Weeks 22-23 - 2014 French Open, Roland Garros, Paris (Clay)

Armchair · County player

RE: Weeks 22-23 - 2014 French Open, Roland Garros, Paris (Clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Armchair wrote:
I hope Halep romps to victory, I've got the match on in the background waiting for Andy and if I hear Sam Smith
mangle the pronunciation of 'Suzanne Lenglen' for much longer I shan't be responsible for my actions.......

BIG smile - especially as Marion has corrected her at least twice over the last couple of days !

RJA · Hall of fame

So far so good. 6-4, 3-0*

Perhaps the most positive things are that he seemingly playing without any pain or injury problems and the backhand down the line is working.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Took him 25 minutes and eight set points but finally takes the second set 6-1.

The French crowd really are pathetic. Offer barely a murmur of support to their man when he really needs it and would rather boo at any opportunity.

-- Edited by TMH on Wednesday 4th of June 2014 05:55:56 PM

Armchair · County player

Take anyone who considers clay court tennis 'boring baseline' and give them this match to watch. Stunning from both players.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Monfils takes the third set 6-4. Very erratic set from Murray, moments of brilliance intertwined with some utter dreadful shots.

DF · Tennis legend

Oops!

Armchair · County player

get the cushions out ...

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

I give up.

DF · Tennis legend

2 - 0 in the final set to Andy

Come on !!

DF · Tennis legend

Match to Andy!
Whew!

Armchair · County player

Lying down in a darkened room with cold flannel, could you really not just have won it in 3 Andy ?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

What mental strength from Andy - what mental torture for the rest of us.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Saw only the last three sets. Emotions left every bit as wrung out as in the good old days of watching Ann Jones & Ginny Wade...

QF: (7) Andy Murray WR 8 defeated (23) Gaël Monfils (FRA) WR 28 by 6-4 6-1 46-1-6 6-0

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SF: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 1 vs (7) Andy Murray WR 8

Rafa leads the head-to-head by 14 to 5, Andy last running out the winner in a match actually played (he had a walkover in the semi-final of the Miami Masters in 2012) in three sets in Tokyo in 2011, though he pushed him close in Rome last month.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
What mental strength from Andy - what mental torture for the rest of us.

Nice way of putting it, Bob, though I'm tempted to add "emotional" to your "mental"! wink