Week 20 - ATP Masters 1000 - Rome, Italy - Clay

steven · Tennis legend

Week 20 - ATP Masters 1000 - Rome, Italy - Clay

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well, I hope he plays a lot better than against Giraldo.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Fognini playing a blinder since the Davis Cup.

gattolibero · Social player

philwrig wrote:
Fognini playing a blinder since the Davis Cup.

In Rome he had huge pressure (like Murray on Wimbledon), everybody was expecting him to win the title. He is out at first round, I am glad he hasn't f*** off the umpire!

-- Edited by gattolibero on Monday 12th of May 2014 07:46:31 PM

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Andy has a break v Granollers, 5-2*

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

He breaks again to take the first set 6-2

Jaffa · Challenger level

That was a fantastic set of tennis from Andy.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Andy dropped his first serve of the second set, but broke straight back. On serve again.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Second set not quite as good as the first, but Andy takes it and the match 6-2 7-5. First serve % 81 - that's more like it. No Aces but safe serves in very windy, blustery conditions.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (7) Andy Murray WR 8 beat Marcel Granollers ESP WR 31 (CH 19 in 2012) by 2 & 5

L16: (7) Andy Murray WR 8 v (PR) Jürgen Melzer (AUT) WR 67 (CH 8 in 2011)

H2H 5-0 but they haven't played each other on clay before

philwrig · Hall of fame

The key for Andy is to put 2 good performances together, something which he's found tricky this year.

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (7) Andy Murray WR 8 beat (PR) Jürgen Melzer (AUT) WR 67 (CH 8 in 2011) by 7-6(1) 6-4

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Topsy-turvy match. Andy didn't play as well as yesterday, some poor patches which he had better not have tomorrow against (probably) Rafa. But then, though Melzer has never beaten him, I think they have all been tough matches - certainly all the ones I have seen.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
Topsy-turvy match. Andy didn't play as well as yesterday, some poor patches which he had better not have tomorrow against (probably) Rafa. But then, though Melzer has never beaten him, I think they have all been tough matches - certainly all the ones I have seen.

I think you will probably be right in the end, but right now, Youzhny has just taken the 1st set of Rafa in a TB.

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm, Rafa not exactly been his so often all conquering self this clay court season. And he took 3 sets to get past Simon in R2 after they shared two opening TB sets.

Would still prefer not to meet him in the QF here !!
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