Come on Murray!!

First set 6-4 to Federer.

This is a thriller 1 set all and 4 all, Fed struggling to survive in the tourny.

Murray wastes 2 match points at 5-4 up.

He's now blown 7!

What a game of tennis this is.

Fed to take the match I reckon.

Tremendous game. Murray has had 7 match points but Federer won't lie down.

5-5

6-5 Murray! Great game from Murray's point of view, slightly casual on the point he did lose, but he closed that game out well.

What's the craic with all the Chinese and the Swiss flags? Did I miss some sort of great link between the two?



Murray has two, count 'em, two match points! And he needs one, Murray wins from a set behind for the 3rd time this year against the Fed express!

Murray wins the last 7-5 and Federer is out!



Gilles Simon gets the last place in the semis.

Murray to play Davydenko; Simon to play Djokovic.

The reason there is so many chinese people with Swiss flags is because Roger Federer is the most famous overseas athlete in China. That came from Brad Drewitt, the tornament direcor who was doing some commentary with Jason Goodhall during todays match. Also, the Shanghai tounament next year will be an outdoor one, as they said the building that they use has a retractable roof.

With the results he's getting and the associated winnings Andrew Murray must be minted.

Murray might pay for all that effort against Federer when he plays his semi.

A-bum-tish!



He's too good to hurry.

Murray loses to Davydenko in 2 sets. Patently tired from yesterday.

Refer to Thursday's hedge...

Djokovic beats Davydenko in two sets, to win the Masters Cup, and end the 2008 season.

How many times can you be wrong on one thread?

Australian Open starts tomorrow, first Slam of the year.

There is nearly as much expected from Andy Murray as from Barack Obama.

Here's hoping on both fronts.

I hate that ugly to$$er. Hope he crashes out 1st round.

You are Roger Federer and I claim my £5.

Haha!

Murray has been beating everybody recently but they've all been 3 set tournaments,he still has to prove he got the stamina to win a 2 week long 5 set tournament.

Well getting to the Final in his last 5 set tournament and only being beat in that by a man who is likely to go down as the greatest tennis player in history suggests he has the stamina surely?

Melbourne, time difference +11 hours.

Murray starts tomorrow (Tues).

3 out of 4 British women go out in the 1st round on Monday.

Maybe, but I think Anne Keothavong deserves a lot more credit and coverage than she has been getting. Getting to the fringes of the top 50 is an achievement in itself and at least now there's a British women who at least has a chance of competing.

Fair point, well made Jimbo.

She did take a set off the 17th seed, but seemed to exhaust herself doing it.

Maria Sharapova has pulled out with a sore throat.