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Who will win ? [22 vote(s)]

Murray takes a "pizza" the action - in 2
63.6%
Italian bolognese proves a little sticky but Murray in 3
36.4%
Pasta-man gives Murray a pasting - Volandri in 2
0.0%
Tight match but Volandri comes through in 3
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Andy serving:


15-0, V ue
15-15,
30-15, V goes long on the return off a good first serve
40-15, V nets a backhand he shouldn't have done (he looks very tight this set even though he's a set ip!)
game. good approach from ANdy and puts away the overhead for the game.


5-1.



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imoen wrote:

Madeline wrote:

Andy's first serve % has gone up to 63%


Really? my scoreboard says that's V's % and ANdys is only 59% (although that's better than last year still!!)




Keeps changing, both at 60% now.

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Bother.

C'mon Andy, serve it out now.

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Volandri serving:


second serve: Andy snuck into the net, good volley but V reached it, raced back to get the lob, V drop shot. Andy net. good point. 15-0
15-15 V netted. He looked very tense then.
second serve: 15-30, V opened up too much and the backhand cros-court went wide.
30-30, good frirst serve, A nets
40-30, good deep grounstroke from V, Andy hits facing the back of the court and goes just wide. (V was waiting for it anyway)
deuce. You know how sometimes ANdy hits huge pace cross-court backhands? That was one of them, and V was right there!!!
ad Andy, return winner or V mistake, didn't see.
deuce, Andy netted on the winner (well the attempt anyway!)
ad Andy, df
second serve: deuce. lucky net cord for V, Andy thrown off and goes ong and wide!
ad V, classic clay court play, deep groundstrokes, drop shot then the cross-court winner.
deuce??? totally missed that!
ad V, Andy nets
game. Excellent backhand down the line from him.


5-2. Andy to serve for the set. Luckily a sit down now, if it was a straight play-on I reckon V might've broken.



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Hopefully he'll serve it out now.

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Andy about to serve for the second set. Good crowd support for him, couple of Union Jacks in the stands.


15-0, ace. good start!
second serve, not so great. 30-0, i take it back great second serve, V nets return.
second serve: 40-0, Andy sends a floating cross-court straight to V who overcooks the winner and goes wide
trademark backhand cross-court fast winner thingy for Murray.


4-6 6-2.


Now break first thing please Andy!



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Go Andy!

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Phew.

Nice of Andy to take a bathroom break just when I needed one.. .

Come on, Andy!

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nice work andy keep it up , i never knew he was playing today then turned it to british eurosport and he was :)

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1-1 in third set. Break....

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Sorry guys, my internet and computer just played up and lost the last game as I was sending it. :fuirious:


basically Andy lost it.


Andy serving at 0-1 in teh third set


15-15, V went wide, ANdy did well to read and leave it.
30-15, V nets.
30-30, was a second serve, don't know much else.
40-30, V netted a groudnstroke, was really going for that one, nearly made a hole in the net!
second serve: deuce. Andy nets.
ad ANdy, great rally, every ball was on the line, no idea how Andy got to that last shot, V then went wide, probably a bit surprised to see the ball on his side of the court again!
game, V goes out.


By the way, it's about 16degrees centigrade out there apparently, and we keep getting shots of the coaches looking freezing (Brad definitely does!)



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Can anyone else hear the 'call to prayer' in the background...how bizarre ???

1-1 third set....V serving....

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It's okay, Bethan. We're all grateful for the comments.

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Volandri serving at 1-1 in the final set.


15-0
30-0
(it's time to pray in Doha, we're hearing the calls to prayer)
second serve: 40-0, Andy nets. talking to himself about that last point.
game. Andy nets again. His turn to get impatient.


2-1 to Volandri final set.



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imoen wrote:


(it's time to pray in Doha, we're hearing the calls to prayer)



I have been praying since this match started!

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