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Mikeduke


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True, but he really needs the ranking points if he wants to catch Nadal up. This was his big chance with Nadal not being here, with points for every match and loads for the final.

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"Celebrate good times. Come on." Fed's back on his stomach at the changeover. Time is called and Rog ambles over to serve at 0-3...

00-15 Roger's volleying lets him down.
15-15 Well-placed first serve is too good
15-30 Murray forces Federer wide on his backhand, where he's clearly in pain, and Fed nets
30-30 Unreturned serve
40-30 Ace
Game Federer - Big serve, cheeky drop-shot combo.

Murray leads *3-1.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:18, 2008-11-14

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Murray serving at 3-1...

15-00 Fed volleys just long
30-00 Good return, but Andy stays in the rally and forces Fed long
30-15 Double fault
30-30 Great play from Federer, pushing Murray wide to his backhand before playing a deft dropshot to the forehand side
40-30 More good play from Federer, but Andy somehow manages to chase down a drop shot, play a winner down the line and not stand on the net
Deuce The quality's really high this game. Murray runs Fed around but the latter plays a big backhand winner.
A.Fed Murray slipped chasing a drop-shot and put the ball in the net.
Game Federer. The crowd clap a wayward first serve. Murray tees one up for Fed's forehand and he obliges with a winner.

Murray complains to the umpire about photographers taking pictures between serves.  He now leads 3-2*

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:25, 2008-11-14

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Fed takes the changeover sitting down this time. He played a good game last game and is now back on serve at 2-3...

00-15 Good backhand from Murray as Fed approached the net.  Fed hits wide.
15-15 Big first serve and drop-shot winner.  Fed deciding this is an easy put-away tactic with Murray so deep.
30-15 Murray hits long when slightly up in the rally
30-30 Murray forces Federer to go wide and attempt a winner, but Murray's there to play it back into the open court
40-30 Ace
Game Federer A second serve is called out, but immediately corrected.  Fed takes advantage of having a first serve again by firing in an ace.

3-3

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:30, 2008-11-14

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Murray serving at 3-3

00-15 Fed comes to the net and Murray can't beat him
15-15 Good first serve. Fed nets as Andy ghosts in.
15-30 Fed works the rally onto his forehand and puts Andy under pressure. Andy hits long.
30-30 Well worked by Andy.  Plays to the backhand until he's ready to end the point on Fed's forehand side.
40-30 Excellent deep backhand following up his first serve

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:33, 2008-11-14

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This sounds like a great game, booo for having to work.

Can't wait till it comes to London!

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Murray serving at 3-3

00-15 Fed comes to the net and Murray can't beat him
15-15 Good first serve. Fed nets as Andy ghosts in.
15-30 Fed works the rally onto his forehand and puts Andy under pressure. Andy hits long.
30-30 Well worked by Andy. Plays to the backhand until he's ready to end the point on Fed's forehand side.
40-30 Excellent deep backhand following up his first serve
Deuce Murray hits long. Fed's applying the pressure this game.
A.Fed Second serve sits up and Fed powers home a fh return winner.
Game Federer - again the crowd clap ahead of the second serve. Fed puts in a decent return but Andy could have done better than netting.  Andy has another chat with the umpire.

Federer leads *4-3.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:36, 2008-11-14

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Surely Andy isn't going to lose this - to a man with a bad back, having been 5-2 up in set 3 and 3-0 up in set 3?

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Mr Roger Federererererer serving at 6-4 6-7 4-3

15-00 Comes to the net off the serve and just keeps the winner in
15-15 Fed tries a forehand winner down the line but goes wide this time
30-15 Andy can't get the first serve back
40-15 Murray keeps trying to lob Federer when he's at the net, but Fed is always too tall and agile.
40-30 Fed hits wide
Deuce Fed picks a decent enough time to come in but Murray plays a nice backhand cross-court passing shot

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:41, 2008-11-14

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goldfish wrote:

Surely Andy isn't going to lose this - to a man with a bad back, having been 5-2 up in set 3 and 3-0 up in set 3?



        Let's hope not but...



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got to give credit to the fed. in a way i think it better to have a player like him in the finals of the TMC than simon so i hope he can beat andy.

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Mr Roger Federererererer serving at 6-4 6-7 4-3

15-00 Comes to the net off the serve and just keeps the winner in
15-15 Fed tries a forehand winner down the line but goes wide this time
30-15 Andy can't get the first serve back
40-15 Murray keeps trying to lob Federer when he's at the net, but Fed is always too tall and agile.
40-30 Fed hits wide
Deuce Fed picks a decent enough time to come in but Murray plays a nice backhand cross-court passing shot
A.Muz Big return
Deuce Missed chance. Andy nets the return on second serve.
A.Muz Very good backhand cross-court winner
Deuce Murray hits a backhand long
A.Muz Fed works the opening, but goes long with a forehand.
Game Murray - passive Andy and Fed winds the point up. Andy has to pump up a hopeful high ball and Fed smashes long

4-4

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:45, 2008-11-14

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Murray serving at 4-4

15-00 Perfect placement of the backhand after the serve creates the opening
30-00 Another backhand cross-court winner.
40-00 Places the serve wide, Fed misses
40-15 Big return from Fed to dominate a quick point
Game Murray - Fed goes for the winner on second serve but dumps it half-way up the net.

Murray leads 5-4*

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:48, 2008-11-14

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   Will that be the death knell for Rog?

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"Moving on up." Roger serving to stay in the match at 6-4 6-7 4-5

00-15 Forehand unforced error
15-15 A chance there for Murray but he hits long

-- Edited by The Hoose at 14:51, 2008-11-14

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