CANADIAN MASTERS 2013, R2: Murray gets his man - 6'4, 7'6 2 win over Granollers

[Sallydaisy]

Andy's back in action!!! That's good news ...
:boogie:

He's playing for the first time since his Wimbledon triumph on 7th July so here's hoping that number 7 continues to bring him luck. In theory luck need not come into it in this R2 match against Marcel Granollers of Spain because Andy leads their H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=G710) 2-1 (and the loss was a retirement by Muzzah) on the ATP main tour and by 3-2 including Challengers and Futures.

However, the 27yr old Spanish player is on a bit of a roll having won a title last week in Kitzbuhel - on clay which he considers to be his favourite surface. Other than that Marcel hasn't beaten any top 20 players so far this year and a fit Murray could have carved out a win in Rome but for a back problem.


Granollers is clearly confident at the moment, having notched up a win over Dimitrov just 24hrs after flying from Austria to Canada, but fingers crossed Andy will make it past him to R3.

The match is due to be played on Wednesday 7th August - time tbc.



ATP World Tour, Grand Slam, and Davis Cup Main Draw Results




Year
Tournament & City
Surface
Round
Winner & Score


2013
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Rome.aspx)
Italy
Clay
R32
Granollers, Marcel (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Marcel-Granollers.aspx)
6-3, 6-7(5) RET Stats (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=G710#)


2009
Australian Open (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx)
Australia
Hard
R64
Murray, Andy (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx)
6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Stats (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=G710#)


2006
Barcelona (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Barcelona.aspx)
Spain
Clay
R64
Murray, Andy (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx)
4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Stats (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=G710#)






Qualifying, Challenger and Futures Matches
The ATP doesn't seem to list a 2005 Challenger match in Ettlingen, won by Granollers 6'4, 6'1 on clay.




Year
Tournament & City
Surface
Round
Winner & Score


2004
Spain F18 (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=G710#)
Vigo
Clay
Q
Murray, Andy (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx)
7-6(9), 6-3

[Sallydaisy]

Andy's first on Central tomorrow; 12noon local, 5pm UK time.
Good Luck Muzzah!!!
:GBflag:

[LC the fan]

Bit surprised to see the result - I thought Baby Fed would win that one. However, also relieved. I really don't think Marcel has enough to take on a focused Muzzah

Cannot Wait - roll on 5 pm :clap:

[Jane]

Wishing Andy all the best of luck in both his matches today.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[Reef]

Wonder why Andy is on first - something to do with the doubles schedule?

[lynne]

The Very Best of Luck Andy!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

[karanga]

Very best of luck to Andy today.

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[patmoren]

Andy doesn't like early starts, hope he fires up early in the match.

[Jan62]

Good luck Andy! So excited, can't wait to see him in action again. And in doubles later (if I can stay awake).

[supergran]

Never really understand the scheduling especially where Andy is concerned. Nadal played doubles yesterday and Nole had the night match in the singles and Andy has to play first match when it could be half-full and play his doubles match later. Wish him good luck and am really looking forward to seeing him in action again.

[traveller7]

Cant wait to see Wimby champ playing again - awesome!

[harriet]

Never really understand the scheduling especially where Andy is concerned. Nadal played doubles yesterday and Nole had the night match in the singles and Andy has to play first match when it could be half-full and play his doubles match later. Wish him good luck and am really looking forward to seeing him in action again.
I expect the organisers think the seats will fill rapidly to see Andy. and it gives him time to recover etc and warm-up with Colin before their game

[Jan]

hmm I have to go out at 5pm - but hopefully will be back to catch the end of the match.
Good luck Andy!!

[Reef]

Andy doesn't like early starts, hope he fires up early in the match.

I was thinking the same! I also hope there are more than a few spectators in place...

[Elenive]

All the best to Andy today, needs a good win to get back into the swing of things since the epic Wimby win! Be fantastic to get some series points from this event too if he can get into the latter stages!

[traveller7]

Evening all ready for a bumpy ride?!

[banskogirl]

I think Andy will come out blazing! Hope I'm right :) and really excited just to see him back in action.

[supergran]

Let's go Andy, let's go!! Come on Champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ljs]

GO ANDY !!!!!!!! Hes looking rather tanned isnt he

[lynne]

Really do like Andy's outfit.....looking good!!!:thumbup:

[banskogirl]

Anyone got a quick link to a stream? please!!!

[banskogirl]

oh got one :) here it is in case anyone else wants it .... http://lsh.streamhunter.eu/static/popups/1630361005350360.html

[Sallydaisy]

1 game all first set, Granollers went up 40-30 but Andy has him back to deuce on serve.
Advantage Granollers for a hold ...
Watching via a stream found on livescorehunter.

[traveller7]

1st break to murray nice

[Sallydaisy]

Ooooh ... advantage Andy for an early break!!!

And there it is ... Murray to serve at *2-1 after the change of ends!
:boogie:

[Sallydaisy]

easy love hold for Andy ... and he's up 3-1 in the first set.

