[billy123]

Mary was very manly!

[Shaun]

bobnot
pretty kick-ass hair though.

[Lee.]

Geez, thats one manly voice

[MTVN]

Gracious Novak

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Gracious Novak

As ever

[Shaun]

awww. I'm sure Novak'll win more too.

[Black Dagger]

Lovely sportsmanship.

BED TIME

[Brother Leon]

Need to start betting money on Sports I am meh about.

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

Ha, his haters and doubters can go swivel.

He's still a boring mother****er.

[Shaun]

$1.9m

goodness me.

[billy123]

A great british winner

[Shaun]

talking about Lendl not smiling... not that big a one from Murray tbh

[Lee.]

Thanks all for the tennis chat

Goodnight

[Maia]

Goodnight Lee

Such a great match

[MTVN]

G'night Lee

In 2 months Murray's been the Wimbledon runner up, won an Olympic gold and silver and an epic US Open title, not too shabby

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Mollie.

Goodnight Lee

Such a great match

It was!! A very memorable one too

[Brother Leon]

Wow,what a summer.

All we were missing was England to win Euro 2012. Somethings truly are just fairytales though

[Jordan.]

So happy for Andy! Wish I could have watched it last night, I had to try follow what was happening by radio, it was painful.

[Jayson]

Knew Andy would get a GS eventually, so happy for the guy. Couldn't watch it either but I've got it on my Sky box so I'll watch the last set or something later.

[Black Dagger]

I'll probably watch this game again at some point before the year is out now he's won it, was such a good final.

That 54 rally streak <3.

[Legend killer]

Firstly i would like to say well done to Andy even i didn't want him to lose 5 finals in a row.

Now for the negative. I will start with the level of play which was FUKEN **** and i would go as far as saying it was the worse standard of tennis i have seen in a while. NOBODY went for the lines with every shot being hit into the middle of the court sadly the ATP have done everything in there power to help the pushers of the game. This is suppose to be a hard court even and like the Aussie open plays as slow as a bloody clay court smh( mayve even slower then Madrid)

Secondly the wind totally favoured Murray Novac did not start playing at an average standard untill the 3rd set when the wind died down slightly

I will also tell you this if Fed had got to the semi's(sadly his age really hurts him nowadays against the big hitters) Murray would have recieved a couple of bagels playing the way he did vs Novac

[Novo]

The Top 12 Matches of the US Open and Vika was in 3 of them


[3] Andy Murray def. [2] Novak Djokovic, final, 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2
In the fifth-straight Monday final at the US Open, Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam title in his fifth attempt. The Briton had lost in his four prior tries, winning just one of 13 sets. But this match was a classic from the get go, with Murray squeezing out the first-set breaker on his sixth set point, jumping out in front of Novak Djokovic, the defending champion. Murray looked as though he might run away with it, taking a 4-0 lead in the second. But Novak fought back, taking the set to 5-all before the No. 3 seed closed it out. It was then that Murray got tight, yelling to his box at several points that his legs felt like "jelly" and watching Djokovic surge back for the third and fourth sets. It was, however, Murray's day. He broke to open the fifth set and then served out the four-hour, 54-minute match by holding at love, capturing the Olympic-US Open double with the victory.

[4] Serena Williams def. [1] Victoria Azarenka, final, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
For the first time in 17 years, the women’s final went to three sets at Flushing Meadows. Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka battled back and forth on Ashe, with Serena dictating play—whether it be with winners (she hit 44 of them) or unforced errors (there were 45). As momentum swung from one side of the court to the other, it was Azarenka who seized it late in the third set, claiming a 5-3 lead in the third. But Williams would not go away. Playing with her back against the wall, Serena won the final four games of the match, capturing her fourth Open and 15th major title.

[1] Victoria Azarenka def. [3] Maria Sharapova, semifinals, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
The owners of the year’s first two Slams faced off in a blockbuster women’s semifinal that didn’t disappoint. Maria Sharapova led by a set and a game with break points to go up 2-0, but Azarenka held her service game and took with it the momentum in the match. With the crowd squarely behind Maria, Azarenka held her nerve to take a 5-4 lead in the third, finally breaking Sharapova for a spot in the women’s final.

[4] David Ferrer def. [8] Janko Tipsarevic, quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Serb Janko Tipsarevic blew a two-sets-to-one lead in this match, as well as a 4-1 advantage in the final set. But this one wasn’t about what didn’t happen, it was more about the incredible tennis these two put on display for four hours, 31 minutes in Arthur Ashe Stadium. They captivated the crowd with truckloads of extended baseline rallies. While Tipsarevic hit some of the shots of the tournament, No. 4 seed David Ferrer ended up as the more consistent of the two fighters.

