Week 12 - ATP Masters 1000 - Miami, USA (Hard)

korriban · Challenger level

RE: Week 12 - ATP Masters 1000 - Miami, USA (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

So Ferrer makes the final. At least playing Ferrer, you know exactly what you are going to be up against. He only has one way to play - even if he is very good at it. But I shouldn't jump the gun as Gasquet has been playing very well this week as well.

RJA · Hall of fame

Very strange first set. Started awful, picked things up and played great for a while, threw in a sticker when serving for the set and then made a poor error at the start of the breaker which he never recovered from (mostly because of some great play from Gasquet)

blob · All-time great

RJA wrote:
Very strange first set. Started awful, picked things up and played great for a while, threw in a sticker when serving for the set and then made a poor error at the start of the breaker which he never recovered from (mostly because of some great play from Gasquet)

Quite often I find myself disagreeing with your assessment of Andy's performances, but that very concisely & precisely sums up my feelings on the first set too.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Gasquet on fire, very high quality match, seemed to really get his act together after the rant with the umpire, but ultimately Andy should have served the 1st set out.

RJA · Hall of fame

Really good second set from Murray, great response to losing the first.

SMC1809 · All-time great

blob wrote:
RJA wrote:
Very strange first set. Started awful, picked things up and played great for a while, threw in a sticker when serving for the set and then made a poor error at the start of the breaker which he never recovered from (mostly because of some great play from Gasquet)
Quite often I find myself disagreeing with your assessment of Andy's performances, but that very concisely & precisely sums up my feelings on the first set too.

I'm not so sure his start was awful. He was 0-3 but that one mainly because of Gasquet's excellence. Andy hit one bad shot and made one wrong decision. After that, Andy was surperb until the tenth game.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

3-1 now, cooking on gas!

RJA · Hall of fame

SMC1809 wrote:
blob wrote:
RJA wrote:
Very strange first set. Started awful, picked things up and played great for a while, threw in a sticker when serving for the set and then made a poor error at the start of the breaker which he never recovered from (mostly because of some great play from Gasquet)
Quite often I find myself disagreeing with your assessment of Andy's performances, but that very concisely & precisely sums up my feelings on the first set too.
I'm not so sure his start was awful. He was 0-3 but that one mainly because of Gasquet's excellence. Andy hit one bad shot and made one wrong decision. After that, Andy was surperb until the tenth game.

Yes Gasquet was superb early on but I think Andy made it rather easy for him to be with some rather nothing play.

Anyway, one blip aside, third set has gone great *5-2

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well, that was a real Murraycoaster! Nice to see the backhand DTL and the lob back working nicely.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Dicky faded but Andy was impressive, can't see him losing the final, going for a Brit double.

RJA · Hall of fame

Yes, defeat tomorrow night would be very disappointing. Time for Andy to win his first significant title since the US Open.

RJA · Hall of fame

Looks like the final will start at 11:30 (16:30 GMT). I had thought that the women's doubles might be played first but according to the TV schedule, shown on the tournament website, CBS will be broadcasting from 11:30 to 14:00 so I have to assume that this is when the men's final will be.

RJA · Hall of fame

Confirmed that the final will start at 11:30 (16:30 GMT). Women's doubles to follow it.

blob · All-time great

Bob in Spain wrote:
Never in doubt

Great drama, tense and exciting to the last.

Well done Andy, quite the comeback.

Something strange in the Miami air today - David Ferrer's iron constitution (and Andy's) broken down in a 2½ hour 3 setter!?!

Hopefully Laura won't put us through the wringer to quite the same degree...

-- Edited by blob on Sunday 31st of March 2013 06:31:59 PM