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Post by The Chloe on Aug 17, 2005 1:14:50 GMT -5
I can move it there if other people don't mind. Andy has moved beyond challengers, afterall. He's now a tennis masters series superstar and soon to be USO champion ;D
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Post by vaiva on Aug 17, 2005 4:47:00 GMT -5
Yes, and he must conserve his energy for the run to the USO title. Like the soon-to-be runner up Rafa did
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Post by molala on Aug 17, 2005 7:46:20 GMT -5
woohoo!
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 17, 2005 10:13:16 GMT -5
I certainly would endorse moving it. It's kind of fun having the fans and haters in the same thread and all getting along. At least I think we are! Maybe it can be the Andy Murray Lovahs and Hatahs thread?
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Post by molala on Aug 17, 2005 11:19:05 GMT -5
agree to moving it as long as i can find it again easily . still getting used to the subfolders on this board... but i'll manage i'm sure.
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Post by molala on Aug 17, 2005 11:20:34 GMT -5
i never even found the all (danny) death all the time thread again! and i probably have to catch up on 2321312 posts by now .
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Post by janie on Aug 17, 2005 13:27:19 GMT -5
I certainly would endorse moving it. It's kind of fun having the fans and haters in the same thread and all getting along. At least I think we are! Maybe it can be the Andy Murray Lovahs and Hatahs thread? Yes, good idea! I like the Yays and the Boos all mingling happily, which is something you don't see on, say, wtaworld. ;D And Chloe's right, Scotsboy is moving beyond Challengerland in real life, so he ought to move here too, accordingly. Au revoir, Scotsboy! (leaving the door open in case he slides back)
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Post by janie on Aug 17, 2005 18:24:53 GMT -5
SA-FIN! SA-FIN! SA-FIN!
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Post by vaiva on Aug 18, 2005 6:05:14 GMT -5
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Post by freudo on Aug 18, 2005 8:14:03 GMT -5
this is all so funny I saw him yesterday. He does have some game but his attitude is not endearing. I mean did he think he was going to roll over Safin 1 & 1 in the 2nd and the third. I guess, why not...Anyhoo, not yet love lovas and hatas, lthe old Mamas and Papas, lol
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 18, 2005 14:01:54 GMT -5
Ha Freudo, welcome to the thread. So can we put you down with the Hatahs, then? ;D
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Post by Lee on Aug 18, 2005 14:36:29 GMT -5
New home for the thread
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 18, 2005 18:28:52 GMT -5
Chloe has a date with Andy next week.
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Post by Lee on Aug 18, 2005 19:12:19 GMT -5
Chloe has a date with Andy next week. His mom probably comes with him Behave yourself, Chloe
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Post by Dina on Aug 19, 2005 5:47:43 GMT -5
If the Berdman wins the third set his joy will be mitigated! And we might never hear from Dina again I was in the Isle of Wight with no teletext or Sky, so I only found out the result yesterday.at least despite Rafa being so fatigued he still had 3 mp's, showing his superioty over the byrdprich At least Marat got the job done, I'm diappointed to see he still hasn't cut his hair though
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 19, 2005 8:55:00 GMT -5
So Raffy's rediscovered his choking ways, has he?
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Post by adeegee on Aug 19, 2005 15:56:05 GMT -5
I was wondering where this thread had gone! I think the organisers of the US Open didn't want the tournament to be dominated entirely by 1 player, that's why they didn't give Andy a WC. I guess their feeling is that if he got straight into the main draw he'd just roll through every round. So I think they're hoping he gets a little fatigued (as Brinyi would suggest ) and it might make the tournament competitive. Of course, he's still the firm favourite to win it.
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 19, 2005 15:56:53 GMT -5
Yes, it's really amazing they didn't give Murray a wild card. Look how generous Wimbledon is with awarding WCs to promising young Americans!
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Post by adeegee on Aug 19, 2005 15:59:47 GMT -5
There is no promising Americans!
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Post by adeegee on Aug 19, 2005 16:01:12 GMT -5
And are you suggesting that the likes of Jamie Delgado, Alex Bogdanovic, Lee Childs et al are undeserving of playing in the most prostigious tennis tournament in the world?
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 19, 2005 16:04:47 GMT -5
Lee Childs is a legend.
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 19, 2005 16:05:10 GMT -5
And he's certainly worth of playing Roland Garros.
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Post by janie on Aug 19, 2005 19:53:32 GMT -5
Scotsboy was passed over for a WC? Boy oh boy, Mummy's going to be ever so ticked off!
