Wimbledon spoiler

[malaise]

Murray v Querrey - one set each.

[malaise]

1. Wow

2 sets a piece going into the 5th.

[dhill926]

2. this is something....

love seeing Sammie hang in there...

[malaise]

3. He's playing well but Murray is clearly still carrying

an injury.

Great opening game final set.
The last American male to win a grand slam was Andy Roddick in 2003 but who was the last American male to reach the semis?

[cabot]

6. Andy Roddick?

I'm just guessing.

[malaise]

13. I know James Blake never got past the QFs

but he reached the Olympic semi-finals in 2008. Might indeed be Roddick.

Murray is a fighter - let's see how this ends

[cabot]

14. Sigh..James Blake

[dhill926]

10. gotta be Andy, right?

[malaise]

21. What an amazing break

Serving for the match now. This is beyond an upset right?

[dhill926]

25. Murray obviously not 100%, but gotta hand it to Sammie....

GREAT comeback!

[malaise]

27. Damn

6-1; 6-1 - amazing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Querrey

[malaise]

34. Confirmed

Andy in 2009

[malaise]

5. Holy Shite

Querrey breaks 2-0

[cabot]

7. Yes!

[malaise]

9. Damn

3-0

[cabot]

12. Andy Murray is like Jason Voorhees

I'm not going to count him out until the very end but....*happy dance*

[malaise]

18. He's serving really well

another hold at love 4-1

[cabot]

4. My fingers are crossed for Querry

It would be nice to see him play Raonic.

[malaise]

8. We call Raonic

Lego-man

[cabot]

11. Because he has nice legs?

Or he's blocky? (is blocky a word? I've not had my caffeine this morning)

[malaise]

15. Because of his hair

and stiffness - blocky works just fine

[cabot]

16. Got it

Thanks!

[malaise]

17. Great point for Murray

wins one after losing nine straight

[cabot]

19. I cannot even imagine how tired they both must be

Or else I'm really lazy. I'm tired just watching. Damn - I just realized Raonic has to play Federer.

[a kennedy]

20. Talk about tired.....how bout that Naldal/Muller match!!!!!

http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/results/day15.html Now that was you should be tired after. And so happy Nadal LOST.

[malaise]

22. I love Nadal

He's the most gracious male player out there. Forget the idiosyncrasies.

[a kennedy]

37. He may be the most gracious, but I just CAN NOT DEAL WITH HIS IDIOSYNCRASIES.

He just makes it so hard for me to watch him.

[malaise]

38. You're not alone - but he really is a class act

Notice how he waits for winners to leave first - he plays by the rules and norms and never blames anyone else for his losses.

[cabot]

23. 13-15?

I missed that one..I'm glad Nadal lost, too.

[malaise]

36. Not looking likely

The Fed is delivering a clinic here

[malaise]

24. Sam Querrey dethrones the Wimbledon Champ

Freaking wow!!

[cabot]

26. Unbelievable...but good for the game

Now if Raonic can beat Federer (doubtful), Tuesday will be a good day.

[sunonmars]

29. Why doubtful, he beat Federer here last year

[cabot]

31. I'm just pessimistic

I get nervous...don't know why. My fingers and toes are crossed!

[sunonmars]

28. Murrays hips gone, he could be out for a while, career wrecking injuries with hips.

[malaise]

30. Murray has several medical problems

He also has shingles.

[sunonmars]

32. Yeah but this one is not good, suspected bad since he lost first round at Queens, now this

He'll need time off and with a baby on the way, maybe a good time for a break.

[cabot]

33. Shingles?

Ouch.

[malaise]

35. I was really surprised when I saw that

I had no idea that folks as young as Andy contracted shingles.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/02/26/andy-murray-shakes-shingles-step-back-treadmill-dubai-tournament/

[joeybee12]

39. I'm not a Djoker fan but that aucks

Hate that to happen to anyone

[malaise]

40. You know way too many of them play with serious injuries

He admitted that the elbow has been giving him problems for a year and a half.

[joeybee12]

41. A record number of retirements in the early rounds

The game now is all about power and it really takes its toll

[malaise]

42. I have been an amateur athlete most of my life

For the first time ever I tripped on a stone and fell. Turns out I only bruised my right knee. I was worried that I may have strained somewhere, but all I had was some minor pain in the knee area and some swelling and it only hurt if I was upright. No doubt my fitness regime prevented any other problems, but I had the good sense to stay off the knee and swim instead of walking for a week.

Way too many professional athletes overwork their bodies. How is Murray playing with a damaged hip for ages?
Why is Djokovic playing with an elbow that has been giving problems for a year and a half? It makes no sense.

This year Wimbledon had way too many players retiring in the middle of games -they should never have started those games.

[joeybee12]

43. I didn't realize that of players pulled out before the first rouns

Started they don't get paid. For some of the lower ranked players just getting into the draw is enough money to get them through the year

[malaise]

44. You raise an important point because professional sports are not cheap

for lower ranked athletes. That said way too many players who are not hungry collect our money and retire in the middle of matches although they know they were carrying serious injuries.