“I’m getting closer.” Those were the first words a teary Andy Murray (25) could manage after his gut-wrenching defeat to record-breaking Roger Federer (30) in the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday. This YouTube video of the Scotsman everybody loves to hate will earn him some more fans, no doubt — aside from celebs such as David Beckham, wife […]
Archive | July 8, 2012
Wimbledon Final: Live blog
With 74 years of pain ended by being the first British player to qualify for a Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938, Andy Murray just has two more years to go to end the 76 year wait since Fred Perry won the event. He has a tough task to overcome the six-time champion Roger […]
Match betting: Not just another h-Andy win for Federer
by Rob Dore Andy Murray (25) refused to reveal the significance of his new pointing to the sky celebration after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (27) in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. Whoever or whatever it is, the prices say he’s going to need a little bit of help to beat Roger Federer (30) in the final. But […]
Play our Wimbledon card game
We love Wimbledon around the Paddy Power Blog office. Partially for the great tennis, partially for the excuse to put on a posh voice and pretend we like strawberries and partially because secretly we hope Cliff Richard will serenade us once more. Expresso Bongo, eh Cliff? Give us a few bars of Living Doll and […]
Video: Murray lowers his aim to raise his chances
It was all about being first off the mark for the person who shouted out “new balls plaese!” after Andy Murray smashed the ball in to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s eh…gentleman’s region during their semi-final clash on Friday. The Scottish player will need to be similarly sharp against six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer today if he’s to […]
Video: Brazilian ref gets punched, takes it like a champ
This one was spotted over on 101greatgoals.com where just like in the movie Jerry Maguire, they had us at ‘Bonkers Brazil’. A very lower league match between two sides you’ve never heard of, Desportiva Ferroviaria and Tupy-ES, erupted in to interest when the referee awarded a penalty and the Tupy-ES players kicked off. Unhappy with […]
F1: Could have been a Brit better for local lads
Thanks to the weather qualifying for the 2012 British Grand Prix at Silverstone didn’t go as anyone expected. Heavy rain caused havoc as teams struggled with their tyres and action even had to be suspended for an hour and a half. The result of a chaotic qualifying is that Fernando Alonso starts on pole as […]
20 facts to inform your Murray betting
By Josh Powell Murray-mania is at an all-time high with Andy taking on Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. As Murray attempts to become the first player to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 we’ve compiled the top 20 stats about the Scotsman. Since making his professional debut in 2005 Murray has won 22 […]
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