Miriambee wrote:

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Helen40 wrote:

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rain delay, but 1-1

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 a set each you mean.

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Andy having taken the second-set tie-break by 7-3.   He's also just recovered the break ( *3-3 ), but is 0-30 on his own service! 

Losing the 1st serve a bit, getting a bit nervous on 2nd serve too, set point Ferrer.

Ferrer with two sets to Murray's one

6 - 4 6 - 7 6 - 3 1 - 1
Andy pressing Ferrer on his serve

Ferrer is playing brilliantly

Oh dear, probably going as expected. Hoping for one of those big fightbacks....

Well, he got a set more than I expected. Best thing about being a pessimist, you are never disappointed.

Well, I am though: I'll have to work on my pessimism, it's not quite up to standard.

To cheer myself up a bit: I think the work with Lendl is still a work in progress. For years everybody and their granny has said Andy needs to be more aggressive and to have a better forehand to get to the very top. Well, he is playing more aggressively, and the forehand has improved massively - it's just that it is still inconsistent. I'm happy to give them a bit more time.

Get thee to the grass, Andy. A bit of rest and recuperation from all the niggles and then some grass practice.