Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai (hard)

Jan · Hall of fame

Hooray Andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JonH · All-time great

Good comeback win, sounds like the quality was high - any video highlights anywhere anyone aware of??!

indiana · Tennis legend

Just 4 more points in the third set than in the second set TB, which apparently lasted 31 minutes and 6 seconds.

Didn't want to keep Donskoy and Pouille up too late, it being after 11pm local.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

The world No 1 has grown up a bit - plenty of potential for tantrums in that match but pretty well behaved I thought and some absolutely amazing shots in that tie break - one at the most insane angle almost round the net post !!!

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Thursday 2nd of March 2017 08:01:59 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

In the match to decide Andy's semi-final opponent, Donskoy, the qualifier who did for Roger the Lodger in the previous round, is now giving Lucas Pouille (7) a run for his money: one set all & the Russian has just come back from *0-3 to level at 4-4*!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Andy Murray WR 1 defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber (ESP) WR 29 by 6-7(4) 7-6(18) 6-1

*****

SF: (1) Andy Murray WR 1 vs (7) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 15 (= CH)

Pouille's QF match finished at getting on for 02.00 local time. Pouille eventually subdued Donskoy by 7-6(2) in the decider. Wonder if that's why Andy's match was the first of the "afternoon" session.

The head-to-head is 3-0 in Andy's favour, all wins last year & all in straight sets (Paris (L16), Shanghai (L16) & Rome Masters (SF)).

Mikeduke · County player

Here is that drop shot on match point.

www.instagram.com/p/BRJeH22lvxP/

indiana · Tennis legend

And with Kyrgios beating Djokovic in the Acapulco QF Andy's incredible win will have him at least a further 90 points clear at WR 1. 1895 points and counting both here and whatever Indian Wells and Miami must surely add for last year's double IW & Miami L32 loser over last year's double IW and Miami champion.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Amazing save in that second set. It's not often you save 7MPs in a match and come back to win. Djokovic-esque. Although of course Andy does have prior experience of similar situations from those successive matches against Robredo in 2015, if memory serves.

That drop shot down match point was phenomenal.

JonH · All-time great

Verdasco won the first semi and awaits in the final - but Andy a break down 3-4 in the first set v Pouille!

indiana · Tennis legend

Can't see Andy getting back, that lad's got no fight

indiana · Tennis legend

OK, credit him for coming back to take the first set 7-5 and at least we avoid seeing if he'd have any heart in a TB if it got tricky.

the addict · Tennis legend

Pity, I was looking forward to another tie-break !

JonH · All-time great

and 3-0 up in second. I think Pouille is one who can be accused of not always fighting (hope that is not libellous!)