Olympic Tennis

[QueenOfGoths]

after losing 4 grand slam finals, can't help but feel happy for Murray

Me too - I am no great fan of tennis but well done to him, especially to come back after the disappointment of Wimbledon.

 

[starfish]

Absolutely brilliant. But shoot the producer who decided to cut away to Federer traipsing off just as he was about to hug his mum.

 

[mrs quoad]

So he's def British today, not Scottish?

 

[agricola]

Absolutely brilliant. But shoot the producer who decided to cut away to Federer traipsing off just as he was about to hug his mum.

I just said almost exactly that, except I used the word "slinking" rather than "traipsing"

 

[Maltin]

So he's def British today, not Scottish?

He's both but there is no doubt he definitely won for Great Britain today.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Missed it

Still, well done Andy

Now, second gold in the mixed doubles if you will, please.

 

[agricola]

The reception del Potro just got was fantastic, lets hope those idiots who run his country take a bit of notice.

 

[agricola]

Murray is singing the anthem

 

[mrs quoad]

Fuuuucking hell if anything's going to stop anyone from crying, it's got to be singing the British f***ing national anthem.

Shit on a bicycle, we have to have just about the universe's shittest dirge.

It's almost Vogon.

 

[yardbird]

Absolutely brilliant. But shoot the producer who decided to cut away to Federer traipsing off just as he was about to hug his mum.

They showed it a few minutes later.

 

[yardbird]

Absolutely brilliant. But shoot the producer who decided to cut away to Federer traipsing off just as he was about to hug his mum.

dp

 

[Maltin]

And he's singing the national anthem too

 

[Espresso]

Murray is singing the anthem

Probably read the same thing as me in the paper this morning - that insufferable git Piers Morgan has said he'd give a grand to Great Ormond St for every gold medal winning British athlete who sang the anthem on the podium.

 

[Maltin]

And playing David Bowie at Wimbledon.

 

[ska invita]

did he play really well or was federer a bit shit?

 

[marty21]

Missed it I was driving back from a weekend away - very pleased Murray won a gold - almost a Grand Slam, he might now beat his voodoo at Grand Slams

 

[Lo Siento.]

So he's def British today, not Scottish?

Err... what?

 

[El Sueno]

did he play really well or was federer a bit shit?

Murray played very well but Federer didn't seem to bring that grand slam intensity with him today.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Err... what?

The ol' "he's a British winner, a Scottish loser" gambit.

 

[Maltin]

Murray and Robson got two breaks already. 3-0 up and serving.

 

[Lord Camomile]

They are doing rather well, aren't they?

 

[Maltin]

Will be amazing for Murray if he wins two gold medals.

 

[Espresso]

Speedy stuff here.

 

[Lord Camomile]

What a point!

 

[Lord Camomile]

For all her ferocious tennis matriarch image, Judy Murray is still a mammy:

"I was a little bit concerned when he started walking along part of the wall and I thought 'yep it would be just the thing wouldn't it? Get your gold and break your neck"

 

[El Sueno]

Is the doubles over 3 or 5 sets d'ya knorr?

 

[Maltin]

For all her ferocious tennis matriarch image, Judy Murray is still a mammy:

I liked that too.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Is the doubles over 3 or 5 sets d'ya knorr?

Pretty sure it's over 3 - the girls can't handle 5

(Although they probably wouldn't have to play 5, the way this is going...)

 

[El Sueno]

That's what I was thinking, they only have to do half as much init.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bugger, Belarus appear to have turned up.