Week 41 - ATP 1000 - Shanghai (China) - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 41 - ATP 1000 - Shanghai (China) - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Just needs to win Shanghai, Paris and the WTF at the O2 ( without losing a match ) and Andy will reach 9700 again ( and as Steven suggests this would really be a better 9700 )
Win the Australian Open to crack the 10000
Then clean up the American spring hardcourt Masters that he missed out in earlier this year...

LOL and here was me thinking Stu Fraser's "Only stating the facts here by the way - It isn't outwith the realms of possibility that Murray can finish year as world No.2 ahead of Nadal" was a bit ambitious!

That would 'only' be a run like the one Nole has had in the last 10 months of course. Having said that, the autumn has always been good for Muzz so we shouldn't read too much into it - he just overtook Nole today as the player with the most points since the start of Cincy, which is brilliant, but I seem to remember him being the top scorer between the start of Cincy and the end of a year before.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Cool go Andy, keep on concentrating.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

alex03maccy wrote:
Tournament is Murray's to lose.

Well hopefully he;ll keep his bottle as he won it last year.

RJA · Hall of fame

alex03maccy wrote:
Tournament is Murray's to lose.

Really?

You really think that some like Ferrer (world number 5) is not more than capable of beating Andy once in a while?

Andy might be favourite but the there are still some good players left in the draw.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I'm sure that Andy is already the bookies' favourite by a comfortable margin. He is in a rich vein of form, rich enough to give Rafa only 4 points in a set. David Ferrer beats Andy on clay, but has never beaten him on any other surface. Andy beat Ferrer 2&3 last week. Andy won't be feeling too fatigued, he has only played one match since Sunday, should be in great fettle mentally and physically. He does sometimes throw in a really poor performance, but I just don't think that will be the case this week.

Anyway, we shouldn't count our chickens.

I imagine his match will start in an hour or two, so we;ll soon see.

Is he going to play Valenia or Basle?

Mikeduke · County player

I just watched the Nishkori game (which Nishkori won), it must be one of the worst quality QF ever! So many unforced errors!

I would imagine he will raise his game for Andy, but this is a really weird tournament!

RJA · Hall of fame

stevemcqueen wrote:
Is he going to play Valenia or Basle?

Paris will be his next tournament.

Anyway his path here just became a little less hazardous. Nishikori beat Dolgopolov.

wolf · Tennis legend

Why does Andy's team continue to sit in the stands during his matches? He would then have to stop making such ridiculous gestures towards them.

Ebden leads 3-2*, saving 4 break points so far.

indiana · Tennis legend

Absolutely ridiculous body language, gesturing and chuntering by Andy.

I know it's not unusual, but just get a ******* grip furious

Yes, fun if his team just disappeared smile

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray breaks with an inside out forehand winner down the line to lead *4-3.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Andy comes back from 30-0 to break

indiana · Tennis legend

Good, gets the break, hopefully he'll begin to behave even if all his shots don't go to plan or Ebdon dares to play well.

wolf · Tennis legend

Double faults and errors flow from Ebden's racket and Andy breaks to take the first set 6-3.

wolf · Tennis legend

Roddick style serve and volley from Ebden, and Andy picks him off easily to break for *2-0 and then holds to 15 for 3-0*. Ebden struggled to win points these last 7 games.