lindy post 128

i agree with u and i saw the match.u­ r right nadal is very good on clay court but for­ federer we can not write him off on clay court­ ,because he reached 3 times finals.i hope he will win­ this year.

Andy Murray is efficient but bases his game on defense­ like Hewitt back in the old time. When his physic is­ not 100 % or when he's tired after a long match, he­ becomes very vulnurable(cf The US open Final)

suman123 r. You obviously didn't see Nadal destroy­ him at Roland Garros last year. I'd put him as 2nd­ favourite on clay. NEVER favourite.

post 113.hai carlos i agree with u.federer is the best­ forever.we can not compare anyone to him.he is alltime­ favourite for granslams on any surface.

that is the third time andy murray has retained a title­ after San jose 2006/2007 ans st petersburg 2007/2008

i reckon murray can now go on and dominate the sport­ for many years to come,at the moment no-one can touch­ him

Austin,fair enough,Federer said that,but he is not­ going to say he is the greatest,to be honest.He along­ with all the other greats are way to modest to say­ so.Its up to his peers to to rank him,people that are­ in a position to give an objective opinion,like Agassi­ who played them both.He said Roger was the best he ever­ played,thats some accolade,considering the hammerings­ he took from Pete in his prime.I suppose he will be­ judged on his slam record,but when you look at his­ other records ,and add all of them to his 13 slams,you­ must admit,the numbers are staggering.Its just ashame­ Pete and Roger were not the same generation,that would­ have been special.

jexbj Post117
Is it true that your a rampant hommo­ sexsual who frequents gay bars during the day and at­ night?

My point Carlos was and is - when Faderer passes­ Sampras record, then he will be the Best - Federer has­ said in an interview after winning the US Open last­ year - He will not class himself as being the best­ until he passes that record. Which in its self is a­ true statement.

every great sportsmen have their ups and their downs.­ Federer is the main man to beat. He is the best still­ and will be for a long time. However tennis now doesnt­ just have two great men as it did in the past years who­ were always competing against each other. there are now­ 4 maybe 5. In federer nadal murray djokovic and roddik.­ This years wimbeldon should be amazing. But comming­ back to my main point. federer is the man to beat. and­ is the best at the moment.

Austin,its good that you used to play,shows you do have­ some knowledge of the game.Federers achievments are not­ only his slam wins.His many other records show that he­ has been the most dominant champion of all time,ie­ consecutive weeks at n0 1,237 weeks,the next best was­ Connors at 160 weeks,nowhere near Roger.I think he will­ surpass Petes record of 14 slams.I wasnt bieng rude­ Austin,i just dont think you can class the other three­ you mentioned with Roger.Clearly Sampras and Federer­ are the best players in the open era,and i am a fan of­ both.for the record i am a player,and i used to coach­ aswell.On top of that i have been to over 40 matches­ ,including­ Federer,sampras,Mcenroe,Becker,Agassi,Nadal,Murray,and­ in my humble opinion,Federer is the best i have seen.

( CARLOS ) ?? I said he is a very good player - but so­ is Nadal, Murray, Djokovic and Tsonga. When federer­ over takes Pete Sampras record, then he will be the­ best and not before. When he equals his record IF he­ equals his record, He is one of the greatests I agree­ to that, But he is and wont be the best until he beats­ samprass record. Federer even said that himself. For­ the record Carlos i used to play tennis, Watch all the­ ATP & WTA. But when Federer himself says, He will­ not be the best player ever until he PASSES pete­ samprass record, Then i would rather listen to him than­ you.

WELL AS I SAID YESTERDAY MURRAY WOULD WIN IN 2 SETS AND­ HE DID. CAN HE WIN AUSTRALIAN OPEN I THINK HE HAS A­ GOOD CHANCE IF HIS BACK HOLDS UP. I AM NOT A MURRAY FAN­ BUT LETS GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE HE IS PLAYING SOME­ FAB TENNIS AND SO QUICK AROUND THE COURT.
ALISON.

TO "rc_alcock"

Rather than insulting people­ freely,you had better leave that forum.There's no­ room for "yobs" on that website.

A bon­ entendeur...

I hope the Press and others will keep the pressure off­ Andy. He needs to focus and being favourite I believe­ makes him nervous. He is a terrific player to watch­ and I hope he goes far in the Australian Open. This­ year might be too early for a GS win but I am sure it­ will come in time.

Andy Any Chance Of Tap Till Friday

Well Done Anday Murry Your Doing Scotland Proud Keep It­ Up And You Will Win Wimbedon And Be Called Sir Anday­ Murry Well Done Ma Bonny Lad From Robert & Maxie­ Park From Clydebank

Austin H,what are you talking about ? You say Federer­ is only the same as Nadal,Murray,Djokovic and tsonga­ !!! Have you ever watched any tennis ??? Nadal won 5­ slams,Djokovic 1 slam, Murray 0 slams,tsonga 0 slams.­ Total 6 slams between them. Federer = 13 slams. Federer­ N0 1 for a RECORD 237 weeks ! holds open era record of­ 65 straight wins on grass and 56 straight wins on hard­ courts,Add 4 masters cup titles,14 masters series­ titles AND a record 10 straight slam final­ appearances,and record 18 straight Slam semi finals­ !!Do i need to go on?? CLEARLY he is NOT the same as­ the othes 4 you mentioned.Pathetic comment!

andy murray well done my son proved a lot of yr critics­ wrong u keep it up im english and proud to be british u­ the man

I have been following tennis for many years and not­ since Becker have I seen a player with such­ determination as Murray to overcome pysical flaws and­ improve their natural game.He will win a GS very soon