My take on Andys performance.

I agree with Neil Harman that you may not witness better defensive tennis that was on display by Murray last night. Time and time again he got the ball back and then went onto win the rally. It was amazing stuff.

Equally amazing was his temperament throughout. What maturity he showed when Del Potro was battering down 1st serve after 1st serve. Even the Argentines backhand was on fire in that second set but Andy barely flinched.

As for the 30-35 seconds Del Potro was taking during points...it never really got to him. You could see Andy mimic a 'count' in between points...but he stayed focused. The umpire was brave enough to warn JMDP once early on but bottled it later. Del Potro's use of the 'rules' to give himself a 5 minute break when facing break point didnt ruse Murray. He stayed at the back of the court going through some drills. One BP was saved but Murray was not to be denied.

It was a great match to watch and the neutrals in the crowd enjoyed a great display. As for the 'Delpo' crew they backed their man very well. In the end it was the better tennis and better tennis player that won it.

Now for Novak.