Andy Murray and Great Britian were unable to break a 76-year Wimbledon men's singles title drought. Murray lost to Roger Federer in four sets, coming up just short of his first major championship. Most of Great Britan eagerly watched the final, hoping to end this unfortunate losing streak taking place in their own backyard. Andy Murray’s tears represent the tears of the entire nation.
It seems like all of Wimbledon is cheering for Andy Murray over Roger Federer today except for Murray’s girlfriend. She gave the golf clap a few times. Meanwhile, they are showing Murray’s hometown bar with a line of people out of the door going absolutely bat **** crazy. Federer almost took a ball to the face. Just look at all of these photos of everyone going freaking crazy...
Andy Murray took on Roger Federer at Wimbledon today and it looked like Murray had a chance. Murray was winning at first and then Federer started to take control of the game. After a rain delay, Roger Federer completely took control of the match and finished off Murray.
Murray got the chance to make his very emotional post game speech at Wimbledon to the crowd and everyone watching...
This week so far for tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been a pretty good one as he made it to the semifinal round at Wimbledon and decided to celebrate his accomplishment by Tebowing.
Then it all came crashing down against Andy Murray today as he lost in four sets and had unfortunate incident in the first set.
As Murray came to net for a volley shot, the ball ended up...
By Ritesh Gupta
Tennis is in me. It reflects. It invigorates me, strengthens me and keeps me going. It appeases me when things aren’t going my way. I want more of it, always. More on the court, more of it on my mobile, PC, tablet…it has to be in my thoughts. Yes, it’s a way of life.
But somehow I wanted all of it to stop on Sunday for Andy Murray.
I wobbled much before Murray...
As a Clevelander, nestled in an overstuffed couch with a cup of coffee, fighting off that morning after feeling that follows a wedding reception on what would serve to be the hottest day (and night) of the entire summer, I found it very easy to openly root for Andy Murray. This, within an event to which I am completely indifferent. Wimbledon to me is about the spectacle; the shear...
Well that answers the question as to whether or not tennis players wear protective cups.
In the third set of his semifinal match against eventual winner Andy Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s desciison to go to the net against the Scot turned out to be a really poor decision, as Tsonga ended up taking a strong forehand shot right to the junk. The Frenchman tried walking off the pain...
Andy Murray lost to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final, but he took the loss like a man. Just kidding, he cried like a little *****. The post-game breakdown was complete with awkward silences, blubbering, and tears during his trembling speech.
It had been 74 long years since a British man had reached the Wimbledon finals. Thanks to Andy Murray, British fans' long wait is finally over. Murray, seeded fourth and the fourth-ranked player in the world, dispatched Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to advance to the championship match on Sunday. The problem is that he'll be facing Roger Federer, only...
WIMBLEDON – On Sunday No. 3 Roger Federer will play World No. 4 Andy Murray for the 2012 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s singles title.
Federer is seeking a record tying seventh title and a return to the No. 1 ranking which will tie him for a record number of weeks at the top spot with Pete Sampras.
Murray in looking for his first major title. Should Murray win, he’d be the first British...
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Let’s start this show off with a bang. [RideThePine.com - Loud Thunder Scares The Crap Out Of Twins and Rangers].
I didn’t mean that literally.
It was just sad to see Great Britain’s own Andy Murray lose to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon finals and get emotional when speaking to the crowd afterwards.
Not only did he lose out on the chance to win...
How British men have fared in Grand Slam finals since Fred Perry won the 1936 U.S. Championships:
1937 French Championships - Bunny Austin lost to Henner Henkel, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
1938 Wimbledon - Bunny Austin lost to Don Budge, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.
1977 Australian Open (Dec.) - John Lloyd lost to Vitas Gerulaitis, 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2.
1997 U.S. Open - Greg Rusedski lost to Patrick...
Could it have been any other way?
On Friday, Roger Federer and Andy Murray masterfully played their way into the Men’s Wimbledon final, setting up a dream matchup with all kinds of history on the line. I argued that heading into the French Open final last month, there was perhaps no great match with historical implications than the one featured by Rafael...
A mysterious looking man wearing a black dress with a large black back pack under a black veil prompted Boston police to evacuate the area near the Boston Marathon finish line after he barged toward the area with the suspicious package Tuesday night at about 7:00 p.m.The surreal scene began when a single man — whom Boston police said appeared to be "not of sound mind"...
The friendship between former PGA player-turned-Golf Channel analyst Notah Begay goes all the way back to their days as teammates on the golf team at Stanford, so if anyone may have insight on what Tiger’s plans are as he recovers from back surgery on March 31, it likely would be him. Begay appeared on CBS […] The post Pal Notah Begay says Tiger Woods unlikely to play in U.S...
In case you missed it, the NCAA announced a new ruling today that requires schools to provide unlimited meals and snacks to its student athletes.Naturally, Jared Lorenzen, the former University of Kentucky and NFL quarterback who is also known as the "Hefty Lefty" for his big-boned physique, had something to say about the news. And he took to Twitter Tuesday night to share...
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Outfielder George Springer is one of the top prospects in baseball and on Tuesday night news broke that the Houston Astros are finally set to bring him up to the big leagues in time for Wednesday’s game. Springer earned a promotion after going 3-for-4 Tuesday night with a grand slam. He opened this season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, and has hit .353 with three home runs, nine RBIs...
credit: getty images Rolando McClain wants to continue his NFL career. A year after retiring the 24-year-old is back hoping to resume his career. On Tuesday he had a workout with the Baltimore Ravens. According to multiple sources including CBS Sports, the workout did not go well. McClain was out of shape and even showed up late. McClain was unable to finish his finish his conditioning...
One of the greatest collisions of baseball and pop culture occurred when Keith Hernandez appeared on Seinfeld in 1992. The former Mets first baseman was a guest-star on a one-hour episode titled “The Boyfriend,” in which Jerry meets Hernandez and the two strike up a friendship (fueled by Seinfeld’s man-crush). To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Seinfeld‘s TV debut, the...
After speaking with “several sources involved with the (team’s) decision-making,” Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News reports Aldon Smith “probably won’t play for the 49ers in 2014.” The star 6-4, 265-pound outside linebacker was arrested and released from jail late Sunday on $20,000 bond after allegedly making a false bomb threat at Los Angeles International Airport...
In December 1999, John Rocker’s now infamous interview with Jeff Pearlman hit the pages of Sports Illustrated and it didn’t take long for Hank Aaron to take notice. “To be honest with you, I was very sick and disgusted with the whole situation,” the Atlanta Braves legend said. “For someone in the situation of Mr. Rocker to make those statements is ridiculous. I have...
Should we call this the Shabazz Napier rule? After Napier famously made it known that he goes to bed starving, prior to the NCAA Men’s Championship game, the NCAA has decided to take action for their student-athletes eating habits. According to Sporting News, the Legislative Council decided that Division-1 student-athletes on scholarships and walk-ons can […]
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