US OPEN 2012, SEMI-FINAL: Tartan Tornado trounces Tomas , 5'7, 6'2, 6'1, 7'6

[HoopGirl]

4 all

[hfwardhouse]

Yikes .... LET'S GO ANDY LET'S GO!!!

[Manaus]

Come on Andy, just focus and hold for now.

[david1610]

4-4 Andy serving into the wind.
Could decide the match.
Please.
C'mon Andy!

[banskogirl]

Come on Andy!

[Nina]

Andy finish it
hold now and take break please


but to be honest, If Andy is going to lose another slam final, I'd prefer Berdych to play in Final

[Alis]

You have to hold here Andy!

[-J-]

nil desperandum
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[Alis]

andy finish it
hold now and take break please


but to be honest, if andy is going to lose another slam final, i'd prefer berdych to play in final

never!!!!!

[JennieF]

Stats still look good. In Andy's favour.

[RFS]

What we need is some Murray in a Hurry action ... Nole/Ferru must be having mittens right now

[pippadaisy]

c mon Andy

[supergran]

COME ONNNNN ANDY!!! Game pt

[-J-]

close it out
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[banskogirl]

Andy finish it
hold now and take break please


but to be honest, If Andy is going to lose another slam final, I'd prefer Berdych to play in Final

No way!

[ljs]

never!!!!!

ditto !!!!!!!

[-J-]

this time finish it andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[traveller7]

SoI dozed off after the first set, woke up to find he is winning 3-1 in the 4th and now he is lagging behind?! Better go back to sleep!

[Alis]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!

[Jan]

:phew:

[Manaus]

Good hold, please please break here Andy, you can do it. :cheer:

[-J-]

strong hold good lad
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[JennieF]

Hot chocolate and a KitKat (edible sort) to steady my nerves now!

[david1610]

This time please!
C'mon Andy!

[Jan]

Come On Andy

[ljs]

pleasssseeee Andy !!!!!!!!!

[-J-]

you know the score here andy get on it like a car bonnet
every point
cmonnnnnnn

[hfwardhouse]

Let's go Andy let's go

[Alis]

C'mon andy boy - finish this - you know you can do it!

[pippadaisy]

ditto !!!!!!!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo

[HoopGirl]

4 points away from final :)

[JAMES4578]

Andy up 5-4, hopefully he has chance to break here!

[ljs]

BREAK HIM Andy pleasssseeee

[Alis]

Three points Andy - c'mon!!!!

[HoopGirl]

15 all

[-J-]

BHDL!!!!!!!!!!!!
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

2 points away

[Alis]

Fantastic shot - 2 more!!!!!

[-J-]

little glimmer
2 more points
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[RFS]

Stop trying to LOB!!!!

[-J-]

still glimmering
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[Manaus]

Keep fighting Andy!

[Sallydaisy]

Come on Andy!

Berdych cranked up the serve speed.
*40-30 to the Czech

[HoopGirl]

Game berdy

[Alis]

Not any more - now Andy has to hold!

[david1610]

Professional service game please.
C'mon Andy!

[Jan]

oh dear. come on Andy

[-J-]

at the very least lets secure the TB
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Sallydaisy]

5-5

Another must hold game for Andy!!!

Come on Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[traveller7]

Getting tense now argh :sofa:

[Alis]

One more of those would do nicely!

[-J-]

close it out
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[Alis]

Love hold - well done. Now break for goodness sake!!!!

[Jan]

good hold - please break, my nerves won't take a tb

[-J-]

solid hold
now lets see what happens
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Sallydaisy]

Andy holds for 6-5.
Berdych will gun for a tie-break but I hope Andy can finally break him in the next game.

[pippadaisy]

If only it was that simple

[ljs]

wow , cmon Andy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BREAK HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!

[banskogirl]

Okay Andy this can be it!! :)

[JAMES4578]

Andy guaranteed a breaker but would love him to break here, let's hope he can sieze the moment!

[Madeline]

good hold - please break, my nerves won't take a tb

Ditto!!!

[HoopGirl]

Cummon break him :)

[ljs]

good hold - please break, my nerves won't take a tb

mine either !!!!!!

[david1610]

Good. Now a professional return of service game.
Please.
C'mon Andy!

[banskogirl]

Not a thriller?! what is wrong with this man?

[JennieF]

Go Andy Go! Just do it this time. Please!

[Alis]

Who says this isn't a thriller?

