To think Judy Murray is that mum!

Wee Nic comparison is funny!

He got his big goodbye the day before. I like Andy, he's very self deprecating.

Emma, she struggles I think.

I agree with you @Mainoo72

I know next to nothing about tennis but I think I know more than you!

Also why the comparison to Nicola Sturgeon?!

Re: JM; i can remember back when AM was getting married ect thinking jesus - AM's wife is a brave woman. I'd guess that not much goes on in AMs life without his mother's input ....

AM himself - he's so very dour isn't he? Never seems particularly pleased about anything!

I find the big retirement hoo har a bit weird when he's going to the olympics in a couple of weeks 🤔

Tell me you know nothing about tennis without telling me you know nothing about tennis.

Name me another British tennis player in the open era who has done what Murray has (46 titles, 3 slams and 11 slam finals, a Davis Cup which he pretty much won single headedly even though it was a team event, a year end title, 3 Olympic medals, two of which were gold, 41 weeks at number 1 and numerous other accolades).

Yeah, he's crap that Andy.

I mean obviously Judy Murray is ‘that mum’ and she’s bloody good at it too!

It used to be a fairly standard thing that players would pull out or more often tank their doubles if they were doing well in singles, so whereas I understand her frustration I'm sure Andy would have understood Emma's pov.

See, this is incorrect. It’s the media who threw the retirement thing into the ring. If you remember last year, I think it was the French open, the media and FO organisers did a whole big retirement thing and he wasn’t retiring. He has always said he’d be playing until he couldn’t and that would decide his career ending. He did say Wimbledon would likely be it but only earlier this year.

Yes, but that’s unfair of her. The scheduling was the way it was because of rain, incomplete previous matches involving other players (I think one of their opponents was in men’s doubles as well and had to complete that match first) and lots of factors that don’t revolve solely around Andy. It’s disrespectful to other players to suggest they arrange the tournament schedule around it being Andy’s “last Wimbledon”.

Most successful people in the world have "that mum" or "that dad". It's why these people are successful. You don't reach the top of your chosen field by being half-arsed about anything. You have to be competitive. You have to be determined. You have to be committed.

In a population of 9 billion, very few people in the world are ranked amongst the best at anything. It's us that didn't have "that mum" that are not pop superstars, or multi-millionaire sports stars etc.

I'd love my children to be hugely successful in their chosen hobbies/interests... But I'm just not that arsed. So we'll make do with the local parish hall rather than Wembley 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

I’m not convinced that Emma is mentally strong enough. I hope she has a good sports psychologist on her team. When she went down in her game on Sunday she was immediately holding her ankle then telling the physio it was her back - and that was the day after complaining about her wrist.

I suspect having so many injuries in such a little time has freaked her out and she’s struggling to differentiate between an injury and a knock. Understandable but if she doesn’t overcome it she’ll struggle to move forward in her career

To be precise, he was knighted off the back of the second of his two Olympic gold medals rather than his Grand Slam successes (though I'm sure winning Wimbledon twice didn't hurt).

I 💕 her.

She's a successful woman who:

1. has raised two multi-slam winning sons
2. is GC
3. the Daily Mail hates her

So she's obviously doing something right.
She says she was being sarcastic with the Radacanu comment so I will give her the benefit of the doubt.

It follows a string of decisions from Emma demonstrating a selfish attitude which will obviosuly irritate people. She's entitled to the decisions she makes but I'm sure she doesn't expect people will always like them.

She explained it was a comment on the ridiculous scheduling that pushed Emma to make that decision, not a criticism of Emma. Some people love the drama don’t they.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0j8jz93/wimbledon-andy-murray-centre-court-thank-you

Judy Murray, the Nicola Sturgeon of tennis, with only one subject on her agenda, publicity and support of her son.. Embarrasing for her son who has not really won much at the end of the day (3 grand slams?) but got a knighthood for it.

Andy was silly to set it up in the first place. He should have stuck to playing the doubles with his brother, enjoyed the speeches etc with Sue Barker and then called it a day. It was obvious from the start there was a risk she’d pull out, and in any case he’d had his farewell, it didn’t need an encore.

I also think he’s taking the absolute proverbial by talking of going to the Olympics, taking the place of someone who might be fit enough to win something or at least gain experience to be more competitive, so he can turn a serious sporting occasion into his personal farewell tour. I normally think he’s sensible, respectful and a good sport, but this endlessly drawn out retirement is not a good look. He’s had his time.

Judy was being sarcastic, but would probably have been better to say nothing.

I don't believe she was being sarcastic. But even if she was she's been around on social media long enough to know how people would take that comment...

Not being able to give a retirement speech?? After the men’s doubles they got Sue Barker out of retirement to interview Andy, had a film of his career highlights, assembled the great and the good of tennis on Centre Court and gave him a huge and apparently endless standing ovation. It was as big a send-off as I have ever seen! I am sure they weren’t going to do it all again, whether Andy & Emma had played together or not.

Anyway he says he is going to the Olympics, so if that’s right he isn’t yet retired.

If you mean Judy Murray, she said she was ‘astonished’ (aka IMO absolutely bloody furious) that Emma R pulled out of the doubles match with Andy.

I really like Judy. She has a very good sense of humour and seems a lovely person.

It was meant to be Andy's last match so him and his mum would have been disappointed. I know I was.

Didn't do Emma much good dropping out did it? She still lost her singles match.

She's a twat. I used to pass her regularly crossing the road when I was driving DC to school and was always tempted to run her over (not really).

She was part of the park of Keir development and a pal of Nicola Sturgeons. Both Andy and Jamie seem like decent guys though so they must have got that from somewhere.

What exactly did she say?

It is embarrassing at his age, I am sure he can speak for himself.