Doha final: Andy v Ljubjcic

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

RE: Doha final: Andy v Ljubjcic

Sheddie · administrator

stagger wrote:

cheers mate

Hi stagger, good to have you back on the site mate. Long time no see, how are things in Taiwan ?

stagger · Club Coach

hello ultimate. ok thanks, except that we had a b*****d of an earthquake a couple of weeks ago and it knocked out the internet cables under the sea and my connection has been henmanesque ever since.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

uh..oh.. breakpoint ljubo..

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

mkkreuk wrote:

uh..oh.. breakpoint ljubo..

ljubo nets and andy hangs on for 2-2

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

15-0: M strays too short with his groundstrokes and L attacks and comes into the net. However, brilliant bh lob from M. L just gets it but M puts away a drive-volley winner

15-15: Great return down the line from L. M just gets it. L puts away a backhand winner

30-15: Big serve down the T, easy putaway

30-30: Great cross-court forehand return from L followed by a wrong-footing forehand winner to the same side

30-40:

deuce: Heavy slice from M. L nets a forehand and looks disgusted with himself

Ad M: great body serve

Game: L forehand long

2-2

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Scoreboard's back (well started)

Andy's only serving at 58%, but then Lubj's at 48%

They've both won 18 points each, and the rest of the stats are pretty equal.

Come on Murray, break him here.

Sheddie · administrator

Ljubicic serving:

15-0: Great rally, Murray moved from side to side. Almost pulls off an incredible backhand winner down the line but it's just wide. Murray chunters at himself about it

30-0: Murray backhand return is wide. He's not happy with that, tosses his racket up in the air

40-0: Big serve down the T. L puts away a mid-court fh

Game: Big serve, Murray return is long

Murray *2-3 Ljubicic

Sheddie · administrator

Murray serving:

0-15: great cross-court return from L, Murray can't do anything about that. L has a large group of very vociferous Croatian supporters in the crowd, they've been there all week

15-15: Big serve out wide. L doesn't like the call, thought it was wide

15-30: M forehand wide. Murray felt it hit the line but the reply shows that it was wide

30-30: Good serve, M forehand into the corner. L nets pass attempt

40-30: big serve

Game: netted return from L

3-3

timmoore46 · Admin:moderator + Club Coach

Scores greatly appreciated!!!

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

8th break point of the match for andy...

stagger · Club Coach

mkkreuk wrote:

8th break point of the match for andy...

yep, this is going to be a longarsed match i think.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I feel like a wet dish-rag already.

Some very dubious calls in that game, I feel, but Andy really must forget about them and concentrate on the job in hand.

Sheddie · administrator

L serving:

15-0: big serve out wide, wrong-footing backhand winner down the line from L

30-15: sorry missed those two pts

30-30: double fault

30-40: L really runs Murray round every inch of the court, working the angles and moving Murray from side to side. However, Murray's defence is superb, L comes to the net. Murray puts up a lob, L gets the backhand smash but M is there to smash a fh passing winner

deuce: ace down the T, Murray felt it was wide but no overule

Ad L: Big serve out wide

deuce: wild backhand wide from L

Ad L: Murray goes long with a fh

deuce: L dominates the point has an easy bh volley to finish it but completely fluffs it and nets

Ad M: L forehand into the net

Deuce: Long rally, Murray and I felt that one of L's backhand slices was wide but the umpire and line judges disagreed. L came to the net, M came close to passing but L hit a bh smash winner to get out of jail

Ad L: Murray fh down the line into the net

Game: ace down the T

3-4

Sheddie · administrator

M serving:

15-0

30-0

30-15: cross-court bh winner from L

40-15: big serve out wide. M finishes point at the net

40-30: cross-court bh return winner

Game: L goes long with a bh

4-4