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[Hazybear]

Typical Mail, takes a joking comment and runs with it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2134855/Andy-Murray-girlfriend-Kim-Sears-wont-marrying-anytime-soon.html

To which Andy has responded on twitter


"Just to clear this up, my girlfriend has never once pushed me to get married... I made a joke surprisingly the papers make a big deal of it "

[Ruthie]

Quite possible that Kim did want it clarified.  I also dislike the little digs, which imply Andy lives a life of luxury - eg why was it necessary to say that Jamie got married in a luxury hotel?  Of course Andy is a millionaire but I get the impression that, for all his pricey home, he's not in to luxury.  (As he reminded us in the interview he sold his Ferrari because he felt a prat in it - or was that the 5live interview? And he certainly doesn't dress smartly!) But those little digs will reinforce any prejudice DM readers have against Andy.

[Aileen]

Quite possible that Kim did want it clarified.  I also dislike the little digs, which imply Andy lives a life of luxury - eg why was it necessary to say that Jamie got married in a luxury hotel?  Of course Andy is a millionaire but I get the impression that, for all his pricey home, he's not in to luxury.  (As he reminded us in the interview he sold his Ferrari because he felt a prat in it - or was that the 5live interview? And he certainly doesn't dress smartly!) But those little digs will reinforce any prejudice DM readers have against Andy.

Yes I hate the assumption that people like Andy wallow in luxury and throw their money around.  The reason he bought his big mansion was because he said he'd lived for so long in hotels when on tour and before that in the very basic conditions in Spain that he wanted to indulge himself a bit by buying an expensive house - and who can blame him for wanting to live in comfort and have rooms to spare for friends and relatives to stay - something he enjoys?  Also property, especially where he lives, is a first-class investment.  He's always stressed that he doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and isn't to be seen falling out of nightclubs at 3 am.  Also he supports three charities and of course we have no idea how much money he gives to them, but I bet it's generous.

[blueberryhill]

He's averse to "tying the knot" because 1) he only 24 nearly 25 2) he spends his life travelling the world and 3) he wants a slam.
Bit of a non event article, I'd say.

[Aileen]

I didn't like the article because, as is usually the case when discussing people they don't know and have never met, the Agony Aunt was making suppositions about Andy and Kim and their relationship which could in reality be far wide of the mark. 

[ChrisMac]

Thank's for the post Aileen! 

[scotnadian]

Tignor article : http://blogs.tennis.com/thewrap/2012/05/reading-the-readers-asterisked-edition.html
(He's is responding to some readers comments.  His response is in bold):

Murray's story is striking -- all that monk-like focus hasn't had the desired results. Maybe he's an illustration of McEnroe's theory that too much focus on tennis is detrimental to a tennis player.—Kristy

Murray's groundstrokes look better back then. I don't know if this makes sense to anyone, but I sort of think of a circular followed by a linear segment as an ideal for groundstrokes. andy had that on both sides in this clip. he has it on neither side now, as his backhand is often too linear (flat) and his forehand is almost always too circular (spinny).—d

I thought the same things watching the clips of Murray as a teenager. His strokes were looser and his forehand looked more natural. You do wonder if he’s overworked himself and made himself too methodical in his preparation—unlike Federer, he’s never found a use for his quotient of genius. McEnroe would know, too, because he was able to utilize similar gifts. He hated practice and long points, so he tried to end them as soon as he could.

[Aileen]

scotnadian @ 6:00 pm - Great double act.

scotnadian @ 6:12 pm - I no longer watch videos of Andy's earlier matches because it's so disheartening.  I've said for a long time that his obsession with hard work could be determental, and in this respect workaholic Lendl is the last person he needs as a coach, unless he's changed in his middle-age.  Also all the natural spontaneity and fire have long been lacking in his game.  Years ago Brad Gilbert described Andy as "a tennis genius", so ...

EDIT: For the avoidance of doubt, I still, and always will, support Andy.  He's achieved a lot to be very proud of.  I just hope he somehow finds himself again.