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indiana


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philwrig wrote:

Andy coming across as miserable as I have seen him in his post match presser, hopefully a good sign.
I would think Andy should be the night match, however when he could do with it middle of next week, when it gets much hotter again, he probably won't.



Just watched his press conference  (  http://www.usopen.org/en_US/interactive/video/index.html?promo=subnav&category=press  )   That I thought was very poor for the most part by Andy.  Yes, I am sure they can be a hastle to go through and that was the image he showed that it was a hastle, that he was bored and just getting it done with, that possibly more than he was actually miserable although I can see that being portrayed.

It hardly does anything for his image of the dour and yes miserable guy where I am sure we have all seen and heard him at times being quite chattiy and he has a pretty keen mind and a sort of laconic wit.  

He could portray himself better with just a little more effort which he certainly didn't seem to be bothered to do there.  If anyone was told to act bored they couldn't have done much better !  

I remember how good he was in interviews with Laura after Hopman Cup games back in January when they played off a bit against each other like pretending not to like each other and I saw some pleasant mention and slight surprise about this in the press then. 

Here, just at one point when he was asked about what winning the US open would do for Rafa's overall legacy in the game, he suddenly smiled and said "well, I hope he doesn't", the room laughed, and for just a moment there was a totally different atmosphere.  OK, he's never likely to be a Roddick but try lightening the mood a bit more often, Andy !

OK, I know Andy ( like some others ) has been misreported in the press before, but to my mind he can and should give more to a PC than that.  

Please do better, Andy !



-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 4th of September 2010 01:47:41 PM

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As long he keeps playing well he can be as miserable as he likes at press conferences.

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No night session for Andy, so full nights sleep is a positive. Isner will play it, surely Andy in R4 against Querrey.


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Now let's not start counting chicken omlettes until all the eggs are smashed!

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SMC1809 wrote:

Now let's not start counting chicken omlettes until all the eggs are smashed!



Indeed. Almagro might beat Querrey smile



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RJA wrote:

SMC1809 wrote:

Now let's not start counting chicken omlettes until all the eggs are smashed!



Indeed. Almagro might beat Querrey smile


Funnily enough, Andy's match vs Stan the Man follows Almagro vs Querrey on Louis Armstrong, the latter kicking off at 12.30 EST/17.30 BST...

 



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We have ground tickets tomorrow which also get you on Armstrong so should be able to watch Andy live smile.gif

Got a re-sale ticket just as he began the comeback against Gasquet at Wimbledon a few years ago but this will hopefully be the first match I will have seen in duration.

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Nice one.

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Cool, have fun Josh!

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And no fighting!

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Yeah, it should be good. There were some great quotes in the paper here regarding the fighting from a couple of old English women who claimed they feared for their lives and would stick to Wimbledon in the future.

Not sure where to head for first though, Golding's match or Nalbandian - Verdasco...

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What fighting? What's this???

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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/09/02/2010-09-02_fans_fight_in_upper_stands_at_arthur_ashe_stadium_during_novak_djokovic_match_at.html

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 5th of September 2010 11:11:29 AM

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Nalbandian and Verdasco took 24 minutes to play the first three games. That could be one hell of a long match.

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Looks like a dispute over seats to me. *shrug* No big deal. The incident at the Aussie Open was more significant than this.

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