He's done it at last................and now I want the Canucks to follow.

[Bodee]

I hate Murray with every fibre in me but I do have to give him credit. Even in the absence of Rafa he still had to beat Fed and Nole in the finals of the Olympics and the US Open respectively. Not many people thought he had it in him to beat any of the big 3 so good for him.

The thing with Murray is, i don't think he's the best player and I don't think he's better than Fed or Djokovic. I just think that he had a strategy against both of them that he executed quite well and it worked to get them out of their comfort zones. Serve for serve, ground stroke for ground stroke, backhand for backhand, I don't think Murray is as good as any of the big 3. It's very similar to Boston vs Van. Vancouver was by far the better team, but Boston had a gameplan that they stuck to and executed perfectly, and it worked.

The Canucks have to approach opponents in a similar way. They can't just go out there and play their games and expect that it'll work against every opponent. They have to be willing to change it up and try different things. Otherwise they're too easy to defend against.

[Bodee]

[Dogbyte]

With respect I don't hear many Tennis commentators or "experts" expressing these opinions. Murray has every shot in the book, he has subtlety and force, he has always had a backhand to match the best and and even his forehand is now a match for the best. No one is faster round the court and his drop shots (although overdone) and touch shots are sublime.

The real reason he has fallen in finals is his temper and his poor 2nd serve. Both have improved immeasurably since the arrival of Ivan Lendl.

I think you have your comparisons mixed up. Murray and Federer are the Canuck equivalent and Nadal and Djokovic are nearer Boston...............although again I think you have totally misread Boston.

[Buddhas Hand]

Good on Murray. I'm not much of a tennis fan, but I did follow this match. I have to admit that I thought he had lost, when he gave up the two set lead, but he rallied and was more than deserving of the victory.

I think that with this, plus the Olympic win, Murray is now a legitimate threat to the top three of Djokovic, Nadal and Feds...

...anyone else see James Bond in the crowd? Looked like he was enjoying the match.

[Buddhas Hand]

With respect I don't hear many Tennis commentators or "experts" expressing these opinions. Murray has every shot in the book, he has subtlety and force, he has always had a backhand to match the best and and even his forehand is now a match for the best. No one is faster round the court and his drop shots (although overdone) and touch shots are sublime.

The real reason he has fallen in finals is his temper and his poor 2nd serve. Both have improved immeasurably since the arrival of Ivan Lendl.

I think you have your comparisons mixed up. Murray and Federer are the Canuck equivalent and Nadal and Djokovic are nearer Boston...............although again I think you have totally misread Boston.

[Buddhas Hand]

like i said, seem pretty insecure

[HeatSikhing]

what is this, tennis?

who cares

[GodzillaDeuce]

Where did someone "slander" the English without just cause or reason? .. point to any errors in the message, if you would, oh all wise and knowing historian?? .. it is always great fun to poke ridicule at your historic enemies .. have you no sense of history at all? .. and what do you mean the Scottish folk here are "odd"? .. as in eccentric or an in-even number??

[Tearloch7]

ahem, I believe it's noneven

I don't DB

[GodzillaDeuce]

Thank you for your vital contribution to the thread .. spell check threw "in-even" at me and I ran with it without thinking .. "noneven" is not a word .. and uneven was what I meant .. the Clans shall sleep easy this eve ..

[Navyblue]

Lots of scotts "praddle"ing about england? huh? I didn't notice.

[-DLC-]

Great read, Bodee...well written and I enjoyed it.

As a follower of tennis, I haven't really kept up lately but feel happy for Andy. Something to this persistence thing.

And I have to agree....Canucks will close the lid on all the rumbling when they do bring home the SC. Next season.

[Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw]

Do not underestimate coaching changes, OP. It can turn a loser into a winner.

[Tearloch7]

Great read, Bodee...well written and I enjoyed it.

As a follower of tennis, I haven't really kept up lately but feel happy for Andy. Something to this persistence thing.

And I have to agree....Canucks will close the lid on all the rumbling when they do bring home the SC. Next season.

[Bodee]

Do not underestimate coaching changes, OP. It can turn a loser into a winner.