US Open - Day Six

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Can Murray and Evans make it four British in the Fourth Round. Both face totally different challenges. Murray faces Lorenzo who had a marathon match lasting almost five hours in the previous round whilst Evans faces dual slam winner Stan Wawrinka. Also Del Potro is in action as are Dimitrov and Kyrgios.

It seems that Lorenzi's got under Murray's skin. Murray can't handle Lorenzi taking the ball early and his amazing movement in returning the balls.

Murray has to relax and play the match long. Rely on his superior fitness, be content to play long rallies and consider moving Lorenzi around the court.

I am not sure Murray is a great match play tactician ...

No way on earth has Andy got better fitness than Lorenzi - I doubt even Novak can say that! He will sort it out though. He isn't going to continue to blitz forehands into the fence.

An early break for Murray in the third set.

I don't know which commentators NS is listening to but I haven't seen any sign that Lorenzi is taking the ball particularly early. His stock position is a few feet behind the baseline. What has caused Andy problems is the incredible depth Lorenzi has kept on his standard rallying shots. It's like playing Ferrer at his peak on speed!

Evans nd Wawrinka going with serve at 4-4 on Louis Armstrong Court.

Murray starting to look a bit tired. footwork is slowing down a bit.

Evans to serve for the first set at 5-4.

Evans breaks and will serve for the first set against Wawrinka.

The commentators were saying that Murray appeared to be not quite getting to the ball - that he was a little behind the play. Then they said it was because Lorenzi was taking the ball early or / and Murray wasn't hearing the ball strike clearly.

"BBC radio five live sports extra" commentators: Paul Newman (Tennis correspondent for the Independent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra) & Russell Fuller (BBC tennis correspondent in New York). Dom Inglott it seems. Plus David Law. I don't know. Two commentators plus additional people texting to the online platform

Wow Evans takes the first set 6-4.

Perhaps we should remember Lorenzi is in the form of his life and even at 34 has scaled to his highest ever ranking. Couple that with Murray not serving well at all and not being at his best it explains why we are where we are.

Lorenzi has been stuck on 9 winners for about a set and a half. Murray now looking the real deal for the first time in the match.

Normal service has been restored it seems. Murray is winning and Lorenzi is obliging by losing.

Nore Staat wrote:Normal service has been restored it seems.  Murray is winning and Lorenzi is obliging by losing.

Or simply Murray is serving better. Always helps.

CaledonianCraig wrote:

Nore Staat wrote:Normal service has been restored it seems.  Murray is winning and Lorenzi is obliging by losing.

Or simply Murray is serving better. Always helps.

That could be it as well. If Murray is serving well then he expends less energy holding serve and then can focus on breaking Lorenzi's serve. But it also seems that Lorenzi's blisters are taking effect and he is slowing down.

Nore Staat wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:

Nore Staat wrote:Normal service has been restored it seems.  Murray is winning and Lorenzi is obliging by losing.

Or simply Murray is serving better. Always helps.

That could be it as well.  If Murray is serving well then he expends less energy holding serve and then can focus on breaking Lorenzi's serve.  But it also seems that Lorenzi's blisters are taking effect and he is slowing down.

More to do with the 5 hour match he played two days ago I'd say. Murray seals the set and leads 7-6 5-7 6-2.

Lorenzi is still moving phenomenally well. He just doesn't have the ball-striking ability of Murray who is starting to play with all talent at his disposal.

Murray breaks at the start of the fourth set. Evans and Wawrinka going with serve in the second set and Nishikori against Mahut just underway.

Stan with an injury getting his ankle treated and bandaged.

Ankle injury or not Stan has broken Evans serve and will serve for the second set shortly.

And Stan takes the second set and it is level at one set all.

CaledonianCraig wrote:Ankle injury or not Stan has broken Evans serve and will serve for the second set shortly.

Stan playing the dead possum trick?

Nore Staat wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:Ankle injury or not Stan has broken Evans serve and will serve for the second set shortly.

Stan playing the dead possum trick?

Looking at video of incident he did go over on his left ankle so I'd say not.

Stan has now had 6 love service holds in a row.

Kei drops the first against Mahut.

Murray nearing the finish line leads 7-5 5-7 6-2 5-3.

After 3 hours 17 minutes Murray wins in four sets. Today was all about Lorenzi though.

On Louis Armstrong Court, Dan Evans is holding his own level at 6-4 3-6 3-3 against Stan Wawrinka.

Still on serve and Stan about to serve to stay in the third set.

Evans with a set point after Wawrinka double fault.

Wawrinka hammers a cross court forehand winner and back to deuce.

An ace follows that and Stan with game point.

A loud 'Come on' from Stan as Dan Evans hits a return long. 5-5

Stan on the march now at 0-30.

Dan hanging tough and a missed lob from Stan brings it back to 30-30.

And Dan hangs on to his serve and edges into a 6-5 lead in the third set. Stan to serve again to take it to a tie-breaker.

Stan holds serve and to a tie-breaker we go.

Stan getting ratty telling Dan not to shout 'Come on'.

A bit of needle in this match. Earlier Dan not happy with medical time out length.

Dan with a mini-break. He leads 4-1.

Three set points for Evans 6-3.

Kicker serve from Stan. 4-6.

What a tie-breaker. 7-6 Evans.

And he takes it on his fifth set point to lead 6-4 3-6 7-6.

What is Dan doing? A break at the start of the fourth set and he leads 6-4 3-6 7-6 1-0.

Ugly service game from Dan and Stan breaks right back to level up the fourth set.

Stan holds serve and leads 2-1 as Dan's level dips a bit.

Stan peeved at Dan's toilet break. Real needle between these two.

Still going with serve in the fourth set. Stan leads 3-2