Wimbledon Day 12 - Mens Semi Finals

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Good morning tennis fans.

What a day we have in store. Djokovic v Tsonga and Nadal v Murray.

I have the fan on, the phone off, the doors locked and e-mails off.

It is going to be a historic day hopefully. Could we see the first Wimbledon final not to have had Nadal or Federer in it since 2002?

Fingers crossed.

Mark2011 wrote:How did Murray miss that forehand shot.

Do you mean the one at 1-2, 15-30?

The one that started this rot?

barrystar wrote:What a momentum shift, 5 minutes ago Nadal should have been serving at 15-40, now, after Murray blazed an easy forehand long that game

Very unlike Murray to go for too much when not needed. A surprising miss for sure.

Murray needs to re-group here and go back on the attack. Go after the BH.

Hey ho - if you'd told me that it would be 1-1 after 90mins I suppose I'd have taken that. Murray's got to treat this new set as a different story and start again.

This will be a real test now of murray's focus and resolve. These are the kind of hurdles he has to leap over to get that big trophy at a grandslam.

socal1976 wrote:This will be a real test now of murray's focus and resolve. These are the kind of hurdles he has to leap over to get that big trophy at a grandslam.

This clearly shows what it takes to win a slam. Now think of players who have 16 and 10 slams respectively.

Edit: Or 2 slams, 1 slam....

In the weak pre-Novak era Laverfan it isn't all that much. If Novak was playing in the weak era of 2004-2010 he would have 20 slams. Oh wait he was playing in that era, just kidding.

Yuk. Not looking good.

Can't stand that awful guy.

socal1976 wrote:In the weak pre-Novak era Laverfan it isn't all that much. If Novak was playing in the weak era of 2004-2010 he would have 20 slams. Oh wait he was playing in that era, just kidding.

Let us celebrate Nole's achievements, rather than belittling others'.

He's absolutely gone to pieces now - there's only one result unless he can find again the intensity of the 1st set, and I'm not putting any money on that at all.

This is becoming so frustrating to watch. Just don't understand what has happened to Andy out there.

I know laverfan, I was just joking around; not trying to belittle Fed or Rafa. I was being very sarcastic.

pathetic!
andy murray will beat andy murray

The crowd is flat. You need to give them something Andy. Come on. You can do it.

Take it easy you guys, he still can rebound, he is playing nadal and it was always going to be tough if he was to win it.

Well done Andy. Now lets get that break back.

Tough turnaround this - culmination of Murray dropping his level and Nadal raising his. Crowd are gee'd up more than last year and are really significantly behind Murray today.

Have to admit i don't mind who wins, but will supporting whoever does in the Final.

What time is Finals on Sunday, 3PM?

do you think I'll stand a chance of getting to Hemnam Hilll if I get there for about 1.30?

No tom, et tu, you have to be with my man Novak come the final.

socal1976 wrote:No tom, et tu, you have to be with my man Novak come the final.

sorry social. However if he wins it will be well deserved and good luck to him etc. He's certainly done enough this year to be considered the current best player.

Fair enough tom, can't wait for the final whoever it is with the three players left alive, it will be a well deserved champion.

noleisthebest wrote:What time is Finals on Sunday, 3PM?

do you think I'll stand a chance of getting to Hemnam Hilll if I get there for about 1.30?

AM?

Nadal on the charge. Way too much heart for Murray to deal with.

Thanks andy i bet 5 quid on you

Come on Andy let's get that sharp focus from the first set going again.

This really has been a phenomenal performance by Nadal. Probably the best I've ever seen him play on grass actually!

Nadal has shown what a phenom he is. How he has turned this match around has been extrodinary from where he was in the 2nd set at 2-1 on serve.

Nadal has been like a tidal wave crashing against a dam that is Murray and the wave has sprung leaks in the dam and it is a damn near flooding!

Clearly Murray is not fully mobile.

