USO R4: Andy vs Stan the Man

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

RE: USO R4: Andy vs Stan the Man

S&V · Club Coach

Wilanders quote: "Im not sure anyone can beat him if he plays like this" Wow!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Andy breaks to love with nice aggressive backhand return crosscourt.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Still needs to close this match out. Cut the pace off the first serve in this set.

4-3

murrayfan99 · Lower Club Player

the betfair odds suggest the game is over at 50-1 or 100-1 but I keep expecting Stan to mount a challenge

RJA · Hall of fame

All I can say is wow. Easily Andy's best match in a grand slam and you have to feel a little for Stan.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Andy was sensational! - he can do so many things on a tennis court: brutal first serve, superb feel on the return, double-handed backhand was unbelievable tonight. Forehand was very good, just one or two loose shots amongst a lot of accurate aggressive ones. Drop shots worked most of the time, very quick around the court retrieving Stan's aggressive groundstrokes and forcing him to hit one more. Mixed up the pace and the spins, came into the net to finish points.

He seemed in the zone throughout the match, focused on getting the match over with in 3 sets. Really impressive.

Noticeable that Stan didn't go after Andy's second serve till very late in the match. Instead he retreated deep behind the baseline to return yet he still did quite well winning points on second. Wawrinka wasn't at his best but his level was ok. He played a lot of well constructed points, his first serve percentage was perfectly reasonable, don't think he had any double faults.

-- Edited by kundalini at 04:03, 2008-09-02

john · Top national player

Super stuff, GSM Andy 6-1 6-3 6-3

Well done, great performance

Keith · Intermediate Club Player

I don't think I've Andy play a better match, wonderful!

murrayfan99 · Lower Club Player

best sustained performance - he dropped his level a bit 2nd and 3rd set - but didnt allow his opponent to develop any real conviction to his play. If I was a Swiss fan I'd be frustrated at Wawrinka's lack of fight especially in the 3rd set - but Andy deserves a lot of credit for giving him so few glimmers of hope to mount a comeback.

-- Edited by murrayfan99 at 03:54, 2008-09-02

Andymonium · Satellite level

wow. no one expected a whooping like that. andys came to play tonite. brilliant

Andymonium · Satellite level

gave up 25 pts on serve. faced only 3 bp's and gave up none. thats a good sign for murray. strong seving and thats what is takes to beat good players

christian · Intermediate Club Player

Got up at 5 to watch on Sky+ and couldn't believe what I was watching. Each time I thought he can't keep this level up he pretty much did. As has been said he did drop a bit at times in the 2nd & 3rd but no-one could keep playing as well as that.

At times I thought Wawrinka was decent but I felt he had to play daft tennis just to try and keep up with Andy and that just frustrated him more. I think the positive is there is still room for improvement and yet that was about as good as I can remember for a whole match. So aggressive instead of waiting for the error really enjoyable.

Jack Buxton · Club Coach

Couldnt agree more. Awesome display.

Sky+ truly is the greatest invention of all time. Got up early and watched most of it at 6speed so he looked even more impressive....

Come on Andy. Hope he gets a decent viewing time next round. I suppose they have to give everyone a fair share of start times?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Now THAT is good news to wake up to (crept out of bed early to check teletext!)

More of the same next round Andy. Del Potro will try to get him annoyed, I'm pretty sure, but if Andy gets on top early and stays there he should keep his composure.