Week 32 - ATP Masters 1000 - National Bank Open - Toronto, ON, Canada (hard)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Week 32 - ATP Masters 1000 - National Bank Open - Toronto, ON, Canada (hard)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

5-4* now some great hitting and a couple of winners. Why does he not just start like this? Time and time again gives himself trouble.

Hopefully breaks to finish now for a fortunate escape

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

2 match points 15-40 the point he won at 15-15 was classic Andy..

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Andy misses the first match point and shakes the second just out.

Back to Deuce could be a big chance lost here.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

*5-5 final set.

Andy FFS did all the hard work and had chances on both match points.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

6-5* final set, but not classic Andy at all.

Has never lost a match when he goes a set up in Canada is the stat. 26-0

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

0-40, 3 MPs for Andy.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Andy Murray WR 40 defeated (Q) Max Purcell (AUS) WR 78 by 7-6(2) 3-6 7-5 in two hours & 47 minutes

*****

L16: Andy Murray WR 40 vs (7) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 8 (= CH)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

And a winner to win! Boom

Well done again Andy, loves playing ugly and somehow does it again!

Strongbow · All-time great

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

If Andy did somehow end up seeded at the US Open it might actually end up a bad thing. Seeded 28-32 then he would run into Djokovic, Alcaraz or Medvedev in round 3 in all likelihood. I still think or its maybe false hope, that he has one fairytale Grand Slam quarter or semi left in him. An Emma Raducanu US Open or Kyle Edmund Aus Open SF style draw opening up is probably his best chance. Anyone else agree?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
If Andy did somehow end up seeded at the US Open it might actually end up a bad thing. Seeded 28-32 then he would run into Djokovic, Alcaraz or Medvedev in round 3 in all likelihood. I still think or its maybe false hope, that he has one fairytale Grand Slam quarter or semi left in him. An Emma Raducanu US Open or Kyle Edmund Aus Open SF style draw opening up is probably his best chance. Anyone else agree?

Phew, that was pulled out of the hat, but well done. Takes Andy to live 36. Has he got a deep run in him? well I really dont know. He definitely needs it opening up for him and maybe being unseeded is better, as you say. I also think he will struggle to get seeded being honest, cant see him beating Sinner, and needs a run in Cinci then.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jamie and Joe are on court in doubles action this evening; Andy versus Sinner is main show court match in the prime slot which will be the early hours of our morning, around 1.20am. Wont be staying up for that one Im afraid , not with work in the morning!

9vicman · Satellite level

Jaggy1876 wrote:
If Andy did somehow end up seeded at the US Open it might actually end up a bad thing. Seeded 28-32 then he would run into Djokovic, Alcaraz or Medvedev in round 3 in all likelihood. I still think or its maybe false hope, that he has one fairytale Grand Slam quarter or semi left in him. An Emma Raducanu US Open or Kyle Edmund Aus Open SF style draw opening up is probably his best chance. Anyone else agree?

As an aside, it's 25-32 v 1-8 in 3rd round (not 29-32 v 1-4) but still a point well made.

MrTSymonds · Junior player

It only takes a Broady-like knocking out a random seed though for it all to open up.

A 1 in 47.5 chance of meeting Djokovic or Alcaraz in round 1, or a 1 in 4 chance of meeting them in round 3?

It's a tough call.