Dry those tears, Scottish friend

As you read this, Andy Murray will be sitting in the corner of a dark hotel room weeping loudly into a pillow. This was supposed to be his time, damn it! It had all looked so… doable. Federer was, they said, dwindling, and Murray had just thumped the brilliant Nadal. But [...]

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Make us love you, Murray

Terrible Mod Andy Murray was a massive Olympic letdown, but the great news is that he might yet make up for being an unbelievable flop. All he needs to do is win the US Open by getting past two of the best players of all time: Nadal, and probably Federer. So [...]

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Spot the odd one out…

The Fred Perry label is, of course, synonymous with mod culture, scooters, looking sharp, Phil Daniels, and spiky amphetamine-fueled dancing. Not silly hippies with bad hair and occasional patches of disproportionate facial fluff. So what’s with the Andy Murray sponsorship, Fred? He should surely be at home smoking a doobie, wearing [...]

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