that's a bit confused.

I never said it was an achievement for the UK. It's just more interesting to watch the sport, as a Brit, when we have one of the world's best players.

As for it being peculiar that we don't regularly have someone in the top 4 - don't know where to start on that really. Tennis is played in quite a lot of countries - not obvious why a country with a population the size of ours has any divine right to a top 4 player, whatever tournament we host.

And that's without going into the well-known litany of problems with our sports coaching, and facilities more generally. Suffice to say it's hardly been usual for us to have a top 4 player.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 1st 2011 at 18:49:43

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Just put the Tennis on, first thing I see is Murray missing an absolute sitter (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 17:56:53
- TURN IT OFF ! ! !11111111111111 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Jul 1, 18:00:57
  - haha another sitter missed. shocking. Nadal will go onto win this comfortably now (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 18:04:43
    - He hasn't got that first one out of his head (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Jul 1, 18:07:50
      - Come on Murray ignore the haters (Other Sports) - loz, Jul 1, 18:15:31
        
        It was a tough choice between this and the Woman's World Cup (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 18:17:44
        
        as well? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 18:19:43
        
        he's totally gone, 1 set all but a break down in the 3rd already (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 18:23:20
        
        Oh well. Fair play to him if so (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 18:28:29
        
        why? Not really an achievement for the UK (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 18:45:06
        
        that's a bit confused. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 18:49:43
        
        not saying it's a divine right (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 1, 19:02:50
        
        ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Jul 1, 18:16:47
        
        I think he was aiming that at Brandys, rather than your good self. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 1, 18:22:16
- Give him a break (n/m) (Other Sports) - loz, Jul 1, 17:58:30

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