people are too worried about bellucci, common, andy's achievements on clay are far more impressive than his, this is a standard master series draw

Well, I think Kohlschreiber should certainly give a good test of where Andy is just now.

He's no mug on clay and beat Ferrero and Djoko on the way to the last 16 of the French Open last year.

So what sort of Andy is going to confront him ?

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 12th of April 2010 02:13:10 PM

Hmm,  a non ranking tournament on a different surface with probably quite a different Andy.

Anyway, I'm not saying Andy won't win, though I don't feel comfortable about the match, especially if Kohlschreiber plays towards his best.

And, if he does ease past Kohlschreiber, no problem, I will of course then say that it's a renewed Andy as compared to IW and Miami    

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 12th of April 2010 07:47:56 PM

indiana wrote:

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Well, I think Kohlschreiber should certainly give a good test of where Andy is just now.

He's no mug on clay and beat Ferrero and Djoko on the way to the last 16 of the French Open last year.

So what sort of Andy is going to confront him ?

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By the look of it, one who still hasn't sorted out his mental attitude:  he's a break down already, *1-3!   And beware the Germans.  If he does emerge from the match the winner, he'll have to face Philipp Petzschner, who dumped out Melzer (15) by 7-6(2) 6-2!

 

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Last time Andy lost 3 matches in a row was nearly 4 years ago. Lost to Blake in Hamburg, Monfils at RG then Tipsy at Queens in 2006.