I had to go out immediately at the end of the first set: to be honest, I should have gone out before that! I'll watch the second set now. Nice to see Andy looking positive, it hasn't always been that way after an AO defeat.
Indeed, much better than Andy's past occasional 'prepare really well for the Aussie Open, do well there though ultimately lose, then go AWOL for a couple of months and undo much of the good work' thing.
IF Murray wins this he does get a useful benefit besides the cash and points is that he would (should) have beaten 3 top 10 players. That should give any player a bit of a boost and some validation of current form.
Don't understand the constant mentions of Murray 'going AWOL' post AO (not just on here). That was in 2010 and 2011 when he was a lot younger. In-fact, this is the fourth year he's not 'gone AWOL' after the Australian Open.
Andy wins 6-3 7-5. Some twists and turns in the second set, but he got the job done. Simon next. It might help if Andy can find where he left his first serve.
Edit - I see it was 63% - it didn't seem that high!
-- Edited by Madeline on Thursday 12th of February 2015 03:26:08 PM
Certainly not a routine second set. After he lost that set point at 5-3 which he'd worked hard for with his forehand weapon, Pospisil ended up drained, losing the next four games.