About v2Murray loses to Marcos Baghdatis
3 posters
The v2 Forum :: Sport :: Tennis
Page 1 of 1
Murray loses to Marcos Baghdatis
by Adam D Thu 10 Feb 2011, 9:11 am
Andy Murray lost to Marcos Baghdatis at the World Tennis Tournament in his first game since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final.
Less than two weeks since his third Grand Slam final loss, world number five Murray was blown away 6-4 6-1 by the Cypriot in just over an hour.
The second-seeded Scot led 3-0 with two service breaks but went into free-fall.
Baghdatis broke Murray three times to win the first set and never looked back as he wrapped up a comfortable victory.
The world number 20 will next play Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round in Rotterdam after seeing off Florian Mayer.
Murray was making his first indoor appearance for three months and, more significantly, hoping to begin the process of easing the pain of a straight-sets defeat by Serbia's Djokovic in Melbourne on 30 January.
However, after starting so brightly against Baghdatis, Britain's number one was swiftly brushed aside and was in reflective mood after his 61-minute loss.
"I got off to a very good start and then started making mistakes. I was not really timing the ball very well and I didn't serve particularly great," Murray told the BBC.
"I struggled to adapt. It was very fast. I didn't adjust to the conditions so I may need to think about how to prepare better."
With tournaments coming up in Indian Wells and Miami in March, Murray also played down any injury concerns after enduring some pain in his left wrist.
The 23-year-old had intimated he would take a lengthy sabbatical after his extensive efforts in Australia last month, but instead opted to compete in the Netherlands in a tournament he won two years ago.
source bbc website - full story - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9387018.stm
Less than two weeks since his third Grand Slam final loss, world number five Murray was blown away 6-4 6-1 by the Cypriot in just over an hour.
The second-seeded Scot led 3-0 with two service breaks but went into free-fall.
Baghdatis broke Murray three times to win the first set and never looked back as he wrapped up a comfortable victory.
The world number 20 will next play Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round in Rotterdam after seeing off Florian Mayer.
Murray was making his first indoor appearance for three months and, more significantly, hoping to begin the process of easing the pain of a straight-sets defeat by Serbia's Djokovic in Melbourne on 30 January.
However, after starting so brightly against Baghdatis, Britain's number one was swiftly brushed aside and was in reflective mood after his 61-minute loss.
"I got off to a very good start and then started making mistakes. I was not really timing the ball very well and I didn't serve particularly great," Murray told the BBC.
"I struggled to adapt. It was very fast. I didn't adjust to the conditions so I may need to think about how to prepare better."
With tournaments coming up in Indian Wells and Miami in March, Murray also played down any injury concerns after enduring some pain in his left wrist.
The 23-year-old had intimated he would take a lengthy sabbatical after his extensive efforts in Australia last month, but instead opted to compete in the Netherlands in a tournament he won two years ago.
source bbc website - full story - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9387018.stm
Adam D- Founder
- Posts : 23684
Join date : 2011-01-24
Age : 51
Location : Parts Unknown -
Re: Murray loses to Marcos Baghdatis
by Solerina Thu 10 Feb 2011, 2:11 pm
Thanks for that Hobo.
Solerina
Solerina
Solerina- Posts : 2250
Join date : 2011-01-28
Location : Button Moon
RocketAce- Posts : 361
Join date : 2011-01-28
Age : 40
Location : Chesterfield -
Similar topics» Rotterdam 2011 - R1 Andy Murray v Marcos Baghdatis
» Martinez vs. Murray - Murray Belongs at this level, but didn't win: Review & Scorecard.
» Murray Mint or Murray Mince?
» Will Murray Overcome Murray
» Devon Alexander/Marcos Maidana - February Bout
» Martinez vs. Murray - Murray Belongs at this level, but didn't win: Review & Scorecard.
» Murray Mint or Murray Mince?
» Will Murray Overcome Murray
» Devon Alexander/Marcos Maidana - February Bout
The v2 Forum :: Sport :: Tennis
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum