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In photos: Andy Murray loses

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In photos: Andy Murray loses, great Switzerland wins the war and Federer brands his hair

HARD cheese for Andy Murray at Wimbledon. Roger Federer won the day. At his moment of triumph, Roger remembered to put on his branded watch, pull on his branded jumper and put a hand through his branded hair.

As Federer got his kit on, Murray was forced to speak to the world, a remarkably cruel event dictated by the BBC’s commentators who had spent the past few hours giving us literal descriptions of what we’d just seen, an experience akin to coking an ear at the tennis club urinal; although the one glorious moment of insight was delivered by Boris Becker – the former champion eyed John McEnroe in a rival commentary booth and told us: “Nice light blue tie – one of the greatest.”

(Press the red button and listen to commentators talking about other commentators. Swiss commentators say Federer’s victory proves that great Switzerland is tops and that’s why they won the war?)

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Posted: 8th, July 2012 | In: Sports | Comments (3)