Monte-Carlo R3: Andy vs Fabio Fognini

Vandenburg · Futures level

RE: Monte-Carlo R3: Andy vs Fabio Fognini

wolf · Tennis legend

A rally doesn't end in a UE! Hurrah! 9-9.

Vandenburg · Futures level

this is painfull. its like tore andre flo all over again.

Vandenburg · Futures level

11-11

wolf · Tennis legend

"It's not been McEnroe - Borg 1980" - you don't say! 12-11*

Vandenburg · Futures level

13-11! fogs overheads realy are crap.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Fed is out?

The Hoose · Satellite level

The rains are coming down again. Play suspended with Andy leading 1-0 in the second and at deuce on Foggy's serve. Andy had reached 0-40 in this game.

-- Edited by The Hoose on Thursday 16th of April 2009 04:14:27 PM

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Only seen the last half of the tiebreak and this set, but I have to wonder what Murray was playing to start with to be 5-0 down - was he trying to exclusively use the handle of the racket or something like that?

At least he won the opening set, but he isn't playing that well and will get destroyed if he plays like this tomorrow- and it looks like the rain delay is going to stop the match... which could be a good thing if they don't get back on today - the best chance he's got of beating Davy/Nalby is if they go at it for 3 hours tomorrow and then are too tired to play him later in the day.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well dammit. Andy had just got going, now he'll have to start from cold again - and he didn't start too well from cold this afternoon!

Although, I have to say Fognini-of-the-flying-eyebrows (does he pluck them that shape, do you think?) was playing really well. Why does he suddenly have to produce, unusually, a consistent streak when Andy is in his section of the draw?

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

I think Andy deserves some credit for fighting back from 0-5. Plenty of players would have conceded the set and mentally prepared themselves for the start of the second set but he sensed that Fognini might find it tough to close out the set.

At his best, Fognini looks an impressive player and he was totally dominant once he got the early break until Andy held for 1-5. The tiebreak was extraordinary for the number of unforced errors from both players; just as one seemed so out of form that they were bound to lose the set, the other would keep the tiebreak alive with their own woeful errors.

Mikeduke · County player

I cant believe I was going to put a bet on Warinka.

Looks like everyone struggled, djoko took three sets.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Yeh strange that at 0-5 to fog a unsual amount of money was placed on him to loose?

steven · Tennis legend

I can think of plenty of good (i.e. non-suspect) reasons for putting money on Muzza to win from 0-5 down, especially when it was 0-5 down in the 1st set.

Mikeduke · County player

I agree. Plenty of people who bet on Fog would be able to cover their bets by betting on Murray at 5-0 down in the first.