Tennis: Aussie Open 2011

[Billyjof]

Murray has just conceeded his first set in the tournament. Dolgopolov with the tie break.

2-1 Murray.

 

[Billyjof]

Gets to 4-0 up in the fourth set to then drop his serve. Murray FFS.

 

[Billyjof]

Won 7-5 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3. Through to the Semi final.

Not a lot to suggest he will go on and win it though.

 

[Hector]

Ferrer has just walloped Nadal!

 

[Billyjof]

Ferrer has just walloped Nadal!

What a result, in straight sets.

Was Nadal injured? Because he appeared to be well beaten.

 

[homer]

It's just two blokes hitting a ball over a fence with a stick

 

[Billyjof]

It's just two blokes hitting a ball over a fence with a stick

One mention of a young spaniad getting a thrashing, and there you come wandering in. :icon_conf

 

[Hector]

What a result, in straight sets.

Was Nadal injured? Because he appeared to be well beaten.

Yes, seems he was in a bad way.

 

[Billyjof]

No Fed or Raf in the final could be tasty.

Come on Murray!

 

[fcukcov]

He's into the final....just.

 

[Billyjof]

He's into the final....just.

Real chance this time. Won't be easy against Djokovic. Has to be much better than today. Lucky error strewn performance but all credit.

 

[Motown Fox]

Real chance this time. Won't be easy against Djokovic. Has to be much better than today. Lucky error strewn performance but all credit.

Yeah there were stages when I thought he'd thrown it away. I gave up at one point to make myself a mid morning snack thinking he'd cocked it up and came back in the room to find out he was 6-0 up in the first tie-break.
Then I was part watching that Dominic Littlewood Saints/Sinners programme and kept switching between that and the tennis. Everytime I watched the tennis Murray seemed to cock it up and then when I watched Dom for a bit and came back to the tennis Murray had forged ahead again.

Murray did play some cracking shots though and when he varied it a bit he seemed to have more success. But he needs to be more consistant. He pressured Ferrer into mistakes eventually but it took a while and he made too many unforced errors earlier in the match which he won't get away with in the final.

 

[Cate Fox]

It may sound a daft question, but when is the final?

 

[bocadillo]

It may sound a daft question, but when is the final?

Sunday - starts 08:30 our time

 

[Cate Fox]

Sunday - starts 08:30 our time

Thanks Bob

 

[PEN3]

come on Nole

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Lost the first game 6-4, and now 5-0 in the 2nd set.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Lost the first game 6-4

Eh?

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Eh?

Don't you ****ing start on me

 

[Blue Maniac]

Don't you ****ing start on me

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