The Andy Murray Hate Thread!

[Brinyi]

Yes Andy, you are a dufus!

[vaiva]

From 2 sets up and a break in the 4th up he was swamped by the fat brilliance of Dave

Of course, Brits will still think that only cramps prevented him from winning, just like in Queens against God Johansson

Let the hate spread

[The Chloe]

I STILL LOVE YOU, ANDY!

Down with the HATAS. Look out mickey mouse grasscourt event after wimbledon, here comes King Andy.

Andy 4EVA

[Dina]

another arrogant statement from Murray

"I'm sure my life will change but I think it deserves to. Not every 18 year old reaches the third round of a grand slam on their first try"

wanker

[adeegee]

You people are evil

What a brave and courageous effort Andy!!

[vaiva]

aaaaaaeeee and Chloe, post your drivel where it belongs rebecca.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=dudes&action=display&thread=1116283533&page=1

;D

[Brinyi]

From The Herald:

Wimbledon: Red top Petchey put to shame

Letter from SW19 June 27 2005

There is a distinct feeling in these parts that Andy Murray and Co. haven't been sure whether to take the tabloid shilling or not at Wimbledon. As Murray will find out in the years ahead, it is a mixed blessing at best.

Yesterday the News of the World unearthed what Murray had hoped would remain out of the newsprints . . . the name of his recently-jilted girlfriend.

Not only did the Screws name Murray's recent beau as Tatjana Priachin, a rather lovely young German lass, but they also published snaps of her and Murray together before he "ditched" her.

"I still love Andrew," wailed Ms Priachin to the Screws. Presumably this is the sort of stuff Murray would want kept out of the papers.



On the other hand, parts of the Murray camp haven't been able to help themselves taking the tabloid bait. There has been something admirable about Murray not yet becoming a walking billboard for The Sun, but, alas, the same can't be said for his coach, Mark Petchey, a bloke who didn't mind generating a bit of dosh for looking like a prat in a Sun-embossed visor while sitting in the players' family seats.

There is something grasping and exploitative about such behaviour. Thank goodness Murray's mum, Judy, his dad, Willie, and all the rest aren't sitting there like turkeys in their tabloid hoardings.

[adeegee]

zosse said:

aaaaaaeeee and Chloe, post your drivel where it belongs rebecca.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=dudes&action=display&thread=1116283533&page=1

;D

Evil

I read in the paper today a quote from a "financial expert" that Andy has the possibility of making £60 million in his career

[Lee]

adeegee said:

zosse said:

aaaaaaeeee and Chloe, post your drivel where it belongs rebecca.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=dudes&action=display&thread=1116283533&page=1

;D

Evil

I read in the paper today a quote from a "financial expert" that Andy has the possibility of making £60 million in his career

No wonder those girls ask him to marry them

[The Chloe]

I love Andy, he's so sexy! Marry me, Andy! Marry ME! Not those other girls, they jsut want your cash! I want your sexy body!

Down with the HATAS.

[The Chloe]

PHWOAR!



HOT STUFF.

[Brinyi]

I just saw the headline, "Dick offers to guide Murray on to centre stage". I said to myself, how fitting! Turns out it's a guy named Frank Dick, whose motto is: “Not everyone can climb Mount Everest, but we can all get a little bit higher today than we were yesterday”. I'm in favour of that motto!

[The Chloe]

Good luck to Sexy Andy in Newport this week :lust:

[adeegee]

Indeed Chloe

[The Chloe]

This is my favourite thread.

Andy 4EVA :lust:

[Brinyi]

"Allez Carraz! Whoop him good!"

-- A. Hatah

[janie]

LOL! This thread is the BEST. I love that motto! It's sort of like, "Not everyone can climb Mt. Everest, but at least we might as well try to walk to the corner 7/11!" (or Spar, for you UKers! Don't know what you Canucks have ...)

[Brinyi]

On a le dépanneur. ;D

[vaiva]

Sadly, Andy v2 marches on in straight sets

But I shall never lose hope.

[vaiva]

admin said:

This is my favourite thread.

Andy 4EVA

Smite and BAN

[Brinyi]

Carraz.

[Brinyi]

Murray may have the good fortune to play a Frenchy who's even worse than Carraz, since Whining Dupuis is leading J.Blake 6-2.

[adeegee]

Andy is gonna nail another Frenchie. The Brits can't stop beating the Frenchies, Dupuis will be too upset about the olympics

[Brinyi]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Their food will always be better though.

[janie]

brinyi said:

On a le dépanneur. ;D

Even outside of Québec?

[Brinyi]

The 7/11 is ubiquitous here too, actually.

[Brinyi]

Veteran teaches Murray a lesson

By Andrew Buncombe in Newport, Rhode Island

There will undoubtedly be other days for Andy Murray - but last night was not one of them. The 18-year Scot was knocked out of the Campbell's Tennis Hall of Fame tournament, beaten in straight sets by a seasoned and dogged veteran, Frenchman Antony Dupuis. While the 6-4, 6-1 defeat was obviously a considerable disappointment to him, it will prove to have been an important lesson.

"I did not play well in the first set, I did not play well in the second set," a despondent and somewhat testy Murray said afterwards, blaming the lack of the bounce on the damp Newport court for disrupting his rhythm.

