to feel Wimbledon's lost something now we have a winner?

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I've always loved Wimbledon. I loved getting behind our underdog and getting over-excited on the rare occasion he/she punched above his weight. Once all the Brits were out I would support the under-dogs in the remaining matches.

It doesn't feel the same now we have someone who's expected to do well.

Well, we always expected Henman to do well didn't we!

YABU - Wimbledon is still a great tournament, can't see what difference it makes because Murray won last year.

Yes, that's just it Betty "we" as perpetual supporters of under-dogs expected him to do well. No-one else did.

Just pick another player to back.

I do get what you mean. In a way I felt it was ruined once Henman started regularly making the semis.

There was something really exciting about Jeremy Bates (ranked 476 in the world) making it all the way to the third world and very nearly getting a whole set off a seed!

I think "hoped" rather than "expected" though....I always hoped Henman would do well, never expected him to win though, he didn't have the hunger Murray seems to have.

Still, yeah just pick another under-dog to root for as well :)

You could always watch the British women losing instead?

There was something really exciting about Jeremy Bates (ranked 476 in the world) making it all the way to the third world

Sorry Mumoftwo, but that made me laugh. :o

Only in the UK could people feel disgruntled at having a homegrown Wimbledon champ!

No!!!!

erm. n.o, now its the excitement at him defending the title.

Personally I just like watching tennis.

Well, if you were watching yesterday, you would have had the delight of rooting for underdog Murray (Lancashire lass) against Sharapova in the women's singles She's a 247 seed wildcard!

247 seed is far too optimistic!

OP needs someone more along the lines of the 24587 seed. With a wooden racket. And a threadbare ball.

Henman wasn't an underdog, he regularly reached the semis.

I think YABU personally I'm looking forward to watching it :)

Yabu.

Love Wimbledon.

But I'm biased.

No, but of course now Murray has won once I have a depressing feeling that he might not ever win again.

Doctortwo Oops! Bit of a typo there!

Third round!

You could back Laura Robson, or some of the other Brit players?

A bit O/T but I will never forget what seemed like all of Wimbledon Centre Court laughing in that year Nadal won and said in his interview that he thought Andy was 'doing really well'. He looked bewildered at the laughter. I always wonder if some of the knobheads laughing at the thought of Andy 'doing well' were cheering him on in the year he won...