# Tennis 2012 Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 21, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620 "2012-05-21T16:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/482 "2012-09-10T21:27:43Z")
Very tense first set here, and it’s going to be devastating to Murray if he loses- he was up a break twice. It’s 5-5 in the tiebreak right now. Some very, very long baseline rallies in this one. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/483 "2012-09-10T21:54:05Z")
Murray gets it on his _fifth_ set point, 12-10. Sir Sean was excited! Murray seems to be coming out of his shell and playing more aggressively to start the set, and he broke Djokovic to grab a 3-0 lead. That’s the first time he managed to consolidate a service break. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/484 "2012-09-10T22:26:36Z")
Murry was up 4-0 in the 2nd and is now choking massively. Djokovic ties it 5-5. Whoever wins the second set wins the match for sure. Murray is going to kick himself forever if he blows this. He almost had him 5-0. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/485 "2012-09-10T22:27:54Z")
Can we get more shots of Sean Connery in this match? Seriously, that guy is rivaling the players for air-time. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/486 "2012-09-10T22:29:02Z")
Och, come on, Andy! Dinna choke this one awee! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/487 "2012-09-10T22:30:20Z")
If this bad boy goes 5 sets, it is an instant classic. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/488 "2012-09-10T22:36:48Z")
Now Djoker chokes on his serve, missing some easy shots, and Murray wins the set! ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/489 "2012-09-10T23:01:08Z")
On a separate but rated note, could the US Open logo be the worst piece of graphic design in international sport? [http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/11/8yte9u7u.jpg](http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/11/8yte9u7u.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/490 "2012-09-11T00:27:30Z")
Great hold! Murray leads 2-0 in the fifth. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/491 "2012-09-11T00:39:06Z")
Has a Slam final ever had a 3 set comeback? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/492 "2012-09-11T00:41:47Z")
Agassi did it twice in one year- at the '99 French Open and U.S. Open. I’m trying to think if there’s been a more recent one. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/493 "2012-09-11T00:46:51Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Agassi did it twice in one year- at the '99 French Open and U.S. Open. I’m trying to think if there’s been a more recent one. His French Open one was a classic. I had assumed he was dead in the water after set 2. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/494 "2012-09-11T00:52:16Z")
That easy hold for Murray is a very good sign. It’s 4-2 and Djokovic may be struggling with the effects of his match on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/495 "2012-09-11T00:56:29Z")
Don’t fuck this up Andy. Please, please don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/496 "2012-09-11T00:59:10Z")
Djokovic taking an injury timeout, presumably for leg cramps, as Murray prepares to serve for the match at 5-2. No matter how tense he feels I think Murray is finally going to cross the finish line this time. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/497 "2012-09-11T01:05:34Z")
He’s done it! In five sets and with almost the maximum amount of drama, Murray wins his first Grand Slam title! ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/498 "2012-09-11T01:08:39Z")
I fell asleep listening to it on the radio and woke up 20 minutes ago to listen to the end. There’s no way I’m going to get to sleep again now… Fantastic achievement! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/499 "2012-09-11T01:18:33Z")
Good for Andy. Final of Wimbledon Winning the Gold Medal in England. Winning the US Open. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/500 "2012-09-11T01:23:11Z")
For the first time in a decade, the four majors were won by four different guys. Murray has taken his place as a worth member of the Big Four. There’s still some fun left before the end of this year, but 2013 should be really fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/501 "2012-09-11T02:29:30Z")
Good job Andy! Fantastic final. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620.md?page=26)