at Queens, but he lost in the first round to De Minaur. Listening to him yesterday he didn’t sound like he had the motivation to put in all the air miles and effort required to get his ranking up that far. He will be 37 the time the next Wimbledon comes around as well, there’s just not many guys over 35 that can compete at the very top level. Nadal, Djokovic and Federer excepted, of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Ridiculous that they are struggling to complete 3 matches even with a roof on Centre Court. No idea why they don't start earlier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Boulter unsurprisingly finding it very tough against Rybakina, a big step up from the opponents she has beaten recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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