AO Round 4 : Murray v Nadal

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

RE: AO Round 4 : Murray v Nadal

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving at 0-1

0-15 Andy nets.
15-15 Draws nadal into the net and nadal was unlucky not to get his volley over the net.
30-15. Great serve and volley.
40-15. Great kick serve. Nadal fails to get the return over the net.
40-30. Nice serve and he gets into the net but fails to put the ball away. Easily passed by nadal.
GAMNE! fh winner dtl

1-1

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Nadal serving at 1-1

15-0
15-15 deep groundstroke forces nadal to net
30-15
40-15 ace
game. return of serve is wide.

nadal leads 2-1

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving at 1-2.

0-15. Nadal hits a great winner dtl. Murray to passive for my liking there.
15-15. Another great serve and volley.
15-30. Murray oiut of the rally from the beginning and murray nets trying a bh winner dtl
30-30. Unreturnable serve.
40-30. A short ball from nadal is viciously struck for a cross court winner! C'mon!
GAME. Murray S&V but his putaway isnt great but the overhead is putaway easily.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Nadal serving at 2-2.

15-0. Nadal easily cuts of an attempted pass at the net.
30-0. AM dumps the return of serve into the bottom of the net. It was a good second serve out wide.
30-15. Nadal comes in on a short ball from murray but nets.
40-15. Cant get the return of serve in.
GAME. murray does brilliantly just to stay in the point and nadal cuts the pt of with a volley.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving at 2-3.

0-15. Double fault.
15-15. Another excellent s&v finished with a wonderful drop volley. Im loving this tactic but i hope he does overuse it.
15-30. A neat little volley exchange, murray tries to lob but nadal passes.
30-30. drop shot by andy, nadal gets to it effortlessly but fails to send it over the net
40-30. ace down the T
DEUCE. Murray already overusing the S&V and nadal sees him coming and tries to pass him. Murray gets his racket to it but cant do anything about it.
Advantage murray. Ace down the t.
GAME! Return of serve is long.

3-3

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Nadal serving at 3-3.

15-0. Murray nets trying to be aggressive
30-0. Nadal drills the ball straight at murray at the net who does well to get out of its way
40-0. Return of serve is long.
GAME> Nadal dictates the rally and sends a winner dtl.

4-3.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray is looking very focussed today.

Murray serving at 3-4:

15-0. Nadal nets an attempted FH dtl.
30-0. Wild mis-hit from nadal off the serve
40-0. Nice approach and murray sees it going long.
GAME. EASY overhead after a S&V

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Nadal serving at 4-4.

15-0. Murray does brilliantly to stay in the pt with a great defensive lob and his attempted winner dtl JUST goes wide
30-0. Nadal s&V
40-0. Murray nets.
40-15. This time Nadal nets.
40-30. Murray does excellently to step in on the 2nd serve and forces an error from nadal.
DEUCE. NAdal nets.
ADv nadal. Great serve down the t and murray cant return followed by a cry of anguish.
GAME! nadal sees murray at the net and sends a low crosscourt backhand to leave a tough volley at murrays feet which he cnanot get.

5-4*

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving to stay in the set. 5-4*

15-0. Great serve. ace down the T. ACE #3
15-15 Lob goes long after a poor drop shot.
30-15. Ace out wide.
40-15. VERY VERY lucky net cord sees the ball drop dead.
GAME murray. another poor drop shot followed by a lob volley and nadal almost passes.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

NADAL serving at 5-5.

15-0. Murray steps in on the second serve which looks like a winner but a flick of the wrist sees nadal send down an incrible winner DTL.
30-0. Nadal hits a winner dtl
30-15. Nadal return goes long.
40-15. Murray gets in a good position but his volley isnt great and nadal makes him pay. and then murray swears...
GAME. cross court winner.

6-5*

johnnylad · Tennis legend

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mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Murray serving to take the first serve into a tiebreak.

0-15. S&V but murray cant get a low volley over catches the tape.
15-15. Aggressive from the start and rafa cant handle a deep groundie.
30-15. Unreturnable serve.
30-30. Attempted cross court winner goes awry.
30-40.
DEUCE. MAGNIFICENT s&V!
Adv murray. Same again. This is a magnificent set of tennis, as good as i have seen all tournament.
DEUCE. Murray makes a UE...
Adv murray, phwoar. excellent 1-2 punch, great forehand winner to the crner.
GAME. magnificent again. brilliant serve and volleying.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Nadal to start the tiebreak.

(scores will be in murray's perspective)

1-0 minibreak! Heavy slice and nadal goes wide.
2-0. ACE.
2-1, Minibreak is tamely handed back. murray nets
2-2. Unreturnable serve.
2-3. Return of serve is wide.
3-3. Ace out wide. (number 6 i think)

johnnylad · Tennis legend

YOU BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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