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London 2012 Olympics: Day 9
The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics
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GOLD for Ben Ainslie!!!!!! WooooHooooo!!!!!!!
by nickyhallifax via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/5/2012 1:36:38 PM -

Oh hurrah for Ben Ainslie! I think he needed to get angry the other day, it brought out the competitive spirit!!
by emilyhewson via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/5/2012 1:36:43 PM -

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Ben Ainslie wins Gold and becomes the greatest ever Sailing Olympian. Like he said, they shouldn't have made him angry! #TeamGB
by KunalGandhi via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/5/2012 1:43:28 PM -

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Tennis: Great start to Federer's service game from Murray and the Swiss is 0-30 down. Murray has an opportunity to make it 0-40 but he hits into the net and is very angry with himself. Federer wins two quick points to make it 40-30 but a deep return from Murray forces deuce. Federer has the advantage but Murray refuses to ease the pressure, coming up on top in the the next two long rallies to earn another break point. Federer moves into the net and manages to save it but after several deuces Murray has another break point... and this one he takes! Huge roar from the crowd and Murray is 4-2 up. -

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Strawberries and cream, rain and a British finalist at SW19 (but with one crucial difference this time...)
Read Tom Peck at Wimbledon ahead of this final... www.independent.co.uk -

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Mark Steel:Good Lord. Keep calm everyone it's only the 1st set. I think morphine might help with the next hour
by mrmarksteel via twitter edited by Charles Reynolds 8/5/2012 1:58:38 PM -

Natasha Jonas displaying phenomenal skill and determination in the ring. #POW
by colin_c_hall via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/5/2012 1:59:26 PM -
Good win for Natasha Jonas there..Boxed really well! Up against in her next bout, Ireland's Katie Taylor is class.by PivotalPeople via twitter 8/5/2012 2:01:09 PM -

It's looking good for @andy_murray , Federer just doesn't seem to have any reply...
— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) August 5, 2012 -
Tennis: Murray wins his first service game of the second set and then goes 30-0 up on Federer's serve, the Swiss making two hideous and uncharacteristic unforced errors. Murray than has a stroke of luck, a forehand clipping the top of the net and stopping dead, giving the Scot three break points. Federer saves the first but after a long rally Murray converts the second to win his sixth consecutive game. 2-0 Murray in the second set. -

Andy Murray clearly knows there's a big race on the telly later. Watch him back both titles in five sets.
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) August 5, 2012 -

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Utterly delighted to see Ben Ainslie win gold. By far the nicest bloke Ive met in my comparatively short 8 month stint on the Olympics trail
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) August 5, 2012 -
Team GB: Jessica Ennis has been telling Cahal Milmo at The Independent how the news of winning gold has been sinking in. Her achievement was watched by a UK TV audience of 16.3m. Read more about her response to it all at... www.independent.co.uk -

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Tennis: Before anyone gets too excited, Murray fires a forehand woefully long and Federer has two break back points. He saves the first easily but has to really work for the second, moving into the net and winning the point with a fantastic reaction volley. Deuce. Another great rally, another fantasticly quick volley at the net from Murray but this time Federer rocks back and effortlessly curls a forehand passing shot down the line to earn himself a break point. Murray saves it but Federer soon has another. Again Murray saves and even briefly has an advantage but Federer then earns another break. Murray keeps cool and saves the break but Federer has another and this game is looking psychologically very important for the outcome of the match. Murray saves and pulls out a good first serve for the advantage but then it's back to deuce. Federer thinks he has another break point but Murray hits a phenomenal backhand down the line for the advantage before finally winning the next point and closing out a hugely important 15-minute service game to take a 3-0 lead in the second set. -

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Sailing: Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson tell The Independent's Jerome Taylor about the heartbreak of missing out on gold. Read more here.. www.independent.co.uk -

This is brilliant from Murray. Federer still playing incredible shots but they are not winning him points.
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) August 5, 2012 -

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Kevin Rawlinson:Australia. The 20th best #Olympic nation.
by Kevin Rawlinson via twitter edited by Charles Reynolds 8/5/2012 2:29:57 PM -

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