My wife sat down to watch the match during the 3rd set with the immortal words "I won't be long." An hour and half later, with no finger nails left, we had witnessed one of the great come-backs ever.

To win from from facing a match point winning serve is the mark of real toughness.

I don't know if Nadal can last 4 hours but I would bet Murray could do so again. With 15,00 fans at his back he can mentally control the game.

Jono

Well done Murray, now if he can do the same to Nadal, he will then be a very serious proposition to other tennis players and a serious chance of hope in the finals...!

He took Nadal to 5 sets in Australia so with a home crowd behind him h ehas a shot. Nadal is not unbeatable as Tsonga proved in Melbourne....incredibly tough though!

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Originally posted by GFFJ:

I used to like Martina!

Me too ! Hingis, that is.

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Originally posted by Romi:
Well done Murray, now if he can do the same to Nadal, he will then be a very serious proposition to other tennis players and a serious chance of hope in the finals...!

I think Nadal is a different proposition altogether, especially this year. I think this will be the year Nadal wins Wimbledon and overtakes Federer as world no1.

Murray's final was yesterday.

Nadal was in a different league to Murray. Murray looked tired and out of his depth. He will come back fighting next year though, I am sure. The scary thing about Nadal though, is that he is only a year older than Murray and has already won 4 Slams.

I thought Nadal was lucky.

Take away his serve, ground shots and all those immaculate passing shots and his faultless overheads and the occasional well executed drop shot and what he got that's so special?

Might be this

I see - he owns a lilo.

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Originally posted by ROTF:
I thought Nadal was lucky.

Take away his serve, ground shots and all those immaculate passing shots and his faultless overheads and the occasional well executed drop shot and what he got that's so special?

Take away that little lot and he could play for the Blue army

I knew I shouldn't even have whispered on this thread. Nadal played a blinder and Murray had a bit of a 'mare.

On today's form a Federer-Nadal final is a mouth-watering prospect.

Ian
PS where do I get an inflatable lilo like that ?

All set up nicely for Federer v Nadal as they both blew away their opponents today with almost identical scores.

I still maintain that this will be Nadal's first Wimbledon title, though.

Mark

Which sister do you think will win, Mark?

I think it'll be the Williams' sister.

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Originally posted by Chillkram:
All set up nicely for Federer v Nadal as they both blew away their opponents today with almost identical scores.

I still maintain that this will be Nadal's first Wimbledon title, though.

Mark

I'm going Federer, Nadal has a dodgy foot.

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Originally posted by ROTF:
I think it'll be the Williams' sister.

Can't argue with that.

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
Which sister do you think will win, Mark?

Whose turn is it, Jim?

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Originally posted by Chillkram:

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
Which sister do you think will win, Mark?

Whose turn is it, Jim?

Venus' then, obviously!

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
Which sister do you think will win, Mark?

Does anyone really give a shit, Jim?

Two walking female attitudes with muscles looking so unhappy as they play each point you wonder why they came in the first place - oh, hang on - it's probably the wad of winners cash that the commentators always say "means nothing compared to winning the championship."

It's the dullest ladies final since the last time either of these two beauties were playing.

At least with F1, we get the hilarity of listening to DC blaming brake pressure in morning practice for his awful qualifying position in the afternoon. Now that's entertainment.

Ian

I watched beginning to end and rather enjoyed it. Go figure.

Jeff A