Week 43 - ATP 500 - Swiss Indoors - Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: Week 43 - ATP 500 - Swiss Indoors - Basel, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 (CH = 9 in November 2019) vs Andy Murray WR 49

The head-to-head is 3-2 to Andy, their last meeting being in the last 16 in Doha earlier this year, when Bautista won easily (0 & 1). Before that, Andy triumped in five sets in THAT match in the first round of the 2019 AO.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 (CH = 9 in November 2019) vs Andy Murray WR 49
The head-to-head is 3-2 to Andy, their last meeting being in the last 16 in Doha earlier this year, when Bautista won easily (0 & 1). Before that, Andy triumped in five sets in THAT match in the first round of the 2019 AO.

I think it will be an interesting one. I think Andy is a stronger player than back in January, more resilient, but whether that will be enough. The Swiss courts are playing quite slow - from what I saw of Jack D's match and also what Carlos A said in his presser - so it could well be a 3 hour , 3 set war of attrition this one

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Andy battling hard but a set and a break down at 3-6 *3-2. Key stage was the break point he had at 3-3 first set.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 defeated Andy Murray WR 49 by 3 & 2 cry

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 defeated Andy Murray WR 49 by 3 & 2

5 times better than last match they played!

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Andy made 6 forehand errors is his second service game, was fortunate to get away with that. A sure fire way of reducing the forehand error count and to ensure that he doesn't ever concede this many points in a game would be to make these errors on consecutive points.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 (CH = 9 in November 2019) vs Andy Murray WR 49
The head-to-head is 3-2 to Andy, their last meeting being in the last 16 in Doha earlier this year, when Bautista won easily (0 & 1). Before that, Andy triumped in five sets in THAT match in the first round of the 2019 AO.

Just a small point and assuming that should say triumphed not trumped - Bautista-Agut won that match in Australia

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

goldfish wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (6) Roberto Bautista (ESP) WR 22 (CH = 9 in November 2019) vs Andy Murray WR 49
The head-to-head is 3-2 to Andy, their last meeting being in the last 16 in Doha earlier this year, when Bautista won easily (0 & 1). Before that, Andy triumped in five sets in THAT match in the first round of the 2019 AO.
Just a small point and assuming that should say triumphed not trumped - Bautista-Agut won that match in Australia

You're quite right, of course, Liz. Wishful (retro)thinking on my part, I'm afraid!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Andy - my mood is now at a state where I expect him to lose and to lose heavily and to struggle past guys he should beat easily.

I thought he entered the indoor season with some hope. But it has been really disappointing.

I hope he considers whether he should go on like this and maybe determines Wimbledon 23 should be a good place to end.