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Andy Murray: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"No, because you get sort of attached to them.Like, if you always go into the same shower, and then one day someone’s in it, you’re obviously not going to jump in there. Well, you could, but I choose not to (laughter).I heard Tim (Henman) used to always go in the same shower.Maybe he should have changed when he got to the semifinals."
Andy Murray is not too superstitious about his pre-match and post-match rituals.
What he really meant:
“Rituals are not worth getting oneself in a twist about. You can attribute both positive and negative events to them.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Where’s my Sony Playstation? Don’t you know it relaxes me?”
Andy Murray: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"In golf you are always in control and in tennis, like today for the first set and a half, I wasn’t in control of what was going on out there!"
Andy Murray feels that he did not draw any lessons from golf’s latest sensation, Rory McIlroy, at this year’s US Open. He feels that in golf, the player is always in charge. In tennis, you are sometimes at the mercy at your opponent.
What he really meant:
“I guess, I can always win despite not being in total control throughout the match.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Total control, total domination. That’s me.”
Nine serious contenders for men’s title at Wimbledon: Milos Raonic, dark horse
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In the men’s section, the top four seeds each have designs on the title.
Will it be Rafael Nadal, last man standing, on July 3, 2011 making it a treble of French Open and Wimbledon crowns in the same season, emulating his 2008 and 2010 feats—further etching in stone comparisons to the marvellous Bjorn Borg?
Greg Rusedski: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"You are talking a 0.5% improvement."
Greg Rusedski is confident that Andy Murray has the ability to win Wimbledon.
What he really meant:
“It’s the small things that matter.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“0.5% will take 99.5% of his time and effort.”Andy Murray: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“Patience is the key when you play Rafa.”
Andy Murray believes it’s going to be a long, drawn-out semi-final encounter against Rafael Nadal.
What he really meant:French Open 2011: Top four seeds match wits in men’s draw
“The hunter has become the hunted”
Novak Djokovic has his sights lined up on his third major and the No.1 ranking at the French Open. Barring his path to the final is Roger Federer, holder of 16 Grand Slams.
The duo fought it out at the semis at the last two majors, with Djokovic mastering his erstwhile conqueror. This year, Federer is content to lurk in the shadows while the top two seeds battle it out for the premier ranking in men’s tennis.
Michael Berrer: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
“I have to work on that, definitely, I need to be tougher. Like in Germany, we have a saying that an injured deer has to fall. So that was what I should have done today.”
Michael Berrer, explaining his less-than-ruthless attitude towards Andy Murray in his third round match at the French Open.
What he really meant:
“Andy’s getting injured should not have stopped me going for the kill.Unfortunately, it did.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’ve seen the movie ‘Ruthless People’ like a zillion times.”
Alexandr Dolgopolov’s unpredicted run ends predictably: Andy Murray triumphs in four sets
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So, who is Alexandr Dolgopolov?
WHO IS THIS GUY?
Why did I not know or hear of him?
He’s Ukrainian, you don’t say? Ukrainians play tennis, you say?
Aren’t Ukrainians Russian? They speak the language, don’t they?
But talk to me again about this chap.
Australian Open 2011: Headlining The Rafael Nadal/ Roger Federer Rivalry
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Today—the 16th of January—is the eve of the 2011 Australian Open.
History will be made at the Asia-Pacific Grand Slam if Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal clinch the men’s title.
It will be Roger Federer’s 17th major. It will be a Star Trek landmark—going where no man has been before. If Nadal wins, it will be the culmination of the Rafa Slam—an event much anticipated by players and fans.
Tennis Bytes:Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi triumph in Chennai and other stories
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Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have done it again.
The Indian Express triumphed at the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open subduing the Dutch-American pair of Robin Hasse and David Martin 6-2, 6-7 (3), 10-7.
The Chennai tourney has Indian champions once more. This is the first time since 2002 that an Indian pair have inscribed their names on the trophy. It was the duo of Bhupathi and Paes who claimed it then as well.
Somdev Devvarman came close in 2009, losing to Marin Cilic in the final.
It was fitting that the duo came together in the sweltering environs of the South Indian city that boasts the best-known tennis families in India—the Krishnans and the Amritrajs, to clinch their first title this year.
Sceptics felt that the two would find it difficult to reprise their form of the late 90s and early oo’s, given their aging bodies and slower reflexes.
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