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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Wow the Brits really wanted Serena out, cheering loudly before points were even complete. Great win for Lisicki and there's no reason she can't win the whole thing now.
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It isn't so much that they wanted Serena out, more to do with cheering for the underdog. British tennis fans will support their players 100% and if there is any chance of an underdog coming through, they love it. People here for some strange reason really like Nadal, but people were really cheering for Darcis, likewise with the Federer match. I don't think I've heard a many people cheering for a Federer opponent as they did this year (other than when he's played Murray).
The only player in recent memory that I can remember the Wimbledon crowds actively cheering against was John McEnroe in the 1980s. People here hated him and they were the ones who gave him the name "SuperBrat."