Even under the best of circumstances, Andy Murray looks like he's about three missed showers away from living in a box under a bridge. But when things start to go awry, as they did yesterday against Mathias Bourgue, the 22-year-old French wild card playing in his first Grand Slam, Murray begins to mutter sub-audibly to himself in an animated way that looks deeply, Mayor-of-Crazytown psychotic.
Watching Murray play is almost always entertaining. He's got fluid, powerful groundstrokes, moves beautifully, and plays with an elegant touch and a quick imagination. But for added entertainment when he starts his muttering, try mumbling aloud the sort of aggressive half-gibberish you can imagine him saying. It's really fun. Like this:
"Yeah, sneeze factory, try that again. I'll punch you in the pizza box. Hit another ball like that? I'll shave your kitten. Anyone can buy a racquet. Cheese grater! Grate cheese!"
Try it. You'll be glad you did.