Who's Going To Win Wimbledon?

[Cloverjo]

If the great Federer plays as he did today against Andy Murray I think he'll win.
Poor Andy. He didn't do a lot wrong, but Fed was incredible.

[Cloverjo]

Ken, I've never seen any of the papers call Andy British when he's winning and Scottish when he's lost. He's British all the way.

[Canary42]

The momentary light-hearted anglophobia shown by Murray in the World Cup incident pales into insignificance against the Murrayphobia relentlessly pursued by those who keep regurgitating this incident.

And to return to the topic, I think Federer will win, he's playing magnificently at present. But should be a good match anyway, Djokovic is no slouch.

[Ken4155]

Cloverjo; i didn't say it was in the papers, it was on 'The Last Leg'. And of course he's British all the way - you could tell that by the way he was soundly thrashed, yesterday.

[Ken4155]

Just studied the head 2 head stats and these 2 great players cannot be split. Fed leads 20-19, overall, but Djoko leads 9-5 in finals. They are 1-1 in Grand Slams and 1-1 on grass. Federer is the only player to have beaten Djokovic in ALL four Grand Slams, and vice versa. Their form over the last fortnight has been superb; Federer has been majestic, sometimes sublime, Djokovic has been ruthless and has shown his battling qualities when recovering from 2 sets down to beat the big-hitting Kevin Anderson. If both play to their best, not only are we in for a treat, but we may also be in for a 5-setter with a few 'tie-breaks'. I've split my stakes on a 3-2 win for either man; Djokovic @ 11/2 and Fereder @ 6/1, so i'll certainly have my fingers crossed for that 5th set. And may the best man win.

[jim360]

Head-to-head records can be interesting, but also rather revealing. For all the flak Murray gets, his H2H with Federer stands at 13-11 in Federer's favour. And that was 11-9 to Murray before his troubled season in 2014, for that matter.

Anyway, looking forward to today's match. I hope it lives up to its billing -- although I think that's a given, even if it ends up being three sets they will be surely be contested quite tightly.

[Ken4155]

^^^
Totally agree, jim, and Murray has made me a tidy sum in the last couple of weeks, using stats as a tool. But i know when to back him and when not to. Patriotism and gambling don't mix, particularly if you're British.

[jim360]

Haha!

Backing Murray against Federer isn't a sure loss, even though on Friday it certainly turned out that way. Murray actually played well, but as someone said elsewhere, "even Federer wouldn't have beaten Federer [in that match]".

[Robinia]

Shame about Andy but Fed has played incredible tennis this year, hope he can do it today, I'd like him to win.