WIMBLEDON 2012, FINAL: Andy outplayed as Federer wins Final 4'6, 7'5, 6'3 6'4

[WimbledonAce]

Come on Andy! Positive thinking!

[david1610]

OK. So it was to be in five. So be it.
Andy 49% serves that set. It is always about the quality of serving when playing Federer. Get that figure back up and we will be fine.
C'mon Andy Murray fans. Believe!
C'mon Andy!

[Jan]

:coaster:
need some medication

[RoastLamb]

I just hope he doesn't let that one long service game frazzle him and he can start again as if it's the first set.

[pippadaisy]

:coaster:
need some medication
Ditto

[david1610]

Feder being smug, losing hope...... it will not help.

Please.... Andy still needs two sets. He will get them by serving better.

This match is NOT lost. Please don't act as if it was.

Believe!
C'mon Andy!

[WimbledonAce]

Still in it Andy! Keep tight.

[pippadaisy]

Andy should remember the break points he saved not the one he lost

[Hvala]

No choice! It has to be in 5 sets =( Figer crossed! Dydy did not get an easy draw with ex and current top 10.

[KnightOwl]

This match is NOT lost. Please don't act as if it was.....

Who's doing that?!? No-one I can see....

[WimbledonAce]

These wobbles are not good.

[WimbledonAce]

Well held. Come on!

[DaveArneRiise]

Beautiful tennis Andy. Due a Kit Kat now.

[Manaus]

Gets on the scoreboard. :thumbup:
Now push for the break!

[-J-]

Good hold now lets apply some pressure
cmonnnnnnn

[davech]

First job of the set done. Now put the pressure on Fed.

[WimbledonAce]

Good, take all the chances. Believe!

[david1610]

Great rally by Andy to hold! Now let's go and get a kitkat!
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnn

[DaveArneRiise]

Probing.

[WimbledonAce]

Fed is human, woot! Remember jmdp beating fed us open!

[-J-]

chance
bp
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[KnightOwl]

Get innnn!!!

[Manaus]

BP! Please please take it Andy!

[DaveArneRiise]

There you go Andy! Great stuff, seize it.

[WimbledonAce]

Applying pressure,good!

[hfwardhouse]

Woop Andy gets an early chance to break!

[DaveArneRiise]

So close!

[-J-]

sok move on to next point
little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[WimbledonAce]

Get anotner.

[WimbledonAce]

Shame but at least pressure.

[hfwardhouse]

Right play from Andy. He's doing all the right things ... he'll break through.

[-J-]

made him work Andy
now focus safe hold please
cmonnnnnnnnn

[KnightOwl]

Too good from Fed. Never mind, it's good pressure from Andy...!

[DaveArneRiise]

How long can Roger keep producing that sort of tennis on break points? If Murray keeps holding and keep applying pressure on RF's serve. He will eventually be rewarded.

[WimbledonAce]

At least making life tricky.

[hfwardhouse]

Come on Andy. First serves please!

[WimbledonAce]

Double, shame.

[KnightOwl]

Ouch. could have done without a DF at this point....

[david1610]

Focus. Safe hold. C'mon Andy!

[KnightOwl]

Second serve ace kind of makes up for it, though :big grin:

[WimbledonAce]

Just needs to go for broke, nothing to lose.

[DaveArneRiise]

Monstrous serving.

[WimbledonAce]

Better serve.

[WimbledonAce]

Holds. Still in it. Now breathe!

[Manaus]

Good, manages to hold, now back to putting pressure on Fed's serve.

[KnightOwl]

Much better serving - now see what you can do against Fed's serve....

[WimbledonAce]

This is hardcore!

[-J-]

any one remember the name of the tournement where tim henman used to play, where there was chants of lets ho henman lets go between every change of end with their little UJflags flying ?

[pippadaisy]

yeah yeah castle we know how many hes won

[WimbledonAce]

Come on crowd!

[david1610]

Yes! Andy holds!
Well done.
C'mon Andy!

[Nina]

Is Andy okay?
It seems he has problem with his leg. after that second serve ace he felt pain

[WimbledonAce]

Too easy for fed at mo.

[-J-]

now focus safe hold andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[hfwardhouse]

Come on Andy - good hold needed - first serves please!

LET'S GO ANDY LET'S GO!

[david1610]

Focus. Safe hold. C'mon Andy!

[pippadaisy]

Andy doesn't seem to be doing anything with the ball
is that feds doing????

[WimbledonAce]

Bit flat now.

[-J-]

point at a time andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[DaveArneRiise]

Let's see an ace Mr Murray

[Manaus]

2BPs, not good, please hold Andy. :sofa:

[Manaus]

Fudge. :sad: Fed running away with it now.

[WimbledonAce]

Too good. Shame.

