Andy Murray Advances In Rainy London; Kyrgios-Raonic, Isner-Del Potro To Finish Wednesday

Dimitrov is a disaster. What happened.

June 14th, 2016 at 10:17 pm

Dimitrov is missing meldonium – after Sugarpova dumped him, his ranking just plummeted.

June 15th, 2016 at 1:37 am

I dont know if it was Dasco playing well, or Stan playing horribly, probably a bit of both ?, anyhow i saw the match and it was nice to see him playing like that again, pretty much like when he was top 10, if hes in your favorites side of the draw, and he comes out with nothing to lose, then he can spell trouble for your favorite player, and he seems to play well on grass, always liked him, so well done Fernando ….

June 15th, 2016 at 2:24 am

Willow: Yes, he can verily be stunning.

June 15th, 2016 at 4:03 am

For some reason, when I see this photo, I think it is Reechard Gasquet on the ball trying to look tough with a Gallic sneer, not Andy Murray.

Better than their old stock photo of Andy sitting in a bathtub, though.

June 15th, 2016 at 10:05 am

Sad for Kygrios …he’d better watch his posture or he’ll look like an elderly gentleman from the side view.

June 15th, 2016 at 10:24 am

@CF1 – how about Andy in a Christmas sweater?

June 15th, 2016 at 2:17 pm

Climbing down from my high horse now, but thats a nice picture of Dasco in the video, and a good interview, i know it sounds shallow, but hes very photogenic, and needs more air time, unlikely but id love to see him back in the top 10, but i think top 20 / 30 would be more realistic, as i think hes still very watchable when he has his head screwed on right ….

June 15th, 2016 at 3:45 pm

@J-Kath…if Nick lived in a home with the likes of my Mom, he would be walking around the house with a book on top of his head. She couldn’t stand for us to walk around stoop shouldered. She would harp on me and my sister continually about our posture. Nick has very bad posture, but doesn’t affect his tennis playing one bit……even though he lost today…..I can appreciate Nick’s tennis, he is fun to watch….but he looks so angry all time…..like he is ready to throw a punch……..I am thinking he has issues…….

June 15th, 2016 at 3:58 pm

Okiegal
In my small community there is a “gentleman” of Very Mature Age who is often asked about how he achieves his excellent posture when others half his age are bent over like Nick seemed doomed to be. Apparently “the local gentleman” does daily exercises raising and lowering himself from holding the top of the door ledge. I like Nick but it seems he is just too young to appreciate who he is, what he can achieve, and how to walk tall and be proud of it.

We needed to send him to your Mum, God bless her. Maybe you can get him on Twitter or similar.

June 15th, 2016 at 4:26 pm

RF- What about a new photo of Andy. Can’t decide what is the most demeaning of what they regularly show.

June 15th, 2016 at 4:29 pm

J-Kath, my Mom could have straightened up…..no pun intended! Lol I was serious about the book…..I can see the door ledge working too…..

I see so much potential in Nick….but he has got to get his maturity level in check…..so immature, but oh so talented! I love to watch the fantastic stuff he can do with a racquet…..I’m liking Theim too!! I am wishing good things for Andy atm! I so hope he makes a great showing at Wimbledon!! C’MON ANDREW…..

June 15th, 2016 at 4:36 pm

Okiegal: I do agree. I also like Nick and live very easily with his controversial behaviour. Gosh we need a bit of anticipation in tennis…robots no. I worry about Thiem. Wants too much too soon. I also worry about Andy, so much expectation with the return of Lendl. Hope for the best.

Getting visits from Walter’s US Univ. friends late summer…my development project needs to revert to home maintenance asap. Just returned from my favourite sister’s and beginning to find I have more energy. Hope you are well and cheerful.

June 15th, 2016 at 5:43 pm

How things change, under the pressure of the PR machine:

Lendl in 2011: “What happens if Rafa wins the Australian Open?” Ivan Lendl, a winner of eight major titles, asked recently. “I’d call it a _Grand Slam_. To me you have the career Grand Slam, _the Grand Slam_ that Rafa could win now, then you have the calendar Grand Slam. There’s also the Golden Slam that Steffi had.”

Lendl in 2016: “In tennis there is the career grand slam, _there is four in a row_, there is the calendar year grand slam and the golden slam. He [Djokovic] has a chance to do that this year,” he said.

While I like the respect Lendl showed for Novak, what was a “Grand Slam” for Rafa, suddenly becomes “four in a row” in Novak’s case.

Let somebody explain me why.

June 15th, 2016 at 6:51 pm

JK glad you had had a great time with your Sissy. Sounds like you are doing great….yes I am trying to be cheerful and happy for those about me. I still don’t sleep…..but I am getting by. Thanks for asking!

June 15th, 2016 at 7:20 pm

@mat4
There’s a good chance (odds a similar to RG) that Ivan will be forced to call it soon 5 in a row.

June 15th, 2016 at 7:40 pm

@Vami:

The more you win the hardest it becomes. I hope sincerely that you are right.

June 15th, 2016 at 8:06 pm

I am really pleased these two are back together though. This is where he has had his most success.

I think Novak will have a thing or two to say about Andy, ‘bringing him down’, though!

McEnroe, once again divulging information which is not his to divulge, discussing Lendl’s hip operation, BEFORE Lendl. Seriously, Mcenroe needs to stop trying to grab the limelight all of the time.

I wonder whether now that he is training Raonic, we won’t see him as a BBC commentator at all?

Mat4, can you post the link because I can’t see that Lendl has said that per se.

June 16th, 2016 at 11:18 am

@madmax:

Of course.

The first one is:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/nadal-this-will-be-my-only-shot-at-doing-the-grand-slam-2183008.html

I guess the second is this one:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/15/ivan-lendl-andy-murray-novak-djokovic

June 16th, 2016 at 4:53 pm