And his real problem is that he has no FH along the line. He doesn;t need to play it often but enough to give a sense of fear to Nadal. And his BH cross court was not very deadly....maybe all that because of his poor mouvement today.

Quite amazed how well Nadal has played.

After the 1st set I thought he might feel the pressure, but he's gone thru the gears.

Murray has played well, Nadal just has too much game

Nadal seems to be in a zone at the moment, the best I've seen him play in months...

I like the fact that the commentators were amazed Nadal can cook; I'd like to think most 24 year old guys can put a few meals together!

And Murray finally opening more on the FH along the line making his CC FH a bit more efficient.

But it so obvious he cannot run. Once again he is injured!

Hardly. Nadal's just been way too good today.

Tom_____ wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:What time is Finals on Sunday, 3PM?

do you think I'll stand a chance of getting to Hemnam Hilll if I get there for about 1.30?

AM?

PM

Murray might aswell have lost earlier in the tournament, I told you guys, Lopez would give Nadal a better match.

Bull .......... !

O-Kay I hold my hands up Moderators !!!!!1

Sue me for expressing my opinion of the previous post !

Chazfazzer wrote:Hardly. Nadal's just been way too good today.

It's so obvious though. He cannot start quickly. Meaning he cannot return as he used to and cannot chase the balls as he did in the first set...and that makes Nadal look much better than he was in that 1st set.

The commentators are purposedly ignoring it.

Can't wait for the final, I think you can't ask for anything more than #1 and #2 playing it out for the biggest prize in the sport. Really, this is the way things should go. Murray at this point just not good enough to beat Rafa. Tenez is right about one thing, Murray really doesn't have a consistently dominating down the line forehand. This is a shot murray lacks that Novak has, and uses it to great effect against Nadal.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Murray might aswell have lost earlier in the tournament, I told you guys, Lopez would give Nadal a better match.

Really? Considering the guy has only beaten him twice. You do talk carp!

Y I Man wrote:Popped a treble on over lunch time.
Nole 3-1 Rafa 3-1 and Shara 2-1= 56/1

Tenez wrote:

Chazfazzer wrote:Hardly. Nadal's just been way too good today.

It's so obvious though. He cannot start quickly. Meaning he cannot return as he used to and cannot chase the balls as he did in the first set...and that makes Nadal look much better than he was in that 1st set.

The commentators are purposedly ignoring it.

Your just embarrassing yourself really - Nadal hit around a dozen UEs all match - thats going to make it hard for anyone to beat him. Murrays Serve dropping has had more to do with him losing the momentum than anything.

Y I Man wrote:

Y I Man wrote:Popped a treble on over lunch time.
Nole 3-1 Rafa 3-1 and Shara 2-1= 56/1

Harrrrrummmppphhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Smack)

Y I Man wrote:

Y I Man wrote:Popped a treble on over lunch time.
Nole 3-1 Rafa 3-1 and Shara 2-1= 56/1

Is it your round?

Well, Lopez would probably capitulate to Rafa in straight sets like he does pretty much every time they play. Murray had a great tournament, congratulations to him. And Rafa, what can you say about him, he is such a great champion. He is so difficult to keep down. Nobody is mentally tougher or a better competitor. Congratulations to him and his fans.

I still need Shara though. Put £5 on the treble.

Y I Man wrote:I still need Shara though. Put £5 on the treble.

Thats puts my guaranteed £19 i'm going to win over the weekend in the shade!

Well played Rafa.

great match and a great performance by Nadal.

Rafa Nadal remember is a multiple slam winner and world No.1 (until Monday) and Murray was on top for a set and a half then lost his way when he missed a sitter to get two break points. His levels dipped rapidly and couldn't really recover so Andy lost it which says a lot about his game that we can say that against one of the all-time greats Rafael Nadal. Nadal himself hardly put a foot wrong with unforced errors at a bare minimum and that is the measure of the man. Full credit to Rafa and for Andy the wait goes on.