Exhausted Murray would have beat Federer if not for dumb challenge and double fault

[clayrules]

This match was encouraging for Murray. With Federer playing his best and an exhausted Murray playing his crappiest tennis of the year, the match would have gone to a 3rd set had not been for Murray's dumb decision of challenging that serve and his double fault on match point.
So under normal circumstances Murray's worst version would have won the 2nd set against Federer's best and then Murray would have prevailed in the 3rd as usual.

Federer's best v Murray's worst was a close match. This is encouraging for Murray because it shows that an average Murray owns an average Federer on hardcourts.

 

[drgnpride]

Wow. great troll posting.

 

[theroleoftheunderdog]

murray is learning to tank masters just like fed

 

[veroniquem]

It's not like their previous matches were one-sided. They've always been extremely close. I think it's a good result for Murray in the long term. A final against potentially Nadal would have finished to deplete him of his reserves and have caused a burnout for the USO. He's better off getting adequate rest and being acceptably fresh and ready to go at USO.

 

[jppc]

yeah murray is owning federer alright their HarCourt slams win are almost the same too from the stats i have... :rollseyes:

 

[Nadalator]

Murray is overrated, that's all.

 

[CountryHillbilly]

Not really. He would have lost IMO.

But Murray didn't play well today, that's true. Made a lot of uncharacteristic unforced errors and couldn't hit a first serve.

 

[InvisibleSoul]

Hey, guess what? Being dumb and getting double faults are part of "normal circumstances", so your argument got completed nullified.

 

[slicefox]

Fed made a double fault too.

Murray had no chances of braking Fed's serve, Fed came close in all but one of Murray's service games. He almost took the first set 6-1.

Close? My ass.

epic fail noob

 

[tennisdad65]

Not like he would have won the point without the dumb challenge. It was a deep first serve. Fed won 89% of first serve points.

 

[JankovicFan]

it shows that an average Murray owns an average Federer on hardcourts.

I would say that's a FAIL!

 

[ninman]

 

[TennisandMusic]

Murray hit a short reply and Federer was running in to put it away. He would have lost that point anyway. The double fault is just his own stupid fault. (no pun intended)

 

[bdon]

good thing whenever fed lost to murray he was playing terrible. i guess it was murrays turn to play badly

 

[clayrules]

Fed made a double fault too.

Murray had no chances of braking Fed's serve, Fed came close in all but one of Murray's service games. He almost took the first set 6-1.

Close? My ass.

epic fail noob

I'm talking about the tie-break *******. Fed started to choke as usual and only Murray's dumb challenge and double fault gave Federer the match. So under normal circumstances Murray would have won that tie-break and eventually the match, even if it was an exhausted Murray against Federer's best. Time will prove me right, you will see.

 

[Breaker]

Winning a set would have been a start too :neutral:

 

[clayrules]

I would say that's a FAIL!

Have not you seen all their matches?

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

This match was encouraging for Murray. With Federer playing his best and an exhausted Murray playing his crappiest tennis of the year, the match would have gone to a 3rd set had not been for Murray's dumb decision of challenging that serve and his double fault on match point.
So under normal circumstances Murray's worst version would have won the 2nd set against Federer's best and then Murray would have prevailed in the 3rd as usual.

Federer's best v Murray's worst was a close match. This is encouraging for Murray because it shows that an average Murray owns an average Federer on hardcourts.

Congratulations! Your reputation around here is hereby destroyed for all future!

 

[DragonBlaze]

Not really. He would have lost IMO.

But Murray didn't play well today, that's true. Made a lot of uncharacteristic unforced errors and couldn't hit a first serve.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Murray's first serve % suck usually anyway?

 

[West Coast Ace]

This match was encouraging for Murray.

Thanks. I just pulled a muscle laughing. I am embarrassed for your entire family...

...

He almost took the first set 6-1.

Close? My ass.

epic fail noob

Well said. That's the match my TV was showing too.

Have not you seen all their matches?

We're talking about today's match. Look at YOUR title...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Murray's first serve % suck usually anyway?

And true #1's, like Fed and Rafa, can still win if their serve is off. This is embarrassing for Murray - started mouthing off about jumping to #1 right after getting to 2. Now he could end up going right back to 3...

 

[Rippy]

I'm talking about the tie-break *******. Fed started to choke as usual and only Murray's dumb challenge and double fault gave Federer the match. So under normal circumstances Murray would have won that tie-break and eventually the match, even if it was an exhausted Murray against Federer's best. Time will prove me right, you will see.

