ATP - St Petersburg Final : Murray v Verdasco

Sheddie · administrator

ATP - St Petersburg Final : Murray v Verdasco

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: return long

30-0: heavy slice from M, bh long

40-0: return netted

Game: wild forehand return long

1-1

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

nice easy start for Murray but I'd prefer his first serve % to be slightly higher than 0.

Sheddie · administrator

Verdasco serving:

15-0: ace out wide

15-15: nets fh on stretch

15-30: wild fh long

30-30: M nets forehand

30-40: V has M on the run but can't get past M's superb defence, V gets unlucky netcord which takes his fh wide

Game: V nets bh

Murray leads *2-1

Sheddie · administrator

Murray standing way, way behind the baseline to return first serve then stepping right inside the court for the 2nd

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

0-15: M thought a V bh was long but Hawkeye shows it in

0-30: sloppy bh into the net

15-30: M pulls V well wide with an angled fh, V tries to rip it back cross-court but can only find the net

30-30: V shanks fh 2nd serve return

40-30: big serve down T

Game: M dropshot after serve, V gets there easily in time but goes wide

3-1

Sheddie · administrator

Verdasco serving:

0-15: M really working the V bh, hits the line with a big cross-court fh

15-15: good kick serve takes M very wide, nets bh return

30-15: bh winner dtl from V

40-15: M leaves ball thinking its going long but it clips back of the line

Game: ace down T

3-2

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

How's Murray playing at the moment David? Sounds like he's playing just well enough to be ahead but not at his best.

wolf · Tennis legend

That just about sums it up imoen.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Ok thanks. I do wish he'd serve at a higher % 31 just isn't good enough.

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: V nets bh return

15-15: M bh well long

30-15: M dropshot, again V gets there in good time, but nets his cross-court dink

30-30: V rips fh return winner

40-30: V nets slice

Game: M catches V with his fav dropshot + lob

4-2

wolf · Tennis legend

He looks to have the mesaure of Verdasco from the baseline though, so it is not mattering much at the moment.

wolf · Tennis legend

Beautiful fh crosscourt pass there, 5-2 up with a double break.

helki · Futures qualifying

A first serve in just when he needed it. I was beginning to think he had something against first serves. biggrin

No second-set collywobbles.

Sheddie · administrator

sorry about delay, Murray takes 1st set 6-2