Wimby R4: Murray vs Baghdatis

Vonce · Club Coach

Wimby R4: Murray vs Baghdatis

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Andy in 4 for me. Baghdatis is a tough opponent though. He must be - he has already reached a GS final and took a set off Federer! I think that the home support should carry him through though and on grass i would favour andy. THat being said though - Baghdatis did beat Seb Grosjean a man with considerable grass court nous though on the flipside Grosjean hasn't been playing that well of late so without seeing the baggy match i don't know how much to credit to give to marcos.

Gonna stick with AM in 4 (hopefully in 3!) - especially if he performs the way he did yesterday agains A-rod. He played way too good yesterday to put in a poor performance tomorrow so will be kicking himself if he doesn't reach his first ever QF at a slam.

murrayman650 · ATP level

murray second on centre court

and his mixed doubles match is third on court 2

RJA · Hall of fame

As long as Andy keeps the intensity up and avoids over confidence I can't see him losing this match. Andy in 4

Michael · Pro player

Brillant win in the last round and Andy in 4 for me. Shame it was my mum's birthday so i missed the match but my parents said i can come home at lunchtime so i will be able to watch the Baghdatis match.

aria81 · Club Coach

I guess it will depend on whether Andy has a bit of an emotional come down after such a great win on Saturday. I think if he plays close to how he did on Saturday he should win in 4. Fingers crossed anyway.

It'll be tough but I'm pretty hopeful.

Regardless of what happens though - great tournament so far.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

It's a difficult match to predict. Marcos has played three matches and yet it's unclear what sort of form he's in as he struggled to beat Alan Mackin, eventually coming through in five, largely due to Mackin cramping, then won his next match by virtue of a retirment early in the first set, and in the third round defeated Grosjean in four, which you would have to assume was a strong performance. He appears to be carrying slight injuries according to his press conferences, though some of his injury timeouts may have been more tactical than remedial.

On his day Baghdatis is a fine player capable of playing the type of aggressive tennis that Murray has struggled against. He has a big serve, aggressive groundstrokes on both sides and is fast around the court; so he could be a serious threat to Andy.

Then again, Andy seems to have been inspired so far this tournament, playing at a level that we really haven't seen this year bar the title winning week in San Jose. His focus has been impressive and for once, he's managed to achieve a decent balance between limiting the number of errors and attempting to win the points. The only complaint I would have, and it's a regular one, is that his serving still looks poor. In fact, I'm amazed that he has been winning close to 60% on his second serve; he'll be fortunate to keep that up for the rest of the tournament.

A first serve percentage in the mid 60s should give Andy a good chance of victory. If it's the usual 50-55% then this could be a close match. It would be nice to think he could continue to play at the level we saw for the last two sets against Roddick but that's highly unlikely. Making life difficult for Baghdatis by varying the pace, bringing him to the net on occasion, changing the angles, and being aggressive when the opportunity arises, will probably be enough to win if Marcos isn't near his best. If he is, then Andy will need to find another inspired performance.

-- Edited by kundalini at 00:17, 2006-07-03

eblunt · Club Coach

A win also would mean +175 points net, and a very good chance of being seeded for the US open as well ....

murrayman650 · ATP level

hauncova v henin has started on centre

on court 1 hewitt has broken ferrer serve already and is 2-0

ferrer wins service to make it 2-1 hewitt

-- Edited by murrayman650 at 13:19, 2006-07-03

murrayman650 · ATP level

hewitt is 5-3 up againast ferrer

henin wins the first set 6-3

-- Edited by murrayman650 at 13:46, 2006-07-03

murrayman650 · ATP level

hewitt takes the first set 6-4

murrayman650 · ATP level

meanwhile on the men's doubles front

auckland/deglado are still playing against knowles/nestor

they are losing 7-6 6-4 and it is it 3-3 in the third set

murrayman650 · ATP level

4-4 all now and 40-0 on their serve

murrayman650 · ATP level

make that 5-4

while henin is one set up and 4-0 up in the second set

murrayman650 · ATP level

5-5 now and 0-15,0:-30

15-30, 15-40, 30-40,deuce,advantge gb,deuce

-- Edited by murrayman650 at 14:07, 2006-07-03

-- Edited by murrayman650 at 14:09, 2006-07-03

-- Edited by murrayman650 at 14:11, 2006-07-03