Announced he will retire after Wimbledon this year if his body can make it that far.
Arguably Britain's greatest sportsman.
Arguably Britain's greatest sportsman.
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[Other Sport] Sir Andy Murray
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Brighton Bhuna Boy
Shame for him but he did well, had there not been three other World Class tennis players around during his career he would have won quite a few more majors
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
OzMike
Well-known member
How old is he then, thought he had started not that long ago.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
He's 31. Not retiring due to age, but injury.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
I saw him play at Eastbourne in The Davis Cup against Israel in 2006. He was 2 sets down to the world number 10,000/whatever in the second match and the prospect of the day finishing early and an afternoon binge drinking in The Eagle beckoned. He won in 5 sets.
I'll never forgive him.
I'll never forgive him.
LamieRobertson
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OzMike
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I don’t pay much interest to tennis, well marginally and that is only to monkey tennis.
LamieRobertson
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Geestar
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Good... can't stand him
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Kalimantan Gull
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Shame, really liked Andy. He worked so hard to get to number one with three other brilliant players around, and just when it looked like his turn to dominate was coming, his hip gave way
Was genuinely saddened to read this earlier this morning.
Only the big 3 of Djok, Nadal and of course the GOAT have been better than him over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, in that time he's nailed 2 Wimbledon titles, a US open, several grand semi finals and of course 2 gold medals for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics - for that alone he deserves the respect of the country.
Too bad that his hip injury has made him uncompetitive at the level he has become accustomed to, but I hope he aspires other Brits to kick on - no thanks to the useless LTA.
Only the big 3 of Djok, Nadal and of course the GOAT have been better than him over the past 15 years. Nevertheless, in that time he's nailed 2 Wimbledon titles, a US open, several grand semi finals and of course 2 gold medals for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics - for that alone he deserves the respect of the country.
Too bad that his hip injury has made him uncompetitive at the level he has become accustomed to, but I hope he aspires other Brits to kick on - no thanks to the useless LTA.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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I've literally never got the 'hatred' some feel towards him.
He is a WONDERFUL tennis player who basically won the Davis Cup by himself, won a gold and London 2012 and finally broke Wimbledon losing streak. All in an era with 3 other absolute superstars.
On the 'personality' front, he's hardly offensive is he? You don't see him putting his money in tax-schemes. You don't see him falling out of clubs. You don't see him splashed everywhere. You don't see him mouthing off in the press or on the court.
He is a bloke who is great at tennis. A bi-product of that is the need to talk about it which clearly isn't the reason he decided to play tennis. As it goes he's actually quite dry and funny but even if he was the worlds most boring man, I have no idea why that would make someone dislike him so much.
And for that absolute NONSENSE about 'hating' England......
Forget the money. This guy looks BROKEN that his retirement is being taken out of his own hands. I just hope he can get himself to Wimbledon for one final goodbye. He deserves it. A true sporting great.
I imagine it'll be the classic case that, once he retires and you truly assess his career, the realisation of how good he was/is will hit home.
He is a WONDERFUL tennis player who basically won the Davis Cup by himself, won a gold and London 2012 and finally broke Wimbledon losing streak. All in an era with 3 other absolute superstars.
On the 'personality' front, he's hardly offensive is he? You don't see him putting his money in tax-schemes. You don't see him falling out of clubs. You don't see him splashed everywhere. You don't see him mouthing off in the press or on the court.
He is a bloke who is great at tennis. A bi-product of that is the need to talk about it which clearly isn't the reason he decided to play tennis. As it goes he's actually quite dry and funny but even if he was the worlds most boring man, I have no idea why that would make someone dislike him so much.
And for that absolute NONSENSE about 'hating' England......
Forget the money. This guy looks BROKEN that his retirement is being taken out of his own hands. I just hope he can get himself to Wimbledon for one final goodbye. He deserves it. A true sporting great.
I imagine it'll be the classic case that, once he retires and you truly assess his career, the realisation of how good he was/is will hit home.
colonies man
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Jock, enough said.
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For someone with no personality he is loved by the media and fellow pros male and female due to the way he stands up for the Ladies tour.
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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Was sceptical about him years back but he slowly won me over by battling on against the odds to win Grand Slams that no Brit had won for decades. He has always been pretty honest to the public and the media and has developed a great sense of humour.
They said on the radio that the last 18 months has been a real battle for him, daily 4 hour sessions of swimming and massage and therapy in order to try to get his hip working again and it's all been in vain it seems. I'll miss him.
They said on the radio that the last 18 months has been a real battle for him, daily 4 hour sessions of swimming and massage and therapy in order to try to get his hip working again and it's all been in vain it seems. I'll miss him.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Agreed.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Announced he will retire after Wimbledon this year if his body can make it that far.
Arguably Britain's greatest sportsman.
The article said he may not make it as far as Wimbledon, but if he can play through the pain, he will.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46833018
Edited to add the interview. I really feel for him, as he loved his sport, and could have gone on for another four or five years.
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schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
...and his wife's from Sussex
