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to feel sorry for Andy Murray...

37 replies

AliGrylls · 31/01/2010 12:18

Okay last year I posted a really mean thread about Andy saying that i thought he was a bit of a prat. Anyhow, I have changed my mind over the past year.

This morning I was watching the Australian Open and he played really well even though he was injured.

At the end he looked so miserable and completely gutted but he made a really gracious speech and I thought it was so sweet when he said "I can cry like Federer, I just can't play like him". Poor Andy

I think the media make such a fuss - why not just let him get on and play the bloody game.

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crumpette · 31/01/2010 12:21

YABU he is a bit of a prat and he always looks miserable even if he wins

WhereYouLeftIt · 31/01/2010 13:42

YANBU. He is under such intense media scrutiny - as was Tim Henman and any other Brit tennis player, mind you. But, he's young - he has years yet to improve and win.

compo · 31/01/2010 13:43

yanbu

come on Murray, chin up

Heated · 31/01/2010 13:46

It was a great match.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 31/01/2010 13:57

I didn't see it, but Switzerland seems to have gone a bit barmy over it. I heard two car horns this morning. On a Sunday.

Pinner35 · 31/01/2010 14:03

I'm with crumpette and I really don't like him.....was v pleased that he lost today.

Crazycatlady · 31/01/2010 14:06

I feel sorry for him on one level - that it's a harsh media world, especially in the UK, and ultimately, he's a sportsman trying his level best to succeed.

However, I can't help feeling that he's a miserable git and would probably garner more media sympathy if he worked on his public persona a bit.

AMumInScotland · 31/01/2010 14:08

Meh. He didn't play well enough and he didn't win. It happens a lot, to most people.

FabIsGoingToBeFabIn2010 · 31/01/2010 14:08

Pinner

I only saw the first 2 sets and really thought it might go to 4 sets.

I didn't know he was injured.

mistletoekisses · 31/01/2010 14:11

Dont feel sorry for him. He is young and improving year on year. I have no doubt that he will go on to win a grand slam eventually. And make a financial killing with it.

He does look grumpy, but equally I admire any sports persons dedication to their sport.

BreevandercampLGJ · 31/01/2010 14:14

So now that he has lost, is he Scottish again ??

FabIsGoingToBeFabIn2010 · 31/01/2010 14:15

I kind of think it is okay as he will have improved even more by Wimbledon and that should be the first grand slam he wins.

onlyjoinedforoffers · 31/01/2010 14:22

i couldnt care less tbh dh has one of Andy Murrays tennis shirts and you would think it was made of gold

DorotheaPlenticlew · 31/01/2010 14:33

Bree -- no doubt.

I don't give a toss if he's grumpy -- so what? He is a dedicated young player with loads of talent and it is a shame he obviously felt so frustrated after today's match; I thought it was good he could crack a small joke at his own expense.

But y'know, his day will come. Plenty of time.

MmeBlueberry · 31/01/2010 14:45

I am gutted for him.

I hate the bad attitude that people have towards him. He is a fantastic player and totally dedicated to improving his game.

He is not grumpy! He is at work and is taking his job seriously. No one accuses Rafa of being grumpy and he doesn't smile a lot either.

Andy Murray and his team have a lot of fun in their training, with their tennis-football and forfeits. Andy is also passionate about other sports.

The match today was incredibly close - a single break in two sets plus a long tie break.

Two4One · 31/01/2010 15:00

I don't expect him to cheery while he's playing. But I do find him utterly charmless in interviews. Surely by the age of 21 we've all learned to turn on a smile when it's called for. Tennis is his job and all the PR that goes with it. We can all make a bit of an effort to be personable at work.

littletree · 31/01/2010 15:03

Who cares what his personality is? it's about the tennis isn't it? I'm not too gutted for him though because he will be back and win one. It's inevitable!

Pinner35 · 31/01/2010 15:04

Fab- what's that for? Andy Murray once said about the footie that he supports anyone who plays against England....I am the same about him.

PrincessFiorimonde · 31/01/2010 15:08

Pinner - now they are saying he said that as a joke.
I'm with you!

Bree - yup.

deaddei · 31/01/2010 15:12

Can't stand him or Mrs Pushy Murray.
Hear hear Pinner.

Two4One · 31/01/2010 15:12

Sure it's mainly about the tennis. But wouldn't you rather be able to play like Federer and still manage to raise a smile with a modicum of sincerity at the end?

Just seems like it's not hard to appear to be a pleasant guy. We're not looking for limericks or impressions at the end of each set. Just a bit less mumbling into your chest in interviews like a spoiled teenager who'd rather be in front of a Playstation. He would do well to remember that without his media interviews there would be no sponsorship, no money, no fans and little more to life than banging the ball up against the gable end of his Mummy's house.

mateykatie · 31/01/2010 15:22

www.andymurrayometer.com/

MmeBlueberry · 31/01/2010 15:57

The comments about supporting whoever was playing England was said in jest and it is a very common Scottish viewpoint (without wonder, sometimes).

He was 17 when he said it.

He has since said that he loves England - lives in England, at the time had an English girlfriend and loads of English friends.

It is really really easy for someone who isn't actually English to support someone else, given their arrogance. When it gets to a final, we all rally round.

DorotheaPlenticlew · 31/01/2010 18:01

If we are going to judge tennis players by their general personalities rather than their approach to the game not that I think we should then nothing I've heard from Murray is anywhere as crap as Henman's reported remark that he doesn't like reading because "most books are boring"

It really hacked me off because I hate the notion that if you are good at sport, you don't really have to bother with anything else -- and it seemd like that was what most young people would take from it. It was far too prevalent an attitude at my school.

But anyway, I still reckon it should be about the tennis really.

mateykatie · 31/01/2010 22:29

DorotheaPlenticlew

I don't remember Henman saying that, but he is partially right - most books are boring! And I say that as a massive bibliophile.

However, him using that as an excuse not to read is a bit like saying it's not worth watching tennis because most tennis players are crap...

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