[Jan]

:crying:

[hfwardhouse]

Oh nooooooooooooooooooooo

Andy you really need to break back right away. Fed is so annoying. But not as annoying as Castle who wants a right good slap just now.

[-J-]

gonna have to do it the hard way andy lets get the break back quickly
xmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[RFS]

Andy please try and break. And AC - PLEASE SHUT UP

[DaveArneRiise]

Andy will keep fighting, he always does. Not over yet.

[rondun]

Get the trainer on! ...

[WimbledonAce]

Needs some support at least.

[-J-]

cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[JAMES4578]

Fed breaks for 3-2,sadly so tough for Andy now.

[david1610]

Oh well. Will have to do it the hard way and break back.
Dig deep Andy. Find another level. Just believe - you have pushed him many times on his serve this match.
Let's get a kitkat.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

Needs some support at least.deserves it you mean but wont get it

[Nina]

I'm going to cry so bad now

[cazza99]

Come awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn

[DaveArneRiise]

15-30. :yahoo:

[-J-]

gift wrapped little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[WimbledonAce]

Try and break!

[DaveArneRiise]

Forget about it, next point.

[WimbledonAce]

Oops.

[-J-]

oh andy
still glimmering
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

first thing first hold
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[hfwardhouse]

Oh my goodness this is a cracking match .... come on Andy lad, we need some good serving here please.

[davech]

Not looking too good at the moment. If Andy can just get an easy service hold, maybe he can put the pressure on again.

[pippadaisy]

come on Andy get the lion roaring

[cazza99]

Caroline Cheese ‏@CarolineCheese


Murray was winning until Beckham started sitting forward in his chair. Your fault, Becks #wimbledon

[david1610]

He has to go for a bit less when hitting a forehand when moving.... not sure if it is the knee but he should play the percentages...
C'mon Andy!

[cazza99]

Nick Bollettieri ‏@NickBollettieri


No matter who wins, they are putting on a match of the highest quality

[david1610]

C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

2 points to close it oot
cmonnnnnnnnn

[Hvala]

Except a miracle, I can't see how Dydy could win =(

[cazza99]

sven groeneveld ‏@sven10s


key elements! Andy giving up 40-0 lead. RF since roof closure playing inside baseline! Andy will have to force RF to backup to claim title!

[-J-]

Except a miracle, I can't see how Dydy could win =(by breaking here and holding then taking it to fed
cmonnnnnnnnn

[KnightOwl]

Ok, this is it now Andy - gotta get a break here...!

[Manaus]

Need a break now Andy, keep fighting for it!

[hfwardhouse]

Come on Andy .... time for a kitkat ....

LET'S GO ANDY LET'S GO!!!

[Jan]

come on Andy a kitkat please

[WimbledonAce]

Break!

[david1610]

Well held!
Now please, please, please ye Gods of tennis, allow a break for Mr. Andrew Murray.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

there 1
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Nina]

God please please please
let Andy have a break no for 4-4

[Hvala]

by breaking here and holding then taking it to fed
cmonnnnnnnnn

Yeah, this is what I call a miracle ;) I hope he'll be able to do it! =(

[WimbledonAce]

Chance here.

[-J-]

little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[cazza99]

Barry Flatman ‏@Barry_FlatmanST


Isn't Andrew Castle absolutely consumed by celebrity culture? Take the boy out of GMTV but not GMTV out of the boy

[WimbledonAce]

Missed op there.

[-J-]

just give your self one more game please
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Manaus]

Must hold game now or it's over. :sofa:

[hfwardhouse]

Come on Andy .... first serves please.

LET'S GO ANDY LET'S GO!

[-J-]

must force him to serve for it
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[WimbledonAce]

Make him serve it out!

[david1610]

Make him serve it out please!
You can do this. So do it.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

finish it
cmonnn

[-J-]

cmon andy 2 little points
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Manaus]

Crud deuce, please hold Andy. :sofa:

[WimbledonAce]

No!

[-J-]

ace pleease
cmonnnnnnn

[david1610]

Stand firm! C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

string 2 together
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[Hvala]

Dydy! Try to imitate Nole at RG against Jo, please!! But Fed is not Jo! If he hold, he has to break, or it will be over =(

[WimbledonAce]

Ruddy crowd.

[Manaus]

Must break now to stay in the match. :sofa:

[hfwardhouse]

Finally the crowd supports him .... honestly kick them all out and let the hill in!

COME ON ANDY KITKAT!!!

[-J-]

right then broke him already
nowwwwwwwwwww do it again
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[JAMES4578]

Andy forces Fed to serve it out, must hope he gets a few chances.

[RoastLamb]

I am so ticked off with Benneteau and Djokovic right about now.

