Monte Carlo Masters R1 - Murray v F Lopez

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

RE: Monte Carlo Masters R1 - Murray v F Lopez

Drew · Apr 21, 2008

Love game for F-Lo ? *5-4 second chance to serve for the match !

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

*5-4

Do it this time, Andy or else I will come out there with a big whip!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving for the match for a second time at 7-6 5-4

15-0: Unreturnable serve
15-15: Lopez takes control of the point brilliantly with a lob and works murray wide and then finishes off with a smash
30-15: Feli has murray on the back foot but sends his backhand tamely into the net
40-15: Murray doesnt have to do much as feli sends the ball into the net
40-30: Lopez hits huge ripper down the line, murray in no mans land
GAME: murray works Lopez well and the spaniard nets

GSM: Andy wins 7-6 6-4

Drew · Apr 21, 2008

Final game ?

15-0, 15-15, 30-15...just two pts Andy !

40-15...one to go........40-30...still one....

GSM 7-6(5) 6-4 Well Done !

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

HALLELUJAH!!!!

That's a start.

Drew · Apr 21, 2008

Ta Mkkreuk for your great commentary !!!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

From what i saw, Andy didn't have to do much to win that, Lopez just made all the mistakes. Andy will have to step it up a few gears if/when he faces Djokovic.

Drew · Apr 21, 2008

BBC text commentary.....

Murray 3-1 Lopez
Lopez's forehand is as reliable as Pete Doherty. He gets to 30-30 but flops a limp one long, and Murray is cruising.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Drew wrote:
Ta Mkkreuk for your great commentary !!!

No sweat.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Volandri next, he defeated Mahut. Andy was trouncing him last year when the wrist injury occurred.

Let's hope for a repeat (of the trouncing, not the wrist injury!)

Drew · Apr 21, 2008

mkkreuk wrote:

Drew wrote:
Ta Mkkreuk for your great commentary !!!

No sweat.

You mean you did that without SWEATING.....you must have good air-con wink

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Steady start from Murray. Let's hope he gets some rhythm going this week.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:

I have never seen so many drop-shots, from BOTH players, in one set in my life!

Solid first win for Andy after his long(ish) lay-off, by the sound of it, but that comment's worrying!

Here's hoping Corretja will do something to rectify it...

Interesting development in his quarter of the draw, too. The 10th seed, Carlos Moyá, has just been beaten 3-6 6-1 3-6 by Sam Querrey!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

At least he won the match which is better than he was doing last year on the clay, although Lopez shouldn't have been too much of a stretch for him.

Volandri next will be a test as Volandri is a proven clay courter so knows his away around the red stuff. It's a match that will show us how improved Murray is on the clay and whether he is going to be picking up wins on it.

Win, and he's shown he can beat the mid-high level clay courters in the top 50
Lose, and he's still got a way to go before he's going to do any damage on the clay