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From this performance so far, I'm actually beginning to - somewhat insanely, perhaps - believe he has a serious chance at winning Wimbeldon.

It's an incredibly small chance, yes.
But it's a chance none the less

Everyone seems to be oblivious to the fact that an unknown British guy got to the third round last year too, only this year 'Tiger' Tim and 'Ruski' Greg both bottled it earlier than normal so the housewives of Britain needed someone else to think about while they flicked themselves off.

He was on the cover of EVERY paper today.

Cycloon wrote:
> Good, the crowd needs a good yelling/shooting at.


That might be a bit extreme...

Yeah, that sounds a bit more like what I was thinking. Cheers munn.

Grandprix wrote:
> Memorandum! wrote:
> that doesn't make any sense.
> If his body isn't good enough then he shouldn't win.
>
> fitness is part of 'the package', and if it isn't there you can't
> say
> "oh well if he was fitter he would have won".
>
> I know fitness is part of the package and you need that as well as a
> good game to win. I obviously didn't word it properly.#

I'll word it.

"It must be frustrating knowing that you're a more skillful tennis player but you don't have the fitness to accompany it"

That sounds about right.

Ant wrote:
> One thing, why must the Scots adopt him as "their own?"
> Henman always represented England, Scotland, Wales whoever - we never
> claimed him to be our own.

On the same token though, we never wanted Henman to represent us.

"Oh, June again, time for Tim Bloody Henman to be on the backpage of every newspaper because he didn't "shock shock horror horro" win Wimbledon"

Cycloon wrote:
> Now, Scots stop blaring about your stolen nationality,

I haven't heard any of that.

> and English
> stop screaming 'MURRAYAYDYAYY!YYYY!' and then jerking off over a St.
> George's flag.


That's the Union Jack that all those fans are wearing, fool.

The fact of the matter is, he's not good enough to win it in straight sets against the top players in the world. Therefore, he's going to need to grit it out over 4 or even 5 sets, which he's not physically strong enough to do.

Thus, he's good but not good enough.

If he improves his fitness/stamina I can see him winning majors in the future.

Soon after this match I decided that I wanted Ferrero to win.

And then I watched the Federer interview.

"So Roger, next round...Juan Carlos Ferrero."

:|

Memorandum! wrote:
> that doesn't make any sense.
> If his body isn't good enough then he shouldn't win.
>
> fitness is part of 'the package', and if it isn't there you can't say
> "oh well if he was fitter he would have won".

I know fitness is part of the package and you need that as well as a good game to win. I obviously didn't word it properly.