Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: Murray v De Voest
Who? [33 vote(s)]

Murray steams ahead in 2
81.8%
A slow start (again), but recovers to win in 3.
18.2%
De Voest (who?) takes the decider and wins in 3.
0.0%
Straight set win for the S.African? Never!
0.0%
RJA


Hall of fame

Status: Offline
Posts: 9639
Date:
RE: Murray v De Voest


I'm going to repeat what I said last night. I'm convinced that Andy is going to cause me to have a heart attack, but then I wouldn't have it any other way.

On a more serious note the ability to win this kind of match is a big part in the make up of a champion. Naturally we all want Andy to cruise through such matches but his ability to grind out results when things are not going well is a very good sign.

Anyway, for those who are unsure Andy will definately be British number 1. Even if he loses to Soderling he gets 60 points which replcaces his 7 from Barletta and takes him to 816 points. Tim loses 75 points from Dubai and replaces them with 25 from this week so drops to 765 points. Greg gets 25 points this week which replaces his 20 from Washington and takes him to 805 points

-- Edited by RJA at 00:01, 2006-02-24

__________________


Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 7255
Date:

Drew wrote:


he would rather be No 10 in the world and No 20 in the UK


 


The day British tennis is at such a standard that we have over two people for each of the top 10 ranking spots is the day I'll....



__________________

To look at a thing is quite different from seeing a thing and one does not see anything until one sees its beauty


Oscar Wilde



Pro player

Status: Offline
Posts: 1234
Date:

Thanks for the comentery Peter.


One question. How tired does Andy look?


Last week was tough physically and emotionally and now he has had to dig very deep two days in a row, has he got much left for Soderling?



__________________


Improver

Status: Offline
Posts: 8
Date:

yes, you're right- 20 British players in the top 10 would be quite a feat


The LTA had really better get their act together- it's disgraceful they haven't achieved this already!



__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:


Drew wrote:

Peter wrote:
If you have any questions on the match, ask them now ! Murray's serve percentage was actually pretty good in the end - 70% is pretty world class. It really helped in that final set !

1. Is Rik a typical serve / volleyer ?
2. Andy's serve was very good..was he mixing it up ?
3. Do you think he could go all the way ?




[1] Rik's got a really massive serve, he can hit it with a lot of topspin as well and so on the USA cement, it really kicks up. He follows it in to the net most times and punches away an easy volley or the kick serve may force his opponent way behind the baseline and so he can play a drop volley. He's in the same style as his campatriot Wesley Moodie - when on song he's very hard to break. His low volleys and half volleys can be a bit shaky against pacy returns.

[2] Andy's serve was pretty good. There were times when he appeared not to be hitting it at full pace but with adrenaline flowing in the 3rd set it appeared to be at it's best. It was typical Andy serving, topspin second serves and topspin and flat first serves - he mixed up the direction of his serving well in the 3rd set as De Voest was starting to pick it. He also started hitting the 2nd serve a bit deeper which paid off and is obviously something he's been practising as he didn't hit many doubles.

[3] Andy will need to play a lot better against Soderling - he was too erratic from the baseline - flashes of brilliance mixed in with silly shots. As with most of his game today he improved immensely in set 3. If he beats Soderling, he will be overwhelming fav to reach the final where it will be interesting to see what Roddick has to throw at his this time round

__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:


James_F1 wrote:

yes, you're right- 20 British players in the top 10 would be quite a feat
The LTA had really better get their act together- it's disgraceful they haven't achieved this already!






By the way, welcome to the site James

__________________


Pro player

Status: Offline
Posts: 1234
Date:

Suplimentary question.  How did Andy's serve hold up to the pressure towards the end of the third set?


In the Hewitt and Roddick matches his serving got a bit ropey at the end of the match. 



__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:


Niall wrote:

Thanks for the comentery Peter.
One question. How tired does Andy look?
Last week was tough physically and emotionally and now he has had to dig very deep two days in a row, has he got much left for Soderling?




Cheers Niall. De voest had a very bad start but then Andy appeared to just be cruising along and lost concentration but recovered it just in time for the tiebreak.

He does look tired, you can see it in some of his sloppy shots which are due to poor footwork.

However, it is immense credit to Andy's amazing fighting spirit and will to win and the fitness work which was put in, in the off-season that he is able to last these long physically and emotionally tiring matches without any problems and outgrind class players. He looks much stronger than he did last year.

__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:


Niall wrote:

Suplimentary question.  How did Andy's serve hold up to the pressure towards the end of the third set?
In the Hewitt and Roddick matches his serving got a bit ropey at the end of the match. 




In this match the serving remained at a very high level even right at the end. That was crucial to cracking De Voest's serve - that battle was going to be won in the mind as well as on the court. If Andy could hold relatively easily and De Voest couldn't make many inroads on the Murray serve than serving last would start to make him nervous and he would miss easy volleys, stay back on the 1st serves etc. Big serves at the right times really helped Andy in the 3rd set

__________________


Pro player

Status: Offline
Posts: 1234
Date:

Thanks for your answers, much appretiated.


It just hit me that this could be a historic match for British tennis. I heard on the radio that Tim Henman has been British number one continuously since 1998. Now that we think Andy has taken that away from him he could hold on to the position for just as long again!!




__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:

Maybe even longer, it all depends on how Boggo, Baker, Fleming, Slabinsky and others fare over the next couple of years !!

It looks like Murray will be the face of British tennis spanning 3 decades !!

__________________


Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Status: Offline
Posts: 12091
Date:

Well, thanks everybody.  I'm worn out just reading that, I think I would have been a hospital case if I had been following it in real time!


I made myself read the thread from where I left, not peeking at the score, and just about had 3 heart attacks just from reading about it!


I have to agree with those who have said that Soderling might be a step too far. If Andy is looking as tired as you say, and Soderling is on top form, he might be too much this time around.  The other matches between them have been very, very close.


Still - another quarter-final!!



__________________


Improver

Status: Offline
Posts: 8
Date:

Peter wrote:


By the way, welcome to the site James


 


Thanks Peter- this is an amazing site, and I really enjoy following the commentary and discussion- I'm sure I'll be joining you quite frequently from now on!



__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:

Thanks James, it's great to have another addition to our British tennis fan community here

__________________


administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 18271
Date:


Madeline wrote:

Well, thanks everybody.  I'm worn out just reading that, I think I would have been a hospital case if I had been following it in real time!
I made myself read the thread from where I left, not peeking at the score, and just about had 3 heart attacks just from reading about it!
I have to agree with those who have said that Soderling might be a step too far. If Andy is looking as tired as you say, and Soderling is on top form, he might be too much this time around.  The other matches between them have been very, very close.
Still - another quarter-final!!




Considering all that he went through physically and emotionally last week in winning his first tour title, he's done incredibly well to reach an ATP quarter-final just days afterwards. It really shows what an incredible fighter Andy is and his determination and mental toughness to come through matches like these, shows what a special player he is and marks him out from others.

__________________
«First  <  113 14 15 16  >  Last»  | Page of 16  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard