ATP San Jose 2007 R2 - Murray v Pless

Sheddie · administrator

RE: ATP San Jose 2007 R2 - Murray v Pless

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

15-0
15-15
15-30
30-30
40-30
game 4-4

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

AM serving

15-0
30-0
40-0
40-15
game. ace.

5-4

Ok Andy, make up for not breaking last game by breaking for the match now please.

-- Edited by imoen at 01:01, 2007-02-15

Sheddie · administrator

Pless serving:

15-0: Murray completely mis hits a forehand

15-15: Great serve and Murray only just gets the return back over the net but Pless has a rush of blood, tries to hit the ball as hard as possibly and smacks a drive-volley into the back fence !

15-30: Pless nets a forehand

30-30: Big off-forehand winner

40-30: Murray sends a second serve return out, big chance there

Game: Murray misses an approach shot

6-0, *4-4

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

5-4 to Andy

NOW BREAK!!! Imoen and I both want to go to bed!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Madeline wrote:

5-4 to Andy

NOW BREAK!!! Imoen and I both want to go to bed!

Amen to that!

30-15. grr.

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: Wild return from Pless

30-0: Murray attacks the net, a bit risky and Pless only just misses with the passing shot

40-0: Murray attacks the net, a lot safer this time and puts volley away. Pless gets there but can't get it back over the net

40-15: One of Pless' best points, manoueveres Murray about the court, has him far behind the baseline and then plays a dropshot winner. Rare touch of finesse from the Dane

Game: Ace down the T

6-0, 5-4*

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

5-5

Sheddie · administrator

Pless serving:

0-15: Return winner down the line from Murray

15-15: Big serve, short return from Murray and Pless puts the short ball away

30-15: Pless wrongfoots Murray down the line

40-15: Murray sends a forehand wide and shouts "bollocks" very loudly

40-30: Murray works Pless around the court, using the slice before suddenly upping the pace and smashing a backhand winner cross-court

Game: Pless powers a forehand winner into the corner

Very solid game there from Pless, no cheap points for Andy

6-0, *5-5

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

6-5 another chance to break for the match before a tiebreak. Hope he manages to break, whilst I think Murray would be the absolute favourite to take a tiebreak you never quite know and an odd point can make all the differnce. I definitely can't stay awake through a third set anyways!

hmm 30-0 looks like it will be a tiebreak to decide this set.

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: Ace down the T

15-15: Topspin backhand from Murray goes long

30-15: Pless mis hits a forehand

40-15: Murray mixes things up with a serve-volley, taking Pless by surprise, easy point

Game: Aggressive play from Murray, Pless smashes a backhand long under pressure

6-0, 6-5*

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Drat. Tiebreak.

Sheddie · administrator

Pless serving:

15-0: Murray sends a backhand long

30-0: Heavy forehands from Pless and Murray eventually wilts under the barrage

30-15: Murray goes for a big return, Pless is off balance and can't control his shot, sending it long

40-15: Pless finds the line with another big forehand

Game: ace

6-0, 6-6

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

6-6 tiebreak it is

1-0 AM
1-1

aria81 · Club Coach

TB time. This is so much harder than it should have been after the first set. Guess you have to give Pless credit for getting himself back into it but if Andy hadn't been broken so early it could have been a very different story. Lets just hope he takes it on the TB and doesn't need to go to 3.

1-1*