USO 2013, R4: Andy took some anti'Istomin; 6'7, 6'1, 6'4, 6'4

[Sallydaisy]

After back-to-back Mayers Muzzah will next play Uzbekistani player Denis Istomin who came through a 5-setter over 20th seed Andreas Seppi.

Andy leads their H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=I165) by 1-0 having beaten Denis in the QF of Brisbane 2013.

He'll provide another good test for Andy but may well run out of steam after that battle tonight.
Andy will have to up his game but we might still find he's conserving energy ahead of some bigger matches to come.

The match will be on Tuesday 3rd September, time tbc but hopefully on Ashe!!!
Betting is that if Smyczek (USA) makes it to R4 his match v Nole would be at night.




2013
Brisbane (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Brisbane.aspx)
Australia
Hard
Q
Murray, Andy (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx)
6-4, 7-6(3) Stats (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=I165#)

[Sallydaisy]

;)

Piers Newbery ‏@piersnewbery (https://twitter.com/piersnewbery) 57s (https://twitter.com/piersnewbery/status/374308402513465344)
Denis Istomin has met the British press, lucky fella. Nice bloke.
Real Madrid supporter, coached by his mum. "Murray? He returns everything"

[traveller7]

Rumours are that Andy might be 2nd on Ashe tomorrow night session

[Sallydaisy]

Just spotted that via a Neil Harman tweet ... if so it's not good news for those of us in the UK.
Depends what is on first at 7pm (midnight UK) but that'd probably be an 02.00 time for us to watch Andy.
:sad:


Neil Harman ‏@NeilHarmanTimes (https://twitter.com/NeilHarmanTimes) 3m (https://twitter.com/NeilHarmanTimes/status/374652003395198978) Looks like it's going to be a long day/night tomorrow - the gossip is Murray v. Istomin will be second at night on Ashe

[traveller7]

:sleepy: got job interview on wednesday not an ideal time slot

[lynne]

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

[Helen40]

Urg, nother half sleep night, with radio on in background as I doze. still - worth it to hear Andy win :-)

[RoastLamb]

OOP Tuesday (http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/schedule/schedule15.html)

Andy is indeed second on Ashe in the night session.

[karanga]

Very best of luck, Andy!!!

[LC the fan]

At last - a prime time match for Andy !

Now I'm in a dilemma - off to South America for 3 weeks tomorrow so this will be my last chance to see Andy - not sure just how much I'll be able to keep in touch travelling through. Not really a good idea to stay up as we're off a 5 in the morning - ah well, I can sleep on the plane.

The good vibes are that I was on a plane back from Spain when Andy won the final last year so I missed that one live. Perhaps I should stay well away from any Televisions.

GOOD LUCK ANDY - ALL THE WAY

[Jan62]

Another all nighter for us in the UK then! I have a cunning plan.... I am going to try and get some sleep, set the alarm for 2am, try to follow the match then hopefully get another couple of hours before getting up for work. But part 2 of my plan is to work from home tomorrow - I save an hour of commuting, plus it won't matter if I look like death or want a nap at lunchtime :) Now all I have to do is manage to stay awake from 2.00.........

Good luck Andy - make it worth the effort that we will all be going to!

[david1610]

Not so great for those of us in Europe but probably good for Andy, all things being equal.

[RoastLamb]

Is it a bit sad that the only matches I am looking forward to watching today - other than Andy - are men's doubles and mixed doubles?

[Caro]

Yep, planning to go to bed early and get up at 2am same as you Jan. Difference is that I have to face people! But I'm not in till 12pm so can sleep a bit longer. Just have to walk the dogs before I go in.

[traveller7]

Is it a bit sad that the only matches I am looking forward to watching today - other than Andy - are men's doubles and mixed doubles?

Nope not sad at all im the same!

[pabbers]

Have chickened out and decided to set this to record from 1.30 am to be on the safe side. Serena may drill through her opponent in no time and I don't want to miss the beginning. Benefit of being newly retired, I can watch it first thing in the morning when Mr P has safely gone out the door to work! :red devil:

[Jan]

Too late for me - unless I'm struggling to sleep, which does happen more often than I'd like.
However, hoping to sleep tonight, so will have to miss this one.
Good luck Andy!
:GBflag:

[rouges]

Me too Jan. sorry Andy. Best of Luck. :facepalm:

[hfwardhouse]

I've got work in the morning so heading to bed. Good luck Andy!!!

[traveller7]

Reckon Andy could be on about 1.30am as Serena is about to win first set at 5-0 up

[daveollie]

Looks like Serena has her game face on here with a 1st set bagel over Suarez Navaro, won't be long before Andy's on court

[ljs]

your right , im glad Victoria got thru earlier , cause shes the only one left who might be able to challenge Serena

and I even have my doubts about that

[RoastLamb]

Just finished watching the men's dubs on Armstrong and now hopefully I'll have time to wash the dishes before Andy's match begins.