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Post by adeegee on Aug 20, 2005 11:29:09 GMT -5
Andy's mum is about 1000000000000 less annoying than Lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleyton's mum. Leave the poor lady alone
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 20, 2005 22:40:48 GMT -5
Tennis: Injured Murray faces race against time
The Scot still hopes to qualify for the US Open but is wary of aggravating the shoulder muscle strain he picked up in Cincinnati last week. By Barry Flatman
ANDY MURRAY will tomorrow decide whether to brave the pain he suffered in his right shoulder after losing to Marat Safin four days ago and go ahead with his attempt to qualify for the US Open, or turn his back on the year’s last Grand Slam tournament and fly back to Britain.
Had the 18-year-old Scot been awarded a wild-card entry into the 128-strong main draw, he would have had at least 12 days to rest the shoulder muscle he injured against the Australian Open champion last Wednesday in the Cincinnati Masters.
However, the United States Tennis Federation granted nine of its 10 wild-card entries to American players, the other being given to 1990 finalist Mark Philippoussis. So Murray, who has not had a competitive break since Wimbledon seven weeks ago, faces the prospect of playing three matches in four days from the start of qualifying at New York’s Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.
Murray and coach Mark Petchey travelled from Cincinnati to Manhattan last Friday, but practice has been out of the question over the weekend and the pair will wait for the arrival of the Lawn Tennis Association’s fitness consultant Jean Pierre Bryuree tomorrow, when the player will undergo a close examination of his injury.
“The shoulder certainly has not recovered as well as we hoped,” said Petchey. “Andy has not picked up a racket since walking off court from losing to Safin, and he’s been icing his shoulder for much of the time since. But he’s still in quite a bit of pain and has had trouble sleeping, which is unlike him.
“Jean Pierre is an expert at assessing injuries and what effects they might have, but clearly there is no point in any undue aggravation of injury just for the sake of playing one tournament.
“It’s clear to everyone that Andy will have lots more opportunities over the course of his career and it’s not worth taking the chance of doing more damage that could potentially rule him out for much of what’s left in 2005.”
Murray was hopeful of being awarded one of the wild-card entries after winning the Boys’ Championship at last year’s US Open and rising to a career-high ranking of 123rd on the ATP computer after being placed 357th at the beginning of the British grasscourt season less than three months ago.
“It was disappointing to hear that Andy wasn’t going to get a wild card but the news wasn’t totally unexpected,” said Petchey. ”
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Post by janie on Aug 21, 2005 12:03:39 GMT -5
I don't get it -- why are they waiting? Surely there is a good sports doctor in the US that could have checked him out soon after the injury. It doesn't make any sense for him wait this long just so a "fitness consultant" from Britain can be the one to look at it. Very odd way to handle what sounds like at least a moderate injury.
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Post by adeegee on Aug 21, 2005 13:43:09 GMT -5
Stop getting injured for crying out loud
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Post by adeegee on Aug 25, 2005 12:10:17 GMT -5
sport.guardian.co.uk/tennis/story/0,10069,1556009,00.html If Andy Murray is to make it into the main draw of the US Open he seems destined to do it via the most arduous route. He won his first qualifying match last night with a 6-4, 6-4 win over the 20-year-old Israeli Dudi Sela but only after surviving a minor car crash that left him sprawled across the floor of a New York taxi cab. Murray was, ironically enough, travelling back to his hotel after getting treatment on his already injured right shoulder when the taxi driver slammed on his breaks, Murray went flying and the cab was then rear-ended by a car travelling behind. Despite receiving a nasty bump on the head and a mild dose of whiplash, Murray felt fine when he awoke yesterday morning and, after waiting all day to play Sela, still looked remarkably fresh on court. Playing under floodlights and with a surprisingly large crowd considering the late hour, Murray took advantage of Sela's slowness to adapt to the conditions and went a break up immediately before Sela broke back. Three lobs, however, secured the Scot another break of serve at 4-4 and he served out the set to give himself all the momentum heading into the second. Another early break of serve put the match well out of the Israeli's reach. Murray will face the Italian Paolo Lorenzi in the next round. Andy you brave little soldier
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Post by Brinyi on Aug 25, 2005 12:13:10 GMT -5
Car crash, serious injury worries, bla bla bla... I think Judy makes this stuff up. ;D
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Post by adeegee on Aug 25, 2005 12:30:03 GMT -5
Car crash, serious injury worries, bla bla bla... I think Judy makes this stuff up. ;D Andy plays Paulo Lorenzi for a place in 3rd round of Qualifying. Ever seen him play? If he wins he might have to play Gio Lapentti "That was a tough draw as Dudi has been playing really well," said Murray. "I was pleased with the way I played, particularly on my forehand and am glad that my shoulder didn't cause me any problems."
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