Andy Murray ...

snakemanStoo

Amazing job, 2nd Wimbledon title / Bloody hell, how could he let that match go?*

*Delete as applicable 

octatonic

He's won.

JezWynd

He played some fantastic tennis, returning Raonic's serves was a stupendous feat. It's great to see a player who can do more than just send 130mph serves down the court, he's got a brilliant all round game.

joeyowen

Yeyyy British Murray won!

richh

Great game, well earned result - even Ivan Lendl sort of smiled at the end.  And not forgetting Chris Froome in yellow jersey now in the Tour de France, not back for GB.

ICBM

That was a very dominant performance. The score-line with two tie-breaks doesn't really emphasise how much… Raonic played well, but Murray was just too focused and relentless for him.

I don't think we've seen the last of Raonic at this level though.

holnrew

I was impressed with Raonic

stickyfiddle

Murray was fantastic. You don't win any grand slam final in straight sets without being so. But Raonic also played very well, he just wasn't quite at Murray's level for the duration, and particularly for the key points. Wouldn't surprise me to see him regularly in finals over the next few years though.

mudslide73

A victory for the Scot (not British despite winning) Andy Murray. Properly good today - I very much enjoyed it.

cj73

Two Wheelchair and a mixed doubles win as well for GB

axisus

Awesome for Murray!

jpttaylor

Raonic did well but Murray is that level above him. A masterful, dominating display. A great sportsman and a lovely guy too, contrary to the "boring" tag that's stuck for some reason.

ICBM

jpttaylor said:

A great sportsman and a lovely guy too, contrary to the "boring" tag that's stuck for some reason.

I think because he has that bone-dry Scots delivery and can sound quite monotonic, he can come across as humourless and boring.

On court he's also quite aggressive and intense, which can seem a bit "un-British" - although I think that's probably part of why he's the first British man to win a Wimbledon singles title in over 70 years...

Dominic

Miserable,brooding,intense ,focused and aggressive .........that is why he is a winner.If Frank Bruno had been similar we would have had a Boxing world Champ also .

Sporky

mudslide73 said:

 the Scot (not British despite winning) Andy Murray. 

He's Scottish and British whether he wins or not.

Bogwhoppit

Its all those mints.

EricTheWeary

Can I just throw in a well done to Jordanne Whiley? She was above Eric Jr at school so bit of a local hero.

boogieman

Dominic said:

Miserable,brooding,intense ,focused and aggressive .


...only on court though. A friend of mine worked at Fred Perry when they sponsored him and said he was a lovely guy, unlike some of the other prima donna sports people she'd met through work.  

martinw

Sporky said:

mudslide73 said:

 the Scot (not British despite winning) Andy Murray. 

He's Scottish and British whether he wins or not.

As Lewis Hamilton is British whilst winning the British Grand Prix.

stimpsonslostson

boogieman said:

Dominic said:

Miserable,brooding,intense ,focused and aggressive .


...only on court though. A friend of mine worked at Fred Perry when they sponsored him and said he was a lovely guy, unlike some of the other prima donna sports people she'd met through work.  

This^
I used to play tennis against (& occasionally train with) the Murray brothers when they were teenagers & have seen them a few times since, both of them are REALLY nice guys and very down to earth. 

Andy is certainly the less charismatic of the two- simply because he smiles less! He's very funny & likes a laugh, just not when he's competing- which is when most people see him.

Clarky

Dominic said:

Miserable,brooding,intense ,focused and aggressive .........that is why he is a winner.If Frank Bruno had been similar we would have had a Boxing world Champ also .

I thought Bruno was WBC World Champ at one point when he beat McCall and then lost the title in his next fight to Tyson