[Manaus]

Great crowd, where have you been this whole match?

[Hvala]

NOW or NEVER =S

[david1610]

Yes!
Whatever happens today I have a dream where Dave Brailsford talks to Ivan and Andy to make victories easier in the future!
Now do it Andy. Do it. Kitkat. You can. So please do.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

3 more
cmonnnnnn
believeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Bardot]

Why weren't the crowd doing this from the get go?

[Manaus]

:nailbiter:

[-J-]

point at a time
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[cazza99]

:sofa: :sofa:

[-J-]

one little point
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[cazza99]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :crying:

[hfwardhouse]

Poor Andy - but what an utterly incredible match - so good to watch.

[cazza99]

Why weren't the crowd doing this from the get go?

I was thinking that. It would have rattled Fed no end.

[Manaus]

:crying: :crying: :crying:
Gutted for Andy. :sad:

[david1610]

Do a Nole Andy!

[Helen40]

pah!

[david1610]

Was that in?

[DaveArneRiise]

Well done Roger.

Murray should hold his head high though. Gave a great account of himself and won a set which is groundbreaking in itself.

Done us proud Andy and you made history here at Wimbledon. Will still believe in you till the very end!

[rondun]

Was that in?yes

[Bardot]

Bouncy wont be happy unless Andy ends up in The Priory "it's going to take sometime to get over this....4th defeat in a grand slam final" :grrr:

Great showing Andy, proud of you as always. :)

[WimbledonAce]

Gutted. Poor Andy. And Fed number 1,yuck!

[david1610]

Well played Andy. Well played Roger.
That was a great, great tennis match.
Please let's ignore the Roger Federer ego displays in the next few minutes and build on the Andy Murray we just saw.
The best person I know behind the scenes in any British sport is Dave Brailsford, the Sky team manager and also responsible for preparing Britain's olympic cyclists.
He is so, so thorough in preparation that even though he is not a tennis specialist, get Andy and Ivan to talk to him!

Think of the future! There was some great play by Andy today!

[Bardot]

Is that Stephen Hawking making the announcements? Get someone with a voice of authority please.

[RFS]

At least they cocked up his name

[KnightOwl]

Hold it together Andy - no tears - you did great!

[david1610]

Hold it together Andy - no tears - you did great!
Tell them that next year they have to start cheering at the beginning of the match!

[WimbledonAce]

I love Andy!

[Manaus]

So deflated now, especially seeing Andy's face. :sad:

[Helen40]

ah blesssss

[Manaus]

This is so heartbreaking. :crying:

[WimbledonAce]

Andys great. Glad hes composed himself! Love him.

[cazza99]

Kim is crying too

[Manaus]

Thank you Andy, for giving us so much joy and excitement. Be proud of yourself, you did well. :thumbup:

[cazza99]

Judy being comforted, might be crying too.

[hfwardhouse]

Oh that was so hard to watch - love Andy ... he's brilliant. His day will definitely come.

I was crying too :crying:

[Helen40]

yuck smugFed

[WimbledonAce]

Happy tears next time guys! Now the 1,2 and 3 have won this year. Next time, number 4!

[KnightOwl]

Judy & Kim in tears too. Andy did incredibly well in the interview, considering how emotional he was - loved how brilliant the crowd were for him at the end!

[david1610]

yuck smugFed
He has been worse. IMHO he was trying to tone it down.

[RoastLamb]

So proud of Andy win or lose coz he had the toughest draw and he STILL made it to the final.

[cazza99]

Shut it castle.

[david1610]

Ivan still looking at Andy, watching over his charge. Still working.
Love it - for the future!

[Helen40]

Well at least it was closer this time. He got a set.

The crowd really didn't help him that much, cheered far too much for Fed.

He seems to be goign in the right direction though. Less wasted energy. Still more aggression needed I thought.

[Jennan]

so sad for Andy. It must be awful getting a microphone stuck in your face when you would just like to get off the court and have a few moments to reflect.

[pippadaisy]

aww Andy gutted for you
What a match You are the best you gave us the hope and the continued hope and it WILL happen for you
LOVE YOU your game your humbilness your emotion Everything

[Bardot]

Bouncy plummeting new depths with talk of the "real Andy Murray". This is how Andy is and has always been.

[Manaus]

Well at least it was closer this time. He got a set.

The crowd really didn't help him that much, cheered far too much for Fed.

He seems to be goign in the right direction though. Less wasted energy. Still more aggression needed I thought.

Agreed, and the serve deserted him for a lot of the match too. Really feel for Andy today, my heart goes out to him.

[Golden Lady]

Sooo hard to watch Andy's interview but he did extremely well to hold it together in the end. Well tears have been shed but we MUST focus on the positives, Andy played really well today and must be proud of that.

