Week 44 - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris, France (indoor hard)

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Week 44 - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris, France (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L56: (WC) Andy Murray WR 156 (CH = 1 in November 2016) vs (Q) Jenson Brooksby (USA) WR 59 (= CH)

L56: (WC) Andy Murray WR 144 (CH = 1 in November 2016) vs (LL) Dominik Köpfer (GER) WR 58 (CH = 50 in May)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Dan into a decider

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L56: Alexander Bublik (KAZ) WR 36 defeated Daniel Evans WR 24 by 2-6 7-5 7-5 cry

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Madadman wrote:
Looks like Brooksby has pulled out. Murray now down to play LL Dominik Koepfer

Dont want to tempt fate here but thats a stroke of fortune. Brooksby a far tougher opponent.

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
L56: Alexander Bublik (KAZ) WR 36 defeated Daniel Evans WR 24 by 2-6 7-5 7-5

I hope i'm not doing him a disservice, but Dan doesn't seem to be having great 2nd half of the year. cry

Edit: Forget, he had a decent run at the US open.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Madadman wrote:
Looks like Brooksby has pulled out. Murray now down to play LL Dominik Koepfer
Dont want to tempt fate here but thats a stroke of fortune. Brooksby a far tougher opponent.

This is what they are saying in commentary (Mark Petchey & Greg Rusedski) but Andy seems to be having some trouble getting going tonight. Koepfer just broke Andy's serve 3-2.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

2-5 double break, Andy is beating himself here strange performance.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Jaggy1876 wrote:
2-5 double break, Andy is beating himself here strange performance.

yes he looked like the first loss of serve had jolted him awake but Koepfer toughed out the resurgence and it was only with the set about to slip away that Andy finally returned the break 5-3

Neil Gee · Club Coach

First set to Koepfer 6-4

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Hes going to lose this isnt he? I think he just expected to turn up and win this his attitude is all wrong here.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Hes going to lose this isnt he? I think he just expected to turn up and win this his attitude is all wrong here.

33% first serves in! Andy looks completely flat but then everybody gets those days I suppose and more so at 34 than a few years ago, but still it's tennis, it's Andy Murray, never say never.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

At least Cam won in 2 very simple sets

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Someone said Dan has had a poor second half - and then corrected it with a comment on US Open. I would say Dan has had a poor second half despite the US Open, which almost looks like the exception. He will be disappointed with how it has gone. I suspect he needs a break and a recharge.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Hes not treating this match with any respect here. Should have been up 0-40 on opponents serve there to make it 2-2, instead hes 1-3 down. I know its Andy but cant see him turning this around. If if he does go out here I think he shouldnt bother with Stockholm and just regroup for next season.