AMS Round 4 - Murray v Mathieu

Salmon · Tennis legend

AMS Round 4 - Murray v Mathieu

aria81 · Club Coach

Great defensive lob from Andy there and then chase to reach the drop shot to force Mathieu into error. 0-30

30 all now. :( Good point for Mathieu first then Andy netted.
40-30 :( Mathieu is being very aggressive and Andy is getting pushed back too far.

Game Mathieu.

Okay Andy - try and hold back to back service games for the first time in the match please.

aria81 · Club Coach

Holds to love. Much better.

Andy_Murray_Fan · Junior player

just got in there and im gutted

aria81 · Club Coach

Andy was kinda hosed on a call there on PHM serve - his winner was called out and it looked to have hit the line. He then puts a good lob over Mathieu who landed on the deck. Mathieu has now went long to make it 30 all.

40-30 Great serve from Mathieu
Game Mathieu - Andy sends his lob long.

Hold again, Andy.

aria81 · Club Coach

BP for Mathieu. :(

And he takes it. Gah!!! Horrible serving performance today. *3-2

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Bad show so far

scoobsuk · Club Coach

Okay now I'm getting concerned as he falls a set and a break behind.

He seems half-asleep out there and half a second slow on everything. And quiet. At this point I'd expect him to be bellowing at the sky - and that usually helps. Today he's not making noise and he's not playing well. Time is starting to run out.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Don't worry, people. He has come back from worse. He has come back from far worse!

Drew · Mar 27, 2007

Cmon Murray fight lad 30-40 BP...

Drew · Mar 27, 2007

Yes he has come back frm worse...Im just concerned about his state of mind though...he seems to have run out of ideas...which is not like Andy...not watched all of this as still t work but has he been S&V ?

Drew · Mar 27, 2007

The bwin scorebaord has changed to 4-2 Murray already....LOL wish it were true !

aria81 · Club Coach

Great point there to get 0-30. Please break back here, Andy.

15-30 - Big serve from Mathieu, return goes long.
30-30 Andy nets in a rally. *bangs head*
40-30 Great work by Andy then misses the easy shot wide to win the point.
Game PHM - Andy nets.

Not happening today. I don't see any way he's going to come back barring lots of help from Mathieu. So many UFES. The wind looks brutal but that's no excuse.

Got lucky there - should be 0-30 down but Mathieu's shot sailed long to make it 15 all instead.

-- Edited by aria81 at 17:12, 2007-03-27

Drew · Mar 27, 2007

Its actually 4-2 PHM....that was a very quick game ?

steven · Tennis legend

I never imagined a potential 88 point swing to us in the pick em comp could be so disappointing.

Hopefully Andy will still find a way to save his website fans and himself!

However, it's highly unusual for a player to reach the semis in IW and then make the quarters in Miami too (about 1 in 10 if I remember right), unless they're riding the high of having actually won IW. So, plenty of good players will have suffered defeats at this kind of stage in Miami before Andy.

Still hope he can turn it round though!