Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:59 am  

Scotland's Andy Murray wins his first Grand Slam title. I bet there are quite a few on here who are eating their words now.

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:41 am  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Scotland's Andy Murray wins his first Grand Slam title. I bet there are quite a few on here who are eating their words now.

Not me. I watched it and was wanting him to win, but I must admit I'm still finding it hard to actually like him. He just seems so miserable and lacking in personality. He just doesn't seem to enjoy any of it, as if he's another of the elite that play tennis that was dragged to practice every day at 6am in his mother's Range Rover and has resented it ever since.

I was very impressed with his ability however, he's got the full range of shots now and has improved dramatically from a few years back when I last sat through one of his matches.

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:07 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

Scotland's Andy Murray wins his first Grand Slam title. I bet there are quite a few on here who are eating their words now.

Aye, all those sensitive lil luvvies who couldn't take his 'anyone but England' banter about the World Cup

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:09 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He just doesn't seem to enjoy any of it, as if he's another of the elite that play tennis that was dragged to practice every day at 6am in his mother's Range Rover and has resented it ever since.

Sorry mate, but that's total nonsense. If he hated it and didn't care there's no way he'd get as pumped up as he does, as frustrated as he does, you just can't put on that type of emotion.

[John_D]

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:16 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Not me. I watched it and was wanting him to win, but I must admit I'm still finding it hard to actually like him. He just seems so miserable and lacking in personality.

Some people are just cursed with a miserable tone of voice and aren't very demonstrative. Ivan Lendl was hardly a natural when it comes to smiling for the cameras.

Philosophical point. Which is best: laugh-a-minute, plucky loser or sullen, arch-miserablist winner?

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:47 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

Sorry mate, but that's total nonsense. If he hated it and didn't care there's no way he'd get as pumped up as he does, as frustrated as he does, you just can't put on that type of emotion.

And he wouldnt cry like a little baby.

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:49 pm  

pedpower wrote:

And he wouldnt cry like a little baby.

A good point rather childishly put

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:18 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

A good point rather childishly put

Thanks poo head

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:56 pm  

pedpower wrote:

Thanks poo head

Touche

Re: Andy Murray : Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:26 pm  

I for one thought Murray would never win a grand slam.
I wanted him to, I'm not like a load of other Murray haters I know.
Well done Murray, the best player on the night and clearly quite capable of sorting out Jokovic and Federer in the future.
So he may win more given Nadal's problems.

The main thing is that the Monkey is off his back now and he can feel more confident in his undoubted ability.