Week 23 - ATP 250 - Boss Open - Stuttgart, Germany (grass)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 23 - ATP 250 - Boss Open - Stuttgart, Germany (grass)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Andy Murray WR 67 (CH = 1 in November 2016) vs (Q) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 116 (CH = 111 in September 2020)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Andy finding it pretty hard going but he managed to take the first set, 6-4

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Andy finding it pretty hard going but he managed to take the first set, 6-4

yeah, he was 3-0 down as well. O'Connell beat Ali Gray last week, I think, in Surbiton.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Andy Murray WR 68 defeated (Q) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 116 by 4 & 3

Kudla (again!) or Bublik (7) in the last 16.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad

How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1! wink

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad
How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1!

Sorry, i meant in terms of games from that point it was 6-1 (making the set 6-4 as he was 0-3 down). So he gave the guy an effective head start and then mopped up comfortably

Does that make sense?! biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad
How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1!
Sorry, i meant in terms of games from that point it was 6-1 (making the set 6-4 as he was 0-3 down). So he gave the guy an effective head start and then mopped up comfortably
Does that make sense?!

Nice comeback. Squirmed your way out of that one LOL wink wink wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad
How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1!
Sorry, i meant in terms of games from that point it was 6-1 (making the set 6-4 as he was 0-3 down). So he gave the guy an effective head start and then mopped up comfortably
Does that make sense?!

Er, no.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad
How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1!
Sorry, i meant in terms of games from that point it was 6-1 (making the set 6-4 as he was 0-3 down). So he gave the guy an effective head start and then mopped up comfortably
Does that make sense?!
Nice comeback. Squirmed your way out of that one LOL

looks like I didnt!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Well done, Andy, eased through it eventually - from 3-0 down it was 6-1 6-3 so not too bad
How could he possibly have been 0-3 in the first set & then won it by 6-1!
Sorry, i meant in terms of games from that point it was 6-1 (making the set 6-4 as he was 0-3 down). So he gave the guy an effective head start and then mopped up comfortably
Does that make sense?!
Er, no.

oh...mmm.

So, Andy went 0-3 down, ok, I think we are agreed on that.

From that point, he won the rest of the games in that set 6 to 1...does that explain!

indiana · Tennis legend

Matches would generally be very comfortable if you took out some of the games players lose

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Matches would generally be very comfortable if you took out some of the games players lose

of course, I know - I was just trying to make the point that after a ropey start it was all Andy. that was it!! I dont think it is too difficult!!! biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: Andy Murray WR 68 defeated (Q) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 116 by 4 & 3
Kudla (again!) or Bublik (7) in the last 16.

L16: Andy Murray WR 68 vs (7) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) WR 42 (CH = 30 in February)

Andy leads the head-to-head by 2-1. Bublik won their last encounter in Indian Wells earlier this year in straight sets (last 64), while Andy won in Rotterdam, also earlier this year (first round, straight sets) & in the first round at Wimbledon in 2017, again in straight sets.