Aussie Open Qualifying - Men

Bladetiger · Pro player

RE: Aussie Open Qualifying - Men

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic to kick us off:

15-0
15A
30-15
40-15
Game Cilic, solid start by the big Croatian.

Slightly ominously , Jony got in to the net twice in that game and got passed both times.

-- Edited by Bladetiger at 03:30, 2007-01-13

Vonce · Club Coach

Just had to come on to see the Mackin match score. Well done to the lad, he's done so well in his 3 qualies matches to qualify. Glad to see they'll be 2 Scots in the draw. Fingers crossed for Jonny atm.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Marray serving 0-1

0-15

15A
30-15

30-30 (passed at the net)
30-40 passed at the net again
Deuce (winner at the net from Jonny )
Ad M (winner at the net again)

Game Marray (nervous start, but Jonny got his first serves in and won some points at the net to claim the hold)

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic holds to love 2-1

Bladetiger · Pro player

Marray serving 1-2

0-15
0-30

15-30
30ALL

30-40 UE from Jonny, who's started shakily

Deuce

AD M
Deuce (Jonny passed at the net again)

Ad M
GAME MARRAY Jonny under pressure, making too many ue's and only won 50% of points at the net. He has to improve the net percentage to have a chance, still he hung in there and the scoreboard says 2-2

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic to serve

15-0
30-0

30-15 Jonny gets into the net on a second serve and puts away a winner.
40-15

Game Cilic.

Cilic getting 79% of first serves in so far, Jonny at 61%, however net success rate is improving.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Marray serving at 2-3 (no alarms here please Jonny)

15-0 nice!

30-0
30-15

40-15
Game Marray, solid hold by Jonny , who got a good few first serves in.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic serving at 3-3:

15-0
30-0 Cilic wins 2 points with ue's from Jonny on 2nd serves,

40-0
Game C

Cilic won to love with a whole game of 2nd serves. Cilic 7/7 for on 2nd serve and 9/11 on first, Jonny not returning at all well yet.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Marray to serve at 3-4

15-0
30-0 (god start Jonny)

30-15 (spoke too soon)

30ALL
30-40 Jonny struggling to find his first serves bp number 3 for Cilic.

Deuce
Ad M

Game Marray Great hold under pressure got some nice firstys in when he needed it, Cilic got to b getting pissed off with dominating and not making that breakthrough.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic serving at 4-4

15-0
15ALL

30-15
40-15
40-30 (A ue from Cilic only his second of the game)
Game C

First game Jonny's got to 30 on, Cilic has 12 winners to 2 ue's, Jonny has 7 and 11, amazing that he's hanging in there when all the stats are against him.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Marray serving 4-5

0-15

0-30
0-40 3 set points here for Cilic

15-40
30-40
Deuce Saves 6th break point of the match and 3rd set point, heart as big as a bucket.

Ad M
Deuce
AD M

Deuce
AD M
GAme MArray
Cilic being so consistent still only 2 ue's but marray hanging in there with sheer guts and now 5all, will some pressure start to tell on the young man?

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic serving 15-0
15ALL

30-15
40-15
40-30 (take him todeuce Jonny lets see what he's got)
Game C

Got 2 points again that Cilic game, maybe just a sign that he's getting a bit closer, still under tremendous pressure on his own serve, take him to a breaker Jonny.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Jonny serving at 5-6

0-15
0-30 Winner from a first serve,cant fault that

0-40 oh No Jonny, not again, 7,8 and9th break points coming up...

Game Cilic,

takes the game and the first set, have to say he's deserved that tho' Jonny fought amazingly to hang in there, all the stats are on his side, he's playing very consistent tennis, 19 winers to 3 ue's, Jonny at 8 and 11.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Cilic to start the 2nd set

0-15
0-30 (Jonny comes out firing)

15-30

30ALL

30-40 (a bit of pressure for the young man, at last)

GAME MARRAY

Great start to the 2nd set *1-0 marray