Rio Olympics Official Thread - Men's Tennis

[Moxie]

Break for Del Potro! He's looking fresher than a few minutes ago. I feel a 5th set.

 

[britbox]

This is getting exciting. Delpo breaks for 4-3. Murray has a mind cramp. Can Delpo ride this raucous crowd to gold?

 

[Moxie]

I'd forgotten it was five sets at the beginning of the match.

My mother is learning a harsh lesson about the realities of best-of-5 tennis.

 

[britbox]

Big hold for Delpo. Murray serving to stay in the set.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

as cliff Richard said in his 1964 single "on the beach"....

..mmmmm..this is fun.

 

[Moxie]

This is getting exciting. Delpo breaks for 4-3. Murray has a mind cramp. Can Delpo ride this raucous crowd to gold?

I don't think Murray has a problem with a hostile crowd, but Juan can use them to carry him.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

what a rally....

 

[Moxie]

Del Potro is going more for the 1HBH slice more often. And Murray is punishing the BH. Left wrist tired? Well, probably everything tired.

 

[britbox]

Murray gets the break back. Kudos to him.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. 5-5.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

nuclear war forehand....

 

[Tennis Fan]

They are wearing each other out. They brought their best to this match.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

this set is mental....swinging to and fro like a strawberry stuck on a pelican feather.

 

[Moxie]

Bad luck for JM that they have to replay that.

 

[Moxie]

WHAT A PASS!

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

andys got a neverending stair machine..so claimed the bbc commentator,

he goes on it until he wants to vomm (so claimed).

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

wow......andy messes up a volley that would've been gold medal point upcoming .

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

gold for andy.

silver to mr del potro,

bronze to the mighty nish.

 

[Carol]

CONGRATS Muzz!!!!!!!!! good match, good played by both players

 

[Moxie]

Gold for Murray! Great job by both. Juan Martin fought valiantly after a long one yesterday, and Andy hung in when the pressure was on him to win. Good news for both, and there have been a lot of good wins in tennis this Olympics. Hurray!