I've just been watching the match on Eurosport again.  I have to say, I think we may have been harsh during the match, what with the nerves.

In the last two sets, Andy played some great tennis.  In the last set, in particular, he was attacking more and coming to the net to finish off points.  I'm pleasantly surprised at his performance towards the end, having watched it back without being worried about the outcome.

  Did you watch the same match? He was utterly appalling.


Sorry to keep the debate going but I'm bored and I cant sleep.

Yup, I'm also baffled as to how people can watch this back and then come to that conclusion. They haven't seen Murray play well for so long that they're actually happy with that performance

Tomorrow.

I only watched the last two sets, granted, But I didn't think it was that bad. I wasn't tainted by the crapness of the two before that I suppose, but that just means I'm able to just judge those two sets and I thought he played some really good points. He was getting good length and power on the ball, and he was making his opponent run about. A very good and valid tactic to employ when they're knackered!

Plus, we have to remember age isn't everything. That match so much reminded me of Andy/Nalbandian, Wimbledon 05. Without the weight of expectation and a little flourish at a home slam the up-and-coming teenager can be a little tricky.

And with what he's said about his practice time and his infection are you surprised he was cautious and hit a lot of errors. I actually am really pleased he was looking as fresh as he was at the end of five sets when he's been taking antibiotics for a week. That says a good deal about his fitness.

But don't you think that it's the simple fact of Murray finally being able play his game because his opponent had died off? I'm sure Murray had it in him to play like the last two sets throughout the entire match but his opponent probably prevented that from happening.

Eurosport commentators will say he upped his game, the newspapers will say he won purely down to superior fitness and I will say he is a jammy bast**d, either way I really hope you're right.

I agree with you. I watched a replay of the earlier stuff on telly at lunchtime and he was definately actually better in the last 2 sets. If he'd started playing like that earlier in the 3rd he'd have closed it out in 4. Eysseric did get worse and couldn't find a first serve in his legs but if Andy had played how he played at the end he would have won a lot earlier.