Topic: ~'''Ye Olde Castle'''~ - Volume #7 - Blood, Sweat and Tears Down Undahhh

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True       to his nature, Ivan Lendl is giving nothing away about his coaching       dreams for Andy Murray as the pair enter their second season together       starting in late December, With the ATP on a pause, the 52-year-old       Lendl has been active, attending the Czech Republic's Davis Cup finals       victory over Spain at the weekend in Prague and getting set for a       seniors appearance in early December in London.Lendl, who gives       little away at the best of times and habitually sits stoically in the       player box during Murray matches without changing expression, has little       to say about 2013.
"I never get into       the details of his game with anyone because it not necessary for anyone       other than Andy to know," he told Hong Kong media during a promotional       visit to tout an exhibition with old rival John McEnroe next March a       part of World Tennis Day.
Under Lendl's       supervision, Murray made a breakthrough last season, winning the Olympic       gold medal over Roger Federer and then lifting his first career Grand       Slam title by winning the US Open.
Team Murray hope       there will be more of the same to come, but no strategy will be       revealed. "Well obviously that is the goal," Lendl said of No. 3       Murray's hopes for January's Australian Open. "But tennis is very       difficult at the moment with (Novak) Djokovic, (Roger) Federer, (Rafa)       Nadal and Andy all very good at the moment so it is going to be       difficult to succeed.
"Yes he does have       a chance but I can't make any predictions."
While he refuses       to speak in specifics, there is one area of discussion for which the       Czech-born American Lendl will venture. If he were to have somehow       played Murray when both were at their prime, "Andy would kill me.
"All you have to       do is look at the sports against time - swimming, athletics etc - and       compare the times from today compared to 30 years ago and you will get       the answer."

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sports fans STOP posting in this volume when it hits 2000 posts.
 
new volume (volume #8) right next door. we will post there once we finish #7.
 
thanks.
 
 

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still 20 to go

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are you going to be able to watch the match winnie?

yes I will . Am excited and think Roger takes it in 4 

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It's       never too early for Australian Open tournament officials to start       spinning their tournament. So it cannot be much of a surprise when Open       boss Craig Tiley went out on a limb to make a bold prediction regarding       the men's champions for next month's 2013 edition of the first major of       the season.
      Tiley said he sees US Open winner Andy Murray as the men's champion and       Maria Sharapova as women's holder at Melbourne Park during the last       weekend of January.
The       choice of Murray may have been something of a shock, coming as it does       at the expense of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, defending the crown he won       a year ago over the Rafael Nadal, who remains a huge question mark as he       attempts a comeback after six months away with knee injuries.  Roger       Federer will also be bidding to become the first man in the modern era       to win the event five times.
“I       think, on the men’s side Andy Murray will be difficult to beat this       year,” said Tiley.
“Novak is a defending champion, he is playing great tennis, he is       obviously tough to beat, but I think Andy Murray is someone who we are       going to see even more.”

I cant understand this 

[mimi]

why so anxious to close this volumn?  Let it be closed naturallly is better 

hello Winnie 

[Betty t4u]

morning..and bye have to work a lot..busy day
just had my coffe
pity i cant watch the match

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morning bettsy.

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   MILAN (AP)


   Lance Armstrong's disgraced former doctor Michele Ferrari says the American cyclist could have been just as successful without doping.
   Armstrong said in last week's interview with Oprah Winfrey that winning seven Tour de France titles would have been impossible without banned drugs.
   However, on Ferrari's website Tuesday, the Italian doctor wrote ''I think Lance is wrong.''
   Ferrari describes the effects of testosterone, EPO and blood transfusions, and says that had Armstrong taken testosterone in the manner and amount described by his former teammates, it would have simply had a ''placebo effect.''
   He adds ''Armstrong would have achieved the same level of performance without resorting to doping, also thanks to his talent which was far superior to the rivals of his era.''
   Ferrari has been banned for life from the sport.

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lance made 2 massive mistakes:
 
1. he should not have bothered to dope
 
2. and then he did not need to lie about it

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its showtime.

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any last minute predictions?
 
i think it might go 5 sets.

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that was a lethal forehand from andy.

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excellent hold from roger. that was a massive inside out forehand.

[EnriqueIG8]

Murray in 4 is my prediction.

[mimi]

lance made 2 massive mistakes:
 
1. he should not have bothered to dope
 
2. and then he did not need to lie about it

if he still could win without doping, why bother to dope?  Is he so damn foolish??

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hola generalito, mimi.
 
mimi he outworked everybody in cycling and he was a gifted rider. i dont know why he bothered to dope.
 
generalito both murray and nole keep improving.
 
murray also used to  get a little nervous but he may have shed some of that. i have never seen murray play better than this.

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roger is going to have to step it up a notch in the 2nd set.
 
he has to serve a lot bigger for one thing.

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good hold from roger.

[EnriqueIG8]

Andy is dismantling Roger pretty easy. No excuses for a  'tired' Fed here, the Scot just too good at the momebt.

This court is too slow for Roger.