He'll get his day, I am absolutely sure and all this pain will be worth it in the end.

Love you Andy.X :grouphug:

[Chris83]

Just so devastating to watch. It's just so unfair that he gets to 17 while Andy still has 0. I really felt it was Andy's turn but i know Andy will come back at the US Open and try there. He'll keep trying and he will get 1 at least, i am sure of that.

The interview was hardest for me though to take. It was just heartbreaking to watch.

[Helen40]

I only hope that he doesn't do what he's done after the finals of other GS's and go to pieces for months.

[david1610]

In the last two sets at the end Andy returned brilliantly, but Roger served incredibly, incredibly well. He wanted it so, so badly.


Progress today. A bit more needed. But close enough to believe - Olympics here we come!

[Jan]

I'm sure it was a great match - it was just really hard to enjoy it.
Andy Murray - we are so proud of you. You gave it everything you had. Roger was just too good on the day.
Glad the crowd gave Andy a huge cheer at the end.
Shed some tears, felt so much for Kim and Judy.

[Mandiemoo]

Feel like stuffing my face with strawberries until I'm sick!

Cried all thru the interview with Sue at the end. Hope the doubters can finally see just what it means to him.

Cross with the crowd who cheered Fed as much as they did Andy but at the end of the day, Fed did play better in the important moments & Andy came up a little short & didnt take all the chances he had.

A break will do Andy the world of good.

#thisyear

[AllyB]

Absolutely gutted. Think fitness would have favoured Andy if there hadn't been the rain break, but his first serve pretty much went AWOL after the roof was shut and Fed upped his game.

While I would never wish anyone dead, if Bouncy was to die then I hope its something slow and painful!

[WimbledonAce]

Fed was ok in interview, at least didn't rub salt in wound. Andy played great first two sets. Fed played great last 2 sets. Andy's serve went walkies a bit. Apart from that no complaints, no excuses. Great tournament Mr Murray :thanks:

[RoastLamb]

Well I wasn't proven wrong - unfortunately. Really weak backhand? Hmmm he seemed fine today. The better player for sure. I really think Andy would have been better off playing Djokovic or even Rafa. I can stomach a loss to one of them.

Too bad for oor Andy. But at least he got to the final and I'm so proud of him for that, no matter what the critics say. But another loss to Federer in another GS final SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roll on the mixed dubs final. At least we had one Brit win this weekend! And two Canuck champs to boot. And Andy in the final of course. So that's really positive!

[wriggles]

if it wasnt for that darn roof!...such a good match though..if first serve hadnt deserted him at times and if roof stayed open may have been different. lots of my friends saying they really like andy now..not that i care as we have always known he is a genuine kind and lovely man...but i guess it will change peoples perception. crowd was split but i dont think it either hindered or helped andy.

blubbed like a baby at the speech but it was brilliant. it was worse seeing judy crying!

[Mandiemoo]

I think my heart is a little bit broken :-(

[Manaus]

And of course the sun has come out after the match.

[davech]

There were just a few key points that, if Andy had won them, would have made all the difference. Instead, Fed just got better and better. The roof seemed to help the GOAT too.

[Nina]

Don't know what to post
All you've posted already
gutted for Andy
He deserved this so bad, man. as Roger too
This tears.. on Judy and Kim.. hope it will appreciate very soon. please god..

[KnightOwl]

And of course the sun has come out after the match.

It's raining here....

[Linda]

Andy played so well. In the first two sets I really thought he would win - he just looked like a champion somehow. The roof changed it all - Roger is the new indoor slam champion. But there were only a few points in it; surely Andy will win next time.

[-J-]

the only crumb of comfort i take from the lose is i never wanted andy first slam to be in front of the pathetic "home"crowd, all of the pressure none of the backing

[wriggles]

although so gutted, its slightly easier to take for some reason (for me anyway) as we have been here before and know he will have other chances, and this final was a lot, lot closer, no whitewashing. andy looked so emotionally drained after 2nd set loss...there will be a lot less pressure on him at US...but for now he needs a ruddy good holiday

[wriggles]

the only crumb of comfort i take from the lose is i never wanted andy first slam to be in front of the pathetic "home"crowd, all of the pressure none of the backing

i agree. i always think in the back of my mind..andy wants the US more than any of them, i mean obviously he wouldnt be picky lol but still...

[Jane]

:crying::crying::crying::crying:

[RoastLamb]

Lendl lost his first four and then he started winning. A crumb of hope.

