[scotnadian]

I don't think I ever heard that, or if I did I've forgotten, but it sounds good to me!

I was half right. This is what he (Lendl) said about Andy, back in 2012:

"When the door is open, you have to be ready to step through it."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/23/ivan-lendl-andy-murray-relationship

[Aileen]

I was half right. This is what he (Lendl) said about Andy, back in 2012:

"When the door is open, you have to be ready to step through it."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/23/ivan-lendl-andy-murray-relationship

Thanks for the article Linda.  I probably read it at the time but it was quite a while ago, and my memory isn't too good these days!

Andy's now beaten back-to-back top 5 players. One of the things people were picking on recently was that he didn't face any top ten players from Beijing to Paris during his rise to world number 1.

Just to put that into context, Novak hasn't beaten back-to-back top 5 players since Melbourne.

That's interesting.  Thanks.

[TheMadHatter]

On another note can I just add how ******* sick of BBC's tennis coverage I am. They've persisted with the biggest clown in punditry for years to commentate and consistently ruin the biggest tournament in the world with his daft comments and general idiocy, and their highlights packages are pathetic. The 'highlights' of the Wimbledon final was an insult. BBC generally are superior in every way but in tennis I can't wait until they finally let go of the reigns and let Sky take over, who have delivered far superior coverage for years.

Sky consistently produce 6-7 minute clips of all the best moments of every Murray match on Sky. With BBC we get this arbitrary 'five best shots', probably chosen by some intern who barely understands how tennis works. And then they hoard the coverage and shoot down anyone who tries to put a compilation together. They never show replays of the match or do highlights programmes. So if you miss the match, you're **** out of luck.

Anyway, end rant.

[TheMadHatter]

Think of your blood pressure, sweetie.  Nae worth it.

My blood pressure's fine love. Just needed to get that out.

The 'highlights' (if we can really call it that) of today's match was 4 Wawrinka winners, 1 Murray winner and match point. Who actually won this match?

I don't even know what to say about the dreary background music. How hard is it to put together a compilation of some of the better points, the break points, set points and match point with just the base commentary? Why do they persist in trying to **** around with amateurish compilations? It's very evident the people who put these together have their heads up their arse.

[TheMadHatter]

Nah, it's just the BBC. Even Eurosport and ITV do a somewhat reasonable job of covering the big events. A little part of me dies inside when I hear Castle mouthbreathing whilst Murray makes more history.

On a happier note, looks like Sky have the rights to the O2 footage even for the matches they're not covering, so they're still able to put out highlight clips. 12 minutes of Wednesday's match, thank god. Puts BBC to shame.

[Bevc]

http://www.barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com/en/news-and-media/tennis/murray-wawrinka-finale-2016-friday

Not sure how long these highlights are MH.

[TheMadHatter]

Aren't the full matches available on BBC iplayer?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b083bzww/tennis-world-tour-finals-2016-day-6-murray-v-wawrinka

Of course you get bloody Bouncy Castle, but at least you can watch the full match. 

I assume they weren't bothering after not upping the Nishikori match. Have they finally released that one too?

Cheers for the links. I'll stick with the Castle-less highlights though I think.