Very surprising loss for Korolev, I would have expected him to beat Koubek who has a decent forehand but is pretty inconsistent. Korolev struck me as a fairly solid player who can unleash big shots off both sides when I saw him.
Roddick wins first set 6-2. 1-0 Tojo in second set, deuce on A-Rod serve.
Bizarre stat of the day: Roddick being outaced 7-3 despite winning the first set so comfortably.
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scoobsuk wrote: Korolev is on his way out - a set and 2 breaks down to Koubek...and he's out.
I was a wee bit surprised at that. That's what happens when you give a guy a big build-up I guess. I didn't think he would have had much bother with Koubek - ah well, I guess that's the consistancy thing with young players.
Johansson is trying to make a match of it against Roddick but from a purely selfish PoV I would quite like him to get broken in the second set so that it's not ridiculously late for Andy's match.
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Andy's game is on the scoreboard. Should be off shortly, anyone else up?
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0-15 15-15 ace 15-30 15-40 2 break points for Andy here 30-40 1st one saved with an ace. dancevic's only 2 points won so far have been aces Game to Andy
Murray leads *2-0
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aria81 wrote: I was a wee bit surprised at that. That's what happens when you give a guy a big build-up I guess. I didn't think he would have had much bother with Koubek - ah well, I guess that's the consistancy thing with young players.
Johansson is trying to make a match of it against Roddick but from a purely selfish PoV I would quite like him to get broken in the second set so that it's not ridiculously late for Andy's match.
I guess that Koubek being the more experienced player, was a bit too wily for Korolev. Maybe Korolev's not used to playing lefties aswell ? Yeah it does take a while for most young players to establish consistent performances, week in week out which is why guys like Murray and Nadal are so exceptional.
Johansson put up a much better fight in the second set but lost concentration at 5-5 and got broken to love
15-0 30-0 40-0 3rd ace 40-15 first point lost on serve for Andy Game Andy
3-0* What a start!
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Really good start serving-wise from Andy ; 3 aces already. His serve has improved so much after the work he did on it in the off season, I think it's the ball toss, it's a lot more consistent.
I wonder if the Memphis courts are as fast as the San Jose ones ?
15-0 30-0 looks like he's turned up finally 40-0 Game Frank
Murray leads 1-3*
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0-15 that was on a second serve. 1st serve was a foot fault :s 15-15 normal service resumed 30-15 40-15 ace no. 4, andy has won 8/8 points on 1st serve so far Game Murray
Murray leads 4-1*
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