[HoopGirl]

15 all

[hfwardhouse]

no breaker please COME ON ANDY!!!

[KnightOwl]

C'mon...soooo much easier just to break here ;)

[Manaus]

Please break Andy, the TB scares me. :sofa:

[-J-]

next point to test his nervwe
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[Alis]

C'mon Andy!!!!

[HoopGirl]

40 15 to berdy

[Alis]

Nothing he could do about that - Berdy's found his serve!

[banskogirl]

Who says this isn't a thriller?

whatever stupid man is in my ear!

[pippadaisy]

looking awful like a breaker

[HoopGirl]

Wow good point

[KnightOwl]

Brilliant!!

[Alis]

Well played Muzza!

[HoopGirl]

Tie break

[hfwardhouse]

Ok here we go :sofa: :sofa: :sofa:

[KnightOwl]

Oh well. TB it is, then...

[Jan]

:sofa:

[Alis]

.......... and it's a tie-break.

[-J-]

ok andy you know the drill
cmonnnnnnnnn

[banskogirl]

:sofa:oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

[david1610]

TB. Wind will play a factor of course. Six points then six the other side.
C'mon Andy!

[traveller7]

So a tiebreaker it is eeekk

[ljs]

oh
:sofa:

[Jan]

I don't think I can watch

[Alis]

Berdy means business.

[HoopGirl]

Oh dear 1 to berdy on muzzas serve

[Madeline]

I hate tiebreaks at the best of times, but this one is crucial. My fingernails are down to the elbows.

[-J-]

sok andy 50% 1 from 2
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

2 0 to berdy

[-J-]

this one then
cmonnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

3 0

[HoopGirl]

3 1

[ljs]

eeeekkkkkkk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pippadaisy]

I can't look

[-J-]

one more
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[JennieF]

Gulp.

[supergran]

Hate this!! Come on Andy!!

[ljs]

I can't look

me either . looking thru two fingers

[HoopGirl]

Sugar 4 1

[-J-]

cmonnnnnnn andy 50% 1from 2
cmonnnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

Yes 4 2

[KnightOwl]

That's one back...

[hfwardhouse]

Stomach in knots!

COME ON ANDY!

[david1610]

Normally 2-4 would be bad news but on that side of the court and now to the good side, there is still the chance to...
win Andy! C'mon!

[-J-]

be greedy go for both
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Alis]

c'mon Andy - you need this one!

[rainy days]

I hate tie breaks. If this goes to a fifth...

[RFS]

Where is Tomas' mental frailty when you need it

[Manaus]

Oh heck :sofa:

[HoopGirl]

Ace from berdy 5 2

[-J-]

forget it 2 from 2
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Alis]

That was really bad luck on Andy - get mad Andy - get mad!!!

[hfwardhouse]

Brilliant Andy

COME ON ANDY LET'S GO!

[HoopGirl]

5 3 good point from murray

[-J-]

one more
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

Yes ;)

[letsgo]

Let's go andy, let's go

[HoopGirl]

5 4

[Alis]

C'mon Andy - this one!

[Sallydaisy]

Tie-break - Andy to serve first.

*0-1 Berdych wallops a 2nd serve return
0-2*
0-3*
*1-3
*1-4 Andy hit it into the net.
2-4* That's one back
2-5* Ace from Berdych. So annoying 'cos Andy had won the point when the debris hit the court.
*3-5 Great play from Andy
*4-5 Berdych has 2 serves to win the 4th set.

[-J-]

still just need the 50% 1 from 2
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[pippadaisy]

why did the commie say berdy will serve for the set no matter what

[HoopGirl]

Yes 5 all

[hfwardhouse]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

5-5 ... now Andy break hold

[KnightOwl]

Great return! Back on serve...

[Alis]

Yessssssssssssssssssss!!! ................. and the next!

[-J-]

now be greedy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Sallydaisy]

5-5* Well done Andy, such a great return. 2 points needed Andy right now.

[HoopGirl]

6 5 berdy

[Helen40]

I need another set of fingernails!

[Alis]

Set point - c'mon Andy!!!!!!!!

[traveller7]

Not a good time for my stream to freeze come on ANDY!

[-J-]

ok andy we need these
cmonnnnnnnn

[HoopGirl]

Set point saved

[hfwardhouse]

Brilliant from Andy 6-6

COME ON ANDY!!!

[Alis]

Well done - and the next!!!

