ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

0-15: deep bh return from Andy, then steps in and thumps bh winner dtl

15-15: backhand from Y deep into M's bh corner then rips short ball dtl

30-15: big serve, return long

40-15: attacks return, goes just long

40-30: Y nets fh on the run, going for shot dtl

deuce: excellent defence from M, Y goes for big fh cross-court, using the angle but nets it

Ad Y: return into net

deuce: big fh from Y, into M's fh corner...fh slice from M, Y goes for winner cross-court but wide

Ad Y: superb dropshot from Y, M just gets there but nets

5-2

Sheddie · administrator

15-0: return long

30-0: ditto

40-0: 2nd serve, Y bh return wide

Game: ace out wide

6-2, 0-0

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

Murray v Youzhny

Game 8 : *5-2

Andy serving for the set...when Andy gets his 1st serve in he is 100%...no BPs faced either.

15-0, 30-0, 40-0 my has given up in this set...game.

6-2 in 40 mins.

Sheddie · administrator

Y just having to work so hard to hold..Murray returning and defending superbly and as soon as Y lets up, M takes charge in the rallies and usually punishes him. Y needs to serve much better in the 2nd set to have a chance, just hasn't got his serving rhythm at all.....needs to reduce his margins a lkittle in the rallies too cause going for too much too early a lot of the time

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

What do you think David....Murray looks solid if not spectacular but MY is very out of sorts...Im sure the second set will be different ?

helki · Futures qualifying

Not many folk there considering it's a semi-final and there's a Russian playing. confused

Youzhny's body language is poor, I don't think he thinks he can win. wink

Sheddie · administrator

but this is very much due to Murray, Y is finding it so hard to penetrate in the rallies from the abseline that he's having to go for the lines.....when he attacks the net, M picks him off

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

0-15: M sent scurrying from side to side but Y can make no headway, in the end Y sends bh long

15-15: M suddenly ups pace on the run, huge fh cross-court, gets short ball but nets fh

30-15: sends bh long going dtl...very unhappy, slams racket

30-30: steps into 2nd serve, rips winner dtl

40-30: good defence again from M and he draws a short ball but puts fh long

Game: fh long

6-2, *0-1

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

Murray v Youzhny - 6-2

Game 1 : 0-0*

Long rally but MY hits long 0-15, am gets into a good pos then nets !!! 15-15,

am goes long and wide 30-15, great return from am 30-30 my must be fed up !!

am nets 40-30, 2nd serve, another ufe from am and game...too many in that game..dont want to give my a sniff here.....

0-1

Andrew · Junior player

Sounds like he's playing pretty well. My internet connection isn't fast enough to watch the match (it's been really slow since i moved out to the sticks) so i'm relying on what's being said here :)

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

time-out...making bacon rolls...

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: bh return long

30-0: shot of the match...Murray pushed wide but rips bh winner dtl, right on the line

40-0: fh return wide

40-15: M nets fh trying to wrong-foot Y

40-30: fh wide

Game: great defence from Y, pushed well wide, gets back in the point, attacks short ball and follows it in...has 3 chances to win pt - smash and 2 volleys but puts all straight back to M who dips bh pass and Y nets volley....Y chucks racket at least 10 feet in the air

6-2, 1-1

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

my looking more confident am better keep it tight !

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

15-0: lovely angled drop volley from Y

30-0: M nets off short ball

40-0: big serve out wide, bh ripped cross-court into space

Game:

6-2, 1-2