Pless hold to love for 2-1. Quite a lot of second serves though.
Just looking at stats for MacKin(g)
His second serve let him down big time. Won 6 of 23 points on it. Big pity.
Jonny...
0-15
15-15
30-15 (second serve there)
40-15
Game Marray for 2-2.
Pless...
30-15
30-30 double fault
30-40 come on!
deuce
Adv Jonny (BP)
Yes!
Jonny breaks for 3*-2
15-0
30-0
40-0
4-2 Marray!
Pless serving...
Game Pless for 4-3, Marray a break up
Jonny serving...
30-30
30-40 BP for Pless
Game Pless. 4-4.
Still keep it up Jonny M
15-30 (double fault)
15-40 Chance to get the break back straight away!!!
Yes!Takes the first one and wil serve for the first set!!!
Pless although Danish, lives in Dubai. He was a number 7 junior player,
Who reached number 9 in ATP rankings in Jan 2001.
Now at 110 he is a regular on ATP Tour
Since August he’s been a bit patchy. Losing in qualifying of Canada and Cincinatti to Rajeev Ram and Victor Troicki
He qualified for the US Open beating Galimberti, Bohli and Levy and beat Alberto Martin in main draw before bowing out to Roddick.
He lost easily to Kevin Kim 62 64 in Beijing.
He beat Denis Gremelmayr in Mumbai but lost to eventual champion Tursunov in three sets
In Tokyo he beat Rik De Voest 63 64 before losing to Hyung Taik Lee in round 2.
So he’s got good pedigree, good form, though patchy and I’m delighted to see Jonny M keeping up with him so well.
Jonny serving for first set...
40-0! C'mon!
2 more chances
40-30 only one more - don't choke Jonny
Yes!!!!!!!!! Seals the set with his first ACE!
6-4 to Marray in set1.
Set 1 stats for Marray
Aces - 1
Double Faults - 0
1st serve % - 74%
1st serve points won - 14/20 - 70%
2nd serve points won - 4/7 - 57%
break points saved 0/1.
He's won 36% of first serve returning points and 40% of second serve returning points.
Took two out of 3 break point opportunities.
2nd set
Pless serving and wins the first game to 30.
Only one first serve out of 5 though.
15-30
40-30
Deuce
Adv Marray (Ace #2)
Adv Pless (DF #1)
foot fault second serve...
Adv Marray
Deuce Jonny ismissing a lot of first serves in this game
Game Marray
Good game to come through. Now kick on Jonny M
Double Faults - 2
Pless in set 1
1st serve % - 42%
1st serve points won - 7/11 - 64%
2nd serve points won - 9/15 - 60%
break points saved 1/3.
Game Pless for 2-1 second set on serve.
FIRST SET MARRAY!