Week 39 - ATP 250 - Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China (hard)

flamingowings · All-time great

RE: Week 39 - ATP 250 - Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China (hard)

flamingowings · All-time great

Cam's doubles is just away to start. Andy is estimated around late morning.

flamingowings · All-time great

Cam+ won their doubles.

JonH · All-time great

Not a bad win for a scratch pairing against the two Serbians - who I think have played DC before?

the addict · Tennis legend

Play is suspended due to rain, with Shapavalov in a third set decider against Ivashka
There is another match scheduled before Andy, so it will be a while before he gets on court, if at all (almost 5:30pm there at the moment)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

OK. It's stopped raining, Shap's match has now been completed, the match to follow has been moved to another court, and Andy's match should start in about 30 minutes. (If I have interpreted things correctly, which is not a given

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Julia Carrot · All-time great

Live now !!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Took Ist set 6 - 3 . Now in a 2nd set tie break. Doesnt look like he could survive a 3rd set.

JonH · All-time great

2nd set lost - 2 hours for two sets. Another attritional battle - I havent seen andy hit much since he came back, he seems to be getting into these v long matches v everyone he plays, is he lacking the ability to put the point away, ie attacking game not there at the moment?

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Andy[s always been a natural defender, one of the things that Mr Lendl helped turn around. I guess he's gone back to his comfort zone. not totally unexpected, but also not helpful.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

OMG Zhang retired . That was a surprise !

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 03:24:37 PM

JonH · All-time great

From what I read it looked like last one standing! Be interesting to see if Andy decides Goffin is a match too far after this?

JonH · All-time great

Back in top 300 for Andy, 289 live ranking. A win over Goffin would get him back another 30 or so places.

the addict · Tennis legend

It's being reported on twitter that Zhang had an ankle/foot problem. Still counts as a win though !

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L28: Cameron Norrie WR 74 defeated (WC) Wu Di (CHN) WR 287 by 2 & 2
*****
L16: (3) Borna Coric (CRO) WR 18 (= CH) vs Cameron Norrie WR 74

L28: (WC) Andy Murray WR 308 defeated (WC) Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) WR 341 by 6-3 6-7(3) 4-2 retired

*****

L16: (1) David Goffin (BEL) WR 11 (CH = 7 last November) vs (WC) Andy Murray WR 308