[pippadaisy]

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:
These are for us and for Andy +his people
Andy played a great tournie and I am proud to be a Murray fan
I changed my signature some time ago but just want you to know


STILL BELIEVING:yahoo:

[JAMES4578]

So the dream over for now, so gutting. However, still immensely proud of Andy, it was a good tournament for him after all! We have to accept that whilst Andy was the better player in the first two sets Fed stepped it up when it mattered and Murray just couldn't quite match up. Think Andy could've played better in the 3rd and 4th sets but was obviously under pressure and it was disappointing that Andy's first seve deserted him at crucial moments. I'm sure the best is yet to come and as always Andy gives us many thrilling moments.

[Murray_Mania86]

Andy keep fighting... I know it's easy to say you will do it. But I really believe you can. Stay strong I can't imagine how much you must be hurting but your a credit to your sport and your nation.

Your biggest fan in Switzerland.

[-J-]

Only Players who lost their first four Grand Slam finals: Kim Clijsters, Ivan Lendl.

[patmoren]

:strawberry:He gave his all just his serve letting him down in the latter stages. Another step closer to his Slam win. Roll on the US Open.:wimbrolly: Bye Bye Wimbledon:grass:

[wriggles]

:strawberry:He gave his all just his serve letting him down in the latter stages. Another step closer to his Slam win. Roll on the US Open.:wimbrolly: Bye Bye Wimbledon:grass:

and bye bye fickle wimbledon crowd and fickle british press!!!..oh no well not before olympics...doh

[clancy]

Earlier I posted that I hoped Andy would make an old lady very happy - well he hasn't made me very happy but he has made me very proud. He said he would give it his all and he did, nobody can do more. I've always felt he wouldn't win Wimbledon (well not as his first grand slam anyway) and that it would come at the US or Australian. So Andy, be proud, relax a little and then onwards and upwards! I reckon you've gained some new fans out there too and perhaps those of my friends who dammed him will realise he is quite a nice guy who just wants to fulfil his dream;to see him in tears - and his mum and Kim - had me in tears too.

[rouges]

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:
These are for us and for Andy +his people
Andy played a great tournie and I am proud to be a Murray fan
I changed my signature some time ago but just want you to know


STILL BELIEVING:yahoo:
Me too, I'm in bits, tearful but agree still believe it will happen. His fortune must change as he works damn hard. Smug FEDEX. why must he win 17 and others Nil ?

[Murray_Mania86]

Only Players who lost their first four Grand Slam finals: Kim Clijsters, Ivan Lendl.

Both won Grand Slams good enough for me.

[rouges]

I pray for a Gold for you in the Olympics.

[Linda]

I still think a hard court slam is far more likely.

[-J-]

and bye bye fickle wimbledon crowd and fickle british press!!!..oh no well not before olympics...dohsuppose we can hope that the crowd may have a different make up

[RoastLamb]

Only Players who lost their first four Grand Slam finals: Kim Clijsters, Ivan Lendl.

There you go then! Still masses of hope. I hope Andy recovers from this OK unlike his last losses. Good job he has the Olympics to focus on.

[HoopGirl]

Gutted!

So gutted!

So proud of how he played and conducted himself!

Really thought this was the changing of the guards!

[Bardot]

Andy just interviewed on Live@Wimbledon (I'm sure it will be on the BBC shortly) and he spoke brilliantly. He was very calm and philosophical yet positive. He is a great guy, we're so lucky. :)

[pabbers]

Very proud of him - so glad he took a set this time. Felt for him with his speech but unless the British public have hearts of steel, he must have melted a few of them today. Fed deserved the win I'm sorry to say but Andy did us proud. Watch out US Open!

[Nina]

Only Players who lost their first four Grand Slam finals: Kim Clijsters, Ivan Lendl.
Roddick??

[-J-]

Roddick??he won first time round in uso 2003

[Bardot]

One thing he said in the interview was a reference to Henman Hill......"although I'm trying to get that changed" with a great smile.

[Nina]

he won first time round in uso 2003
And after he lost 4 finals

[-J-]

And after he lost 4 finalsye was talking about players first slams finals

[millypops]

I really thought after the first set and a half that Andy was going to win, still feel a bit tearful, but he played his heart out, and I know we are all so proud of him
The Only thing I would say was when Andy started to cry when being interviewed why didn't Sue as an experienced Broadcaster take the mike away and interview Roger first, then come back to Andy when he was a bit more composed.

[Speedy Hawk]

Andy defo played his best Slam final so far. Shame he didn't win.

[david1610]

suppose we can hope that the crowd may have a different make up
AFAIK every Olympic committee in the world had tickets to sell through their official representatives (however they arranged that). What percentage of ticket sales were UK-based or international based I do not know, but it would seem reasonable to presume that the crowd should be more international in its make-up, and, all things considered, willing to support a player who shows he/she merits that support!

