Doha:- A Murray v O Rochus

Sheddie · administrator

Doha:- A Murray v O Rochus

Sheddie · administrator

M serving:

15-0: bh dtl and R goes long

15-15: M pushing R all around the court but he's equal to the task and an M bh goes wide

30-15: R attacks net behind fh dtl....M angles it cross-court to give R a tricky half-volley and he nets

30-30

40-30: ace down T

deuce: double fault

Ad M: big serve down T

Game: body serve, return long

2-0

wolf · Tennis legend

I am on IE and I can't get the eurosport stream to work.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I have to feed the family (including our daughter who has just come back from a 10k race, cold, wet and muddy - so I can only keep a brief eye on the livescores now and then. Keep up the commentary if you can, Sheddie, I'll read it all afterwards!

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

Sheddie wrote:

try it with IE Tim

Not on my version of IE = latest

Sheddie · administrator

Rochus serving:

0-15: bh wide

0-30: bh winner dtl from M

15-30: return wide

15-40: M catches R off balance slightly, and R nets fh

Game: R attacks the net to the Murray bh and is again given a tricky dipping half-volley and he lifts it wide

3-0

Sheddie · administrator

Try firefox wolf, thats what I'm using

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: ace down T

30-0: kick 2nd serve and M smokes bh dtl winner

40-0: ace out wide

40-15: a Santoro-like point almost....dropshot from R, then lob through the legs...M gets there and puts up a lob and smash dropshot from R

Game: big fh return then forehand into the corner...stunning bh lob from M leaves R stranded

4-0

Rochus serving:

0-15: R dropshot, M reads it and is there v quickly and pushes it dtl....R stretches to try and put up a lob but M has an easy volley into open court

0-30: bh long

0-40: M again punishes the Rochus 2nd serve, slamming a bh return dtl

Game: double fault

5-0

wolf · Tennis legend

Don't have firefox. Andy is killing it here!

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: bh wide

30-0: big serve out wide, fh winner dtl

40-0: fh wide

Game and 1st set: big serve down T, fh winner into the space

6-0, 0-0

Sheddie · administrator

download firefox wolf...it's free....just google it.....won't probably download it time for this match but you'll have it for the rest of the matches this week

Sheddie · administrator

Rochus just doesn't have the weight of shot to break down Murray's defences

Sheddie · administrator

Rochus serving:

15-0: bh long

30-0: R draws short ball with a succession of big fhs and then rips bh winner cross-court

30-15: M uses the angles to work R from side to side, finishing with bh winner

30-30: double fault

40-30: R controls the point from the start with some big bhs into the corners and then finishes with a fh winner

deuce: again R controls the point, superb scrambling from M, R tries to finish the pt at the net but pushes a tricky volley wide

Ad R: M bh long

deuce 2: double fault

Ad R: fh winner wrong-footing M

deuce 3: M really targeting the R 2nd serve, hits another bh winner dtl off it

Ad M: M fortunate with a netcord which causes the ball to stop in the court, giving R no chance

Game: double fault

6-0, 1-0

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: bh wide

30-0: deep fh into the R bh corner from M, slice goes long

40-0: 2nd serve ace out wide

Game: kick serve and R nets the return

6-0, 2-0

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

So am I using Firefox.

Is the link OK?