MIAMI MASTERS 2013, SEMI-FINAL: Andy outguns Gasquet 6-7, 6-1, 6-2

[JAMES4578]

Great game from Andy and netcord assists on last point, must consolidate though and not Richie back in.

[Linda]

Gasquet seems to be tiring :cauldron:

[Mandiemoo]

Lawks a mercy, a murraycoaster! First miami match i have watched, beginning to think i am unlucky jinx. Trying to decide whether to stay up .... Watching on my smart tv on the william hill website for first time too.

[Manaus]

Consolidates. :)

[Alis]

Nice hold. Another break would do nicely now.

[supergran]

On second glass of wine....not large though! Can't keep still nor quiet. Come on Andy!!

[Madeline]

I'd be happier if he could get an "insurance" break. I know, I'm greedy!

[Alis]

I'd be happier if he could get an "insurance" break. I know, I'm greedy!

Me too - come on.

[KnightOwl]

On second glass of wine....not large though! Can't keep still nor quiet.

I've just poured one too - coffee definitely not enough tonight!

[Linda]

You got it, Madeline!

[Madeline]

I'd be happier if he could get an "insurance" break. I know, I'm greedy!

Greedy, but happy now!

[Manaus]

Double break. :big grin:

[Jan62]

YESSS. Double break. serving for the 2nd set - let's hope it goes better than the similar situation in the first :)

[Jane]

YESSS - second set to Andy 6-1 :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Jan62]

Feeling a lot better now! Into a 3rd set we go. Hold on tight folks.

[Linda]

Breadstick! :baguette:

[Manaus]

:breadstick: 2nd set get and into a 3rd we go! :clap: :cheer: :yahoo:
So I guess Gasquet is a clairvoyant then?

[Hawkeye]

Keep the pressure on Andy!

[supergran]

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer: Let's have another one just like the other one!!!:yahoo::yahoo:

[supergran]

Second glass of wine. Go Andy!!!

[Madeline]

MTO for Gasquet, foot problem. Keep him running, Andy!

[ljs]

guess so Manaus ;)

blister time out

[Jan62]

Gasquet seemingly treated for blisters - mercifully we are not actually seeing it, I still haven't recovered from the sight of Andy's blisters at the aussie open final!

[david1610]

No letting up. C'mon Andy!

[JAMES4578]

Gasquet seemingly treated for blisters - mercifully we are not actually seeing it, I still haven't recovered from the sight of Andy's blisters at the aussie open final!

I am seeing Gasquet's feet,fab set from Andy though Gasquet fell away somewhat and now seems to be in trouble though of course it's not over yet!

[ljs]

I saw them too James :hide:

[KnightOwl]

Chance of an early break here...

[Alis]

2 break points - c'mon!

[Sallydaisy]

C'mon Muzzah!!!

:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[Manaus]

Early break for Andy! :clap:

[Alis]

Well done - now consolidate.

[Madeline]

:boogie:

[Elenive]

Very optiministic, looking ahead:

Head to head with Andy/Ferrer is 6-5 to Andy, with Andy 5-1 on hard courts, his only loss on hard courts to Ferrer came at the WTF RR in 2011 (although we know Andy was exhausted for the WTF then, having overplayed with the Asian swing just before)

[Sallydaisy]

Yeah!!! That's the way Andy, ignore the Dicky feet and play to win!

[JAMES4578]

Andy gets another kitkat and should now be firmly in command though of course I'm not taking anything for granted.

[Linda]

Very optiministic, looking ahead:

Head to head with Andy/Ferrer is 6-5 to Andy
:cauldron:

[Alis]

What's Judy done to her hair?

[ljs]

looks like that foot is bothering Richard

[Linda]

She's gone blonde.

[ljs]

looks good on Judy

[Alis]

C'mon Andy - don't let him back.

[KnightOwl]

Eeeek!!

[Linda]

:rolleyes:

[ljs]

:faint:

[Madeline]

Aaaarrrrggghhhhh!

[Jan62]

Oh what? Another DF and dropping serve AGAIN? What is going on here?

