Monthly Archives: October 2019
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Posted: October 21, 2019
Well Done Sir Andy -
ATP Title First After Hip Surgery
Well, well would you believe it the kid from Dunblane has done it again. Sir Andy has won another title and got himself back in the Davis Cup squad. Andy had already made his intentions clear that he wanted to play in the Davis Cup finals. His weekend win in three sets over Swiss meister Stan Wawrinka to claim the European Open in Antwerp, made sure of his place in the Davis Cup team only seven singles tournaments into his comeback from hip surgery.
Murray Brothers at the Gallop
The finals will take place in Madrid in November in a new format that has received almost universal criticism. Davis Cup captain and coach Leon Smith announced four of his five-man team – the singles players Murray and Dan Evans, alongside the doubles pairing of Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski. The GB captain will chose between Cameron Norrie and Kyle Edmund soon. Edmund
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Posted: October 13, 2019
Man’s Best Friend –
Good for Your Health
Well last week we learned that owning a dog was the best medicine for you if you have been ill and that walks and cuddles with man’s best friend was the cat’s pyjamas as far as getting better is concerned. The research is startling. Heart attack survivors in the study who were living alone, but owned a dog, had a 33% lower risk of death, while stroke survivors who lived alone and had a dog had a 27% reduced risk of a nasty end, compared to people who did not own a dog and lived in a single household group. It was heart warming stuff. But me, I don’t own a dog, although the first thing everyone said when they found out I was going to live on the beach was ,’”Are you going to buy a dog?” Well no, was the answer. And on a day like today when the dreich gets to the bones and we are forever caught between heavy and blustery showers the lonely dog walkers cut
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Posted: October 13, 2019
Good News Bad News -
And the Great Dunblane Banger
Well I spent part of yesterday watching James Murray and Neal Skupski losing in straight sets in the Shanghai Open semi final after they had pulled off a great match against Novak Djokovic and Filip Krajinović of Serbia in the quarters. It was a real shame neither of our guys fired up at the same time and they went out in straight sets to Jamie’s old partner Bruno Soares and likeable hothead Mate Pavic. A baddish day for the Murrays, but good news was on the horizon. Brother Jamie announced that wife Kim was expecting baby number 3 and anytime soon. Well they kept that under wraps didn’t they? Naturally it will have to be fitted in around tennis as Murray junior carries on in his rehabilitation after drastic hip surgery in February this year.
Murray Hints and a Hot Dog to Remember?
Everyone is in the dark about the sex of the new baby and
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Posted: October 10, 2019