[KnightOwl]

What a shot to save a set point...!

[DaveArneRiise]

Well saved!

[-J-]

one more
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

6-6 change ends..... 4-2 to each at that end....
Next two points.

Ploeeeeeaaassse! C'mon Andy!

[Sallydaisy]

why did the commie say berdy will serve for the set no matter what
Because at 2-5 Andy could only possibly win his 2 serves and take it to 4-5 giving Berdy the next 2 serves for the match to tie-break 7.

6-6
:phew:

[Manaus]

Please next 2 Andy. :sofa:

[HoopGirl]

Cummon muzza

[HoopGirl]

Match point

[Alis]

Match point!

[Sallydaisy]

Berdy hits it out. Muzzah has a match point!!!

[KnightOwl]

MP :sofa:

[-J-]

match point
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Manaus]

One more, please get it Andy!!!! :sofa:

[ljs]

the crowd cheering for Andy !!! love it !!!!!

[HoopGirl]

Noooo

[hfwardhouse]

Aaaaargh Berdy you meanie

COME ON ANDY!

[Alis]

Next one!

[JennieF]

This is unbearable.

[-J-]

this one andy
cmonnnnn

[HoopGirl]

7 7

[Sallydaisy]

Massive serve for 7-7. Come on Andy - win the next point.

[hfwardhouse]

Woooooop .... match point again

COME ON ANDY!

[Alis]

Match point on his own serve - an ace would do it.

[KnightOwl]

Another MP on his own serve this time - take it!!

[Sallydaisy]

8-7* and a match point to Andy on his serve.

[Manaus]

YES!!!! Match point again, Andy serving for the match. Ace please! ;)

[-J-]

match point
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jane]

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::yahoo::yahoo:: yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[JennieF]

Oh yessss!!!!!

[Sallydaisy]

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

[KnightOwl]

Woop woop woop! :yahoo:

[-J-]

getinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[letsgo]

Yessss, murray is 4-2 down in the tiebreak, i register an account on here, provide some support 'let's go andy, let's go' works all the time, best chant ever. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[hfwardhouse]

So so happy!

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Manaus]

YES YES YES!!!! 5th slam final!!!!! Fantastic!
Big congratulations Andy!!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[VamosVixs]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! :yahoo:

[supergran]

:clap::clap::clap::dance::dance::dance::clap::clap ::dance::dance: Can't speak!!!

[david1610]

Yeeeeessss!!!
Hats off to you today Andy. So mentally tough in the wind.
Well done!

[DaveArneRiise]

:yahoo:

[Lizzim]

Wow....so stressful....and I wasn't even watching the match! Soooooooooooooooooo glad that he is through to the final :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[Linda]

:yahoo:

[traveller7]

Yayyyyy wooooooooo well done andy superb at the end when you needed it in such horrible weather conditions

[Alis]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!

[JennieF]

Hats off to both players. Dreadful conditions. Andy can conquer anything now!!!

[Niknak's Mum]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo::grouphug:

[Jan]

my nerves are shot
wow - well done Andy! :mexican:

[rainy days]

Oh wow, I'm sooooo happy!!!

[-J-]

right rain do your thing

[lynne]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!..........I am sat here shaking!!!!!!




BRAVO ANDY!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:..................... .:phew:

[Alis]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!

[rondun]

attaboy

[ljs]

omgosh Andys in the uso final woooohooooo :clap::swingin::clap::swingin:

[clancy]

Overtakes Nadal on points! But why does he make it so difficult for him and us?? Over the moon!

[Bardot]

How brilliant was Andy in that TB? Magnificent! :clap::clap::clap::cheer::cheer::cheer:

Bring it on!!!! :cheer:

[-J-]

20 errors to birdys 68 who would have thought the wind suited andy

[JennieF]

Goodnight all. See you at the final. WOWEEE! :dance:

[Madeline]

Mega-phew!!

:dance::dance::swingin::swingin::clap::clap:

[Alis]

Andy's going to win this - I just feel it.

[RFS]

Oh my lord that was tough.

[Nina]

I'm really happy for him and being his fan is proud!
let yourself be a winner of USO 2012, Please Andy do it!
You can do it, you can!

go Andy goooo

[JAMES4578]

Wasn't a great start to the breaker but Andy playes superbly on the crunch poins to fight back, was tense though! ok 4th maybe could have been easier but in the final analysis and in tough conditions Andy's class shone through, well done! :clap::clap::clap:

[banskogirl]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
Och wasn't that easy :rolling: I am literally shaking!

