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Hot off the heels of an amazing French Open, the men and women now turn to the grass courts of Wimbledon. Can Rafa continue with his momentum, or can Novak wrestle it back? Can Federer rise up and collect another slam? Can Murray get a breakthrough slam in front of his home crowd? Will there be a darkhorse shocker like Tomic :side: to come through and take the world by storm?

I'm thoroughly looking forward to this event, it's my favourite slam and I'm really hoping to see some great tennis on display. As far as the ladies go, you'd have to think Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, Azarenka etc will all be in the mix, Stosur a slight chance provided she doesn't choke it up in monumental fashion, and well, who knows with the women, Wozniacki might even break through and break her duck.

June 25th, can't come soon enough.
 
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Such a shame for Murray. Played his heart and showed plenty of quality in them first 2 sets. Federer just added that extra bit of class in the 3rd and 4th which Murray just isn't able to compete with.

2 Really pivotal games and they both went to Federer. Last game of the 2nd set. Murray was playing the better tennis over the first 2 sets and deserved at least a Tie-Break in the 2nd. Federer just adds a bit of class and takes it. Then the 6th game of the 3rd set. Huge turning point on Murray's serve. After that he seemed totally drained both physically and mentally and Federer didn't drop his game back down to let him back in.

Outstanding achievement for Federer though. Another Grand Slam after a long run without one and back at #1 again now too. Beat the #1 on his way to it too.

Murray should be very proud though. Wasn't completely outclassed like in the other Finals and he played plenty of great tennis.

Great Final. Terrific Tournament. Back in a few weeks for the olypmics!

Awww this speech is so sad. Crowd are magnificent.
 
#508 ·
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Murray :( Can tell he's really feeling it in this speech. Like Joel said he is a very good player but there are just better players out there keeping him at bay which sucks really. Who knows he may just do it one day.

Congrats to Federer though. Dude is just a beast. Was just no real stopping him after the rain delay.
 
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What did I tell you all? I said he'd win Wimbledon this year. As usual everyone wrote him off after the French, but now he's a 7 time Wimbledon champion, a 17 time grand slam champion and back to world number 1 ahead of 3 players all at least 5 years his junior.

There's not even an argument any more, Federer is indisputably the greatest tennis player of all time.
 
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What did I tell you all? I said he'd win Wimbledon this year. As usual everyone wrote him off after the French, but now he's a 7 time Wimbledon champion, a 17 time grand slam champion and back to world number 1 ahead of 3 players all at least 5 years his junior.

There's not even an argument any more, Federer is indisputably the greatest tennis player of all time.
Yeah, definitely. You said Federer was going to win the Wimbledon and you were right after all.
 
#515 ·
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Murray will win a Grand Slam soon.

It won't be because the other three are injured either, he'll stop geting inside his head and just fucking do it. He's not as good as the others but if he can perform to the very best of his ability they will have to too.
 
#516 ·
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7 Wimbledon titles won and still only 30. Yes he is the G.O.A.T no doubt.

He has levelled Sampras' titles won, I think it is inevitable that he will eclipse his titles won in the next few years.

Feel sorry for Murray but he is still relatively young and has time on his side. Unfortunately for him though, Roger is at his peak and Djokovic and Nadal will probably come back strong. Still, I dont think this is his last Wimbledon final.
 
#518 ·
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7 Wimbledon titles won and still only 30. Yes he is the G.O.A.T no doubt.

He has levelled Sampras' titles won, I think it is inevitable that he will eclipse his titles won in the next few years.

Feel sorry for Murray but he is still relatively young and has time on his side. Unfortunately for him though, Roger is at his peak and Djokovic and Nadal will probably come back strong. Still, I dont think this is his last Wimbledon final.
Roger is not at his peak. What are you talking? Roger was at his peak during 2004-2007. Right now Djokovic and Nadal are at their peak.
 
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Feel really sad for Andy. He played a really good two sets, but once the roof came on, Federer just knocked it out the park. He was just too good in the last two sets, Murray still had his chances but couldn't stop the momentum Federer had from winning the second set. Really happy to see Federer as world number one again, and him breaking a lot of records through this Wimbledon, he deserves the limelight again and he's playing incredibly well.

Murray shouldn't feel too bad. He got a lot closer to that slam title this time around. He picked up the first set and honestly was playing better than Federer in the second, he should have won that. He's got chances, and I think he can do it. Was very sad to see him so upset in his speech, although lovely to see how much he cares about what he's doing. As Federer said, he will win one at some point, I think it's just a matter of when. Fed will decline (eventually) and Murray will only get better in the next two or three years.

