British tennis player doing well
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richart
Major Champion
Well said. It is noticeable how much better the top 4 are compared to the rest of the other 'top' players. They nearly always make the semi- finals of the majors and masters events. There doesn't appear to be anyone to challenge them at the moment. I have a feeling Murray will regret not being born 5 or 6 years later, as unfortunately he is always going to be competing against Nadal and Djokovic, two of the greatest players ever. I think Federer will be retiring in the next couple of years if he doesn't win another major.
Tennis is lucky to have four such good players in the same era, so that they can produce the standard of tennis seen today.
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Snelly
Guest
I keep myself busy supporting the English squash world number 1 and 2 - Nick Matthew and James Wilstrop. They played the TOC Final last night in a squash court inside Grand Central Station in New York and it was an utterly brilliant match.
Matthew won to reclaim the world number 1 spot from Wilstrop.
Tennis is rubbish. A game for schoolgirls compared to squash.
As for Murray being in the big 4, maybe but that is a serious drop off between 3 and 4!
Cheers,
Snelly.
In_The_Rough
Tour Winner
No idea about Squash whatsoever but well done anyway to the winner:thup:
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
Was that shown on Sky? I always try and keep my eye out for Squash being televised, there isn't enough of it.
richart
Major Champion
Squash may be a good game to play, never played it myself, but it is awful on TV. Tennis is a fantastic spectator sport, and my trip to Wimbledon each year with my daughter is a highlight of my year.
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Snelly
Guest
Almost right. Squash used to be terrible on TV but this has been remedied. They now have a purple court and a white ball and it is great viewing. You can see everything really well and it is brilliant to see. Plenty of examples on you tube.
And I like Wimbledon too. But in my view tennis is only a good game at the higher levels. At my standard, I don't even break a sweat and spend 70% of the time picking up balls. No fun there.
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Snelly
Guest
No it wasn't.
All tournaments are shown on PSA Squash TV over the web. Highlights are free to watch and can be found here.
http://www.psasquashtv.com/
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
Cheers Chap!
richart
Major Champion
Changed a bit since I watched Jonah Barrington then.
I see nothing wrong with playing a sport I don't break sweat in Snelly ! I always think of squash as a game for middle aged men trying to stay fit.
Tennis on the otherhand is a game for the refined sportsman, a game where finesse, grace and artistry will overcome brute force and stamina. Also the women that play can be very tasty in their short skirts and tight tops, especially when they are picking the balls up.
Mungoscorner
Journeyman Pro
Squash :rofl:
wrighty1874
Journeyman Pro
Murray would have won a major had he been playing in any other era. Tremendous effort against the man who is currently the best in the world. Would love to see a Brit win,no matter what part of the Union they're from.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
No he wouldn't. He would have the same problems he faces now. He is very good, extremely good, but not the best. Is he better than McEnroe, Borg, Sampras, Connors, becker, Agassi, at their best? No. Nothing has changed. He will need a lot of luck to win a major.
He is world number four for a reason. He is fourth best. An achievement sure, and one I would happily swap for, but he oes not look like winning a slam any time soon.
In_The_Rough
Tour Winner
As I said in an earlier post good but not good enough. He will never win a slam unless he has a lot of luck such as 2 of the above names being crocked for the tournament and the other suffering a shock defeat to someone.
Mungoscorner
Journeyman Pro
Very good post.
richart
Major Champion
Andy Murray is easily the best player in the last 30 years not to win a Major, although he is still only 24. Same age that Llendl won his first one. He still has time to improve, and he is not far off, getting to 3 finals, and not exactly being far away from beating Djokovic today. As I said before he is unlucky to be in the era of three players who will easily go down in history as being in the top 10 of all time. The only players I have seen as consistently good are Laver, Borg and Sampras.
I think Murray showed more resiliance in a lot of the performance today than previously and some of that must be down to Lendl. It's good to see him competing and not capitulating with nerves etc and I think he'll get to a few more grand slam finals.
AuburnWarrior
Tour Winner
Tennis on the otherhand is a game for the refined sportsman, a game where finesse, grace and artistry will overcome brute force and stamina. Also the women that play can be very tasty in their short skirts and tight tops, especially when they are picking the balls up.
The refined sportsman you say? Hmmm - McInroe. Hardly a refined sportman.
"a game where finesse, grace and artistry will overcome brute force and stamina" - really? The Williams sisters. They've literally battered their opponents into submission with their brutal power.
Tennis is, for me, the MOST boring sport to watch on TV. It's all about power - simple as.
If you want finesse, grace and artistry then it's a test match that you're after. Not tennis.
sweatysock41
Q-School Graduate
So Curtley Ambrose hurling a bouncer at Graham Gooch was finesse grace and artistry?
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
His first serve ratio is poor for a top player, improve that percentage by 10% to just over 60% and he'll win plenty slams, the rest of his game is in pretty good nick.
