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By the way...you write as if your are Chinese......i thought you were a yank?

Sorry! I thought if I used all the correct puncuation, pronouns, adverbs, and such, the Twitterites on this site might not understand. Better to stick to the basics....besides, I was in a hurry!

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So when he's said, if I play my best, I can beat him, he wasn't playing his best today? As in, there's still a chance that he might be able to best Federer on a different day?

For me, (and I think it was so for Roger) I could see in Andy's eyes and face, that he was not going to be at the top of his game. (And....I called the match in three sets.) That Andy was forced to up his game in the third, because if he didn't it would have been an embarassment, was proof he could do better. He just does not have the consistancy to be counted on in the big games. He can do well in the three set format.......not yet up to the finals in five.

[gulu]

I'm praying for Andy to win his first slam. Come on Andy, you can do it!

[gulu]

"Not really on the same level, Roger was like a genuine baby, he was crying buckets and ruining the experience for Nadal completely.

Murray didn't ruin Federer's experience, he was smiling with Federer soon after his speech."

Completely agree with this despite being a Fed fan. Murray's tears don't come even close to the drama (in my opinion inadvertently it was though, but doesn't matter) of Fed. Fed SHOULD have avoided crying at Oz last year though he's an emotional guy and all that. I love Fed but the sobbing made Federer look a bit hopeless against Nadal.

Murray took his loss like a man despite being 6 yrs younger than Federer. And so did Roddick at wim 2009, but it was just weird to see Fed weep like that, I wasn't even remotely sad  for Fed's tears then as everybody  knows that he still had a lot of slams by then. So no need to make a baby out of himself during the Australian Open 2009 presentation ceremony. Hate to say this, but it's true. And I am not even talking about Fed's constant kissing of the trophy in front of a dejected Murray in US Open in 2008 and here! Uh-oh!

[Mark]

Nice to have a Fed fan bitch at Fed

[janscribe]

I have read all the posts and love the one from Jean. To my mind it has been a super tournament for Andy. He has shown a different type of game with more aggression, improved shots etc. Another step forward for him. I feel far more positive about his chances of going on to better things than I have ever done. Fed played even better than Fed has ever done - he knew he had to to beat Andy - and the better Fed plays, the better Andy will want to play so that he can beat him on merit rather than because Fed is ailing, tired, off form etc etc. I found his post match speech and the emotion totally natural and, although I haven't yet read any of the post match articles, I am sure others are right when they say that he will have endeared himself to many people. I'm inclined to ignore those people who post on here just to slam him and us, they aren't worth the words to comment.
Lov e the attitude of the real Murray fans and to Emma (Shooting Star) I would say that she missed something by not watching the AO - she would have seen the improvements in his game, the added determination, despite the final loss to Fed. Roll on the rest of the year - if he remains fit it could be an exciting one. 

[Lucky Loser]

 know this question is not for this topic but can someone explain why Andy is not defending Rotterdam?

[Littlebuddha]

littlebuddha

Yes I agree Federers crying display when he was beaten by Rafa last year was all show.  As people have said he was being very selfish.  He has won loads of grand slams and he should not have spoiled rafas win.
I still maintain that when he loses a big match he is a poor loser.  His prematch antics about it being 1 thousand 500 years since a British player won a grand slam was in poor taste.  He has it all so why does he feel he has to do these things. Andy will bounce back he may never win a slam. It does not matter. He is still a good player and Scotland loves him.