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Who makes the QF ? [12 vote(s)]

AM in 3....hes on a "rodercoaster" !
25.0%
AM in 4.....drop shot wins it !
33.3%
AM in 5....comes back from 2 sets down !
16.7%
MB in 3....Andy wiped out from beating AR !
8.3%
MB in 4 !
8.3%
MB in 5 !
8.3%
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He's been very honest about the match and how badly he needs a coach. It was a very hard lesson for him today and I believe that he will be better for it in the longterm. His interview after the match basically laid it all out - his body language, how he hopes he never has another match that badly at a Slam again, how he needs to get going quicker in matches, how he just couldn't change things up in the match, how he wasn't striking the ball cleanly and how, he had no excuses for what happened today. He sounded really gutted.

It was a disappointing performance obviously but it was still a good tournament for him. I think what was most disappointing was that he didn't do himself justice - if he had went out and been beaten but gave a good account of himself then that would have been easier but because it looked today like he could have played at about 70% of what he played on Saturday and could have won that match and it just didn't happen. The balls that were flying onto the line for winners on Saturday were flying out of court, the returns were awful, the serve was rubbish and he wasn't hitting the ball with any sort of purpose. He knows all this and has admitted it and I think he probably feels a bit embarrassed at that performance and I would bet a lot of money that we won't see that poor a performance from him for a long time. He might lose in straight sets again this year (probably) but I bet the performances will be better.

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Obviously yesterday was a massive dissapointment for both Andy and his fans but I don't think we should be too negative. Andy has had a wretched few months and coming into Wimbledon most of us would have been very happy for him too have reached the fourth round. His win against Roddick confirmed that he has the potential to go all the way and that he can handle the big occasion.

I don't really know what to make of yesterday and I suspect that Andy feels the same. It is pointless trying to analyse the match because for whatever reason it just didn't happen for Andy. It happens to everyone now and again, a bad day at the office where nothing goes right, although you hope to god that it doesn't happen during such a big tournament.

Once he gets over his initial pain I am sure that Andy will benefit hugely from this match. To go all the way in a Grand Slam requires total focus for 7 matches accross 2 long weeks and if he can learn such a big lesson at 19 the future should be bright. His response to the defeat was also impressive. Sometimes Andy seems to have looked to explain away his poor performances with explanations like injury problems, too tired, the conditions, bad calls or media pressure. How much those reasons have been valid can be debated but yesterdays firm "no excuses" was refreshing and hopefully a sign of increasing maturity.

Overall it has been a promising Wimbledon for Andy and I think we can all look to the future in a very positive frame of mind.

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A 19 year-old getting to the 4th Round of of Wimbledon is a fantastic result.

Henman played his first Wimbledon as a 19 yr old, and lost in the 1st round.
Then the next year, at 20, he lost in the 2nd round.



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Madeline wrote:

I thought it was a good after-match interview with Sue Barker. Andy admitted frankly that he had played badly and that it was very disappointing - makes a change from those players who come up with all sorts of excuses.
I agree, particularly as Sue barker kept giving him the excuses, asking whether it was the heat, the media pressure everything, and he refused to take any of them. I was very impressed by that.

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