Murray just about holds for 2-1* but the errors have crept back in.

15-0
30-0
40-0 (35 Unforced errors)
40-15
2-2

Tipsy Breaks 1-0

15-0
30-0
40-0
3-2

A lot Hosse

Simon wins first set 7-5

15-0
30-0
40-0
40-15
4-4

0-15
15-15 (lopez Break Back)
30-15
40-15
5-4 (Starace serving to stay in Match)

Murray wins 6-4

What a great fightback. Looked like he just suddenly woke up!

Good in patches. Horrible in patches. Some expansive tennis. Some spells of passive play, sitting far too deep, not enough penetration on his groundshots, far too many landing short. Starace's forehand and especially drop shot, dominating the second and early part of the third sets.

The coaching team need to keep telling him to make things happen, both on his first groundstroke after the serve and on the return. His movement on the clay simply isn't good enough to let natural clay courters dictate the play and still win the match.

There were spells when Andy looked impressive. Serve opening up the court, big forehand, rush to net to finish the point with a crisp volley. Backhand down the line was the dominant shot of the opening set. Yet there were so many points in which he had the chance to attack yet backed off the killer shot and sometimes ultimately paid the price. His aggressive forehand can be a great shot yet it seemed to go missing for a set.



-- Edited by kundalini on Wednesday 27th of May 2009 12:28:27 PM