Great tournament though and a great final with some fantastic tennis quality. Congrads to Roger!
 
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It's been a great tournament though. I enjoyed it. I never really watched a whole tournament. I normally start watching around the quarters, but this year i have had plenty of time, so i have managed to watch it from the start. I even watched the womens properly for the first time.

What were your highlights of the tournament?

Men: Mine was Rosol beating Rafa. Such a shock

Women: That lass who won the first set without giving away a single point. It's quite incredible no matter who you are facing
 
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Tough on Andy though, hopefully he wins a few slams soon.

Tournament highlights - Nadal v Rosol - one of the biggest upsets in history, period.
- Federer winning his 7th Title (and No.1 ranking)
- Federer beating Djoker after being written off early.
- The woman who won the first set without loosing a point as nazzac said.
btw the commentary towards the end, after the match was pretty terrible, the guy was mumbling inane things. maybe just me.
 
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I'm a bit surprised Federer is back at number one. Before this Djokovic and Nadal had shared the last 9 grand slams and faced each other consecutively in the final in each of the previous 4. I don't put much scope in rankings though (remember when Serena held 3 slams and was behind slamless Dinara Safina who had just been demolished 6-0 6-1 or something by Venus at Wimbledon that year), slams are what matters. I expect Nadal and Djokovic to go back to dominating after this tournament, though that's not to say Federer hasn't got more slam finals and victories in him. Poor Murray, he played his heart out today but was ultimately beaten by the best Wimbledon (i.e. grass court) player of all time. After the break in the last set and with Federer playing such sublime stuff, he just looked mentally done.
 
#523 ·
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Poor old Murray might never win a Slam. You've got to feel sorry for him given how close he always gets, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't find it a little bit funny too.
 
#524 ·
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The G.O.A.T.


The school of tennis by Roger. Sure, I was afraid after the 1st Set, but it was a Christmas in July for Murray anyway. Federer is a fucking grass genius. His mindset is unparalleled. The best of all time.


Oh, and I fucking hate this bitch:




Btw, I really felt sorry for Murray when he was doing the interview, finally a human, touching side of him.
 
#526 ·
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I was surprised Murray even won a set, even if I was supporting him and I thought he had the upper hand right up till 2 points before the end of the second set. But Federer showed his brilliance yet again from that point and Murray got fustrated. Federer is THE greatest Wimbledon champ and grass court player ever and he seems such a nice guy too. Great final and Murray, although gutted, should hold his head high.
 
#532 ·
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I like Judy... but your right, it is shocking that you see her supporting her son during matches, especially in grand slam finals...
It's not the fact that she is there supporting her son, it's the fact that she is shown on thescreen after every freaking game
 
#533 ·
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If Murray get's to another slam final and its not against Federer, then I'll be wanting him to w for sure.
Yeah me too.

I really hope Federer hold on to the no 1 for a long time. I still expect Djoko and Nadal to dominate tennis right now. Us Open will be interesting. I got what I wanted from this tournament. It was exciting, unpredictable and in the end Federer won.

It's not the fact that she is there supporting her son, it's the fact that she is shown on thescreen after every freaking game
Yeah, it is so annoying.
 
#534 ·
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Murray started amazingly well and was playing some great tennis, and I was a little worried. However, the age-old Murray flaw came into effect, that being mental fragility, and it started getting to him, and Federer stepped it up and Murray couldn't go with him. Fantastic performance from both men, and I actually warmed a little more to Murray from that speech - just fuck his mother off the TV Screen and his matches will be bearable
 
#536 ·
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Murray started amazingly well and was playing some great tennis, and I was a little worried. However, the age-old Murray flaw came into effect, that being mental fragility, and it started getting to him, and Federer stepped it up and Murray couldn't go with him. Fantastic performance from both men, and I actually warmed a little more to Murray from that speech - just fuck his mother off the TV Screen and his matches will be bearable
It wasn't that he was mentally fragile. Murray was playing at the top of his game and hanging with Federer in the first two sets. Unforyunately for Murray, Federer had another gear within himself and once he went into that gear Murray was at a big disadvantage.

It's not about being mentally fragile or choking. It's just about not being as good. Case in point is that he wasn't dropping games by errors. It was immense shots from Federer, especially when he broke him to take the second (or third?) set.
 
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