Anyone staying up for Andy?

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:16 am

I'm armed with coffee and biscuits watching Murray and Lopez warm up - anyone around?

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:18 am

Yes I am up and watching. Wink

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:29 am

Good start for Andy gets an early break and is yet to lose a point.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:34 am

yup, Murray winning 14 out of 14 points so far, going pretty well Smile

by Guest Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:35 am

Hello

Has anyone seen Boo?

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by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:37 am

emancipator wrote:Hello

Has anyone seen Boo?

Nope not yet.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:39 am

Lopez holds, but he really can't find a first serve at the moment

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:43 am

Murray still yet to drop a point on serve, looking focussed, all good so far, 4-1.

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:45 am

Andy leads 4-1. Hopefully, he keeps his concentration here and can be ruthless. After the tiring game the other day he really could do with a short match today. Lopez just hasn't got going yet.

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:45 am

4 1 - I might be able to go to bed before 3! Thank you Andy Murray!

win, win situation at the mo - Andy playing well, and Lopez is very easy on the eye!

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:50 am

First set to Andy without dropping a point on his serve - 26 minutes played.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:50 am

Lopez said before the match that he couldn't beat Murray from the back so would have to be more aggressive, but there's been little sign of it so far. Murray obviously happy to rally from the back of the court, plenty of pace off his first serve, and takes the first set 6-1 without dropping a single point on serve!!! Lost just seven points in the set.

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:51 am

Fantastic - no points lost on serve - way to go Andy!

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:54 am

Lopez has been pretty awful so far and surely he must improve. Lopez starts second set much better with a service hold to love.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:01 am

Murray loses a tiny bit of focus there, and has to fight off break point, but comes through to hold

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:01 am

I'm still awake... Shocked

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:03 am

I have firmly decided that Murray lacks the killer instict. Instead of putting safe balls away he prolongs the points unneccessary. It goes with 2nd tier players, but can cost him on important points.

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:04 am

I wonder if Kim shares Mum's taste in delicious things.... Run

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:04 am

I must say pre-match in interviews was it just me or did Lopez sound almost beaten before he started the match?

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:09 am

Lopez does well to hold there, but Murray is getting a look into nearly all of his service games, he really needs to up that first serve percentage to have any chance.

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:10 am

wow, you can even watch PRE-match interviews...

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:15 am

Lopez has a really attractive flowing game when he gets into his stride - fortunately for all of us, he is not being allowed to do so atm.

Good challenge by Lopez - what is Andy getting all antsy about....oh Petchey just said delayed challenge - didn't seem too late at all, about half the time that Delpo was taking to challenge against Simon earlier!

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:18 am

Lopez does well to hold there, finding some first serves at long last

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:24 am

Black seems to be de rigeur for all the top players in their night matches!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah break point for Lopez. C'mon Andy, dig deep

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:26 am

Murray come through another tester to hold, needs to re-find the intensity of the first set here

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:31 am

Oh Murray misses about the easiest shot he has to hit in the rally, and Lopez holds. Sings of frustration creeping in for Murray here

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:33 am

lovely teasing net play by Lopez to make it 4 3

Agree Mad for Chelsea - Andy needs to rediscover intensity, he needs to stay calm here too and not start with the negative nonsense.

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:36 am

Judy looks tense - I should think it is exhausting for the support team of all the players!

4 all - let's push on now Andy.

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:40 am

time please wrote:Black seems to be de rigeur for all the top players in their night matches!

I love seeing Andy playing in black......maybe because he was wearing black the first time I saw him....I'd never been the slightest bit interested in tennis 'till I saw Andy play.

My theory always has been that Andy plays better in black.....tho' I haven't done any research to prove this Erm

Hello everyone btw.....I didn't intend watching this match but couldn't sleep, so here I am!

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:42 am

Come on Andy!

