Tennis

Andy Murray back to his best.
Poor Dan Evans, he tried so hard.
I wonder why Del Porto didn't play.

The speculation is that he insisted on playing the doubles as he felt they had a chance to wrap up the tie then and that his body could not do another singles match.  (I guess in doubles you only have to serve half as much, and potentially have less of the court to defend.)  It was a gamble ... but I'm glad it paid off for him, as the Argentinian media would have been less than charitable if they had lost the tie.

I do think the Davis Cup should only be every other yr, missing out Olympic ones.  It is just too much to expect of the top players.  

We were quite lucky to get to the semis.  If Djokovic had played in the Quarters in Serbia in July, we probably would have gone out then.

Still, what a great run it has been ... and how fab to have held the trophy aloft last November.

Yes, it does come around very quickly. I'm not sure how Andy Murray is still able to stand at the moment....he's been brilliant this year.

......any Emmerdale fans notice that the Argentinian player Peloa struck a striking resemblance to Caine Dingle.....?

Saw a great Tennis match on a new (free to Sky) programme called Sky Sports Mix

 Andy  Murray  holding a special charity event in Glasgow where he played Grigor Dimitrov, before teaming up with his brother Jamie in a doubles match. Tim Henman played also and Gordon Reid...it was a fun event (Dimitrov wore a Kilt)

A few other known faces joined in and they repeat it.
Well worth a watch

Well done Andy Murray another trophy under his belt (China Open). Johanna Konta was so unlucky to lose the Women's title.

I enjoyed th Murray match.
It was nice to see the improvement in Dimitrovs game as well.