[clancy]

Surely the final will be on the BBC?? My eyes are aching through staring at Flash scores!

[ljs]

watching the interview now

[Linda]

Surely the final will be on the BBC?? My eyes are aching through staring at Flash scores!

Why do you not watch a live stream? :confused:

[RoastLamb]

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Bardot]

Andy saying that's some of the toughest conditions he's ever played in....."and I come from Scotland" :swingin:

[davech]

:phew:

[pippadaisy]

:swingin::swingin::swingin::swingin:Wow just wow great match
Sooooooooooooooooo glad Andy got through battled the wind and Berdy
AND WON woo hoo:dance::dance::dance:

[Mandiemoo]

Thank goodness for that! I really should have followed a different sport like bowls! Sweaty palms, chewing sofa cushions, oeering through fingers, its all been going on here.

:) Another slam final, another murray chance!

[RoastLamb]

He sounded good in his post match interview with Mary Jo Fernandez. Said they were the most brutal conditions he's ever played in and then said seeing as he's from Scotland that says something. :lol:

[Lizzim]

Surely the final will be on the BBC?? My eyes are aching through staring at Flash scores!

Doubtful....think Sky have exclusive rights....but Eurosport have shown highlights for most matches the following day.

[ljs]

wonderful that Andy is giving himself another chance at a slam wooooohoooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-J-]

what a muppet wilander is andy was in control from the second set onwards , surprised he let it go to four :confused:

[Sallydaisy]

Just saw Andy being interviewed off-court and here's as much as I could jot down.

"Conditions were brutal, not going for Aces, just concentrating on getting serves in.
Important to get in position for every shot 'cos it's the only way to play in such windy conditions.
It was very difficult and I'm from Scotland so have a good idea how bad it can be.

Just tried to hang in during the tie-break.

US Open is more relaxed for me compared to Wimbledon especially the evenings.

No extra day to recover for the Final so he has to prepare well tonight.
Not easy to win the Final, David and Novak are top players so whoever I play it'll be a tough match"

[RFS]

Doubtful....think Sky have exclusive rights....but Eurosport have shown highlights for most matches the following day.
Yep - sky have the rights ...

[Jan]

Edmund and Silva have definitely won!!!!! :trophy:

[banskogirl]

Okay thanks for a lovely evening everyone :) I'm away (still shaking) and will watch Nole and David from afar with sound off! Going to be sociable, daughters last Saturday night, will be at uni in England this time next week :sofa:

[Jan]

have so much to do now!
Thanks for your company.
Will be back with sofa for the final!!

[supergran]

Have noticed that when I shout I clap at the same time....my little hands are bright red.

[Nina]

It is always pleasure being here, with you, Andy's fans
I'll be there during the final..
gotta go and sleep now
wish him very very best of luck
We need the tears of joy :)

[traveller7]

been a pleasure as usual hope the final is Monday personally as going to a TV recording tomorrow and wont be around to watch :(

[Bardot]

Andy's win announced in the Olympic stadium to a huge roar of approval. Elsewhere, Berdych is bleating about the conditions being unplayable and there should be rules in place for such occasions.

[supergran]

Andy's win announced in the Olympic stadium to a huge roar of approval. Elsewhere, Berdych is bleating about the conditions being unplayable and there should be rules in place for such occasions.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Madeline]

Have noticed that when I shout I clap at the same time....my little hands are bright red.

I do that! It drives my husband mad (he's watching something on tv, I'm on the computer watching a livestream).

[AllyB]

Andy's win announced in the Olympic stadium to a huge roar of approval. Elsewhere, Berdych is bleating about the conditions being unplayable and there should be rules in place for such occasions.

Its easy to say conditions are the same for both players, but if Andy had lost that match a lot of us would have been bleating the same thing.

[letsgo]

Sorry Berdych, but as far as i'm aware, Andy faced the same difficult conditions? DEAL WITH IT

[traveller7]

Andy's win announced in the Olympic stadium to a huge roar of approval. Elsewhere, Berdych is bleating about the conditions being unplayable and there should be rules in place for such occasions.

How lovely!

[Bardot]

Its easy to say conditions are the same for both players, but if Andy had lost that match a lot of us would have been bleating the same thing.

