Andy Murray made his way through a troublesome first round encounter with Robin Haase on Monday, in which he fought both his opponent and his body, prevailing 6-3 7-6 1-6 7-5. Historically, Murray has struggled when playing Haase, in the 2011 US Open, he dropped the first two sets before finally defeating the Dutchman in five.
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An ominous performance from Andy Murray, saw him torment Kyrgios into frustration on Wednesday morning, easily dispatching the promising youngster, 6-2 6-2.
The match had been heavily hyped, Kyrgios plays the kind of tennis that has classically troubled Murray, and he has previous: defeating Nadal at Wimbledon last month with a barrage of serves and heavy groundies, he came out determined to do the same. He hadn’t banked on the wiliness of Murray.
Roger Federer put on one of his best performances in 12 months by defeating Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 6-7 (6) 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday evening. It’s a key win for Federer because whilst the first two sets were reminiscent of the Federer of old, the last two were a testament to his motivation to win and willingness to fight for the victory.
Set One
Federer had a clear game plan for the match and implemented it from the start. Continue reading Match report: Federer d. Murray
This will be a highly-contested match, hopefully to rival the Djokovic-Wawrinka epic we witnessed this morning! I thought I’d do a quick preview post to gather my thoughts on what the result of tomorrow’s match could be. It’s been a year since these two played and what’s changed?
Federer and Murray in 2013
Federer really struggled in 2013, he had a back-injury, confidence issues and also, a hangover from his 2012 season. The lowest point was his second round loss to Stakhovsky at Wimbledon where Federer fans truly thought the worst. However, he re-grouped, making finals at Basel and semis in London rounding off a disappointing season with some encouraging results. Continue reading Preview: Federer vs Murray
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