Andy Murray/Tennis thread 2014

[RichC]

He's relaxed now. Helps when you have muscle injuries. It's clear he's not well.

Exactly.

[JohnDoe]

Yup, dollying his serve in.

You believe whatever you like but it's clear to most he's not fit and struggling.

He's doing it on purpose. It's working, Wawrinka looks unsettled playing an "injured" player.

The crowd booed him, he's not going to pretend that he's 100% all of a sudden and launch serves in. He'll make a gradual recovery and claim it's the painkillers.

[RichC]

Stan had better get his mind right pronto or he could find himself being embarrassed.

Agreed, if he loses this it'll not be good for him mentally.

[RichC]

He's doing it on purpose. It's working, Wawrinka looks unsettled playing an "injured" player.

The crowd booed him, he's not going to pretend that he's 100% all of a sudden and launch serves in. He'll make a gradual recovery and claim it's the painkillers.

Ok

[Fredo]

He's doing it on purpose. It's working, Wawrinka looks unsettled playing an "injured" player.

The crowd booed him, he's not going to pretend that he's 100% all of a sudden and launch serves in. He'll make a gradual recovery and claim it's the painkillers.

Why would he feign injury and get himself 2 set down - likes a bit of drama?

[JohnDoe]

Why would he feign injury and get himself 2 set down - likes a bit of drama?

He got injured after he lost a set and was a break down in the 2nd.

[RichC]

[Shaggy]

Must admit that during an inordinately high percentage of Nadal's defeats he has the trainer on. It's as if he's never lost a game when he's fit. Almost every time he loses, which isn't often, he picks up an "injury".

[JohnDoe]

A player who has a serious back injury that prevents him from serving with power certainly can't contort his body to blast those forehands like Nadal is currently doing.

It's BS, he's a cheater and he successfully got Wawrinka off his game.

[Shaggy]

A back injury is a back injury - a bit of treatment or 'relaxing' doesn't make a back injury go away.

[Fredo]

Must admit that during an inordinately high percentage of Nadal's defeats he has the trainer on. It's as if he's never lost a game when he's fit. Almost every time he loses, which isn't often, he picks up an "injury".

He doesn't like to give up, so uses all the tricks in the book to win. Also, he thrives on adversity. It's up to his adversary to overcome that kind of distraction.

[JohnDoe]

Must admit that during an inordinately high percentage of Nadal's defeats he has the trainer on. It's as if he's never lost a game when he's fit. Almost every time he loses, which isn't often, he picks up an "injury".

Exactly. And please remind me if there was ever a time Nadal got injured while he was WINNING.

Strange to me that his body breaks down only when he starts to lose, I'd like to understand the science behind this.

[Fredo]

A back injury is a back injury - a bit of treatment or 'relaxing' doesn't make a back injury go away.

It doesn't, but that's what painkillers are for, correct me if I'm wrong?

[mick the click]

Stan needs a good slap.

[JohnDoe]

It doesn't, but that's what painkillers are for, correct me if I'm wrong?

Painkillers "effect" should subside by the time this match goes into a 5th set.

Let's see.