[traveller7]

Yawn yawn this and Noles match roll on Andy! Although hopefully not too exciting no :sofa: moments please!

[david1610]

Reckon Andy could be on about 1.30am as Serena is about to win first set at 5-0 up
6-0 and 3-0. and not yet 1:00 a.m.!
It is actually quite ridiculous for a GS QF to be so one-sided!

[ljs]

feel bad for Nevarro , hope she gets a game at least :(

[traveller7]

Done and dusted in two 60 60

Andy time!!!

[Bardot]

CSN "wins" $325000 for her two bagels! At least Granollers had the decency to receive his in the 4th round for a mere $165000.

[traveller7]

Players out warming up

[daveollie]

C'moooooon Andy \0/ \0/ \0/

[daveollie]

Lendl just threw some water over Marcus and Greg, and when they turned around he tried to blame it on the non existent rain hahaha, he's a real hoot is Ivan hahaha

[super8]

CSN "wins" $325000 for her two bagels! At least Granollers had the decency to receive his in the 4th round for a mere $165000.

Well, it is CSN's birthday today, after all. Handy tournament earnings, plus a couple of bagels generously handed out to her by SW make for decent presents.

Plus, an earlier start for Andy v Istomin. What's not to like here?

btw Serena the first player to win a USO QF ladies singles match 6-0 6-0 since Martina Nav in '89 (credit to the bbc site for this factoid).

[traveller7]

Why does Andy insist on receiving :confused:

[daveollie]

Why does Andy insist on receiving :confused:I think the logic is to try and catch his opponent cold and snaffle an early break, also to protect himself from the same fate, would like to see the stats on whether this tactic pays or not though.

[traveller7]

Not this tournament so far it hasnt lol!

On serve 1-2 Andy

[david1610]

C'mon Andy!

[ljs]

:swingin: good hold

ohhh I like Judy's jacket hehe

[david1610]

Is Andy sussing him out? Is the wind horrible? At this rate he is going to put himself to sleep and end up playing at his level! C'mon world number 3!

[david1610]

15-40 2 BPs for Istomin then he will serve for the set. Very sloppy of Andy. Don't understand. And another. Loses serve.
If he loses a set before 3 possible big matches, frankly he is very foolish.
Not impressed Mr Murray: Wake up!

[traveller7]

:facepalm:
no no no Andy thats not the way to do it!

[Hawkeye]

Andy hands Istomin a break, and now Istomin serves for the first set.

[traveller7]

3bps back come on Andddyyyyyyyyy

[Hawkeye]

Break handed straight back.

[traveller7]

:phew: broke straight back now hold!

[daveollie]

Andy has to be one of the greatest players the game has ever seen at the instant break back, he does it so often, although it would be nice if he didn't have to

[Hawkeye]

Andy loses the first point on serve again.

[traveller7]

That wind is definitely a bit whippy out there

[traveller7]

Good hold there I fancy a kitkat now please

[daveollie]

is Istomin on something?

[ljs]

is Istomin on something?

:rolling:

[ljs]

ummmm aggressive Andy ????

[Hawkeye]

Here's hoping for a tie-break!

[traveller7]

Some good rallys there vamos andy take it to a tiebreak

[supergran]

Good morning all. Woke up just in time to see start of match. Istomin proving to be a test already. Andy hasn't had many easy matches, has he? Come on Champ!!

[daveollie]

TB 1st set

[david1610]

C'mon Andy! Focus! 0-2

[daveollie]

Class

[daveollie]

miss hit city

[david1610]

4-3. At least one of his two services, please! C'mon Andy!

[david1610]

He is really having concentration problems tonight 5-5. Must focus. Get the serve. C'mon Andy!

[traveller7]

Think Andys breathing looks pretty laboured again

[Jane]

:crying::crying:

[traveller7]

:doh:
Ok onwards

[Hawkeye]

Tie break.

*0-1 Istomin serves first.
*0-2 Andy a MB down.
1-2* Let's get into this serve!
2-2* An amazing dropper from Andy!
*2-3 Ace from Istomin.
*3-3 Andy gets away with a huge mishit.
4-3* Andy in front, let's get a mini-break!
5-3* And there it is!
*5-4 Two serves for the set.
*5-5 Double fault and we're back on serve.
5-6* Set point for Istomin. Sloppy.

Istomin takes the set after another error.

[traveller7]

Going to be a long night after all

[DaveArneRiise]

Goodness sake, such an infuriating way to lose the set.