[1] Victoria Azarenka def. [7] Sam Stosur, quarterfinals, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
It was perhaps the best match of the tournament, with the defending champion, Sam Stosur, going toe-to-toe with the world’s No. 1-ranked player, Azarenka. Azarenka blew Stosur out of the water in the first set, but after a rain delay, the Australian came with a gameplan, the two exchanging deep, hard-hit groundstrokes in eye-popping rallies. Azarenka hit an ace at break point down late in the third set and then a pitch-perfect dropshot in the tiebreaker, helping her make her first-ever Open semis.

[6] Tomas Berdych def. [1] Roger Federer, quarterfinals, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Roger Federer looked shockingly down and out of this one in the third set, trailing Czech Tomas Berdych by two sets and a break. But the world No. 1 conjured up some of his best tennis, winning the final four games of the third set and creating a buzz in Arthur Ashe that he may be able to come up with another rousing two-sets-from-love-down comeback. It wasn’t meant to be, as Berdych, who shocked Federer in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2010, served emphatically and smacked his forehand at will en route to a four-set win.

[3] Maria Sharapova def. [11] Marion Bartoli, quarterfinals, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
There may have never been a player so intense and focused as Marion Bartoli was in this match. The quirky Frenchwoman came out blazing in the first set, leading the four-time Slam champ 4-0 before rain sent them off court for the day. The next day, Bartoli would close the set, but the overnight had helped Sharapova turn the mental tides, and she took advantage. Sharapova came from a break down, drawing errors from Bartoli late in the third to secure the win.

[7] Juan Martin del Potro def. [20] Andy Roddick, fourth round, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4
This two-day affair was more of an emotional battle than anything else, Andy Roddick and the New York crowd trying to will the American through one more match at the Open with his pending retirement looming over all four sets. It looked as though Andy could do just that as he closed out the first set on day two and got the second into a breaker. But Argentine Juan Martin del Potro would close the match in four. After, Roddick emotionally addressed the crowd, for the first time as a former player. “For the first time in my career, I’m not sure what to say,” Roddick said after the match. “I’ve loved every minute of it.”

[1] Mike and Bob Bryan def. Santiago Gonzalez/Scott Lipsky, third round, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-3
Bob Bryan hit the shot of the tournament in this match, just two points from defeat, and followed it up with a winner to give him and his brother Mike Bryan a set point to level things up. Bob’s between-the-legs scoop shot came at a critical juncture, but it seemed to buoy the brothers, as the electrified Grandstand helped carry them into the quarterfinals. It was the only three-set match they’d play the entire tournament.

[19] Philipp Kohlschreiber def. [9] John Isner, third round, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
The usually cool-headed John Isner suddenly came unraveled in the fifth set against Kohlschrieber in what had already been a frustrating affair for the big-serving American. Called for a foot fault, Isner lost his serve to open the final set and couldn’t convert three break points against the German Philipp Kohlschreiber, a top-20 player with a solid baseline game. It was an early exit for Isner, who made the quarterfinals a year ago.

Laura Robson def. [23] Kim Clijsters, second round, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
Everyone knew this was Kim Clijsters’ last US Open, including British teen Laura Robson. But the world’s No. 89 had no fear in facing the retiree-to-be in front of a pro-Kim Arthur Ashe crowd. Robson, a lefty, matched Clijsters shot for shot, but was able to edge ahead in each tiebreak. She trailed 2-5 in the first set but cranked forehand winners for the first-set tiebreak and then nailed a running forehand winner to earn match point in the second.

[6] Angelique Kerber def. Venus Williams, second round, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
In a first week that was full of short matches and quick night sessions, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams kept the New York evening crowd past midnight for the first time all week. Kerber served for the second set, but Williams found her stride, clocking forehand winners from the baseline to fore a third. It looked as though the two-time champion may pull an upset against the 2011 semifinalist as she gained a 4-2 lead, but Kerber, ever the scrambler, won five of the final six games to secure the win.

[Black Dagger]

Laura being in the list.

Looking forward to see how much she improves over the next couple of months heading into it.

[MTVN]

First womens 3 set final for 17 years!? Blimey

[Legend killer]

Vika is a bottler had serena beat and choked. The WTA is full of chokers with no balls or vag

[Novo]

Originally Posted by Legend killer

Vika is a bottler had serena beat and choked. The WTA is full of chokers with no balls or vag

Hows Del Potro and Fed?