Andy/Jamie vs Hijikata/Peers - Thursday 3.30 pm approx

[cazza99]

Sue Barker has arrived on Centre to interview Andy. They are doing some sort of send off.

[Hawkeye]

What are the odds on Jamie retiring too? He's currently without a partner.

[JAMES4578]

Andy obviously restricted but they kept it fairly tight, pity could not consolidate break in 2nd. Still good to see Andy playing with Jamie again. Having an emotional celebration of career!

[Teresa]

So glad he had his Centre Court send off. Really glad Sue Barker came to do the honours.

Thanks for everything.

[cazza99]

I thought Jamie was only without a partner for the grass season. Has that changed?

[Sallydaisy]

Jamie was the TD at Queens so didn't play that week.
Michael Venus seems to have decided to partner Neal Skupski.

Perhaps he'll end up at Tennis Scotland based in Stirling not far from Dunblane?
Although, as with Andy, Jamie's family (wife and child) are all based around London.

Or maybe he'll head up the Tennis and Golf Centre between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
which got the go ahead in 2021 - it'll house the Andy Murray Museum I believe.

[exislander]

I thought the Murray/Venus split was only for the grass season as Venus wanted a partner for all the events including Queens and Neal is currently without a regular partner so was available.

[cazza99]

That is what I thought too exislander. Because Jamie was directing Queens he could not play doubles.

[Stell]

I was there. I sat on the very crowded hill and we then watched the send off for Andy. They showed the film of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and (Venus) Williams talking on the large screen at Centre Court. But, we couldn't hear a single word of what they said. Afterwards, a steward came along and told us there would be a presentation and we all rushed off. As we left, they put 'he came, he served, he conquered' on the screen on Centre Court and a photo of Andy looking up to the sky with his arms up and pointing to the sky on both hands.

[HoopGirl]

Lucky you Stella - shame you couldn’t hear it though.
Shame he couldn’t play with Emma too