I was hoping this was going to be a stress free match for us Andy fans.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:42 am

Oh dear! Lopez has gifted that one away, with amongst other things two DFs in that game, including one on BP. Feel Murray's returning has been a fraction off today (he's left a lot of short balls on the second serve which is unusual), but he will serve for a two sets lead in a minute

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:45 am

Solerina wrote:
time please wrote:Black seems to be de rigeur for all the top players in their night matches!

I love seeing Andy playing in black......maybe because he was wearing black the first time I saw him....I'd never been the slightest bit interested in tennis 'till I saw Andy play.

My theory always has been that Andy plays better in black.....tho' I haven't done any research to prove this

Hello everyone btw.....I didn't intend watching this match but couldn't sleep, so here I am!

Hi Solerina - let's hope he keeps to the black shirt if your theory is correct!

Serving for the set, hopefully straightforward and then I can go and get myself another cup of coffee to fuel me through the third!

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:46 am

evening Sol, Murray serving out comfortably there, Lopez's body language all wrong.

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:47 am

Andy goes into a two set lead without really doing much. Lopez has been dire really and tactics have been mystifying. Get this done in three sets Andy and conserve your energy for the much bigger challenges that lie ahead.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:52 am

awful game from Lopez, Murray breaks (though he did play one very nice point I guess)

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:53 am

I think I'll go to bed now...this is painful...

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:53 am

Hi Chelsea, TP and Craig......we the only Andy fans, on here, watching this?

by noleisthebest Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:55 am

I think there is somethig deeply tragic seeing a netted single backhand ...

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:56 am

I think so Sol, haven't seen anyone else around. JM was here earlier but I expect he's wandered off by now...

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:00 pm

Very odd match this. Andy cruising without playing any great stuff whilst Lopez has been really poor. Watching the match with the US commentary team and they are not amused at all with the Spaniard.

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:03 pm

Just a few diehard fans here Solerina Smile

well it may not be the greatest match, but it is certainly restful to watch after Friday's cliffhanger.

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:05 pm

CaledonianCraig wrote:Very odd match this. Andy cruising without playing any great stuff whilst Lopez has been really poor. Watching the match with the US commentary team and they are not amused at all with the Spaniard.

Yes....at least Andy is managing to save his energy for the rest of the tourney.

I've got my live stream going here but I'm not watching it much....I'm busy flitting around the internet....just listening to the commentary.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:06 pm

I think part of the problem CC is that Lopez didn't really believe he could win today. He's 0-5 against Murray, his style is a very bad match-up (Murray has a very good record against left-handers and big servers). Basically, when Murray started as well as he did, that was the end of that I think.

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:07 pm

time please wrote:Just a few diehard fans here Solerina

well it may not be the greatest match, but it is certainly restful to watch after Friday's cliffhanger.

Haha....I missed that one....glad I did after hearing about it the next day.

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:08 pm

Yes Mad for Chelsea and even in his pre-match interviews he sounded deflated/beaten. Very odd.

by time please Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:12 pm

Did I hear something earlier about Andy and/or other players complaining to the tournament about the scheduling? Or did I just dream that?

few exciting points from both this game

by Solerina Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:13 pm

Mad for Chelsea wrote:I think part of the problem CC is that Lopez didn't really believe he could win today.

So much is about self-belief.....this is where Andy so often falls down.

I'm feeling sooo relaxed......not the usual state when watching Andy.

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:13 pm

Lopez not even chasing down drop shots. Is he ill or injured the US commentators are asking?.

by Mad for Chelsea Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:13 pm

there's the double-break off the back of some very solid defending and returning from Andy Murray. A rather sad moment there after the first point, where Murray tries to usher a moth off court, fails to do so, and a ball-boy promptly comes up and wraps iit in a towel before carrying it off, not sure the moth survived that...

by CaledonianCraig Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:15 pm

time please wrote:Did I hear something earlier about Andy and/or other players complaining to the tournament about the scheduling? Or did I just dream that?

few exciting points from both this game

No the US commentators said Andy tweeted about all the withdrawals saying something like it was down to the hectic schedule of the tennis season.

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