It's normal for tennis players to make mistakes.

 

[slicefox]

I'm talking about the tie-break *******. Fed started to choke as usual and only Murray's dumb challenge and double fault gave Federer the match. So under normal circumstances Murray would have won that tie-break and eventually the match, even if it was an exhausted Murray against Federer's best. Time will prove me right, you will see.

epic fail

Roger saved 2 set points, and you are acting like murray would have automatically won the point if he hadn't challanged. The serve was a beast, murray hit it short, Fed smahed it down his throat. That's why he challanged, because he retured horribly.

logic fail X2

 

[InvisibleSoul]

I'm talking about the tie-break *******. Fed started to choke as usual and only Murray's dumb challenge and double fault gave Federer the match. So under normal circumstances Murray would have won that tie-break and eventually the match, even if it was an exhausted Murray against Federer's best. Time will prove me right, you will see.

Define "normal circumstances".

 

[Docalex007]

I'm talking about the tie-break *******. Fed started to choke as usual and only Murray's dumb challenge and double fault gave Federer the match. So under normal circumstances Murray would have won that tie-break and eventually the match, even if it was an exhausted Murray against Federer's best. Time will prove me right, you will see.

This is probably the most epic fail thread I've come across since 2007.

Apparently you did not watch the match. If you did, you would know that on the point Murray stupidly challenged, Murray dropped it back short and Fed hit a clean winner which Murray would not have gotten back even if he did keep playing.

You = Human Failure.

 

[Agassifan]

It is amazing that these trolls find something to say after every federer match - win or lose. Get a life man.

 

[slicefox]

rofl agassifan is on fire today

 

[raiden031]

 

[T1000]

awwwww, still bitter about the Soderling beatdown?

 

[slicefox]

+1

10 char

 

[sh@de]

I actually don't think Murray played absolute crap in the second set, and Fed wasn't at his best in the second one either. Fed was really on fire in the first set and Murray really was struggling, so I wasn't surprised by the scoreline for the first set. But in the second set, neither played too poorly (Fed made stupid errors too, it wasn't only Murray) but neither played excellent, so I think the tie break was a very logical ending.

 

[boojay]

Thanks. I just pulled a muscle laughing. I am embarrassed for your entire family...

Hah! Classic. Nearly on par with the ass-whoopin' Murray just took from Fed.

 

[kOaMaster]

I don't know what you saw, but in my eyes federer tried to play different. he did keep the rallies as short as possible, hit the ball rising/early, was going for the winners. he did lose a lot of the long rallies, we've seen that a couple of times in previous matches.

so I would say federer was better prepared than murray in this game, had a "plan" or idea how to play and while he could keep a good (not perfect, but solid) level, murray was surprised, too much under pressure, tired, not ready for this, I don't know. he seemed pretty frustrated.

 

[P_Agony]

This match was encouraging for Murray. With Federer playing his best and an exhausted Murray playing his crappiest tennis of the year, the match would have gone to a 3rd set had not been for Murray's dumb decision of challenging that serve and his double fault on match point.
So under normal circumstances Murray's worst version would have won the 2nd set against Federer's best and then Murray would have prevailed in the 3rd as usual.

Federer's best v Murray's worst was a close match. This is encouraging for Murray because it shows that an average Murray owns an average Federer on hardcourts.

Is this another version of gj011?

 

[Sentinel]

Federer was lucky to scrape thru this match, just like he was handed those other 15 slams.

Luckily, Joker is exhausted from his marathon two setter with King Rafa -- that 6 1 first set must have killed him almost -- so Fed could get handed his first ATP title in a long while tomorrow.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

troll ................

 

[batz]

This match was encouraging for Murray. With Federer playing his best and an exhausted Murray playing his crappiest tennis of the year, the match would have gone to a 3rd set had not been for Murray's dumb decision of challenging that serve and his double fault on match point.
So under normal circumstances Murray's worst version would have won the 2nd set against Federer's best and then Murray would have prevailed in the 3rd as usual.

Federer's best v Murray's worst was a close match. This is encouraging for Murray because it shows that an average Murray owns an average Federer on hardcourts.

What a load of old bollox.

Fed won fair and square - no excuses.

 

[wyutani]

yep fed pretty much destroyed murray, did the OP at any time watched the match?