Madrid Masters Final : Andy Murray v Gilles Simon

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RE: Madrid Masters Final : Andy Murray v Gilles Simon

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

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Its about to start ! They are knocking up,,,,,,,,,

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Set 1 - Simon to serve - 0-0

15-0 - long rally, ends with Murray netting a bh dtl
30-0 - good serve out wide
30-15 - fh-fh rally, Murray changes it up down the line, and Simon drags the bh wide
40-15 - bh return is wide
Game Simon - bh return is long

Simon leads 1-0

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 0-1

15-0 - good serve out wide is unreturnable
30-0 - Simon goes long with a fh return aiming for a winner
40-0 - good serve and fh approach, and Simon misses the bh pass
Game Murray - fh long from Simon

1-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Simon to serve - 1-1

15-0 - Murray drags a bh wide
30-0 - nice fh approach from Simon and Murray goes long with a fh
40-0 - bh error into the net from Murray
40-15 - short return, but Simon nets the fh approach
Game Simon - good deep hitting from Murray but the dropshot is too long, and Simon puts the fh volley away

Simon leads 2-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 1-2

0-15 - good deep groundstrokes from Simon, and Murray nets a fh
15-15 - huge serve which Simon can do nothing with
30-15 - fh return is wide
40-15 - long rally with some great defence by Murray, and eventually Simon puts a bh long
Game Murray - unreturnable serve

2-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Simon to serve - 2-2

0-15 - good return, and Simon puts a bh wide
0-30 - long rally, with neither playing doing a lot with the ball, and eventually Simon nets a fh
0-40 - Murray just keeps the ball deep with no pace on it, and Simon puts a big fh into the net
15-40 - same tactics as before, but Simon keeps a bh slice low and Murray nets a fh
30-40 - another very long rally, and eventually Simon steps in and hits a huge bh winner
Game Murray - lovely fh lob from Murray, Simon can't do anything with the bh smash, and Simon misses the fh pass

Murray leads 3-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 3-2

15-0 - Simon misses a bh
30-0 - unreturnable serve
30-15 - great fh return from Simon and then a smash finishes the point
40-15 - Simon steps in with the bh but puts it wide
Game Murray - great defence by both men, but a short fh allows Murray to get to the net and smash the ball away

Murray leads 4-2

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Simon to serve - 2-4

0-15 - good return and he moves in, hits a great bh volley and Simon misses the fh pass on the run
15-15 - fh return hits the line, but he nets the bh when trying to step in
15-30 - decent return, but Simon doesn't move well enough and nets a fh on the stretch
30-30 - good rally, and when Murray drops his length a bit, Simon steps in with a fh dtl winner
40-30 - good bh from Simon draws a fh error from Murray
Game Simon - Murray misses the bh return

Murray leads 4-3

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 4-3

15-0 - Simon goes for a big fh but it goes long
30-0 - good serve and a decent bh approach, and Simon nets the bh pass
30-15 - big hitting from Simon and he scores with a fh dtl winner
40-15 - fh return is big, but just long
40-30 - good defence from Murray on the bh side, but he goes long with a fh
Game Murray - solid hitting from both men, and Simon nets a bh

Murray leads 5-3

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Simon to serve - 3-5

15-0 - bh return is wide
30-0 - Murray nets an attempted short bh slice
40-0 - unreturnable serve
40-15 - Simon s/v and hits a good drive volley, but Murray hits a good fh pass on the run, and Simon nets the volley
Game Simon - fh return is long

Murray leads 5-4

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Murray to serve - 5-4

15-0 - Ace
30-0 - Ace
30-15 - great bh return sets up the point and his smash isn't great, but Murray's fh pass on the run hits the net
40-15 - unreturnable serve
Game and Set Murray - Ace

Murray wins the first set 6-4

steven · Tennis legend

Wow, that last game to win the set was pretty emphatic!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

This match just doesn't feel like a Masters Series final - the crowd aren't into the match at all, and really not a lot is happening in the match.

Both players are making a lot of unforced errors, Simon making more than Murray, but it just doesn't feel like Murray's got out of 1st or 2nd gear yet.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Set 2 - Simon to serve - 0-0

15-0 - Simon's fh hits the line and Murray can do nothing with it
15-15 - DF
30-15 - return error from Murray
30-30 - good deep hitting from both, and Murray hits a good bh dtl which Simon can do nothing with
40-30 - Simon gets to the net and hits a dodgy volley which just drops in off the net
Deuce - deep return and a bh error from Simon
Adv Murray - good serve, but Simon puts the sitter of a fh long
Deuce - long rally, with neither man trying to do a lot, and Murray drags a fh wide
Adv Simon - Murray nets a fh
Game Simon - fh return on the stretch is netted

Simon leads 1-0