What would it mean to have a Brit in the final of Wimbledon?
Later today, Andy Murray will attempt to become the first man since Bunny Austin in 1938 to reach the final of the men's singles.
How important is it to you that he makes it?
Tim Henman reached four semi-finals but was beaten every time.
Now that Andy Murray has a chance of getting further, will you be cheering him on?
Does British sport - and Britain - need a winner?
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I would like to ask how many BBC employees are going to be at Wimbledon today. In the spirit of openness of course. I heard Shelagh say she is going today. How did she get a ticket or is she part of the BBC entertainment entourage?
I care more about that than whether Murray will or won't win, because I am so fed up of hearing so many people on the BBC sport gravy train who have managed to get to rugby, football, tennis etc without even being a sport specialist.
It isn't important to me whether he wins or not, by the way.
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Wouldn't mean a lot. I think people have far more important things on their minds eg loss of job, loss of home etc. It's just a game.
Jane, Newcastle
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Yet another phone in on sport! I don't care if he wins or not either. It won't make one iota of difference to my life.
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should we not have been discussing the greatest story in sport the williams sisters after they reached another final yesterday no offence to andy murray but he has not won a slam before and is not in the final yet i wish him well but i can not see why murray is being discussed ahead of the william sisters there story is the most amazeing in sporting history after all these girls came from the inner city area of los angeles and with tennis being a middle class elite sport im sure most kids can relate to the williams sisters and thats where it matters most as the grassroots stucture does not cater for kids who can not afford to play tennis or receive funding
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lets be honest tennis is a middle class elite sport andy murray is not exactly from the working class or deprived council areas or inner citys in this country if he won wimbledon it would change nothing as most kids cant access tennis in this country in my humble opinion richard williams and his daughters serena and venus are the most amazeing story in sport and a inspiration to all kids especially the kids who come from inner city council areas
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Back in April, Andy Murray won the Miami Masters 1000 , a tournament that is outranked in stature by only four others in the entire year. He also drew level with Tim Henman in terms of ATP singles titles won.
Was it mentioned in the BBC Six O'Clock News Hour next day? No.
A week or so later, Susan Boyle appears for the first time on Britain's Got Talent.
Does she get mentioned subsequently in the BBC Six O'Clock News Hour in the following week?
Twice, in the same hour.
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your post is very nice.I just like it.
5th wheels
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That's twice in three days you've Andy Murray has been discussed on the phone in.
It's not as if he's played since his quarter final victory on Wednesday so on the day of his semi-final with Andy Roddick you are back to the 'proud to be British' theme as an excuse to relegate far more important news items from the agenda.
For this reason never before has a young sportsman's career like Murray's been politicised to such an extent by the media generally throughout this Wimbledon.
Now that he's been defeated by Roddick it's worth reflecting whether all these tired hypothetical questions you've been posing to listeners like 'can he win it'; 'does Murray make you feel proud to be British'; 'where will you be when he plays this afternoon' etc etc really serve any purpose? Radio 2 flagship programme The Jeremy Vine show (not 5 Live but still the BBC) this afternoon went completely of it's trolley! It was asking 'should employers allow time off for workers to watch the match.?
The real issue however is did this type of coverage with all the 'our nation', feel good connotations that stemmed from it really assist Murray in the long run.
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