Cincinnati Masters 2008 QF: Andy vs Carlos Moyá

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Cincinnati Masters 2008 QF: Andy vs Carlos Moyá

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 3-0

15-0 - return goes long
30-0 - fh approach from Murray and he puts a bh dropvolley away
40-0 - wide serve and nothing Moya can do with it
Game Murray - short return, and a big fh winner

Murray leads 4-0

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0
30-0
40-0
4-0

15-0
15-15
15-30
30-30
40-30
4-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Moya to serve - 0-4

15-0 - sliced bh approach and Murray's bh is wide
15-15 - bh pass isn't good enough and Murray puts the fh volley into the open court
15-30 - deep bh return and Moya nets the bh
30-30 - missed bh return
40-30 - horrible dropshot and Moya puts the fh away (yesterday the dropshots were excellent, today they've been horrible)
Game Moya - fh return is netted

Murray leads 4-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 4-1

15-0 - Ace
30-0 - Ace
40-0 - bh sliced approach but Murray hits a fh pass on the run
Game Murray - Ace

Murray leads 5-1

Can't ask for a much better game than that!

steven · Tennis legend

Finally got the chance to take a break from work and watch a bit of this and all I can say is, how on earth did Muzza manage to go 6-2 2-0 down, he's playing awesome stuff!

talp · Junior player

murray in the final now imo

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Moya to serve - 1-5

0-15 - big fh return and Moya nets the fh
15-15 - Murray nets a fh
15-30 - big fh return and Moya can only poke a fh long
15-40 - Moya s/v's but nets the bh volley
GSM Murray - Moya s/v's again and Murray hits a bh pass

Murray wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0 ace 10
30-0
40-0 ace 11
5-1 ace 12

and they say murray can't serve

0-15
15-30
15-40 2 match points foot fault
gsm murray

my work here is done
murrayman away

S&V · Club Coach

Nice comeback indeed.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Horrendous first set - I hate it when he has to play early.

But what a magnificent fightback!! Way to go, Andy.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Woohoo.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Not quite sure how to describe that match!

First set and a bit was some of the worst tennis Murray has played this year, and it seriously looked like he was tanking the match, that poor was the performance and the effort he was producing.

Somehow he saved the break points at 0-2 and then woke up and realised he was a tennis player and then played some awesome tennis, although he was helped by Moya's level dropping big time in the second set, and then him just giving up midway through the 3rd (look at the final point to see just how much effort Moya puts in to get to Murray's passing shot... he just walks to the net without even trying to volley it)

Great last set from Murray, but an awful first set, and he has to sort out this inability to play in the morning because it is going to cost him match after match (and this started at 12!!!), and he would have lost today if Moya hadn't played horribly in the last 2 sets, as his level was so far above Murray's.

He should beat Kohli/Karlovic tomorrow, although he won't be able to start like that against Ivo as he'll be a set down to begin with (and as he won't be in the night session match, it could be a problem)

(Colly's 94*.... c'mon!!!)

EDIT: And he hits a 6 to bring up his 100!!!

-- Edited by ForeverDelayed at 18:57, 2008-08-01

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Just seen the BBC live text report (not a patch on mine...), and they say it's Murray first Masters Series SF...

Have they forgotten last week already?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Not to mention the other 3!