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leicsmac

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I doubt he dramatically changed his personality in interviews after he said that in 2006, plus it's now 7 years ago surely the press still don't bring it up.

 

He did, believe me. Before that he was a bit impetuous in his interviews, which really led up to the bit of banter which led to the incident in the first place He watched what he said a great deal after that, and still does. The press no longer needed to bring it up after it first broke - the damage was already done. As far as a fair few English folk were concerned who read about it, Murray had been a typical Scotsman to the English football team at World Cup time. And the backlash was massive. Hell, the journalist who broke the story had to go on record and write an article a couple of years later insisting that the comments Murray made were in jest, not serious. And like I said, the lie that Murray had meant what he said spread so far people still believe it now.

 

I don't know about you, but with that serious a misinterpretation and the massive backlash that followed, I'd be very leery of trusting the media with anything I said again. I honestly don't blame him for 'playing safe'.

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I'm going to be honest, I didn't finish that, but the general feeling of that blog is that Nadal has had a number of convenient injuries and has used that to cover up his 'doping' and he has recovered from there injuries by using a recovery technique that is known to be used by people trying to hide their doping.

But it is all conjecture and there is no proof what so ever. Imagine Murray won Wimbledon, would speculation start that his injury lay-off and missing the French open could have helped him in the same way?

I think that taking that article, which clearly has an agenda against Nadal, at face value there needs to be more stringent and transparent drug testing in tennis. I really don't want Nadal or any of the other big 4 to be found out as cheats as it would really devalue the epic contest that has become men's tennis at the very top. Having 4 players so equally matched yet with such different strengths has lead to some epic matches, but if he has been doping we need to know.

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Everyone has known for years Nadal has been at it, it was Zimonics coach who told me. It's obvious just when you look at the size of his arms now compared to 2/3 back.

 

British tennis is in the toilet, apart from Murray and Robson how bad are the rest? All out now apart from those.

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Manwell Pablo

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It's not a dig, we were on the tube after day 1 last year on the way back and some young kids had those balls, I happened to ask them who had signed them, they reeled some players off then their mum said 'but Andy refused after he and his brother lost'.

It only takes a few seconds of his life to put a smile on a youngsters face for the rest of the day.

After seeing him in that charity match after Queens it shows he has got a personality and a funny side to him, if only he showed it more in interviews, by the way I'm no Murray hater but at the same time I won't cheer him on.

 

Oh right, well that must be true then.

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Manwell Pablo

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Everyone has known for years Nadal has been at it, it was Zimonics coach who told me. It's obvious just when you look at the size of his arms now compared to 2/3 back.

 

British tennis is in the toilet, apart from Murray and Robson how bad are the rest? All out now apart from those.

 

Tara Moore as well, although pretty confident by the end of today it'll just be Murray which is a rather poor show.

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leicsmac

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Robson has always had the ability to take it to the very top players. She's shown such on several occasions.

 

The only problem she has is being in this kind of form consistently - and that hopefully will come with more match practice.

 

Future top 10.

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Manwell Pablo

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Robson has always had the ability to take it to the very top players. She's shown such on several occasions.

 

The only problem she has is being in this kind of form consistently - and that hopefully will come with more match practice.

 

Future top 10.

 

Well yes but if your telling me you thought she'd win today, never mind like that, you're fibbing!

 

Could well get into the second week now, and if she does so could get into the top 32. 

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leicsmac

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Well yes but if your telling me you thought she'd win today, never mind like that, you're fibbing!

 

Could well get into the second week now, and if she does so could get into the top 32. 

 

No mate, I thought she stood a decent chance today. I think when she hits hot form like that she can beat anyone outside Sharapova and Serena. 

 

Didn't think she'd win in that kind of style though.

 

The consistency is going to be a key issue though - possible she might fizzle out next round to some ranked around/lower than her.

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Manwell Pablo

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Just heard Robson describe her next opponent as having a , " a nasty little slice" , no need for that.

 

I've never herd of her, looks like a clay court specialist and is ranked 117 in the world. Robson should murder her on paper. 

 

Looking forward to seeing her slice.

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