Hypocrisy is a given for any fan. ;)

[Bardot]

Great pictures on Sky of a very relaxed Andy with Sean Connery and Alex Ferguson then joined by Judy for a group photo. 3 Scottish Knights? ;)

[RoastLamb]

Great pictures on Sky of a very relaxed Andy with Sean Connery and Alex Ferguson then joined by Judy for a group photo. 3 Scottish Knights? ;)

Sean is there? How come the cameras didn't show him? And I had assumed Judy had gone home coz I haven't seen her there the last couple of matches.

[lynne]

Tweet from @Mike_Dickson_DM.....




Remarkable press conference scene: beaming Sean Connery and Sir Alex Ferguson gatecrash it to congratulate Andy Murray.

[Sallydaisy]

:lol:

Can't wait to see the transcript of this one!!!

Neil Harman ‏@NeilHarmanTimes (https://twitter.com/NeilHarmanTimes) Sir Sean Connery and Sir Alex Ferguson gatecrash Andy's press conference.
Absolutely remarkable. Fergie greets me like long lost brother

[Sallydaisy]

Sean is there? How come the cameras didn't show him? And I had assumed Judy had gone home coz I haven't seen her there the last couple of matches.

They did show him in the crowd on the stream I was watching. I think Judy must have been sitting somewhere else 'cos the player boxes seem to have limited space at the USO - she's deffo there.

[Bardot]

Judy must have gone back to New York yesterday. They did show Sean briefly in the crowd during an interval.

[lynne]

Tweet from @dougrobson...



Judy Murray also enters, hugs Andy, who says, 'mom, u smell Iike wine.'


:lol:

[Sallydaisy]

Here you go - Sir Sean and Sir Alex.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A2TOp-ACMAAY5lq.jpg

From Judy on twitter.

Look who crashed Andy's presser!!!! Sir Alex and Sir Sean. Too good! http://pic.twitter.com/f2jzx06m (http://t.co/f2jzx06m)

[supergran]

So funny...gatecrashers, Scottish reunion, mum told she smells like wine, huge grins from everyone. And why not. Well done Andy...giving so much joy to everyone.

[RoastLamb]

They did show him in the crowd on the stream I was watching. I think Judy must have been sitting somewhere else 'cos the player boxes seem to have limited space at the USO - she's deffo there.


Judy must have gone back to New York yesterday. They did show Sean briefly in the crowd during an interval.

I didn't see him at all but then they shove ads in anywhere they can over here. :sad: Hopefully he'll be sitting in Andy's box on Monday and will inspire Andy! Along with Sir Alex.

[Sallydaisy]

I think it's wonderful that they went to see Andy!!! He must have been so chuffed by that.
Lovely moment - and why not when he's doing us all so proud in reaching another Grand Slam Final.
:dance::dance::dance:

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Stuart Fraser ‏@stu_fraser (https://twitter.com/stu_fraser) I've seen it all now..RT @Hampden69 (https://twitter.com/Hampden69) Three great Scots!!! http://instagram.com/p/PVEdpTOWi6/ (http://t.co/Wazzt4zu)

[Genbrit]

So, so happy - Andy in his 5th Grand Slam final. :dance::clap::yahoo: Really found it difficult to watch the first set with the brutal conditions but once Andy got the hold of it, it became easier to watch. Saw Sir Sean in the crowd during the match and thought how great that was. Will be at work on Monday when the final is played though. :grrr:

[RoastLamb]

I hope they put this on YouTube. Would love to see it.

[Helen40]

Just read Bird Brain's presser, and he says Andy won cos of the wind!!! Liking him even less..

Q. Did he adjust a little bit better, you think?

TOMAS BERDYCH: Well, yeah, Andy was better in this part definitely, and that's why he actually took the win.

[Golden Lady]

The most beautiful end to a very difficult & tiring day! So happy for Andy & so very proud of him. What a year, 2 slam finals on top of the gold medal, amazing!

[pabbers]

WOWZER!!! Speechless again. Well done Andy!

[banskogirl]

Does anyone know if there is a video with sound anywhere of Andy's gate crashers in the presser?

[Aussie Andy]

Awesome, Andy! Was so afraid about this matchup that I had my heart in my throat getting up this morning to find out the result. Deeply happy! One more match, Andy!

BTW, 'Murray Makes It To The Final' isn't cool enough. How about 'Tornado Andy Blasts Birdy Off The Court' or 'Gales Blow Andy Into Finals' or 'Birdy Lost In High Winds' - something like that.