TMS Madrid Round 3 : Murray v Nadal

Sheddie · administrator

TMS Madrid Round 3 : Murray v Nadal

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

0-15: Murray nets bh on the run

0-30: M controls pt but when attacking short ball his bh clips tape and goes long

15-30: M courageously follows short ball into net, didnt do quite enough with bh approach but N puts pass just wide

15-40: deep return forces bh long

30-40: M attacks net behind big fh....plays angled volley with N gets too but clips top of net with his pass

deuce: sensational rally with N scrambling all over the baseline and M hitting several drive-volleys ends with M putting away bh smash

Ad M: bh winner dtl

deuce 2: M is pushed out wide, thumps fh dtl...somehow N is there, flicks it back c-c....M chips bh slice, attacks net but N rips bh pass c-c

Ad N: Again M is attacking the net, plays lovely drop volley...I swear it was double bounce before N got there but somehow he did and angled it c-c....M dived to his right but couldnt get it over and into open court

Game: M nets tired looking bh going dtl...still thinking about previous pt

6-7, 1-1

Sheddie · administrator

Nadal serving:

0-15: fh wide

0-30: bh wide

15-30

15-40: Andy suddenly ups the pace with fh dtl....ridiculous retrieving from Nadal but M wins pt with fh drop shot on the stretch

Game: N fh wide

6-7, 2-1

Sheddie · administrator

The standard in this match is ridiculously high...I'd say its better than their AO match

Sheddie · administrator

Andy serving:

15-0: fh dtl then bh dtl followed by bh volley into open court

30-0: M rips fh winner c-c...initially called out but he challenges which shows it clipped the line

30-15: fantastic c-c return from N, takes M right out of court...he gets there but his fh is well long

40-15: ace out wide

Game: big serve down T

6-7, 3-1

wolf · Tennis legend

3-1 Murray - one of the best games of tennis I have ever watched.

Sheddie · administrator

Nadal serving:

15-0: bh return just wide

15-15: Nadal fh with heavy topspin into corner but M somehow rolls the wrist and rips it back c-c for a winner

30-15: Nadal attacks net behind big fh, M tries cheeky bh slice lob which misses by centimetres

40-15: return wide

40-30: N fh long

Game: N serve out wide, is coming in to serve-volley but return hits top of the net

6-7, *3-2

Sheddie · administrator

Andy serving:

15-0: deep fh dtl...Nadal sends fh wide on the stretch

15-15: N's turn for a wow shot...smashes bh winner dtl from way behind baseline

15-30: long, long rally...both players really going for it....M just misses by cms with bh cross-court, would have been a winner

15-40: ditto

30-40: big serve out wide

deuce: big serve down T, s-vs....punches bh volley away

Ad N: double fault

deuce: M steps up the court, smashes bh cross-court...N just gets a racket to it and it drops inches long

Ad M: M toying with Nadal....drop shot then lob - Nadal just gets it with bh smash but M is there to push volley into open court

deuce: M s-vs, serve wasnt really good enough for that....forced to play really tough half-volley and Nadal has easy pass

Ad M: N gets impatient...goes for big bh...sends it wide

deuce: fh return winner dtl

Ad N: M pushed out wide....cant find the line with fh

deuce: another spectacular fh winner from M....wrong-foots N and he hit it from behind the baseline !

Ad M: N fh long

Game: Huge bh dtl from N....N gets a racket to it but it drifts wide

6-7, 4-2

Sheddie · administrator

Nadal serving:

0-15: M rips bh winner dtl

15-15: big serve down T...M shanks return

15-30: N bh wide

15-40: M again is controlling the rallies against N....big fh into corner...attacks net, punches fh volley deep...Nadal puts up fh topspin lob.....it hangs in the air.......................and goes long !!!

30-40: M bh wide

deuce: M scrambles superbly, unfortunately he picks wrong ball to attack and sends bh wide....it was a difficult shot to go dtl from ....fh from N got up very high

Ad N: M fh goes long

Game: ace down T

6-7, 4-3

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: N goes for dropshot and nets

15-15: N attacks net behind fh...M bh pass goes well wide

15-30: M nets short bh...aaarghh

30-30: N sends fh wide

30-40: heavy topspin fh into corner pushes M far back....he defends with slice which keeps v low but N whips it dtl

deuce: big serve out wide

Ad N: M nets fh

deuce 2: ace out wide

Ad N: M flicks bh c-c just wide

Game: big serve, backhand into space...Murray seems in control of the rally but goes the wrong way with the volley- straight back to N who makes no mistake with the pass on the 2nd attempt

6-7, 4-4

Sheddie · administrator

N serving:

15-0: big serve down T, return wide

30-0: return long

40-0: N gets nice netcord...gives him a short ball, he whips it c-c and M is too far wide to do much with pass

40-15: N mis hit is high into stands

40-30: another M bh winner ripped c-c

deuce: M goes from defence to attack v quickly...some deep shots on the run then he takes charge with the fh forcing and error

Ad M:

deuce....quite a ridiculous pt from N, I thought M had it won several times....he rips fh into corner but Nadal somehow is there and whips a fh right up the line, M plays a great defence shot but N is back in the court and hits drop shot winner

Ad N: return long

Game:

6-7, 4-5

Jack · Intermediate Club Player

Nadal won 7-6 6-4

Although im upset by the loss im very proud of the way andy played. He should have won both sets really if he had just taken a few more break points

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Andy didn't lose that match, Nadal WON it - and then, only just. 87 points to 85. Incredible.

I am desperately disappointed that Andy didn't win, but not disappointed in HIM - just in the luck of the draw. If he hadn't been injured, and had been seeded, he wouldn't have had to play Rafa so early in the tournament.

Now next year. . .

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

Madeline wrote:

Andy didn't lose that match, Nadal WON it - and then, only just. 87 points to 85. Incredible.

I am desperately disappointed that Andy didn't win, but not disappointed in HIM - just in the luck of the draw. If he hadn't been injured, and had been seeded, he wouldn't have had to play Rafa so early in the tournament.

Now next year. . .

Exactly !

johnnylad · Tennis legend

ooooooooohh. Looks like I missed a good one.