[-J-]

afaik every olympic committee in the world had tickets to sell through their official representatives (however they arranged that). What percentage of ticket sales were uk-based or international based i do not know, but it would seem reasonable to presume that the crowd should be more international in its make-up, and, all things considered, willing to support a player who shows he/she merits that support!hopefully

[traveller7]

So proud of Murray, he played so brilliantly and am so proud. Ok he lost but he was in the final and has now been in what 4 finals of different slams? What finals have Castle, Lloyd and Henmen been in NONE. Such an emotional speech and glad smug didnt speak long, he didnt even thank andy for a great match which is something Nadal always does. Never seen a runner up get so emotional either (apart from Andy in Oz of course).
I believe he is even closer than before to getting a GS and will never give up supporting him.

[-J-]

So proud of Murray, he played so brilliantly and am so proud. Ok he lost but he was in the final and has now been in what 4 finals of different slams? What finals have Castle, Lloyd and Henmen been in NONE. Such an emotional speech and glad smug didnt speak long, he didnt even thank andy for a great match which is something Nadal always does. Never seen a runner up get so emotional either (apart from Andy in Oz of course).
I believe he is even closer than before to getting a GS and will never give up supporting him.lloyd was in one AO,

[ljs]

disappointed that he lost , but NOT disappointed in HIM.

He gave it his best , who can ask for more , Fed was just too good 2day :(

So proud of Andy !!!! Felling optimistic after this performance that its only a matter of time.

[Madeline]

I really thought after the first set and a half that Andy was going to win, still feel a bit tearful, but he played his heart out, and I know we are all so proud of him
The Only thing I would say was when Andy started to cry when being interviewed why didn't Sue as an experienced Broadcaster take the mike away and interview Roger first, then come back to Andy when he was a bit more composed.

I have always thought it is cruel to ask the defeated player to give an interview, before he has time to collect himself.

I didn't expect him to win, all I was really hoping for was that he would give a better account of himself than he has done in his previous finals, and he did that. I still think he would have had a better chance if he had met Djokovic in the final, but it wasn't to be. No matter how badly he plays during a tournament, Fed nearly always manages to pull out a good performance in finals. Eight Wimbledon finals, and he has won seven of them! And the other was very close.

I think Lendl has made an enormous difference to Andy's attitude (and forehand, and second serve), and I'm still looking forward hopefully. The trouble is, Andy's best surface in hard, and there are so many good players on hard.

[rondun]

I wonder how may of Fed's slam final wins were against multiple slam winners?

[rouges]

Andy just interviewed on Live@Wimbledon (I'm sure it will be on the BBC shortly) and he spoke brilliantly. He was very calm and philosophical yet positive. He is a great guy, we're so lucky. :)
Thanks for the info and just run downstairs and caught it on TV.

[Katie]

Andy should be really proud of how hard he fought today - such progress in his mental attitude from his last slam final. He came out fully focused and really made Federer have to come up with his best tennis to get the win. Right now he'll be disappointed but I hope in time when he reflects on this match and the tournament he'll see the positives. He's negotiated a very tough draw and has shown such improvements in his mental toughness. And I think his matches have been the best in the tournament - loved the Andy-Ferrer match in particular, my two favourite players. :)

Federer deserves credit for how well he played today. I always thought he'd get another slam and it was most likely to be at Wimbledon, just wish it hadn't been at Andy's expense. Great effort from him to be back at number 1 again too.

Andy's time will come - I still think his best chance of a slam would be at the Aussie Open, but he's got a good shot at the US Open too. And of course there's the Olympics to look forward to as well.

[Alis]

So proud of Murray, he played so brilliantly and am so proud. Ok he lost but he was in the final and has now been in what 4 finals of different slams? What finals have Castle, Lloyd and Henmen been in NONE. Such an emotional speech and glad smug didnt speak long, he didnt even thank andy for a great match which is something Nadal always does. Never seen a runner up get so emotional either (apart from Andy in Oz of course).
I believe he is even closer than before to getting a GS and will never give up supporting him.

I think it was the reaction of the crowd that made Andy so emotional. To be cheered by 15,000 people when you've lost must be absolutely gutting. I can't imagine how Judy and Kim must have felt - to have all those people cheering for your son/partner must be increduble.

I am so sad for Andy that he lost - a win at Wimbledon would have taken so much pressure off him - but after the rain delay Fed played like a man possessed. I found his remark about Andy winning 'at least one GS' highly patronising - why couldn't he say 'many Grand Slams'? Let's hope it's his last hurrah and he decides to retire at the top.

Well done Andy - you did us all proud - onwards and upwards!!!!

[scrapaddict]

Absolutely gutted for Andy - I cried too.

He played his heart out and defended break points so well but Fed the Arrogant was on fire today and he was just too good for Andy.

Still as he said he's "getting there" and I look forward to the Olympics and the USO

[Alis]

Sorry - this was in reply to J's post about Lloyd - I forgot to load the quote.

