ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Sheddie · administrator

ATP St Petersburg - SF - Murray v Youzhny

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

0-15: Y slice right onto the baseline, M fh wide

15-15: bh return long

30-15: good serve, big fh into corner...wins it on 2nd smash

30-30: M tries to change angle going dtl but nets

30-40: nets fh

Game: shanks fh long...

6-2, 5-7, 1-3

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Come on Andy turn it around, sounds like a horrible line call but Andy just needs to forget it. Break back here and race away with the set

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

0-15: bh dtl wrong-foots Y, gets short ball, smashes it away

15-15: ace down T

15-30: great forehand dtl then inch-perfect dropshot

15-40: slice from M is v short....Y moves up the court, tries to play dropshot but nets and bounces racket

30-40: big serve out wide. M nets fh return

deuce: big serve down T

Ad Y: another huge serve out wide

Game: steps into 2nd serve but fh goes long

6-2, 5-7, 1-4

Sheddie · administrator

grrrrrr...looked like a great chance to break back but credit to Youzhny, 3 straight unplayable serves...nothing Andy could do

helki · Futures qualifying

A couple of aces when needed, if only Andy could do that!

Sheddie · administrator

M serving:

15-0: big serve, fh winner dtl

15-15: bh pass winner dtl on the run

15-30: bh long

30-30: long bh to bh exchange, luckily Y goes long

40-30: Y goes long with bh slice

Game: another bh error....hopefully Y is getting a little tight

6-2, 5-7, 2-4

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

15-0: classic 1-2 punch....serve then bh cross-court winner

15-15: deep return, Y nets bh

30-15: ace down T

40-15: 2nd serve out wide, bh return into net

Game: good serve, forehand into corner...M scrambling for everything but cant make hollywood shot on the run

6-2, 5-7, 2-5

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

looks like Andy is going out

Sheddie · administrator

15-0: big serve, bh winner cross-court

30-0: short ball off the return, plays dropshot, Y reads it but M is there to put dropshot away

40-0: Y attacks net, M makes bh pass dtl

Game: return netted

6-2, 5-7, 3-5

now or never

bellamy11 · Lower Club Player

The problem seemed to come that once MY played his way out of his passive style and stop making UEs, Murray had no real answer. He stopped stepping into the serve and crashing returns back at the Russian. Once again he became too comfortable and when he had to step up a gear in the second set he found his shots started to break down. First it was the forehand at the beginning of the set, and then the backhand. Yes he got a dodgy decision at set point but to be quite honest by then there only looked like one winner anyway. Murray stopped making an impression on the Youhzny serve and MY started to win one or two more points on the Murray first serve.

As has been said there were a couple of chances of an immediate break-back but MY served very well on the crunch points.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7032716.stm - match report is already on BBC, it seems ;)

Sheddie · administrator

Y serving:

15-0: return wide

30-0: huge fh dtl....easy smash

30-15: df

30-30: bh slice from M keeps v low and Y scoops fh wide

30-40: good return and Y nets fh

Game: bh long and Andy breaks back !!!!!!!!!!!!!

6-2, 5-7, 4-5

bellamy11 · Lower Club Player

I just thought I'd post the above comment for posperity. It was finished at 30-0 on Youhzny's serve. Then I waited until the end of the game to see whether it was necessary. Hopefully Andy can produce a slightly better ending paragraph to it!!

helki · Futures qualifying

Sheddie wrote:

Y serving:

15-0: return wide

30-0: huge fh dtl....easy smash

30-15: df

30-30: bh slice from M keeps v low and Y scoops fh wide

30-40: good return and Y nets fh

Game: bh long and Andy breaks back !!!!!!!!!!!!!

6-2, 5-7, 4-5

Phew! Now hold.

bellamy11 · Lower Club Player

Jesus H Christ. What amazing depth saving that MP!