ATP - St Petersburg Final : Murray v Verdasco

Sheddie · administrator

ATP - St Petersburg Final : Murray v Verdasco

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

I did not think it would this easy for Murray...2-0 second set !!!

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

Verdasco v Murray 2-6

2nd set

15-0 30-0 30-15 poor ds from am 40-15 fv long...nice ds from fv murray no chance...

FV going for some big shots and paying off and another nice ds brings up deuce...am going long to give fv a bP...

fv has decided to go for it here...some big shots...good serve deuce2

great pass from am and its adv am..game

3-1*

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

Verdasco v Murray 2-6

2nd set

*1-3

15-0 fv moves am about and am is wide
15-15 fv goes for another heavy fh but is long
30-15 again fv hitting heavey and murray cant retrieve
40-15 am nets
40-30 great reyurn fv no chance
40-40 fv is wide - wild fh
Adv AM fv cant handle murray this time
Deuce2 - heavey fh winner fv
Adv FV - fv a bit wound up
Deuce3 - great patience from am and waits for the fv error
Adv AM as fv goes long

Scoreboard showed game murray and 4-1 but changed to deuce and then adv FV !!!!!

Adv fv...fv goes long
Deuce5... what a prat fv is at times...pushed am all over the court got into position and smashed it wide...!!!

Deuce6...fv dtl for Adv..great hit
Adv FV...game...Andy chats to Brad walking off to his seat !!!

2-3*

-- Edited by Drew at 17:03, 2007-10-28

Sheddie · administrator

Murray adopting quite a sensible strategy, just stay in the rallies and let Verdasco self-destruct

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

You can see how Fv made the final..he can absolutely rip it and hits some great winners...and then you can see why he has never won a title....just goes off it as quick as he came...bizarre...cmon Andy keep the head !!!

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

Verdasco v Murray 2-6

2nd set

2-3*

15-0 easy smash for am
15-15 fv forces the error with a good deep fh
30-15 as fv nets and then curses...
30-30 off balance am nets
40-30 wide serve and volley and pass / smash
Game *2-4

wolf · Tennis legend

I think even Boggo could beat Verdasco while he is playing like this.

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

Verdasco v Murray 2-6

2nd set

*2-4

15-0, 30-0 good fh from fv
30-15 ds from am and fv gets to it ams pass is poor and fv attempts to drive it at am but he nets it !!!!!
30-30 fv long
40-30 ace1 fv
game

3-4*

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

That good?

Nice to see a straightforward match for Murray (assuming no hicups are on their way). Hopefully he can finish it off quickly and be on his way to Paris by teatime.

Sheddie · administrator

wolf wrote:

I think even Boggo could beat Verdasco while he is playing like this.

I remember John Lloyd saying that the guy doesn't seem to play matches just series of points...doesn't matter what's gone before, how many fhs he's sprayed around the arena...he just goes for the shots till he makes one

wolf · Tennis legend

Verdasco's fh seems erratic at best and his bh...well the less said the better.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Title number 3 for Mr. Murray.

Doesn't sound like he had to bring his best for that one but a win is a win.

Drew · Oct 28, 2007

Well done andy !!!! My last 2 posts dont seem to have appeared oh well !!!

San Jose 2006
San Jose 2007
St Petersburg 2007

Paris Masters 2007....whooops getting ahead of myself with that last one !!!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Congrats!