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[Aileen]

Haven't read all the posts yet on this thread but I did watch the Fed/delPotro match and it was delPotros match so many times - second set tie break 5-0 in Potros favour and Fed still won it. I don't think Andy would have let that happen and del Potro played well too, just couldn't play it out. If Andy plays at his best form he will have an excellent chance.

Didn't it go to 4-1 before Delpo began to crack?  Anyway I was very impressed with Delpo's game.  At this rate he is definitely heading towards the top 5.  I didn't see the 1st set TB, but, as the 2nd set one showed, he still needs to grab hold of his belief that he can do it and hang onto it.  I did feel sorry for him because you could see that inwardly he was kicking himself for letting that lead slide.  Had the match gone to a 3rd I'm almost sure Delpo would have won because Federer of late has been fading in deciders.

[Fiverings]

Sorry Robbie, the Olympics don't float my boat. Although this year the tennis will provide interest.  You'll have to dig deeper for the five rings analogy!!

[Aileen]

Delpo,s a big lump of lard.

Prime Argentian beef, imo.

Sorry Robbie, the Olympics don't float my boat. Although this year the tennis will provide interest.  You'll have to dig deeper for the five rings analogy!!

The Book of Five Rings, perhaps?  That would kind of make sense.

[Philip]

Many congratulations Andy on the great win.  Brilliant serving and excellent tennis, the result of 11 days non stop tennis training at Miami.

Today's result is wonderful for many reasons but the main one must be that Andy now knows that Lendl's training is on the right track to help him achieve that first GS.  This will help keep Andy focused during the upcoming sessions to iron out the kinks (e.g. more speed on the 2nd serve), and also to master clay where Lendl won his first GS.  Andy mentioned that he definitely needs to improve a lot on clay.

[Aileen]

Extract from The Telegraph's match report, which shows just how much Andy's mental attitude has changed -

“The last couple of times we played each other, in Australia and in Rome, I might have lost the match but I fought for every single point and made it really, really tough for him,” Murray said. “I think that’s why he started going for more in the second set tonight, and making mistakes because of that.
 
“I’m sure Novak knows that if he wants to beat me, he is going to have to fight 110 per cent and play long, long points. That’s why you need to go in against the top guys every time with that attitude.”
 
Coach Ivan Lendl might be on the other side of the world right now, following his charge’s progress on TV, but that could have been him speaking.

And on Lendl himself

Since the two men teamed up at the start of the year, Lendl has stressed that there are no magic bullets that will transform a nearly man into a grand slam winner. Rather, it is an accumulation of small things: no free points, no easy games, no weak matches, whether you are playing an outside court in Zagreb or the Wimbledon final.

[Ruthie]

The first time I typed this I did put beating Novak as no 1 but went back to correct a spelling error and messed it up. You are right Ruthie especially as the win in Cincinnati was due to Novak retiring. Very glad Andy got the win and hope he destroys Federer tommorrow.

Tessie just to clarify: I meant the first time he beat Nole at Cinci some years ago - I realise that was unclear given the more recent Cinci victory when Nole retired but I think that still counts as a win even if not so satisfying.  The two have leap frogged over each other and I'm just hoping that it's now Andy's turn to leap to the top where he deserves to be on the basis of his talent .

[Fiverings]

Prime Argentian beef, imo.
The Book of Five Rings, perhaps?  That would kind of make sense.

You,be been married 5 times......eh, lord of the rings?

Actually you're both right - apart from the married bit!  I'm happy to stick with the original model. Now let's move on...