Yes, he was but it was at the time when most of the top players didn't bother to go to Oz and it was very much a second rate Major. Wasn't it also the year that they had two OZ Opens?

[rouges]

I think Roger was so arrogant to say he hope Andy wins A slam, it was the wrong thing to say at the time. Awful man.Roger would fall in a pit and comes out smelling of Roses. Who is going to beat him except Nadal. I hope he does not achieve his goal of winning Gold @ the Olympics. Am I being horrible ?

[-J-]

I wonder how may of Fed's slam final wins were against multiple slam winners?3 x andy 1 x sod 1x nole(2007) 2 x nadl 4 x rod 1 x gonzo 1 x baggy 1x agassi 1 x hewit 1 x safin 1 x philliwasit

[Fina]

Such emotional times during this tournament. Hope he can get some rest and TLC - and then emerge the stronger for all the recent highs and lows.
Andy :hug:

[Aya]

I can't possibly be prouder of Andy Murray than I am now. He gave everything he had in the final and wasn't overcome by the occasion. Of course he had his chances but Federer served really well all the time and we can't blame Andy for that. He did nothing wrong today and played his best.

If anything, this loss makes me believe Andy will win a grand slam one day. He's too good not to.

Andy must be proud of himself. He gave the so-called GOAT a real scare.

I love you Andy Murray! :cheer:

[-J-]

I can't possibly be prouder of Andy Murray than I am now. He gave everything he had in the final and wasn't overcome by the occasion. Of course he had his chances but Federer served really well all the time and we can't blame Andy for that. He did nothing wrong today and played his best.

If anything, this loss makes me believe Andy will win a grand slam one day. He's too good not to.

Andy must be proud of himself. He gave the so-called GOAT a real scare.

I love you Andy Murray! :cheer:well said

[rouges]

I think it was the reaction of the crowd that made Andy so emotional. To be cheered by 15,000 people when you've lost must be absolutely gutting. I can't imagine how Judy and Kim must have felt - to have all those people cheering for your son/partner must be increduble.

I am so sad for Andy that he lost - a win at Wimbledon would have taken so much pressure off him - but after the rain delay Fed played like a man possessed. I found his remark about Andy winning 'at least one GS' highly patronising - why couldn't he say 'many Grand Slams'? Let's hope it's his last hurrah and he decides to retire at the top.

Well done Andy - you did us all proud - onwards and upwards!!!!

I hope he does not retire and start getting beaten by every Tom Dick and Harry and very soon he will be forgotten and everyone will still be talking about Rod Laver winning 4 SLAMS in the same year twice and Roger will be lucky if he wins another RG as long as Rafa is around and years younger. Only British commentators are in awe of him. I would hate to listen to Annabel and Virginia now, Bend over Roger and lick lick lick. Excuse my rudeness.

[-J-]

I hope he does not retire and start getting beaten by every Tom Dick and Harry and very soon he will be forgotten and everyone will still be talking about Rod Laver winning 4 SLAMS in the same year twice and Roger will be lucky if he wins another RG as long as Rafa is around and years younger. Only British commentators are in awe of him. I would hate to listen to Annabel and Virginia now, Bend over Roger and lick lick lick. Excuse my rudeness.they will have to remove castle first

[Jan]

I hope someone on here who has the contacts can tell Andy how proud we all are of him. I'm sure he gets lots of tweets and things, but we don't all tweet and it would be great to be able to let him know.

[Alis]

I can't stand the smug ******* but you have to say that some of his returns today were awesome. Andy was serving at 130+ mph and he was still getting them back with a vengeance. Such a pity that Andy lost that second set - it might have been a different match.

[banskogirl]

Can't believe how emotional that interview was! so so sorry for Andy! Judy and Kim were so sad and hurt for him, as we all are but to be on TV doesn't help! The crowd sounded awesome but maybe a bit earlier would've helped? Anyway he played great, won his first set (brill) and I still believe he will win MORE than one and now feel Wimbledon will be one of them (at least) :grouphug:

[Fina]

I hope someone on here who has the contacts can tell Andy how proud we all are of him. I'm sure he gets lots of tweets and things, but we don't all tweet and it would be great to be able to let him know.

I'm sure a card addressed to Andy Murray, Oxshott, Surrey would reach him.

[Jan]

I'm sure a card addressed to Andy Murray, Oxshott, Surrey would reach him.

thanks - yes you're probably right!

[Genbrit]

I can't possibly be prouder of Andy Murray than I am now. He gave everything he had in the final and wasn't overcome by the occasion. Of course he had his chances but Federer served really well all the time and we can't blame Andy for that. He did nothing wrong today and played his best.

