ATP Indian Wells QF : Murray v Haas

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

ATP Indian Wells QF : Murray v Haas

Josh · Challenger level

I'll try some commentry.
Haas gets to 300 with some good first serves but a couple of errors gets to 30 all. Long rally which Haas wins for 40 30 then ace

1-0 Haas Andy to serve

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

1-0 Hass, mainly on good serves.

Josh · Challenger level

H1-0A*
15-0 backhand from the baseline long
30-0 short backhand from andy, haas goes long
40-0 good serve down the middle
40-15 Murray powers a forehand long
40-30 Andyy drives forehand from baseline into net and lands on his side
game ace out wide
1-1

-- Edited by Josh at 03:22, 2007-03-17

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Andy serving at 0-1

15-0
30-0
?
40-15
40-30
game
1-1

(One ace from Haas so far and 2 from Andy!)

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

1-1 Andy served reasonably well, one long rally which he put into the net, but then aced? On a fashion note, Andy is dressed as per AUS open, Hass has a horrible yellow shirt.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Hey Josh, thanks for that - keep the comments coming please!

Josh · Challenger level

1 all haas to serve
15-0 haas sends murray out wide and andy get it back off the tough angle
30-0 good seve down the modle, returb goes long
40-0 andy returns the 2nd serve long
40-15 slce backhand from haas goes long
game, ace out wide
2-1 to Haas, andy to serve

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Keith wrote:

1-1 Andy served reasonably well, one long rally which he put into the net, but then aced? On a fashion note, Andy is dressed as per AUS open, Hass has a horrible yellow shirt.

Haas' shirt sounds hideous almost glad I don't have to watch it!
grr he just won his serve, Andy trails 1-2

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

2-1 Hass.
Early exchanges suggest it's a matter of reasonably consistent serves. Who can find the returns first?

Sparring at the moment really.

Josh · Challenger level

2-1 Haas, andy to serve
15-0 Haas hits a forehand long
15-15 murray hits backhand long
15-30 andy goes for tough backhand dtl but it goes wide
30-30 murray chips and charges and haas hits forehand into net, andy got lucky there
30-40 df, break point now
deuce Haas goes for forehand qinner and just misses it wide
ad-40 haas hits the return wide
game, haas hits the 2nd serv return long

2 all

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Phew! that was too close for comfort as Andy saves a bp (that he gave away by doube faulting

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Keith · Intermediate Club Player

Wild shot from Andy at one point to give 15-30, but Hass hits a wild forehand into the net for 30 all.

(Hass's shirt isn't that terrible, just mustard yellow/ green, no fancy pattern, but just not something you'd want to wear)

Hass has had chances, went to duece, but perhaps more Hass didn't take the chances rather than Andy playing great. Still, 2-2

Josh · Challenger level

2 all haas serving
15-0 andy goes for too much off a goo 2nd serve and hits the net
30-0 good serve and andy can only lob the return back and haas smashes it away
30-15 Haas hits forehand wide and he challenged it but was wrong, just 1 left
40-15 Haas comes to net and makes the smash
game, great dropshot

3-2 to Haas on serve

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

3-2 Haas (forgive earlier spelling, which I've just noticed)

Reasonably comfortable for Haas.

Still think this hasn't really started yet