[Mandiemoo]

Pfft!

[KnightOwl]

:facepalm:

[Manaus]

Sigh broken back :sad:
Come on Andy, don't give Gasquet any chances.

[Alis]

Oh dear - don't let him believe!

[Hawkeye]

Very optiministic, looking ahead:

Head to head with Andy/Ferrer is 6-5 to Andy, with Andy 5-1 on hard courts, his only loss on hard courts to Ferrer came at the WTF RR in 2011 (although we know Andy was exhausted for the WTF then, having overplayed with the Asian swing just before):cauldron:

[Elenive]

:coaster:


:cauldron:

Sorry!! :sad:

[Sallydaisy]

Argh!!!

C'mon Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[JAMES4578]

No a double to concede serve when Gasquet looked to be struggling with his movement earlier in that game, Andy must refocus.

[Sallydaisy]

Now a DF from Gasquet ... and it's deuce on his serve. Little glimmer ...

[KnightOwl]

Double-fault-itis appears to be catching...!

[Sallydaisy]

:nailbiter:

[Alis]

Oh Andy!

[Hawkeye]

Arghs!

[KnightOwl]

C'monnn!

[KnightOwl]

Great stuff, laddie :clap:

[Sallydaisy]

Yes!
Now hold your own serve please Mr Murray!!!

[Hawkeye]

That's more like it!

[Madeline]

:yahoo:

[Alis]

Great - now hold for heaven's sake.

[Manaus]

Breaks back! Now hold Andy, no more messing around.

[david1610]

Great get! Now don't let it go this time! C'mon Andy!

[Elenive]

:dance:

[Jan62]

:yahoo:That's more like it.

[Linda]

What an excellent match this is! :big grin:

[ljs]

:jitterbug: now please HOLD !!!!!!

[Elenive]

Hold, no silly doubles please!!

[david1610]

Please could nobody from now on speculate about anything beyond the next point until this match is finished?
C'mon Andy!

[Sallydaisy]

Run Ritchie, run!
Muzzah 15-0

[traveller7]

Come on I want to go to sleep!

[Alis]

Good lad - that's more like it.

[david1610]

Well held! Keep the pressure on. C'mon Andy!

[Sallydaisy]

3-1 to Andy Murray in the 3rd set ...

C'mon Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[KnightOwl]

OMG - shot!! :dance:

[Elenive]

Another break would be peachy

[Alis]

What a fabulous lob.

[JAMES4578]

Easy hold for 3-1 after tremedous effort the previous game,still must focus though!

[supergran]

Come on Andy...You can do this!!! YES!!!

[Madeline]

Come on I want to go to sleep!

Me too. I decided I would only stay up until 1am - but I couldn't possibly leave now.

[Jan62]

Come on Andy. Safe hold for service game now please.

[Elenive]

Ferrer and Haas were on for 2 hrs 2 mins, so far Andy/Richie have been on for 1 hr 47 mins. So game time in semies should be pretty even for both finalists really.

[david1610]

Nice boring hold please. C'mon Andy!

[Alis]

Okay - the next three games please Andy - not a lot to ask!

[david1610]

Ferrer and Haas were on for 2 hrs 2 mins, so far Andy/Richie have been on for 1 hr 47 mins. So game time in semies should be pretty even for both finalists really.
Potion potion potion. There is still a long way to go!!!! C'mon Andy!

[Elenive]

How are you finding the match so far Tom?

[Sallydaisy]

30 all, Gasquet still finding some winners ...

[Sallydaisy]

4-2 after Murray holds with a brilliant cross court shot ... just 2 games needed.

[david1610]

Is it too greedy to ask for another break? C'mon Andy!

[JAMES4578]

Fabulous shot after Gasquet's mishit seemed awkward,would be fab for Andy to break again here for insurance.

[Hawkeye]

Is it too greedy to ask for another break? C'mon Andy!Yes, but have one anyway! :big grin:

[Alis]

Yay!!!!!!

[KnightOwl]

Yay!! One to go...