"I know that the next time I lose like that I will see what I'm doing wrong and what shot I need to work on. Today I can't see because I [could not] play properly."

Despite the poor bounce, Murray started well enough, serving and returning fluidly despite the conditions. He also showed remarkable speed across the court - on one occasion reaching a fast-dropping ball to play a winner that was breathtaking.

But Dupuis, aged 31 and ranked 111 compared to Murray's 213, was never going to be an easy opponent and he was able to break Murray in the 10th game to take the first set.

In the first game of the second set, Murray had three chances to break Dupuis' serve but failed to push home the opportunity. From there, the teenager never recovered his rhythm and lost the next two games as he looked out of sorts. Even hurling his racket onto the ground - something he says helps motivate him - did not help to turn things around.

While he certainly never gave up - he made a fantastic effort to come back from 40-0 down in the fourth game to win it - from that poor start it was always going to be a huge task to secure a victory. Dupuis wrapped up his win in little over an hour.

Asked whether the court or his play was to blame for his defeat, Murray said: "This was the worst type of court for me to play [on]. I could not play the way I like to play because the ball was bouncing so low and it's difficult to rally from the baseline. Obviously, returning is one of my weapons and because the ball was not bouncing I could not get any rhythm to my return."

Before the match, Dupuis had talked of the merits of his experience versus Murray's youth - saying there were advantages to both. Afterwards he said Murray's frustration had been obvious during the match.

But despite what Murray may have said, this will likely have been part of a hugely important learning curve - not only for him but for those pundits who, since his success at Wimbledon in coming from nowhere to reach the third round, have unfairly built up the expectation surrounding him. ;D

His coach, Mark Petchey, has said that these sorts of tournaments, away from the glamour of the All England Club in SW19, must become Murray's bread and butter over the coming year for him to gain the experience he needs to develop his full potential. Murray next switches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, travelling to California for the first of four Challenger tournaments before a possible entry in the US Open in August.

"At Queen's and Wimbledon I showed I can play with some of the best players in the world," Murray said. "When I go to play in the Challengers, I will certainly have a lot more belief in myself."

[adeegee]

Oh well, these sort of defeats might help him in the long run

[Brinyi]

Yes, and hopefully the court will be equally wet for his opponent next time. ;D

[Brinyi]

Dupuis teaches foul-mouthed Murray a lesson

Dupuis gives Scot harsh lesson in reality of professional tennis

David Hannigan in Rhode Island
Thursday July 7, 2005
The Guardian

Andy Murray lost in the second round of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at Newport, Rhode Island in an unfortunate welter of racket throwing and expletives yesterday afternoon. It was a performance more teenage tantrum than teenage promise. Irked by the treacherous grass bounce and increasingly frustrated by the fading quality of his own play, the 18-year-old was given a harsh lesson in the reality of professional tennis by the 32- year-old Frenchman Antony Dupuis.

As the youngster's game gradually fell apart, the 111th ranked player in the world stayed focused on the job in hand and never gave him a chance to recover momentum.
Upon arrival at the tournament yesterday morning, Murray discovered he had forgotten to bring his runners. As the afternoon wore on, it was apparent he had left his form behind too.

The start of the match had been delayed for more than an hour by a rain shower that further softened the already treacherous grass courts. Having held his first four service games of the match, the turning point came as he served to protect the set at 5-4. A brilliant cross-court return from Dupuis started the rot. A dodgy bounce cost Murray the next point, causing him to declare: "I've never ever been on a court like this in my life before." Suspicions that his composure was fading were well-founded. He ended up losing the game to love, with it the first set, and the racket came in for its first serious abuse.

Even so, all did not appear lost. Murray rallied in the first game of the second set but then squandered three break points with unforced errors. Having let Dupuis off the hook on that occasion, he disintegrated completely. He lost 13 points in a row, and 10 in a row on his own serve (something he himself shouted aloud at one point) to fall 4-1 behind.

Cheered to the rafters during the pre-match introductions by locals who had loved his story, he found the applause and cheers give way to muted embarrassment as he became more and more of an enfant terrible, swearing loudly at himself and gesticulating wildly at every lost point. His face was as overcast as the dank New England weather.

Later Dupuis would confess that he was buoyed by the sight of his opponent "starting to cry a little" during the game. The French right-hander certainly took full advantage of every opportunity that came his way, was able to unfurl a big serve whenever danger loomed and essentially showed Murray that his climb up the world rankings is not going to be as straightforward as some would have us believe.

Although less athletic around the court, Dupuis jumped to a high backhand smash to go 5-1 up in the second set. His superior shot selection and steadier nerve often made this look like a contest between a man and a boy. Which of course it kind of was.

"I just didn't play very well," said Murray. "I just didn't play well in the first set. I didn't play well in the second. I couldn't play. That is by far the worst tennis court I've ever played on. They didn't put on any covers when it rained and the bounce was so low. Sometimes it bounced high, sometimes it bounced low.

I couldn't play when it was like that. Returning is one of my weapons but obviously I couldn't get any rhythm going on that court. The court was so soft. It's a little bit annoying. It's good that I won yesterday but I learnt nothing here."

As he returns to the humdrum of the Challenger Tour circuit for the next few weeks, that much would be a pity.