[Sallydaisy]

Andy leads *4-1 with a double-break against Granollers in the first set.
:)

[Sallydaisy]

Wonderful hitting from Andy to save a breakback point. *4-1, deuce.

[Sallydaisy]

Advantage Granollers ...
:sofa:

Where is everybody? I need someone to help cheer!

[Sallydaisy]

:eek:

Granollers broke back, DF from Andy gave him Ad and now Muzzah has broken his racquet.
:hmm:

[ljs]

wooops , Break back Andy !!!!

[Hawkeye]

Advantage Granollers ...
:sofa:

Where is everybody? I need someone to help cheer!:yahoo: :clap:

5-3*

[supergran]

I was on the sofa, very calm.:clap::cheer::tennis:

[supergran]

Come on Andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hfwardhouse]

I'm here too - :cheer:

LET'S GO ANDY LET'S GO!!!!

[themass15]

Me too! Come on Andy!!! :sofa:

[ljs]

I was on the sofa, very calm.:clap::cheer::tennis:

Im strangely calm too , wonderful isnt it :)

[Linda]

Just got home. Vamos Andy! :swingin:

[Jane]

Andy wins the first set 6-4. Good stuff!!:clap::clap::clap::dance:

[Hawkeye]

Set is in the bag.

[Sallydaisy]

Get in Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[hfwardhouse]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Way to go Andy! Now no mucking about in set 2 - hold hold hold with a few breaks and off for a late lunch :thumbup:

[ljs]

yiiipppeeee:yahoo:

[supergran]

Right Andy, let's have this second set won in style. Go Champ!!

[Elenive]

Fantastic!! First set in the bag :yahoo:

[harriet]

did have a very dominant passage to be 2 breaks up, but had to work
hard after he dropped serve and granollers made him run hard to close that out
4 dfs, no aces, serve not at full strength yet

[traveller7]

great he won first set lets hope this is just as easy

[supergran]

He has not quite got himself in the groove yet. It must take a little while when you haven't played for a month. Come on Andy!!

[Sallydaisy]

1 game all in the 2nd set - racquet change for Andy.
Granollers to serve. Kitkat time ...

[Sallydaisy]

Wind is causing havoc down on the court. Andy at 30all on his own serve.
But Granollers now has a break point and Muzzah is muttering to himself a lot.
:sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

:eek:
Granolabar broke Muzzah and leads 3-1 in the 2nd set.

[supergran]

O heck!! Come on Andy, break back.

[Linda]

Oops. Andy telling his racquet off. Come on Andy!

[traveller7]

1-3 down
coaster ride.......

[banskogirl]

Isn't it great watching Andy again :rolling:

[Sallydaisy]

Reversal of fortune in the 2nd set where Granollers is the player with a 4-1 advantage.
It's going to 3 ... and Andy had better win!
:hmm:

[Reef]

surely not sofa-time....?:sofa:

[harriet]

1 game all in the 2nd set - racquet change for Andy.
Granollers to serve. Kitkat time ...
be careful what you wish for! wind making it hard for both players

[Hawkeye]

Let's pick this up Mister Murray...

The difference between this set and the last is that it's just 1 break.

[traveller7]

I wouldnt write this set off yet he has come back from same position against better players before

[banskogirl]

I wouldnt write this set off yet he has come back from same position against better players before

eh yeah a month ago.....

[Reef]

Perhaps he's just practising?

[Sallydaisy]

Granola holds for 5-2, quite a bit for Andy to do to win this in 2. Hold, break, hold, break, hold.
Simples.
:p

[Linda]

Look on the bright side - it's good for Andy's game that Granollers is good enough to give him a decent workout :)

[harriet]

andy dumping so many forehands into the net

[traveller7]

:doh:
eh yeah a month ago.....
my point exactly

[hfwardhouse]

No mucking about I said. So he does exactly that :rolleyes:

Come on Muzzah!!!!

[Reef]

come on, remember who you are...

[hfwardhouse]

Kitkat please!

[themass15]

This is much harder than I thought it would be, getting very nervous.

[supergran]

Come on Andy!!

[supergran]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Sallydaisy]

Fabulous point from Andy to get Ad for a break point as Granola serves for the 2nd set ...
C'mon Muzz!!!

[hfwardhouse]

You little beauty Andy!!!

[ljs]

:dance::dance:

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo:

Andy breaks back and it's all on serve with Andy serving next at *4-5 ...

C'mon the Muzz!!!
:swingin:

[supergran]

Go Champ!!

[traveller7]

im still feeling pretty calm.
come on andy!

[harriet]

oh yes! here we go!! kitkat andy, granollers not got the set yet

[Sallydaisy]

Great first point for 15-0 but then a mistimed shot into the net for 15-15.

ACE!!! (first of the match!)

[Sallydaisy]

Cracking miss from Granola ... 5-5
But Andy MUST capitalise on this run and get another break to avoid a tie-break.