[Manaus]

YES double break! Serving for the match. Focus Andy, no dodgy serving please!

[Madeline]

YESSSSS!

Come on, Andy, no messing about, serve it out straight away please.

[Alis]

Now please Andy - don't make us suffer here!

[supergran]

Do it please Andy....don't mess it up.

[JAMES4578]

In little doubt now surely, put Richie away Andy!

[supergran]

????????????????????

[KnightOwl]

Oh yes!!! MP's...

[david1610]

Sensational! One more point. C'mon Andy!

[Jane]

Woo-hoo - Andy wins 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 - very well done:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yah oo:

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Linda]

He wins! :cheer: :cheer: :yahoo:

[KnightOwl]

Scoreline suggests it was easier than it actually was, but great result! :clap:

[Golden Lady]

You beaut Andy!!!

[kenny009uk]

excellent performance , great mental strength after serving for the first set

boy is a player

[david1610]

Fifth time in the last six encounters between these two that the winner of the first set goes on to lose the match!!!!! (courtesy tennistv)

[Elenive]

:yahoo:

:trophy: awaits tomorrow!!

[Manaus]

Into the final!!! Big well done Andy! Hard work at times but great stuff overall.
Playing for another Masters title and for the #2 ranking next. Can't wait!
:cheer: :yahoo: :cheer:

[Hawkeye]

:yahoo:

:trophy: awaits tomorrow!!Or the day after...

[Alis]

:boogie::boogie::boogie: Excellent match - was it ever really in doubt??? :boogie::boogie::boogie:

[Bardot]

Brilliant Andy!:dance::boogie: He must have experienced great disappointment losing the first set but he never gives up. :thumbup:

[Jan62]

:dance::yahoo: Well done Andy. One more win and you will have WR#2 (but going to have to play a bit better against Daveeed!)

[ljs]

Yayyyy well done Andy !!!

Alot to play for on Sunday , cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn :yahoo:

[lynne]

Great play Andy...........Well Done!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

[Jan62]

Have to go to bed now. Sweet dreams everyone. See you all for the final on Sunday!

[Hawkeye]

No question that Andy upped his game tonight, needs to go up another level on Sunday though!

[Aussie Andy]

Fifth time in the last six encounters between these two that the winner of the first set goes on to lose the match!!!!! (courtesy tennistv)

Interesting statistic. Clearly it was good luck that Andy lost the set then.

Congratulations Andy on making the Miami final again!

[david1610]

Really hope Andy brings that controlled aggression to the final!

[Elenive]

Or the day after...

I mean tomorrow as in Sunday, it is Saturday today!

[harriet]

great commentary from 5live, have recorded this, but tennis sounds such dreadful quality i may just bin it!

[david1610]

Interesting statistic. Clearly it was good luck that Andy lost the set then.

Congratulations Andy on making the Miami final again!
Re:deemed :)

[RoastLamb]

Good stuff! :thumbup:

[Madeline]

great commentary from 5live, have recorded this, but tennis sounds such dreadful quality i may just bin it!

Eh? There were one or two patches not so good, but generally the quality from both players was excellent, I thought.

[patmoren]

Andy through, some great tennis from both at times, andy upped his game after losing the tiebreak. Hopes he is on fire Sunday, shame about the time, out for family dinner,

[david1610]

I think Andy did outstandingly well in the first set to put a damper on Ritchie who was playing sensationally at the start, even though he went on to lose the set.
Loved some of Andy's tennis tonight. Probably the best we have seen since the AO. I love it when he is aggressive and makes time for his shots as he is then very aggressive but very solid at the same time. A few signs of the future tonight methinks!

