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And Mr Murray loses the second quite quickly: 6-2. Come on, Mr Murray.

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Wtf happened in that set? I left it with him happily a set and a break up, come back and he's lost five games in a row. 'kinell man.

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Edit: Was confused by Sky Sports incorrect use of the serving system, never mind.



-- Edited by TMH on Thursday 11th of August 2016 05:58:41 PM

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Looks like the fog has descended again .........

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Phew animated emoticonTook his time getting his arse back in gear after his customary wobble!  Mind you, Foggy did help a bit from about half-way through the decider, thank God!  Six games in a row to Andy!

L16:  (2) Andy Murray WR 2 defeated Fabio Fognini (ITA) WR 40 by 6-1 2-6 6-3

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QF:  (12) Steve Johnson (USA) WR 22 (CH = 21 last month) vs (2) Andy Murray WR 2

Andy won the only match they've played so far, in the last 32 of the Shanghai Masters (hard) last year (2 & 4).



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Foggy started off very cold then got hot then cooled off just glad Andy survived the roller coaster

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Me too. I've been worried by people saying that the court is playing like Indian Wells, given that IW has never been Mr Murray's favourite tournament.

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Yes, the court is surely much slower than Andy would like. However, he still has a great overall chance. And next up Steve Johnson I wouldn't have thought would much like it.

Andy is so good at reacting to events happening at pace. You could have a cuppa sometimes whilst the ball grips on court ready for your next shot. But he can still grind things with this field.



-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 11th of August 2016 07:32:19 PM

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It's less Steve Johnson that I'd worry about than the potential semi-finalists and finalists (though Steve Johnson is also to be taken seriously - I'm making no assumptions that anyone will reach any given round).

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Andy & Heather replace the Romanians, Monica Niculescu & Florin Mergea, in the mixed draw:

L16:  (ALT) Andy Murray & Heather Watson CR 68 (2+66 - I assume singles rankings used in both cases) vs Carla Suárez & David Ferrer (ESP) CR 24 (12+12 if singles rankings used, 40 [12+28] is singles + doubles]

 



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Spectator wrote:

It's less Steve Johnson that I'd worry about than the potential semi-finalists and finalists (though Steve Johnson is also to be taken seriously - I'm making no assumptions that anyone will reach any given round).

With good reason:  JMdP & Nadal are still going strong in the top half, though the latter has to face the Brazilian, Thomaz Bellucci, in the QF & he's been tearing up a few trees on his way there (he beat Dustin Brown in the first round, then Pablo Cuevas (11) & David Goffin (8)).  In the bottom half, it will be Monfils (6) or "Nish" (4) for Andy, so, assuming he beats Johnson, he'll have to play a lot better than he did today.



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Yes, that top half is brutal. And the QF between Monfils and Nishikori should be a good one, too. As with London 2012, it's a tournament where one really does have a sense, as at a Grand Slam, of the best of the best coming through.

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Nadal and DelPo are nowhere near their best though. On a quicker court I'd fancy Andy every day of the week. Nishikori will be the toughest match, if they both win their next rounds.

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Nadal & Muguruza gave a walkover in the mixed doubles, what a joke.

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So Jamie is a "way more experienced doubles player" than Andy, is he (interesting that he didn't say better...)?  I know that comparisons can be invidious, but...

L16:  (ALT) Andy Murray & Heather Watson CR 68 (2+66) defeated Carla Suárez & David Ferrer (ESP) CR 24 (12+12) by 3 & 3

whereas

L16:  Jack Sock & Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) CR 34 (24+10) defeated Jamie Murray & Johanna Konta CR 17 (4+13) by 4 & 3

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QF:  (ALT) Andy Murray & Heather Watson CR 68 (2+66) vs (4) Rohan Bopanna & Sania Mirza (IND) CR 16 (15+1)



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