[Aileen]

His mind is a great mystery right now.     I applaud him for trying different things though, and for usually recognising when they aren't working.

I think Andy's mind has long been a mystery to a lot of people, but I'd rather he tried things out now than during a Slam.  Also part of the trouble could be that he didn't get the chance to play a warm-up tournament before the Masters.  However as I said earlier, I really think he would have been better to have skipped IW and given himself more time to adjust to being a father.

[Sabine]

It's such a shame. His game was poor, he behaved himself badly. Mentally weak. (First game three break points, en lost 5 points in a row, got a break en lost his serve immediately , lost two times his serve in the second set, from 3-1 to 3-6 in set 3???????) Dimitrov didn't play well. The draw was all open now till the final. I looked forward to Miami, hoping for some good matches. I know he care, but he looks like he doesn't.

He was leading 3-1 in the third set? Oh come on, Andy!

[Aileen]

His on court demeanour suggests that he doesn't want to play tennis right now. He's only number 2 still because Fed has been out.

Maybe tennis will never be important to him again? I hope so, but we should be prepared to accept it.

I must admit that that unhappy thought did cross my mind, but given a little more time I would hope that he'll be able to get a better perspective on things.

[Iluvandy]

You miss the point again. I'm pointing out that his current form didn't just happen in IW and Miami. He hasn't looked great since DC last year.

We all watch the matches.    We can see when he is playing well and when he is not.    We don't need to have it pointed out to us ad nauseam.     When a woman goes on in the same vein all the time it's called narking.    Well it seems men can nark also.    I don't know if you are a man but most of them are, I believe, of the male persuasion.

[Tamaragl]

It's disappointing to see such a poor attitude from your favourite sportsman.

I can't see what impact Mauresmo is having though. Can anyone else? Seriously?

Last year was Andy's most consistent ever. He got to number 2 in the world. He got to the final of the AO, the semis of the French Open and Wimbledon, and to the AO final this year. Whatever this is, I don't think it's about Amelie per se. It's completely mental and it's about Andy's head. I think maybe he should talk to a shrink—not a sports psychologist, but a proper psychiatrist. Something's going on.

[Aileen]

Last year was Andy's most consistent ever. He got to number 2 in the world. He got to the final of the AO, the semis of the French Open and Wimbledon, and to the AO final this year. Whatever this is, I don't think it's about Amelie per se. It's completely mental and it's about Andy's head. I think maybe he should talk to a shrink—not a sports psychologist, but a proper psychiatrist. Something's going on.

That sounds a fairly sensible idea because it could be that he's having problems balancing his life between his family and his tennis, so he could possibly do with some expert help.  Not sure though that a psychiatrist is the right person because I don't think he's mentally ill, just a bit confused, so a psychologist (not a sports one) would be the better option to me anyway, and god knows I've had enough experience of both myself so I do know what I'm talking about.

[Iluvandy]

I must admit that that unhappy thought did cross my mind, but given a little more time I would hope that he'll be able to get a better perspective on things.

He doesn't look as if he is enjoying his time on court at the moment.    Strange match altogether.   To start with it looked like Dimi wanted Andy to win....then Andy wanted Dimi to win.......then Dimi couldn't believe his luck when he actually did win.     Comms ultra positive about Dimi....Petch saying he's still only 24 and Andy will be 29 this year.    I haven't checked it but I'm pretty sure Dimi will be 25 the day after Andy is 29.    They do get carried away sometimes.

[Tamaragl]

But no slam. Sorry to point that out, but that's what it comes down to. The history books don't mention consistent years.

That's not the point. What he WASN'T doing was collapsing in matches that he was perfectly capable of winning, which is what happened today and at Indian Wells. He won almost everything EXCEPT the endgames of slams.