mkkreuk wrote:

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This is looking dangerous - andy needs to keep it together. If he squeaks this set, he'll stroll the second imo.

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I think you are right. Lu is throwing everything into it - can he keep it up, if he loses the first set?

 

THe match is (temporarily) on BBC One.

Lu to serve - 5-6

15-0 - deep groundstrokes from Murray but he nets a slice bh
15-15 - Lu's fh is way long (now live on BBC1)
30-15 - Murray nets a bh return
40-15 - good serve, and a fh winner
40-30 - Murray hits a fh return winner
Deuce - good approach from Murray which draws the error
Adv Lu - Murray puts a bh just long
Deuce - much better point from Murray and he plays aggresively, and then hits a crosscourt bh winner
Adv Murray - sliced fh return, and Lu nets with his fh approach
Deuce - big serve and drive volley and Murray can only net the fh pass on the run
Adv Murray - DF
Deuce - some nothing bh's from Murray and then he shanks a fh way long
Adv Murray - better play as he hits a nice return and deeper groundstrokes and Lu puts a fh long
Deuce - Murray's pass is a good one, but Lu hits a stopvolley than Murray cannot get to
Adv Lu - too good from Lu and he drags Murray side to side and finishes with a bh volley winner
Game Lu - bh return is long

6-6

Four set points for Lu.

6-6 - Murray's score on the left hand side

0-1* - DF... second serve was very poor
0-2* - good play from Lu and eventually his fh volley is too good for Murray
*0-3 - the net looks to have helped Lu after Murray's fh hit it and then he puts the smash away
*1-3 - another short second serve, but Lu doesn't take advantage and then drifts a bh long
2-3* - unreturnable serve
2-4* - bh return is netted
*2-5 - Lu attacks the net again with a fh, and then puts a smash on the run back away
*2-6 - great deep return and then Lu attacks the net again, and hits a stunning bh volley
3-6* - fh return is long off a good wide serve
4-6* - fh-fh rally, and Lu puts one just long
*5-6 - deep bh return and then he steps in and hits a bh winner... got the 2 minibreaks back
Game and Set Lu - DF, as the net takes the 2nd serve out, confirmed by hawkeye

Lu wins the first set 7-6(5)

ForeverDelayed wrote:

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Game and Set Lu - DF, as the net takes the 2nd serve out, confirmed by hawkeye

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??? I thought Hawkeye was unavailable, so the call stood?

I do think it was out, anyway.

 

-- Edited by Madeline at 11:18, 2008-08-11

Horrible first set by Murray, and he looked to have salvaged it by coming back in the tiebreak, only to double fault.

He's collapsing on the service motion which is dragging the ball short, and there's nothing on his groundstrokes, nor are they deep enough to cause Lu any problems.

Lu is playing well, but he's not producing anything special (like the horrific commentatory team think (Bring Back Andrew Castle!!!), but Murray should still win this if he ups his level