Madrid Masters SF: Murray v Federer

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Madrid Masters SF: Murray v Federer

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 4-2

15-0 - good return, but a great fh winner from Murray
15-15 - decent bh-bh rally, but Murray goes long when he tries to go down the line
30-15 - serve out wide and then the fh dtl is a winner
40-15 - unreturnable serve
Game Murray - Fed nets with a bh dtl

Murray leads 5-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Federer to serve - 2-5

0-15 - Fed s/v but Murray hits a clean winner off the fh return
15-15 - fh into the net from Murray
30-15 - great fh return onto the line, but Murray puts the follow up fh wide
40-15 - Fed s/v and plays a great half-volley, and then puts an easy fh volley away
Game Federer - Murray goes for a huge return and just misses

Murray leads 5-3

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 5-3

15-0 - in the rally, and Fed goes wide with the fh
30-0 - fh return is long
40-0 - bh return on the stretch is long
Game Murray - huge fh from Murray is a winner

Murray wins the set 6-3

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

3 6 Well done Andy !

-- Edited by timmoore46 at 13:48, 2008-10-18

Drew · Oct 18, 2008

Fd come on Andy just played a blinder of a set that forced fed into errors ! Fab set of tennis.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Set 3 - Federer to serve - 0-0

15-0 - Ace
30-0 - Fed s/v and puts the fh volley away
30-15 - short return but Fed drags fh into the net
40-15 - bh return is netted
Game Federer - good bh return, but Fed gets back into the point, and Murray puts a bh slice wide

Federer leads 1-0

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Definately was a better set of tennis from Murray with a lot less errors in it - don't think he's playing as well as he did yesterday yet

Murray to serve - 0-1

15-0 - good serve out wide and the fh winner
30-0 - fh return netted
40-0 - Ace
40-15 - Murray puts a fh long
40-30 - massive fh dtl from Fed is a clean winner
Deuce - Murray frames a fh long
Adv Federer - Murray s/v, but nets an easy bh volley going for too much on the dropvolley
Deuce - s/v again, and makes a good fh volley and the lob goes long
Adv Murray - Ace
Game Murray - long rally ends with a wild fh from Federer going wide

1-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Federer to serve - 1-1

0-15 - great fh return to the baseline and Fed nets the fh going backwards
0-30 - great length from both men and Fed puts a bh just long
0-40 - s/v, but the volley is straight to Murray and he hits a bh pass winner
15-40 - 2nd serve, but Murray puts a bh return long
30-40 - Fed uses the bh slice to good effect, and then changes up with a bh dtl winner
Deuce - huge c'mon from Fed after a fh winner set up by a great bh
Adv Federer - unreturnable serve
Game Federer - big fh dtl, and Murray sliced bh floats long

Federer leads 2-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 1-2

15-0 - unreturnable serve
30-0 - Ace
40-0 - Ace
Game Murray - unreturnable serve

2-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Federer to serve - 2-2

0-15 - good return, and Fed nets the bh
0-30 - short return, good fh approach, and Murray throws up the lob, but Fed misses an easy smash easy
15-30 - 2nd serve, but doesn't do enough with the return, and Fed's bh dtl is enough to win the point
30-30 - good length from Murray, but drops just short with a fh and Fed steps in and hits a crosscourt winner
30-40 - great return and Fed mis-hits the fh long
Deuce - great rally from both men with the hitting the lines, but Murray's bh slice just drifts wide
Adv Federer - Murray steps in with a bh but it's just wide
Deuce - brilliant bh return winner
Adv Federer - decent fh from Murray, but Murray is cramped on the bh and puts it way out
Game Federer - bh return is long

Federer leads 3-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 2-3

15-0 - Ace
30-0 - s/v and a good bh volley, Fed just gets to it, but cannot get to the next volley
40-0 - Murray hits a lovely fh crosscourt winner
Game Murray - Ace

3-3

Drew · Oct 18, 2008

Hope andy doesnt regret all these bps not taken

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Federer to serve - 3-3

0-15 - slice bh from Federer drifts out
15-15 - good serve out wide, and then a big fh
30-15 - Murray's big fh return is just long
40-15 - bh return into the net
Game Federer - good bh slice from Fed and Murray nets the fh

Federer leads 4-3

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 3-4

0-15 - Murray s/v's but nets an easy bh volley
0-30 - 2nd serve not good enough and Fed hits a fh return winner
15-30 - good serve out wide and Fed's fh return is just long
30-30 - Fed gets the short ball after winning the bh-bh rally, but puts the fh long whe he steps in
40-30 - Murray on the defensive after a chipped return but Fed blazes another fh long
Deuce - fh-fh rally ends with a Murray mis-hit that goes way wide
Adv Murray - big first serve and for a moment it looked the bh return would drop in, but just long
Game Murray - Fed drags a bh into the net

4-4