Queens Final - Andy v James Blake

wolf · Tennis legend

RE: Queens Final - Andy v James Blake

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 4-5

15-0 JB goes for winner that wasn't there on fh and nets
15-15 long rally and AM eventually goes long with fh
15-30 AM goes for second serve ace but double faults
30-30 big serve down the T "come on"
40-30 JB goes wide with bh winner attempt chance missed
Game Murray JB just gets to serve and AM gives him a drop shot that spun out of court - brilliant

5-5

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve to 5-5

0-15 JB goes wide
0-30 long rally and JB eventually goes for big shot and goes miles long
15-30 massive fh winner - only Blake could do that
15-40 AM puts JB in places he doesn't want to go and JB nets fh
Game Murray - AM just gets return back and JB smashes a fh long

Murry leads *6-5

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 6-5

15-0 ace out wide - unsucuessful challenge by Blake
30-0 great bh winner into corner dtl just guided
linesman called out on AM drop shot Blake passes but the drop shot was in as showed by AM challenge - gutting for Blake as he would have won the point anyway
30-15 JB sneaks into net and puts easy fh volley away
40-15 JB goes for massive fh return and goes long
Game and set Murray JB tries to run around bh and go for an outrageous winner but nets

Murray takes the first set 7-5

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Only saw the last 4 games of that set but Andy was very much reliant on Blake's errors. The game at 4-5 he missed 5/6 first serves and was fortunate not to have to face bp given that Blake had chances.

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve at 5-7 0-0

15-0 mis-hit fh goes wide by AM
15-15 bh retrun winner dtl - too good
15-30 inside out fh dtl by AM and JB nets on the run
30-30 AM can only just gets return bh and JB has easy fh out away
40-30 AM nets fh on the run
Game Blake AM goes long

Murray leads 7-5 *0-1

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 7-5, 0-1

15-0 long rally and JB goes long
30-0 unreturnble serve
30-15 double fault
40-15 ace out wide
JB reuturn right on the line would have been an easy volley - once again Blake shafted by a call
Game Murray fh winner passes Blake

Murray leads 7-5, 1-1*

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve at 5-7, 1-1

15-0 AM nets fh
30-0 AM can't return big serve
40-0 serve straight on AM's racket but nets
Game Blake another unreturnable serve

Murray leads 7-5, *1-2

wolf · Tennis legend

kundalini wrote:

Only saw the last 4 games of that set but Andy was very much reliant on Blake's errors. The game at 4-5 he missed 5/6 first serves and was fortunate not to have to face bp given that Blake had chances.

Agreed but Blake will always give you those errors.

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 7-5, 1-2

0-15 big return nd then easy fh winner for JB
15-15 big serve out wide
30-15 AM gets away with poor approach when JB pass hits the net and goes wide
40-15 JB unable to return serve
40-30 big shots from JB and AM goes well long with pass attempt
Game Murray JB reaches into bh and nets

Murray leads 7-5, 2-2*

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve at 5-7, 2-2

0-15 Blake goes wide with inside out fh
0-30 JB mistimes fh completely and nets
15-30 AM just nets bh on the stretch
30-30 return on the stretch goes long
40-30 JB approaches net and AM goes wide with fh pass
Game Blake bh return netted didn't move feet

Murray leads 5-7, *2-3

Just not aggressive enough when he got to 0-30

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 7-5, 2-3

15-0 JB nets bh on the run
30-0 JB goes long with return on the stretch
30-15 AM nets the easiest of easy fh's after good serve
40-15 AM forces JB out wide and then JB just can't get to shot in the middle of court
40-30 double fault
Deuce massive fh on the run by JB and AM can only net
Ad Murray serve out wide
Game Murray JB goes long after long rally

Murray leads 7-5, 3-3

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve at 5-7, 3-3

15-0 JB works AM around and hits fh winner
30-0 serve out wide unreturnable
30-15 great play from AM return out wide, bh into open court and then wrong foots jb to finish
30-30 big fh goes well long - chance here
30-40 fh approach not good enough from JB and bh pass makes JB net hard volley
Game Murray AM just get return back easy sliced bh approach for JB but he nets

Murray leads 7-5, *4-3

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray to serve at 7-5, 4-3

15-0 JB nets bh return
15-15 AM just goes wide with bh pass on the run
30-15 big serve down the T
40-15 serve into body
Game Murray AM works JB out wide and then goes behind him with follow up fh

Murray leads 7-5, 5-3*

wolf · Tennis legend

Blake to serve at 5-7, 3-5

15-0 AM goes long with fh volley on the stretch
30-0
40-0 AM goes well long with fh return
Game Blake JB follows up serve with fh winner

Murray leads 7-5, *5-4