Wimbledon Day 9

First topic message reminder :

Well let us draw breath from yesterday's results!

What a day of play we have...And I will be at work missing it all! Bollox!

We have on CC

Halep v Lisicki

Murray v Dimitrov

Federer v Wawrinka

On C1

Bouchard v Kerber

Djokovic v Cilic

Raonic v Kyrgios

Who will stand victorious come Sunday?

Got to hope he freezes.

Dimi to choke a set, but Andy looks no way he can take the next 3. Not!

Jahu wrote:Cilic takes second set, go go young boys

Cilic is 25!

Murray must have missed more returns in this match than in his previous four matches put together...

Murray actually makes a return, so then decides he'd better miss an easy BH instead...

A word for Jimmy Connors - I'm really impressed with him.

HM Murdoch wrote:

Jahu wrote:Cilic takes second set, go go young boys

Cilic is 25!

he is Peter Pan!

and that allows Dimi to hold.

HM Murdoch wrote:

Jahu wrote:Cilic takes second set, go go young boys

Cilic is 25!

Ops, thought maybe 24 SO young boys at slam SF then

I'm not doubting Murray's heart, but his performance has been woeful thus far.

The writing was on the wall when Roger Rasheed beat Jez Green in that 200m race.

Who called Dimi's backhand a weakness?

Federer lite making murray look very ordinary.

But of course Banbro thinks Raonic and co are more of a threat to Murray in a W final than Federer  

better in the rallies there from Murray, though the service action just isn't there. He's fighting, but his games hasn't been there today. Can he find some inspiration from somewhere?

Only been watching since 4-4 in the second set, but I seem to be in a time warp.... It's like watching 2011 Murray. He's playing way behind the baseline, not hitting through the ball, half his shots are mid court pushes and his second serve is gift wrapped. WTF?

ChequeredJersey wrote:Who called Dimi's backhand a weakness?

I did, and it is a relative weakness. He can't consistently drive through it unless it's right in the strike zone - hence the numerous floaty slices. Murray just can't seem to make him pay for it.

short return off the second serve, dispatched, then yet another missed return.

I genuinely don't think I've ever seen Murray play this badly on grass. Serve, return, ground strokes, nothing had really been working.

HM Murdoch wrote:

Jahu wrote:Cilic takes second set, go go young boys

Cilic is 25!

Yea you need to be minimum 29 to be called young, Cilic still got 4 years to reach there.

no apology for the net-chord Grigor? that's pretty poor form

 

Go CiliDimi goooo

I was looking forward to seeing how Dimi would fair against a top guy on the big stage such as this but I didn't expect him to take 2-0 lead. Murray has been below his best form as seen in the previous rounds but a player such as him would always look impressive against qualifiers and lesser ranked players and Murray has not really been tested. This is always the problem when you get an easy draw. You cruise and then find yourself in a situation such as this.

On the other side Novak is down a set too!

Federer better watch out the top seeds are having a bad day!!!

Jahu wrote: 

Go CiliDimi goooo

   

Dimitrov's movement has really impressed me today, it's been superb.

Andy, what was that? Right in the point at 30-30 but just plays a short nothing ball and Dimi escapes.

Novak just produced the worst miss I have ever seen. Would have won him the break too.

Shocking.

Cilic unleashes the monster forehand.

Why is every third shot of Murray's in the middle of the court, miles from the baseline?

I've not seen him push like this for years. His confidence must be shot.

what a time to break a string!!

Goran - Cilic could be a very difficult team to handle, for me its better than Becker- Joker team on grass. If not for Pete Sampras one of the greatest grass court player Goran could have easily been 3 time Wimbledon champ.

If Novak loses this match, that was the moment it went.

I still can't believe that miss.

Maybe all the seeds have been told THey have to lose?

HM Murdoch wrote:Novak just produced the worst miss I have ever seen. Would have won him the break too.

Shocking.

Least he is making a fight of it!

Murray has been drinking too much kool-aid with her new coach   

She probably tells him every day, you are going to win the W, you win the W....

legendkillarV2 wrote:

HM Murdoch wrote:Novak just produced the worst miss I have ever seen. Would have won him the break too.

Shocking.

Least he is making a fight of it!

Making a fist of it would be more accurate.

HM Murdoch wrote:Novak just produced the worst miss I have ever seen. Would have won him the break too.

Shocking.

ahh Cilic now missed his chances with shanky forehands, could have easily been a break.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Maybe all the seeds have been told THey have to lose?

  

Come on Cilic, knock his tooth filling out   

Break on a double fault. Bye Murray

That DF was abysmal

Did Cilic hire Rafa as intermittent coach? he is moonballing a lot on grass suddenly.

Fudging Andy!

Murray broken, go Dimi gooooo

awful doesn't even begin to describe that break. Murray just gifting it away, he's made 17 UEs off just the FH wing to 4 from Dimi.

Make that 18 UEs off the FH. Just a bad day at the office for Murray really.

I guess the only thing that would make me smile with irony is if Djokovic and Federer go out too.

Every time there's a sign that Murray's getting back into the match, he gifts it straight back with an error.

Very disappointing.

a sliced BH drifts miles long. Make him work for it at least Andy FFS!!!!

Wow big serves back on grass, what a cite to see actual grass court tennis be exhibited. Cilic you beauty you not coming back home without the Joker Scalp.

Will Stan repeat his AO 2014 heroics? suddenly he is getting chances to become a multi-surface Slam champ.   

DirectView2 wrote:Did Cilic hire Rafa as intermittent coach? he is moonballing a lot on grass suddenly.

His forehand has been very loopy this tournament. I wish he'd flatten it out a bit.

5:2 5:2

Credit to Dimitrov - Murray's played crap and Dimitrov's played really well but more importantly has taken advantage of that.