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Post by **StevieG** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:21 am

Iolanthe wrote:Andy Murray has gone and won the US Open - first British winner for 76 years! Well done Andy! Wimbledon next!!

He's hit a purple patch for sure.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:02 pm

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go, Andy, Go. :nanaparty:

Post by **StevieG** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:47 am

Purple patch is continuing

Let's see if he can get past the last hurdle!

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:57 am

Fingers crossed.

Post by **Billy G.** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:48 pm

Well, the Scot is now the reigning Wimbledon, U. S. Open, and Olympic men's champion.

Way to go, Andy. Now, will an Englishman win Wimbledon in the next 76 years? I don't know.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:23 pm

Yep. Wasn't that a great match? I was surprised to see somewhere that more British players had won Wimbledon than any other nation! I suppose that was in the early years, not forgetting Virginia Wade in 1975 was it? Arthur Ashe won the men's title. I watched that live too.

Post by **StevieG** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:54 am

Well played Andy. Surely he's not going to get a knighthood for it though?

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:21 am

congrats to Murray. well done.

tennis needs an American male to capture my attention. Tiger Woods got me to watch golf.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:02 am

StevieG wrote:Well played Andy. Surely he's not going to get a knighthood for it though?

Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps a CBE? I bet though he wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award this year.

sgt.null wrote:tennis needs an American male to capture my attention.

It seems to go in waves. We've had the Connors/Mcenroe/Sampras/Billy Jean King/Navratilova/Evert years; then Cash/Hewitt/Goolagong; Borg/Edberg and now the emerging Balkan countries, but maybe now its Britain's turn.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:11 am

a guy from new England would be nice.

Post by **Cybrweez** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:31 pm

Seems Novak wasn't quite on his game. But not to take anything away from Andy, good work. When he had triple match point and blew all 3, thought it could be big trouble if he loses that game. Good bounce back.

Post by **Billy G.** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:22 pm

I really have no patience watching tennis anymore. I think the last match I watched was Federer's marathon semi win last year in the Olympics.

Post by **StevieG** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:35 pm

We're getting to the pointy end of the Australian Open! Federer has just beaten Murray in the Quarter finals. Murray has done well since returning from back surgery though. Djokovic beaten in the quarters...

So we have a Federer v Nadal Semi! Should be a great game.

And in the women's - go Li Na!

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:02 pm

I think Federer will go on for ever! Murray is doing well considering his recent back op. Hopefully he will be back on form by the summer.

Post by **StevieG** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:05 pm

Why am I dragging up the tennis thread? Well, because an Aussie has just won the French Open of course

Congrats to 23 year-old Ash Barty for winning the women's singles final - first Aussie to win it for a while!

And in the mens, Rafael Nadal wins his 12th, yes 12th French Open!

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