Wimbledon Final: Murray v Raonic

[Ricardo]

restrained speech overall

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Well done Murray. Stuck to the plan, executed it to perfection. Milos, not so much but Andy had a lot to say about that. Another huge experience under the belt for Milos though. Great two weeks, Came back from 0-2 and won, beat Roger, made his first final. Back to work now.

 

[Tennis Fan]

Great match. Milos did well, but Andy has too many tools in his toolbox. Still, Milos tried to hold his own and did an admirable job. So happy for Andy and hope that he continues to play this well.

 

[Carol]

Congrats Muzz, you have controlled the game and match, tennis needs more and better competition which I hope to see these next months and next year too

 

[Rides]

I haven't read the thread, so forgive me if this is repetitive.

Andy played enough to win, and good on him. Made very few errors, took care of his serve and held his nerve.

Milos played well enough to lose. Tentative on serve, a bit sluggish on his feet and f.l.a.t. emotionally. A different guy than the competitor who came through Goffin, Querrey and Federer. It's understandable, forgivable even. But he pretty much did what he said he wasn't going to do: play on Murray's terms.

A learning experience for sure. I hope he finds his way back to another Slam final soon. He needs to give himself another shot.

Congrats to Murray. Well done, Milos. Still proud of you.

 

[britbox]

Andy Murray d. Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6 7-6

 

[isabelle]

the magnificent Dunblane's warrior !!!

 

[Ricardo]

the magnificent Dunblane's warrior !!!

warrior? he is a whinge who gets upset that Lendl took a toilet break (and he was 2 sets up), guy is immature and has little warrior quality. He lives off someone's strong shoulder, i don't know of anyone else who would have such ridiculous dependency on his coach.

 

[Federberg]

warrior? he is a whinge who gets upset that Lendl took a toilet break (and he was 2 sets up), guy is immature and has little warrior quality. He lives off someone's strong shoulder, i don't know of anyone else who would have such ridiculous dependency on his coach.

sort of agree with this. I don't find that quality of dependency particularly impressive either. Almost Justinne Henin like, and I really loathed her. There was an unsportsmanlike cheater if I ever saw one

 

[Ricardo]

after that BS Murray pulled on Ivan for taking a 3 minute toilet break, i hope he dumps the whinger again. Simply not good enough, and Lendl has more than enough money not to take his crap.

 

[Vince Evert]

Congrats to Andy Murray and also Milos Raonic reaching his first Slam final. But to me it was a very disappointing final. I initially wanted Milos to win as I felt it would have given Men's tennis a real shot in the arm (personally I am utterly fed up of the Nadal and Djokovic eras), but as the match went on, I realized just how limited his game is for the grass as he couldn't break Andy's serve not once in almost three hours of play and he has the worst backhand I've ever seen for a GS finalist.
Even so I expect Milos to one day win a GS, either Australian or the U.S as hardcourt is still his best surface.
Hey, Murray almost won all seven of his matches in straight sets, except his QF but even then( vs. Tsonga) he led 2 sets and 4-2 and really should have won that one in straight sets. The return of Lendl as the coach as done wonders for Andy's head winning Queens and now the Big W.

Next for Andy will be defending his Olympics title next month as he has made himself unavailable for the Davis Cup tie versus Serbia (as has ND).

 

[Ricardo]

Congrats to Andy Murray and also Milos Raonic reaching his first Slam final. But to me it was a very disappointing final. I initially wanted Milos to win as I felt it would have given Men's tennis a real shot in the arm (personally I am utterly fed up of the Nadal and Djokovic eras), but as the match went on, I realized just how limited his game is for the grass as he couldn't break Andy's serve not once in almost three hours of play and he has the worst backhand I've ever seen for a GS finalist.
Even so I expect Milos to one day win a GS, either Australian or the U.S as hardcourt is still his best surface.
Hey, Murray almost won all seven of his matches in straight sets, except his QF but even then( vs. Tsonga) he led 2 sets and 4-2 and really should have won that one in straight sets. The return of Lendl as the coach as done wonders for Andy's head winning Queens and now the Big W.

Next for Andy will be defending his Olympics title next month as he has made himself unavailable for the Davis Cup tie versus Serbia (as has ND).

worst bh should go to Goran who actually won Wimbledon.

 

[Mary]

sort of agree with this. I don't find that quality of dependency particularly impressive either. Almost Justinne Henin like, and I really loathed her. There was an unsportsmanlike cheater if I ever saw one

I agree. Murray can play great tennis but I don't like watching him because of his behaviour and general on and off court attitude. He is totally lacking in charisma for me. I find it incredible that the UK press are calling him our greatest ever sportsperson! Three grand slams and 1 Olympic medal in 10+ years! Not exactly Steve Redgrave's record is it!
I never liked watching Lendl either - he was a total misery when he played Wimbledon and so slow - I could get up and make a cup of coffee while waiting for him to knock imaginary clay off his shoes and serve!

All the same Murray fans have had something to enjoy this week - all the best to them.

 

[britbox]

I hear you and can relate to his on-court attitude... I was never a fan, but I like his off-court attitude - he's humble, honest and genuine.

 

[Mary]

But he

I hear you and can relate to his on-court attitude... I was never a fan, but I like his off-court attitude - he's humble, honest and genuine.

But he contradicts himself so much. In Sept 1013 he clearly said he did not believe in equal prize money in grand slams. (Scotsman, Sept 4 2013) However when Djokovic was criticized for a much milder remark Murray leapt in and suddenly supported equal prize money and criticized Novak. He has done a similar u-turn over issues of doping - again jumping in to disagree with Djokovic. He moans about players taking MTOs and toilet breaks but does it himself. I don't like the veiled accusations about doping - he needs to say what he knows and have the guts to name offenders or shut up. To me what he says shows hypocrisy and I think he can't miss an opportunity to have a dig at Djokovic. I also did not like his wife's attitude to Berdych - true that was her and not him but it gives a picture of how they think and talk about other players which is not pretty. I know its been hard for him battling against Fed, Nadal and Djokovic but he needs to let his tennis do the talking.