Week 35-36: US Open - Hard

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 35-36: US Open - Hard

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Yes - the number of people who have said to me, "What a nice smile he has, I thought he was a miserable so-and-so". I tell them he smiles a lot, just not when he is at work!

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Another interview, a very sober, serious, but informative, wide ranging and decent 21 minute segment with Charlie Rose: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12544

Please note - There is an un-skippable 20s advert before hand.

Armchair · County player

Thanks for that, really nice to see an interview that lasts longer than 40 seconds and doesn't contain the same old questions.

Spectator · All-time great

What I really liked about that interview was Mr Murray's graciousness. While it was indeed good to have a long, differently slanted piece, there were times when Mr Rose's interviewing left something to be desired (though in fairness to him, I suspect this was a bit out of his comfort zone). But it was nice to see that when Mr Rose made assorted mistakes -- if you haven't looked, he told AM that he had lost the second set ... then said he'd won it in a tie-breaker ... got the scores of at least one of the later sets wrong, etc. Mr Murray handled it graciously and calmly ... tried to correct him, then when that wasn't getting anywhere, just slipped the correct information in without making a fuss. His answer to the questions about his losing the 3rd and 4th sets were also quite nicely handled!

Armchair · County player

Well yes there were a few erm oversights. but I was willing to overlook that for the chance to have an interview of some length.

And absolutely well done Andy for not pointing out the obvious bloopers, and there were a few !

Andy seemed relaxed, competent, thoughtful and well able to deal with the media. Well done him.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

NotAClue wrote:
Another interview, a very sober, serious, but informative, wide ranging and decent 21 minute segment with Charlie Rose: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12544
Please note - There is an un-skippable 20s advert before hand.

thanks for this. Nice pace of interview. I enjoyed it.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I have tried twice to watch that interview. The first time, it froze about 5 minutes in; I restarted and couldn't get it to fast forward anywhere, so had to listen to the start again. The second time my broadband connection went down at about 10 minutes - I just couldn't find a way to get to where I had left it.

My daughter is coming home at lunchtime to do the Great North Run, and while she is here she steals my computer, but next week I'll find a time when I can start it off, do something else for 10 minutes and then watch the rest!

For the question at the top of the page, I didn't manage to see Ferrer v Tipsarevic, but I have heard a lot of people mention it. Because I can only watch the USO on fuzzy free livestreams ( apart from the (VERY!) few on Eurosport player, I tended only to watch Andy's matches.

Armchair · County player

Well Madeline your luck is in !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO3SEclalL4

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

My daughter is home for the weekend and hogging my computer, but thanks Armchair - I'll watch it when she goes home.

For anybody that missed the match, the full match is on youtube also - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fseiNdfFs8&feature=youtu.be. Looks good quality too.

NotAClue · Lower Club Player

Great shot of Andy touring Dunblane today

This is the best photo I think I've ever seen of him. He just looks so genuinely happy, the sort of deep happiness you just can't fake.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

NotAClue wrote:
Great shot of Andy touring Dunblane today
This is the best photo I think I've ever seen of him. He just looks so genuinely happy, the sort of deep happiness you just can't fake.

It's a very good photo. Even the dog is smiling