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[Sarah_]

Even my Mam (Who sees the good in everyone!) turned to me today and said she thought Federer was arrogant in victory. She just kept saying 'Aw that poor Roddick'.

[b denham]

How did Andy become No 3, have awinning record against top ten for three years, having a 6:2 winnig record against Roger. With a game that some yank says is some what lacking.

[Joe]

Looking at the tour calendar, I've just realised that this period of no tournaments for Andy is the first time all year that he's had more than a week off between events!

Glad to see that he's relaxing and having driving lessons, should help to clear his mind a little and recharge the batteries for a push into the second half of the year - traditionally his strongest period.

[robbie]

Agree with a lot of the points that have been brought up.....Roddick played brilliantly but blew it in the 2nd tie break.....Federer humble? To wear the jacket with 15 on it, right after the match finished was a slap in the face to his opponent and to say to Roddick, he knew how he felt because he lost to Nadal the year before was terrible as Roddick said himself said to Federer, but you,ve won it 4 times...Cant imagine Sampras and Co doing THIS.

[Bevc]

his army of internet followers are quite freakish.

Unlike us, you mean?

[Bevc]

I am oblivious to all of that as I only stick to MW and the beeb for my tennis news - what's not known on here isn't worth knowing!  Just seeing a photo of Fedex can usually give me an opinion of him that I probably shouldn't have, given that he is such a brilliant player.  Somebody out there loves him, but it sure as hell ain't me!

[Joe]

Guys, this is just my take on Stefanki, I know what he means but I can't help but feel he comes across as patronising.  How many times have his players stumbled along the way, and he has been allowed to analyse and make changes and suggestions with his player in private?  We all remember his time with Henman when his masterful efforts clearly did not cut the mustard.  OK so Andy R got the better of our Andy last Friday, and there will be other occasions when the result will go the other way.  I cannot imagine Team Murray giving a post-match analysis with a view to his player needing to radically change his mindset and tactics for his future career.   It seems to me that our Andy and his young, brilliant team have ruffled a few feathers in the sport with their fun approach and excellent results.  Stefanki's comments are not helpful, they are designed to be provocative and insulting.  So I suppose if and when our Andy wins a GS, hopefully the US Open, old smug features will sit back and take the credit?  Andy is doing great and his time will come, in the meantime the others should just mind their own business and dream of getting their players to No 3 in the world. 

By the way, I fear that the envy that surrounds our Andy knows no bounds, even his own brother felt the need to jump on the Stefanki bandwagon and add his pennyworth of criticism.  In the Daily Star yesterday they reported:
 ' Meanwhile Murray has been accused of being too negative during his shock four-set loss to No 6 seed Roddick - by his older brother Jamie.  "The guy who's going to come out on top, more often than not, is the guy who's being more aggressive." he said.  "And it was certainly Roddick, not Andy."'

Like Andy and the team couldn't work this out for themselves!  I look forward to the team offering their solutions to our Andy's future beaten opponents, but I just can't see it happening. 

To be fair, plenty of other people within the game have said the same things that Stefanki has said - even us fans have said he needs to be more attacking at times.