[Hawkeye]

Here's hoping for a TB...

[Jan]

just home. Looks a bit close for comfort.

[Sallydaisy]

Fair play to Granola, who won a title 3000+ miles away on Sunday, he's keeping it very competitive!

I'm liking andy coming in to the net to volley more.
Ad to Andy.

[Linda]

Tiebreak. Andy seems to be playing better now. :)

[ljs]

wonder if Fiona managed to get to this match , maybe that was her i just heard screaming cmon Andy LOL

[hfwardhouse]

TB :sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Jeu Murray ... and we're into a tie-break for the 2nd set (and possibly the match).

Granollers to serve first.

*1-0 to Granola after a dropshot that even Murray couldn't reach.

[Hawkeye]

An early mini-break for Granollers.

[hfwardhouse]

Minibreak in Andy's favour now!!

[Sallydaisy]

2-0* Granola gets the first minibreak
2-1* Good play from Andy; again he came into the net to volley
*2-2 as Granola his his shot into the net, back on serve
*2-3 and great defence from Andy earns HIM a mini-break ...
2-4* and Muzzah has the upper hand.

[Hawkeye]

5-2, just 2 more points!

[Hawkeye]

Game set and match Murray 6-4 7-6!

:yahoo:

[Jane]

Wey-hey - Andy gets the win 6-4, 7-6:dance::yahoo:

[hfwardhouse]

Awesome Andy!!!

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Linda]

Well done Andy! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Sallydaisy]

2-5* Andy holds and that's a good place to be in a tie-break
*2-6 GREAT PASSING SHOT and that's 4 match points.

WELL DONE ANDY - JEU, SET ET MATCH 6'4, 7'6(2)

:thumbup:

Next up is Ernie ...
:tennis:

[traveller7]

Bravo never in doubt!

[Reef]

He does like a fight does our Andy!

[lynne]

Job done Andy....well done!!!:thumbup:

[Jan]

well done Andy!
:cheer::cheer:

[ljs]

BRAVO ANDY !!!!!!! :clap::clap:

[Bardot]

When the going gets tough......It's all about getting the W and Andy is so good on the big points. :boogie:

Terrible commentator on Bet365 who's obviously doing it from his Bristol back bedroom. Made no reference to the windy conditions.

[harriet]

well, simples wasn't it. triumphant TB, good workout for andy, granollers made him run, andy needs to tighten his serve and drop the unforced errors, was beating himself today. first game, done in 2, surmounted tricky conditions, wind and andy saying the montreal balls fly a lot, was finding it hard to control them.

[Elenive]

Great stuff :cheer:

Back winning matches :yahoo:

[supergran]

Well done Andy...good practice!:yahoo::clap::dance:

[JAMES4578]

May not have all gone to plan but Andy was tested by Granollers and came through in straights, well done! Wasn't expecting the A game today, Andy should soon be more into his stride and important thing is he played the important points welll.

[cazza99]

:yahoo: :clap:

[patmoren]

Never like Andy in early matches, always takes him a while to get going but a good win in the end.

[pabbers]

Had to watch this recorded - great win. That 1-4 score always looks more horrible than it is - after all it's "only" 1 break. He left it to the last minute to get the kitkat but gave himself a good workout without being overtaxed. He said in the post match interview that the last thing to come back to him after a break is the movement. Not so much not being able to move but being able to get to a shot and time it so as to do something useful with it. He gave the example of that passing shot in the tiebreaker as evidence that he's starting to get it right again, whereas he'd missed quite a few earlier on.

Ernie next *gulp*.

[harriet]

isn't it great to see players struggling to serve it out at 5-4, and remember how Andy came through that final game at Wimbledon, yes, OK, I'm a horrible smug person, - the only one here?

[pabbers]

isn't it great to see players struggling to serve it out at 5-4, and remember how Andy came through that final game at Wimbledon, yes, OK, I'm a horrible smug person, - the only one here?

But of course http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/angel/littleangel.gif

[LC the fan]

isn't it great to see players struggling to serve it out at 5-4, and remember how Andy came through that final game at Wimbledon, yes, OK, I'm a horrible smug person, - the only one here?

Certainly not - I hold my hands up. After all the years of chewing nails, its great to watch our boy, feeling confident that he has another gear if he needs it. Andy has become a natural winner and - yes - we've all earned the right to be smug just as he has earned the recognition he is now getting :clap:

[Jan62]

Good win :) And nice to see the blue and white outfit again, I do like Muzz in blue .....

[banskogirl]

Great to watch Andy and yes to know he can finish with a flourish! and yes smug, smug, smug....

[pabbers]

Ok here comes the wet blanket..........smug comes before a fall..........or words to that effect..........:getcoat:

[Linda]

Ok here comes the wet blanket..........smug comes before a fall..........or words to that effect..........:getcoat:

You're right, Pat - we shouldn't be smug - Andy struggling against horrible Gulbis now :crying:

[pabbers]

OK - so I won't say "I told you so" :flowers: