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mkkreuk wrote:

is andy playing really well or is davydenko playing crap/is injured or a mixture of the two?

From what I've seen I'd say a mixture of the two. Andy is playing the best I've seen him all week but Davydenko is making quite a few ues (whether because he's rattled by Murray or thinking about an injury is impossible to judge).

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Murray serving:

15-0: D goes wide

15-15: Murray goes long with a bh

15-30: More amazing retrieving from Murray and he has a chance with a passing shot but bizarrely tries an angled slice which he netted.

30-30: D goes long

30-40: Limp bh into the net from M

Game D: long rally, wild bh long from Murray

7-5, 2-1*

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Oh, bother. Drops his serve and now has it all to do again.

Mkk, from what I have seen, Davydenko is not at his best, but that seems partly to be because Andy keeps getting the ball back and he doesn't like it!

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Andy breaks again!!! NOW HOLD!!!!!

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D serving:

0-15: D backhand into the net

0-30: D is in control of the rally but M keeps getting everything back. With M way behind the baseline D tries a dropshot but nets it and looks disgusted

0-40: D goes long with a fh ! 3 bps !!!

15-40: Good serve, short return from M. D hits an angled fh cross-court, M gets there but goes long

Murray breaks !!!!! Long rally, superb defense again from M and D hits a forehand wide

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Hopefully Andy can hold this time.... and he does. Now break again just to be sure :plesae:


Andy's 1st serve % is 72 compared to 63% from Davy (when was the last time Andy was leading that stat??) I don't know enough to see any change in Andy's serve except that it's going in more often, and the second serve is more accurate and less just put over the net into the middle of the service box. USM (or anyone) would you agree or is there a change I'm missing?



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Good lad, he listened and held.

Another break of D would be nice, Andy. . . . .

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Murray serving: 7-5, 3-1:

0-15: D on the attack, working Murray from side-to-side. He hits the sideline going down the line and gets into the net and puts a volley away

15-15: D puts a fh into the net

30-15: D goes long with a fh

40-15: D nets another fh. His forehand is really off at the moment but most of this is due to Murray's superb play. His length is consistently deep making things hard from D who's currently going for too much

Game Murray: D cross-court bh return into the net

7-5, 4-1 !!!!




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D serving:

15-0: Big forehand down the line, too hot for Andy to handle

30-0: Andy attacks a bh slice from D, attacks the net, D passes him with a bh down the line

40-0: Forehand long from Andy

40-15: Bh return winner down the line

40-30: D really blazes several groundstrokes, gets a short ball from Andy but puts the bh long

Game D: Andy nets a bh

7-5, *4-2

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Come on, Andy, do it in straight sets, my blood pressure wouldn't take a third.

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5-2!!

A break to win would be nice. . .

If not, at least serve it out!! Come on, canny lad!

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Murray serving:

15-0: D nets a backhand going for a big winner down the line

30-0: D attacks a forehand but sends it wide

40-0: D attacks the net but a superb dipping bh cross-court pass comes from Murray and D can't get the volley

Game: Murray smashes a backhand winner down the line, brilliant shot !

7-5, 5-2*

Just 1 game away !!!!

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match point....

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GSM 7-5 6-2

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D serving to stay in the match:

15-0: M nets a fh on the run

15-15: D nets yet another fh

30-15: Murray sends a return long

30-30: Simply brilliant, Murray blazes his trademark backhand down the line for a stunning winner

30-40: D goes long and Murray has match point !!!

Deuce:

Ad Murray: double fault

GSM: D hits a limp dropshot into the net and Murray has beaten the world no 3 comprehensively in straight sets !!!!

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