The Tennis

[RabbieBurns]

Hope Murray can get past Cilic here and make it to the final..

 

Was a bit disappointed Federer pulled it back last night.

 

PS. BBC Iplayer rocks.. Saves me having to watch the tennis on the ad-ridden Channel 7 here

[copson90]

Cilic is starting to look a bit sloppy.

[RabbieBurns]

Nice one Murray!

 

Great result..

[cookie_monster]

Excellent game well done Andy. Slow start but still wrapped it up in 4 sets so he should be fresh for the final

[sidewinder]

Great game. And so happy the BBC has it so I can watch at work

The final is going to be immense, whoever he ends up playing

[Guest richard_s]

Hope where you work has a TV License as you need one to watch live TV over the internet.

[KWestos]

COME ON FEDERER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rush_tech]

^^

[sidewinder]

Hope where you work has a TV License as you need one to watch live TV over the internet.

 

Thats all you could contribute to a thread about the tennis?

Yes, the school does have one, thanks for your concern mr sensible

[Guest richard_s]

Thats all you could contribute to a thread about the tennis?

Yes, the school does have one, thanks for your concern mr sensible

 

 

I'm not a tennis fan and was just making a valid point considering a lot of people would have watched it while at work over the internet.

[RabbieBurns]

I'm not a tennis fan and was just making a valid point considering a lot of people would have watched it while at work over the internet.

 

dont let it worry you.. the detector vans were out in force during the match and are rounding up all the fee dodgers as we speak

[cookie_monster]

How does that work if you're watching it on the move via 3G or in a coffee shop, is that covered by your home licence?

[DSapseid]

PS. BBC Iplayer rocks.. Saves me having to watch the tennis on the ad-ridden Channel 7 here

 

i thought iplayer was uk only?

[Guest richard_s]

How does that work if you're watching it on the move via 3G or in a coffee shop, is that covered by your home licence?

 

As long as the laptop or phone is running off its battery you are covered by your home license but if you plug it into the mains your are not.

[jamesreedersmith]

But what about a plug on a train??

 

But GOOOOOO MURRAY!!!

[RabbieBurns]

i thought iplayer was uk only?

 

Its restricted to UK IP's

[cookie_monster]

As long as the laptop or phone is running off its battery you are covered by your home license but if you plug it into the mains your are not.

 

 

Bring on wireless power

 

 

Can't wait untill sunday

[Oops_my_bad]

Oh well Murray is out - no suprise there

 

Makes me laugh how the media hypes him up loads only for, as usual, to be let down at the final hurdle.

 

Go Murray

[torledo]

74 years and counting.

[elsiegee40]

It pains me to say it, but there was no way anyone was going to win that match apart from Federer.

 

The Times this morning quite neatly sums it up:

Andy Murray is probably the finest mortal tennis player on earth. Yesterday he ran into a god. He went to the final of the Australian Open, and he took his A-game. Alas, Roger Federer took his.

 

Briton finds hero inside himself but service game goes missing - Times Online

[RabbieBurns]

It pains me to say it, but there was no way anyone was going to win that match apart from Federer.

 

The Times this morning quite neatly sums it up:

 

 

Briton finds hero inside himself but service game goes missing - Times Online

 

Absolutely. It would have been a shock upset like england winning a world cup or something if Andy Murray had won..

 

Federer was right though when he said murray will win one eventually. He's only 22, plenty of time yet to do it.

[cookie_monster]

Absolutely. It would have been a shock upset like england winning a world cup or something if Andy Murray had won..

 

Federer was right though when he said murray will win one eventually. He's only 22, plenty of time yet to do it.

 

 

 

Yes Andy has plenty of time I don't think Fed won his first slam untill he was 21-22.

[torledo]

Yes Andy has plenty of time I don't think Fed won his first slam untill he was 21-22.

 

nadal is 23 and has 6.

[cookie_monster]

nadal is 23 and has 6.

 

 

Very true. He was quite exceptional at a young age probably due to his build, I think if Andy had been in better shape and stronger at a few early tournaments he would of performed much better, he suffered in long matches with cramp and exhaustion quite often.

[RabbieBurns]

I think its a true reflection of the under investment in sport in the UK as a whole.

 

Andy Murray had to move to Spain to get the professional training he required to make it as a pro.

 

And when you look at the UK snowsport olympic team going bust in the run up to the olympics its just another reflection.

 

I reckon the weather has a massive part to play in things, but the difference between the investment in grassroot / school age sport ive noticed here compared to back home is astonishing.

 

Considering the population of both islands, the UK could really do with puting more money into sport.