TENNIS: Queen's and Wimbledon contention

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Queen's I watched the final, and although Murray didn't quite live up to the hype in terms of what the commentators had been saying specifically, he won in straight sets (as he'd done throughout the week), won the tournament (as he was seeded to do) with some conviction, even though his amazing first serve had deserted him, comparatively. But then, he was playing a better class of opponent who was in form. Blake couldn't outplay him for more than a handful of points and got frustrated into errors, although not by the unfriendly run of the net and calls. In fact, I was impressed by his positive demeanour (and didn't realise his story was such a cause for pity. If ever there was a player grateful to be able to play, I'm sure it's him). Anyway, in this form (especially given that Djokovic lost his final) Murray is looking good for Wimbledon. I'm not saying he will win, but he could. Depending on the draw and Nadal's health*, he could be a real contender.

*I just checked the news before opening up this window. Nadal is set to play an exhibition on grass to test things out in the next few days.

And I came across this in-depth feature on Rafa, if anyone is interested.