Wimbledon Day 11 - Mens Semi-Finals

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Federer v Djokovic

Murray v Tsonga

Whack away!

About time he started well early on- but its not like we havent been saying it is it!!

He always had that capability

Tsonga showing his quality at the business end of a slam again. Why does he never deliver!

slashe is he injured- does he just fatigue- is it purely his fitness levels?
Murray used to have that issue

Tsonga serving slower and slower. Is he troubled by more than Murray alone?

Murray's routinely holds to love while Tsonga is lucky to avoid deuce.

If he doesn't raise his game a few levels in the 3rd, this could be over in an hour

anyone ever seen that stat--

murray 100% second serves won in the second set,

tsonga 0% second serves won in the second set!!!

wow

To add more Murray his blasting his serves in giving Tsonga no chance at all.

Oh tsonga tsonga! Defo injured and thats the end of it. Tsonga's dreams up in smoke!

Two sets down, one to go for Andy.

Tsonga 0% on 2nd serve, I am sorry but that is just pathetic. A hacker could win 1 point on 2nd serve in a set!

Murray's got this easy now.

Murray is really into it today. Tsonga's booming serves are not the way to beat Murray on grass. Murray last defeat from 2-0 up was Nalbandian in 06 wasnt it?

Johnny Marray and Nielsen looking good for the doubles finals!

tsonga breaks

Murray's level finally drops and Tsonga wakes up, lets see if Tsonga can make a match of it.

This is more like it, Tsonga doesn't stop when he gets his claws in.

Fierce beast.

Hmm maybe not as easy for Murray as I thought.

That reminds me of the start of the 4th set vs Novak in Australia.

As Rafa said at the time "that is the time to be more intense and focussed than ever".

Murray still capable of that kinda mental lapse, unfortunately. Looks like ur might be a 4th set.

break_in_the_fifth wrote:Hmm maybe not as easy for Murray as I thought.

Murray relaxed as usual and Tsonga is making him pay for it so far.

Never out til you are out.

OMG.. just saw the gayest ball boy ever

Jo improved but Murray is a mere shadow in this set. Brain cramp?

It's the obligatory Murray choke. It happens, just like in cricket when a South African cricketer hears the word 'favourite' or 'final' they choke and lose all ability to play good cricket

Olly wrote:It's the obligatory Murray choke. It happens, just like in cricket when a South African cricketer hears the word 'favourite' or 'final' they choke and lose all ability to play good cricket

Ermmm is the match still going?

legendkillarV2 wrote:

Olly wrote:It's the obligatory Murray choke. It happens, just like in cricket when a South African cricketer hears the word 'favourite' or 'final' they choke and lose all ability to play good cricket

Ermmm is the match still going?

Yes and I'm not saying he is gonna lose, but at the start of this set, he is choking. He should be ahead, all he needed to do was keep up his standards

Olly wrote:

legendkillarV2 wrote:

Olly wrote:It's the obligatory Murray choke. It happens, just like in cricket when a South African cricketer hears the word 'favourite' or 'final' they choke and lose all ability to play good cricket

Ermmm is the match still going?

Yes and I'm not saying he is gonna lose, but at the start of this set, he is choking. He should be ahead, all he needed to do was keep up his standards

I would call it lead legs. No way given the matches he played leading into this match and the first 2 sets he was going to be able to sustain those levels.

Murrays dropped his guard it looks. Still should get back on top in the 4th.

Didn't realise you were allowed about 30 seconds to make your mind up on a challenge

Murray's bottle in question

Murray break Del Potro hawkeye time record.

Absurd, that shouldn't have been allowed.

bogbrush wrote:Murray break Del Potro hawkeye time record.

Absurd, that shouldn't have been allowed.

The rules need enforcing and umpires need punishing somehow for that crap.

bogbrush wrote:Murray break Del Potro hawkeye time record.

Absurd, that shouldn't have been allowed.

Murray can challange Hawkeye calls for this match till sunday, come on he is Murray and playing on Wimbledon

How many lets has Tsonga had this set!

OUCH!

Really bad line call. Tsonga had to challenge a clearly out ball.

New balls?

bogbrush wrote:New balls?

burst ball.

Wats the odds for Murray to win it in 4?

Should I bet on him or not?

bogbrush wrote:New balls?

emancipator

invisiblecoolers wrote:Wats the odds for Murray to win it in 4?

Should I bet on him or not?

Never bet on bottle jobs... I wouldn't bet on either at mo... but defo not murray! Murray should win from here but will he?

invisiblecoolers wrote:Wats the odds for Murray to win it in 4?

Should I bet on him or not?

Five-setter, IMVHO. One-set shootout.

If your Federer you are loving this. Neither have moved that well in this match.

Tsonga's belief is 10 times higher than Murrays.

Facts kids, all facts.

Andy needs some zip in those legs. Just not moving freely. Get the serve working again and get some cheap points. Why Tsonga is not taking advantage is beyond me.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Tsonga's belief is 10 times higher than Murrays.

Facts kids, all facts.

Tsonga is the Santa Claus of tennis.

Fact

Hopefully that winner will kick his ars£ into gear.

I don't know what to make of this match.

Was Murray great and gone off? Was Tsonga hurt and the meds have brought him up?

Answers on a postcard.

bogbrush wrote:I don't know what to make of this match.

Was Murray great and gone off? Was Tsonga hurt and the meds have brought him up?

Answers on a postcard.

The movement in the match in honesty from both has been poor

I don't know whether to put this down to fatigue or just nerves.

Tsonga with another gift.

He has been out of sorts this match.

COME ON TSONGA!

You speak for yourself BBC, there is no delight where I am!

On cue JWT throws in a club standard game. Good get at 15-30 by Murray though.