To Support Tsonga, NOT Andy Murray?

[frillylemons]

I really don't like watching Murray play. That, and he appears to be a miserable bastard.

Tsonga, on the other hand, seems lovely. He plays well and is really nice in interviews.

My conclusion: I will be rooting for Tsonga in the semis of Wimbledon unless guilted into supporting Murray

Maryz...you just made my day

I am not a hater. I would just like him to smile, and show this 'fun side' that all these miserable people have like Victoria Beckham.

@ Martz Flippin'eck! insert your own joke about new balls please or some such ...

Supposed to be Maryz Sorry, unaccountably distracted ...

I've just listened to Mats Wilander on 5live. He was my tennis dream when he used to play, all that Swedish gorgeousness wrapped up in one man

Was he in A-Ha in the evenings sugarice?

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Ooooooh Tsonga - I sooooooo would !!

Ooooooh Murray - I soooooooo wouldn't !!!

My DH is French therefore is supporting Tsonga. I will be cheering on Murray as I always do.

It's always fun in our house if there is a GB v France scenario.

Maryz I clicked on that link whilst on my phone and sitting in a room with air conditioning.

I very nearly melted from the sudden heat

So I am not the only one who thinks Tsonga is lush and young enough to be my son - DD said I was mad and that he looks like a hamster

And the French acccent.....

Lovely smile, Tsonga. Perfect teeth.

sugarice Mats Wilander was my huge crush. And he still looks hot now.

Those Scandinavians do age well

I bow to no one in my support of Murray.

But oh my lord, thank you for that link.

I was at Wimbledon watching Murray v Baghdatis and I was amused by one of the crowd who shouted out 'Come on Marcos, do it for England'. (Murray of course being Scottish, and previously said he was supporting 'Anyone but England' for the World Cup.)

Murray's not miserable, he's just got a very, very, very dry sense of humour which some of our southern cousins seem unable to deal with.

I would LOVE Andy Murray to get to the finals, but if he doesn't I'll support Tsonga, he's a great player too.

Frillylemons Supporting Tsonga how is that working out for you?

For goodness sake get over the ABE comment by Murray. He said it years ago in a banter conversation with Tim Henman. When Henman was that age he was whacking balls at ball girls and getting racket abuse calls for being so stroppy and only changed when his management threatened to drop him as he was unmarketable.
Even without making the final Murray had become more successful a British payer than tiger Tim.

Having watched Murray's ungracious, taciturn post-match interview (please don't tell me it showed his dry sense of humour - it didn't) I now look forward to watching him lose resoundingly,so he will have an excuse for that grim po-face.

Jealousy is only hurting yourself.

But why would I be jealous,I don't even like tennis!

And yet you want to watch him lose resoundingly. How odd you must be. Do you often judge a person whom you do not know and have never met by just the heavily edited TV new appearance. Democracy is doomed. :)

Henman was a twat. As noted above, Murray is now considerably more successful than Henman, but seems to be even less liked. Funny, that. Perhaps it's because he's a mega-twat

Or perhaps it's just because he is not fanciable like Nadal and rather than judging him by the tennis he is playing in a tennis tournament people want to use a different measurement as to whether they like him or not and are rather irrational in their hatred. He is not asking for votes and it is not big brother or some other tripe. He is playing his sport wonderfully as a professional sportsman.

Or does he also have to be fluent in six languages as Federer instead of just being better than Fred Perry.