ATP weeks 12-13 - Miami Masters 1000 - outdoor hard

Miriambee · Futures level

RE: ATP weeks 12-13 - Miami Masters 1000 - outdoor hard

Reeltime · Satellite level

Shame. I was looking forward to the match

Hope Raonic is fine, nothing too serious. Good player to watch

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Dammit. After not being able to watch his match on Friday, I was really looking forward to this - an interesting match-up. Nice that Andy is through to the next round, but he will be short of match practice.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And his opponent in the last 16 will be the Frog 13th seed, Gilles Simon. Gilou has beaten Andy only once in nine encounters & that was the first, at the Rome Masters, so on clay, in 2007...

Ratty · County player

S*d the match practice, walkovers are every player's dream come true.

And Simon is just SOOOO Andy's b*tch. He plays the same kind of game, but Andy is better in every single aspect.

Now, what was I saying after the first round exit at Indian Wells, when it was the usual panic stations with everybody else?

Priesty · Challenger level

I think Raonic could have been a sticky one for Andy, he's improved tremendously, so a bit of good fortune for our man.

Miriambee · Futures level

Berdych knocked out by Dimitrov, so (not wishing to put the mockers on Andy getting past Simon!) Tipsy or Dimitrov.

steven · Tennis legend

Berdych, Tipsy, Dimitrov - just need Gulbis and a few GEMs and we'd have the complete cast of the Muppet Show! wink

Reeltime · Satellite level

Whats Andy's record against GEMs again :-p

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Rather annoying of the match preceding Andy's to have gone 'three'.

Jan · Hall of fame

yes, but I was out earlier and convinced I'd miss a big chunk of Andy's match, so I'm happy! (Only if he wins of course!!)

murrayman650 · ATP level

Fish wins in 3

Murray next

MiloTheCat · Lower Club Player

on tennistv....oh dear its the ghastly lady from bet365 - where is robbie koenig?

Jan · Hall of fame

I was thinking she sounded like the one who was commentating on Bath the other day....

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

oh is that who it is, she isn't great is she - to be fair I think she'd be better if she had a co-commentator to get a conversation going rather than her on her own

Still, given this first game I've definitely learnt my lesson about counting chickens (well ranking points) before they're hatched where Murray is concerned, his first game should not be this difficult!