Week 31 - ATP 500 - Citi Open, Washington DC, USA (hard)

scottie1 · Futures level

RE: Week 31 - ATP 500 - Citi Open, Washington DC, USA (hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

Love this tweet from Stu Fraser

"Big upset win for world No 832 and British No 21 Andy Murray in Washington overnight, beating Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in two hours and 37 minutes for his first hard-court victory since March 2017..."

indiana · Tennis legend

Looks a good battling win by the lad. Maybe one to watch.

christ · Futures level

indiana wrote:
Looks a good battling win by the lad. Maybe one to watch.

A shame that he has to come up against our number one in the next round. Never mind, doubtless he will have easier days.

flamingowings · All-time great

Andy Murray v Kyle Edmund not before 21:30 (UK time).

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As an aside, Benoit Paire's epic meltdown and temper tantrum is of superb quality - truly comical.

So glad for Baghdatis too - love him being back......

Nix · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
As an aside, Benoit Paire's epic meltdown and temper tantrum is of superb quality - truly comical.

So glad for Baghdatis too - love him being back......

Definitely like panto. Especially with the booing of the crowd at the end. Comedy gold.

-- Edited by Nix on Wednesday 1st of August 2018 06:54:33 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (Q) Divij Sharan & Artem Sitak (IND/NZL) CR 75 (38+37) vs (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 27 (13+14)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

This paragraph from Stu Fraser's report on Andy's match is a bit worrying:

Of most concern for Murray at the moment is his serve. He is still unable to fully extend upwards in his motion because of his hip issues, and a slight limp is still visible in between points. Towards the end of the second set, when facing a break point, the speed gun clocked a Murray second serve at 71mph.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Stircrazy wrote:
This paragraph from Stu Fraser's report on Andy's match is a bit worrying:
Of most concern for Murray at the moment is his serve. He is still unable to fully extend upwards in his motion because of his hip issues, and a slight limp is still visible in between points. Towards the end of the second set, when facing a break point, the speed gun clocked a Murray second serve at 71mph.

I'm not too worried about that, his second serve speed has always been erratic (generally less than Serena's), and he's always limping around even when he's fine. I hope the stretching upwards is just just lack of confidence of his hip and will fade with time - that for me is the most concerning.

flamingowings · All-time great

Andy and Kyle have started

indiana · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
This paragraph from Stu Fraser's report on Andy's match is a bit worrying:
Of most concern for Murray at the moment is his serve. He is still unable to fully extend upwards in his motion because of his hip issues, and a slight limp is still visible in between points. Towards the end of the second set, when facing a break point, the speed gun clocked a Murray second serve at 71mph.
I'm not too worried about that, his second serve speed has always been erratic (generally less than Serena's), and he's always limping around even when he's fine. I hope the stretching upwards is just just lack of confidence of his hip and will fade with time - that for me is the most concerning.

Andy did say around Queen's time that serving then was still an issue.

flamingowings · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
This paragraph from Stu Fraser's report on Andy's match is a bit worrying:
Of most concern for Murray at the moment is his serve. He is still unable to fully extend upwards in his motion because of his hip issues, and a slight limp is still visible in between points. Towards the end of the second set, when facing a break point, the speed gun clocked a Murray second serve at 71mph.
I'm not too worried about that, his second serve speed has always been erratic (generally less than Serena's), and he's always limping around even when he's fine. I hope the stretching upwards is just just lack of confidence of his hip and will fade with time - that for me is the most concerning.
Andy did say around Queen's time that serving then was still an issue.

Which is why match practice will be good for him.

That said, his second serve has always been fairly erratic as Helen says.

JonH · All-time great

Andy 5-4 up, kyle serving 15-30. Chance for Andy...

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

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