Andy Murray has been beaten in the quarter-finals of the US Open Tennis Championships. His title defence is over.
So will this tweet be prophetic?
The British were quick to adopt the Scotsman when he won at Flushing Meadow last year, and even moreso when he broke Britain's long drought at Wimbledon a couple of months ago. But when we heard the result , we had exactly the same thought as Marcus did above; they'll drop Wee Andy like a hot potato.
What odds now on a Nadal versus Djokovic final?UPDATE: We couldn't resist posting this photo we saw of Andy Murray during this morning's match:
Justin Rose burst onto golf's biggest stage in 1998 when he was low amateur at the Open Championship. He turned professional the next day, and immediately found the pay-for-play ranks to be very tough going.
But a 15-year journey has had a happy ending. Rose has just won a dramatic US Open victory at Merion, by two shots from perennial runner-up Phil Mickelson and Australian Jason Day.No player broke or even equalled par at Merion, despite the course being one of the shortest US Open courses in recent years. Rose finished at one over par for the tournament, after closing with a mature and composed even-par 70.We send our hearty congratulations to Justin Rose. He has paid his dues, and his first victory in a Major removes him from contention for the title that no professional golfer wants; best player never to have won a Major. Whatever else he achieves in his career, he will forever be the 2013 US Open champion.
The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is brilliantly illustrated here. Steve Williams and his former boss Tiger Wood shake hands at the end of Round One of the US Open at Merion in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Woods has finished the second round at three over par, in a tie for 17th, just four shots out of the lead. USA golfers Billy Horschell and Phil Mickelson are the only players under par after two rounds as the famed Merion course, although short, has bared her teeth. Williams' man Adam Scott is right on the cut-line, which currently sits at seven-over.
But the eye contact, the body language and the tension (check out Williams' right forearm) are there for all to see; a wonderful photograph!
