ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

15-0: M just long with bh dtl

30-0: M steps into bh but just wide

30-15: df

40-15: big serve down T, huge fh into corner

Game: M sends slice just long

6-2, 5-6

Sheddie · administrator

M just making too many bh errors atm....Y proving a bit more solid

Sheddie · administrator

M serving:

15-0: ace down T

15-15: Y rips fh winner cross-court, finds the line

15-30: deep slice from Y, M tries to take it early but nets

15-40: goes for big shot dtl but nets

Game: big fh cross-court from Y draws short ball then he goes dtl, M can only net but is convinced the 2nd fh was out....cant challenge as he has none left....Hawkeye shows it was out !

6-2, 5-7, 0-0

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

Murray v Youzhny - 6-2

Game 12 : *5-6

I have the kids and badmington at 3pm so have to go after this game !!!!

ace6 15-0, my cc 15-15, really poor from am nets at the bottom of the net..almost hit the bloody floor !!! 15-30 pressure tennis my man !!!

2ns serve...and he nets again poorly...and my is on the brink here of taking it to a third set....15-40

2nd serve, and my takes it and murray hurls the raquet in absolute disgust it was out by a mile...he is still on court...really pissed off....hawkeye shows it out by 2-3 inches (50-75mm for you young uns)

5-7

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

Ditto. Shocking line call which i thought it was cout gives Y the second set and into the tiebreak.

Btw, the match is currently live on Setanta Sports 2 on Sky!

Drew · Oct 27, 2007

Honestly i have never seen such a poor decision as that...the side judge motined her arm but kept it still...it was out from here !!!!!

Back in an hour hoping for a murray win !!!

Sheddie · administrator

what can I say...the break was coming the way Y has been playing...M has been made to work v hard to hold serve, harder than Y in this set...but that was a shocking call to gift Y the set

lets hope Andy can put it behind him and regroup...he needs to be a bit more aggressive in this set....letting Y take control of the rallies a bit too much

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And Y takes the second set 7-5, but Andy appears to be throwing a wobbly. Video picture not good enough to demonstrate why. Clues, anybody? confused

helki · Futures qualifying

Needs to pick himself up after that travesty of justice. Youzhny began poorly and got better; Andy got off to a flier and got worse. Nothing like a bit of controversy to get him going.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Hope Andy doesn't let it get to him & let his head drop...

helki · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:

And Y takes the second set 7-5, but Andy appears to be throwing a wobbly. Video picture not good enough to demonstrate why. Clues, anybody?

I think you'll know by now. wink

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

0-15: bh slice long

0-30: fh wide...bit of an opening for Andy here

15-30: another great dropshot from Y, takes Andy by surprise he gets there but Y reads where he's going and stretches to make forehand volley, Andy dives and lifts a bh volley over his head but its long

30-30: big serve, bh dropshot winner

40-30: big fhs from Y into the corners, attacks the net behind 2nd, Andy dips fh pass but Y reads it and has easy volley

Game

6-2, 5-7, 0-1

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

Damn, got my timing wrong, missed first hour.

Thanks for the comments to get me up to speed.

Tough call against a home player, but still think Andy can do it.

The "Race" is still on

Sheddie · administrator

M serving:

15-0: bh return long

15-15: fh long

30-15: ace out wide

40-15: big serve down T, huge bh dtl

Game: cross-court slices from both....Andy's really bites off the sideline and Y nets

6-2, 5-7, 1-1