Murrays tank strategy

Yup

Federer seemed to be doing the same thing a few years back. It makes sense now he knows he has what it takes.

Murray will want a few more matches in Cinncy so expect a bit more effort

he clearly tanked today, once he failed to covert 2 break points at 3-3 first set he could not be bothered. Minor rally second set just to confirm he could if he wanted

has tobe remembered this is the first event of a long stretch

Montreal
Cinncinnatti
USO
Davis Cup
Thailand
Tokyo
Shanghai

all in the next 2 months

anyway, tank strategy here to stay it seems

tanking one of these two b2b's is de rigueur.

murray beat federer for the first time in his career in 2006 (as a teenager in Fed's absolute pomp). Roger however was pissing about testing out a differnt fh grip with the deliberate intention of keeping his powder dry

go deep next week presumably.

yes he will want to test out some aggressive stuff so expect a QF run at least. Also, has to be noted that he is always scheduled to play in the hottest part of the day on the US hardcourt swing, for the benefit of the TV in the UK, so he may well not want to play more matches in the heat than he needs. Almost never gets an evening match

it was obvious from the first point today that he was not bothered, was actually running backwards when hitting the forehand

really funny on Twitter if you search Andy Murray then number of people who think that was the real Murray today and gloating calling a loser. Idiots

if you're gonner tank a tourney, its a bit suspect to tank two in quick succession for a player of his quality on his favourite surface

he would have been more likely to tank one of the two and the likely one being cinci so he can  get proper rest before the us, theres no real logic to tanking this one early

who knows with him, maybe having decided to play doubles at the last minute (not part of the plan) he sees that as a way to get court time

but no doubt he was not bothered about losing to Gulbis today

you're so shrewd

BOLOX

judorick is always knocking both robson and murray

last week he completely made up that laura was out at 3am, he saw all the pics, theey wre nowheere, not on twitter, not on instagram, not on facebook,

and he completely went to town on muray prior to wimbledon, and he then wins wimbledon

makes out he likes thme both and wants them to do well, but does nothing but slag them off

thats what judo teaches you...be an aggressive thug..ignore the moron uluru.

I HAVE predicted he would lose early. No of becuase I thought he wpuld've tanked, but because his W title is too easy to beleiev it truth!??

Beating Djoker in Gs final in straights??  ...makes me laugh.
Last time and ONLY TIME that happened was in 2007 (USO against federer, even then he got 7 set points!!), while Djoker was 19.

Expect of Murr to go out early in USO too.

rucks can be entertaining but he crosses the line to many times. that is practically a death threat

do you regard "i will feckn kill ya" as a death threat?

rucks can be entertaining but he crosses the line to many times. that is practically a death threat
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did you want to say somethin`?

well combat sports are meant to teach self control, maybe judorick only got a a white belt

sofia yes

agreeing to play doubles when suddenly asked 5 minutes before the entry deadline showed he couldn't give a damn about this tournament

just a chance to get some practice after a long lay off

Slamray need not concern himself with such tinpot tourneys these days

I FINK ANDREW IS A REAL NUMBER 1 NOW. ALL THESE CRAP 1000 TOURNAMENTS ARE A JOKE FOR HIM. HE WILL WIN ALL 4 SLAMMS NEXT YEAR.

I ALSO FINK MASTERS SHOULD BE BEST OF 5 SETS AS IN OLD DAYS.

Aug 9, 2013 -- 8:38PM, HU SUPERSTAR wrote:

I FINK ANDREW IS A REAL NUMBER 1 NOW. ALL THESE CRAP 1000 TOURNAMENTS ARE A JOKE FOR HIM. HE WILL WIN ALL 4 SLAMMS NEXT YEAR.

He will never reach number 1 this way.

Note this way, before someone bumps this in 3 years, claiming I said he'll never be number 1. You can't just no show majority of masters and expect to reach the top of the game.

arrong has already added it to his future bumping list

I've said before I don't think he will be no.1

but happy to be proved wrong

2 slams a year will do anyway

Where's his second slam coming from this year ?

So predictable yet brilliant.

Tankray

Rafas knees are gonna be burning by the 3rd round of the open

Muzza lost? Now there's a surprise

It's like magic how he suddenly gets good in the slams

will be out of NY before semis too

wanna bet mr66?

Could come back to haunt him if Nadal wins Cincinnati.

Aug 16, 2013 -- 10:16PM, Mourinho_of_gambling wrote:

It's like magic how he suddenly gets good in the slams

Before Australia he won Brisbane. Before Wimbledon he won Queens. Where is the tank strategy? Or is that just the excuse for losing?

wel sayed no88..he is she ite