ATP - Rotterdam (€824,000) - R1: Murray vs Haase

Josh · Challenger level

RE: ATP - Rotterdam (€824,000) - R1: Murray vs Haase

Josh · Challenger level

First SP to Haase with a winner

Josh · Challenger level

Andy uses Hawkeye to bring score back to deuce, obvious bad call. Now 2nd SP Haase

Josh · Challenger level

Brilliant return from Haase, takes set 7-5 on 3rd SP. Come on Andy, need to raise your game.

Josh · Challenger level

Have to go for a while (sorry Mad) be back before the end of this set.

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

Lost first set by a tie break.

furious

Josh · Challenger level

Er, no it was 7-5

Josh · Challenger level

Lost livestream now, damn

Armchair · County player

Oh dear....... cry

Josh · Challenger level

Maybe losing livestream was a blessing - I didn't have to sit it through to the painful end.

steven · Tennis legend

Unfortunately, I did see most of it - a classic 'lazy English' performance with no aggression, moonball returns and dodgy droppers when he couldn't be bothered to do anything else. Maybe he wants a rest befor Dubai & IW, but I think it would have been better to take advantage of the good draw here and try to get a top 8 seeding for IW - he might get Fed in the L16 in Dubai too!

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

What a let down after last week.
Really thought Murray would win this one.

seagull · Hall of fame

So looks like it's either 1st round defeats or tournament wins this year!!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Andy Murray crashed out of Rotterdam, losing 5-7 3-6 to Robin Haase in the first round after a disappointing performance.

For once, Murray's superb return of serve failed to turn up; having missed out on two break point opportunities in the very first game, he did not get another chance to break serve all match. By the second set, Andy couldn't even manage to make an impact against Haase's second serve, winning just 20% of the points.

Despite being under pressure for much of the opening set, it looked as though a tiebreak would be needed, until Murray's first serve deserted him serving at 30-15 5-6; Haase a deserved winner of the first set.

Games went with serve in the second set until Murray was broken for 3-5 and Haase served out the match without further difficulty.

-- Edited by kundalini at 13:52, 2008-02-20

RedCabbage · Club Coach

I think it's an aspect of Andy's personality that, after a great tournament performance, he feels like he deserves a week off.

I wish I'd spent that quid now :)