I think that is correct, CJ. He has beaten The Brand before, but never at a truly significant moment. That was an awful performance by Murray yesterday. Not because he played badly (he didn't play badly) but because, as soon as he lost the initiative, he immediately deflated, and by the fourth set was moping around the court, feeling sorry for himself. And then, after he had lost, he started blubbering -- the worst on-court waterworks since Daniella Hantuchova cracked up mid-match in Wimbeldon '03, and she was a young anorexic girl whose parents' marriage was in the process of bitter breakdown. Obviously the pressure is too much for this man-child, or maybe he was missing his Dad who appeared to be banished from the box (I think) because, when Agassi pulled this shit, he was an emotional wreck, on the brink of train-crash minor tournaments, drug abuse, hair loss and inapproptiate relationships (Brooke Shields? Barbara Streisand?). Does Andy Murray have ISSUES?
Fed, meanwhile, remains unbelievable. Unbelievably vain. "I played great today." "Yes, I was fantastic today." Q: "How do you think it feels, Roger, for other players, knowing they have to come on court and play one of the greats?" "Yes, it must be difficult for them." Sue Barker: "Roger, you played some genius tennis." "Yeah..." The reason Anna Wintour is in love with Fed is because he is so neat, clean, groomed, wealthy, disciplined and narcissistic: all qualities she admires. It drives some of us nuts.