If anything, this loss makes me believe Andy will win a grand slam one day. He's too good not to.

Andy must be proud of himself. He gave the so-called GOAT a real scare.

I love you Andy Murray! :cheer:

I agree Aya. I am so proud of him. I don't know how he managed to play at all. I was so emotional and am still trying to recover. The first two sets were amazing but I think after all the emotion of the last days he became drained, although he was still playing his heart out, unfortunately Fed didn't waiver. I have to say Fed seemed very emotional at the result and at least didn't seem so condescending as normal.
Andy, you will win slams - I believe it more than ever. Love you and your family and really feel for all of you. :grouphug:

[wriggles]

Andy just interviewed on Live@Wimbledon (I'm sure it will be on the BBC shortly) and he spoke brilliantly. He was very calm and philosophical yet positive. He is a great guy, we're so lucky. :)

ohh missed it! what else did he say...after a loss like this just to know he's ok is one of the biggest comforts to us! hope the beeb get this on website quickly

[rondun]

I wonder how may of Fed's slam final wins were against multiple slam winners?3 x andy 1 x sod 1x nole(2007) 2 x nadl 4 x rod 1 x gonzo 1 x baggy 1x agassi 1 x hewit 1 x safin 1 x philliwasit
So 3 then - once in 2005 against Agassi in his "last hurrah" & twice against Rafa at Wimbledon who had only won on clay then...



Year
Slam
Opponent
Ranking
# slams


2003
Wimbledon
Phillipousis
48
0


2004
Australian
Safin
86
1



Wimbledon
Roddick
2
1



US Open
Hewitt
5
1


2005
Wimbledon
Roddick
4
1



US Open
Agassi
7
8


2006
Australian
Baghdatis
54
0



Wimbledon
Nadal
2
2



US Open
Roddick
10
1


2007
Australian
Gonzalez
9
0



Wimbledon
Nadal
2
3



US Open
Djokovic
3
0


2008
US Open
Murray
6
0


2009
Roland Garros
Soderling
25
0



Wimbledon
Roddick
6
1


2010
Australian
Murray
4
0


2012

Wimbledon
Murray
4
0

[susieq]

Now I've re covered I'd just like to add how proud I am of Andy. Whilst I find Federer a pain at times I have to say he played really well today, especially after the roof closed. I hope Andy can take many positives from this and move on. He will win slams ... And I hope he comes to Wimbledon forthe Olympics in an upbeat frame of mind.

[-J-]

8 against non slam winners

[rainy days]

I'm still unbelievably sad. But not disappointed, because he gave it his everything and was determined until the very last shot. It was certainly his best GS final. I really hope he will do great at the US Open. He has proven in the past that he can beat anyone, so he will just have to do it at the right time. I don't think it's gonna be long now. But even if it takes him another year or two, I will always root for him and believe in him. That interview at the end was so heartbreaking though. At least I have stopped crying for now. Took me much longer than Andy. :( I believe he won the hearts of the whole nation with that speech.

I'm kinda at a loss of words concerning Federer. I really don't like that guy and I try SOO hard... But from an objective point of view he was the better player today. At least in the last two sets.

[dewster99]

So proud of Andy. After 3 pretty lacklustre efforts previously he came out sharp, aggressive and focused and even stunned the "GOAT" at how fast he started. After that first set I didn't even celebrate too much cos I knew there was a long way to go but so pleased he's got off the mark in sets won in finals now and he really deserved it. The 2nd set he dodged a few bullets but there was just one too many and ultimately I feel it was the slip rather than Federer beating him that cost him that set. If he could just have got to a TB it could've been so different. Frustrating from 40-0 up too.

After the roof closed it was always Fed who had the advantage and Andy's serve dropped off quite a bit so it was a testament to the rest of his play that he kept in there so long. To be honest I think that the way Fed palyed after the break was the best 2 sets I've ever seen from him and the play at the crucial stages of the 2nd was up there too. He seemed so much faster than normal and the FH was just outrageous. Andy gave it his all and really could not have played much better so yet again he's been exceedingly unlucky. If he'd won the 2nd set, even with the rain I think he would've been 70-75% favourite to win it. It's such small margins but I think Lendl's impact on his mental game has been fantastic.

You're a great player Andy. It would be an utter travesty for you not to win a slam one day, at least 1

[Linda]

I was so impressed with the way Andy looked right from the start of the match today. He came over as mature, relaxed and confident, with absolutely no trace of his old 'Kevin the Teenager' persona. I think Lendl can be credited with helping Andy in this way. Also, did you notice the players before they came out on court? Andy had a racquet in his hand and was jumping up and down - exactly what Rafa does. I think he was trying to remind Fed of his one loss in a Wimbly final, and I'm sure Lendl put him up to that too.