[Linda]

That was an excellent match with some breathtaking tennis from both players. :)

At the end of the first set I got myself a cup of coffee 'cos I didn't think I'd be able to stay awake much longer but now I probably won't be able to sleep all night :sad:

[JAMES4578]

Andy was strong and tough when it mattered,though of course there was some worrying segments. Overall many exciting points and Andy in the final and sure he will step it up again. Well done Muzzah!:cheer::cheer::cheer:

[KnightOwl]

You and me both, Linda :) I'm exhausted, but not actually sleepy :sad:

[LC the fan]

WELL DONE ANDY. :clap: :clap: best I've seen him play this tournies. Felt a bit worried in the first set but so proud of Andy for the way he held it all together.
Not sure I feel sleepy now but worth staying awake for

[Bardot]

great commentary from 5live, have recorded this, but tennis sounds such dreadful quality i may just bin it!
I listened to 5Live and watched the match and other than they were using Andy and Gasquet's name it could've been two different matches. The problem with radio commentary is there can be no silences so they fill it with negativity in the case of Briggs and Law. Their parting shot was "It's not the performance he'd want to give him confidence going into the final". :facepalm::grrr:

[supergran]

:clap::clap::clap: Well done Andy!!!! What a match...the score doesn't reflect the battle does it? But he did it! Another Miami final on Sunday. Go Andy! I am too exhausted to comment on the match.

[harriet]

well, got the result, hope he won't falter when serving for it on sunday, or need an insurance break. first set debacle must have shaken him, bet lendl not amused! but credit to andy for putting that behind him and powering through next 2 sets. roll on sunday

[Bardot]

Nice tweet from Varvara Lepchenko.


@Varunchik1 22m
What a fighter Andy.He gave me a good advice in IW.Good job !!!

[Linda]

Right, off to bed to read a book now :)

[HoopGirl]

Thrilled to wake up to this news- after Andy had his toes dressed he seemed to be on the wane and I resigned myself to the worse and tried to sleep. Trouble is I dreamt about him all night do should have stuck with it!!
Great news- go Andy!

[patmoren]

Thrilled to wake up to this news- after Andy had his toes dressed he seemed to be on the wane and I resigned myself to the worse and tried to sleep. Trouble is I dreamt about him all night do should have stuck with it!!
Great news- go Andy!
I thought it was Gasquet that had his toes done but it was early in the morning

[HoopGirl]

Have just discovered that it wasn't Andy who had his toes strapped!
The commentary on 5live was very negative which is why I thought Andy was losing!

[patmoren]

I woke up after a couple of hours sleep with Gasquet winning, terrible what your subconcious mind does to you. fortunately ny mind returned to reality and I went back to sleep!!

[hfwardhouse]

Delighted to see the news when I got up. Well done Andy!!

[Alis]

great commentary from 5live, have recorded this, but tennis sounds such dreadful quality i may just bin it!

The 5Live commies were obviously watching a different match from the rest of us then - some of the shot making was amazing. Petch compared it to Picasso playing Monet - two artists at work!

[scrapaddict]

Bit worrying that he couldn't serve for the first set but the outcome was not really in doubt because Andy has nerves of steel these days.

Credit to both players for some brilliant shots but Andy will need more consistency against Ferrer - well done for getting to the final though

[Alis]

I have to say I was strangely calm - a bit like the US Open - I never really doubted he would win.

[SamP]

What a wonderful match, the first set was the best set i've seen this year. I'll take stuff like that over 6 hour fitness tests any day of the week.

So nice to see two players using the whole court.

It feels like he's really going up through the gears now, shame there isn't another hard court slam in a couple of weeks!

[LC the fan]

It was a pleasure to watch two such skilful, artistic players bring out the best in each other

[pabbers]

Wonderful match to watch. Some truly breathtaking shots from both. Great result.
Andy will bring what he needs to the match tomorrow which won't be the same as today. Thankfully he has versatility which Ferrer doesn't. His style and strategy are same old, same old. Still, Andy will need to focus and play some smart tennis if he's to tame the terrier!

[david1610]

What a wonderful match, the first set was the best set i've seen this year. I'll take stuff like that over 6 hour fitness tests any day of the week.

So nice to see two players using the whole court.!
I know what you mean.
I just read today that Brad Gilbert tweeted after Gasquet's QF that he thought it was the best Ritchie had ever played on hard courts.
Yesterday he tailed off towards the end but Andy had to overcome somebody playing extremely well. Lots of props for that!