[david1610]

I am sorry, but what an idiot! Even if he comes through - and frankly maybe this is punishment for a lot of talk on this forum of QFs before Andy had played this match - he needs all the energy he can get!
Focus. Try and play a bit more forcefully - if the wind is bad, revert back - but what is happening is your game is levelling down to his and you are not focusing enough to come out automatically on top.
C'mon Andy!

[supergran]

Oh heck. Wish Andy would be more aggressive at times....but what do I know. Come on Andy eliminate the errors please and sort him out.

[traveller7]

Lets hope he comes out and now and annihilates him! game face on Andy

[DaveArneRiise]

More sustained aggression is what's needed. Still confident Andy will get the win here, he's not a two time grand slam winner for nothing. He'll know what he has to do out there.

[Hawkeye]

Chance for an early break in set 2.

[Hawkeye]

And Istomin is broken!

Stay on top of him!

[DaveArneRiise]

Great response. Off to bed ladies and gentlemen, confident of waking up to a 4 set win ;)

[traveller7]

Kitkat and a hold to love thats more like it!
lets just forget that first set even happened

[supergran]

Fantastic..3-0 now. Come on Andy!!:GBflag::GBflag:

[Caro]

Watching from 3-2 in that 1st set. Tried to get some sleep in first but couldn't sleep much! Shocked Andy dropped the TB from a mini break up! Good to see a break now in the 2nd set. Hope it's a long enough night for 4 sets but not too long so I can get some sleep before work! Let's go Andy let's go!!!!

Oh and let's go Stan the man as well!

[traveller7]

Considering this is a night match the crowd are very lacklustre
4-1 our boy leads though

[supergran]

The crowd are terrible.

[Hawkeye]

Double break!

Looking like this is a best of three...

[supergran]

Blimey!

[david1610]

Wow! That was possibly Andy's worst UE of the year.... but not going to chide him as he has set point now! C'mon Andy!

[Jane]

One set all:cheer::cheer::clap::clap:

[Hawkeye]

Andy you idiot...

Andy lobs Istomin, who has to hit a tweener, and Andy with the easiest of volleys, doesn't even reach the net...

But unbowed, Andy serves out the set!

[traveller7]

And a nice breadstick to take the 2nd set 6-1 :yahoo:

[david1610]

One set all. Must not stop and let him back in. Break and hold please. C'mon Andy!

[Sallydaisy]

'morning all, think I'm glad I 'slept' through the first set and good to see Andy has managed to regroup in the 2nd.

I don't know how long I can stick around; intended to have 8hrs sleep already but so far only managed 6'ish so I'm hoping Andy wraps his match up in just another hour so I can get another hour or so akip.

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

[traveller7]

Welcome to the party sally!

[Sallydaisy]

Party?
:party:

Well, one journalist at least thinks it's providing entertainment for a change on Arthur Ashe stadium!!!

Ben Rothenberg ‏@BenRothenberg (https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg) 1h (https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/375062582240894978) Some competitive tennis on Ashe for a change, as Denis Istomin breaks Andy Murray to take a 5-3 lead in the first set. #usopen (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23usopen&src=hash)

[Caro]

Very well done Andy not to lose it in the opening point of that last game. Atrocious decision by the umpire! Clearly a clean winner from Andy yet he was made to replay the point!! Really??

[Hawkeye]

Some shocking line-calling and umpiring tonight, but Andy keeps his cool. Hopefully some proper focus will ensue!

[Hawkeye]

A break point for another early break!

And there it is!

[Sallydaisy]

Heh!
Muzzah must know another couple of bagels would be soooooooooooooo nice to go with my coffee!

[Sallydaisy]

Ah, Denis the Menace held serve despite Andy having a smidgeon of a break chance.
Still a break up though and serving next at *3-2.

[supergran]

Errors again...focus Andy!

[Hawkeye]

Two break back points for Istomin.

[Sallydaisy]

Focus Andy!!! Den the Men has 2 break points!!!

[Hawkeye]

Both BPs saved!

[Sallydaisy]

Deuce!
:phew:

[david1610]

Focus. Hold. C'mon Andy!

[supergran]

Come on Andy!!!

[Hawkeye]

Another break point...

[Sallydaisy]

Ad to Andy, back to deuce and now Ad to Den the Men.

[Hawkeye]

And we're back on serve.

[david1610]

3-3 Andy really has to focus now and "go again". He must not let Istomin back in. C'mon Andy!

[supergran]

Oh cripes, darn it!! Andy, concentrate and get back in the groove!!:sofa:

[traveller7]

woops little dip Andy come on back to the beast and break and hold simples

[Sallydaisy]

Poor service game from Andy - gave Denis the Menace too many chances and he broke back.
:hmm:

[Sallydaisy]

Andy's erm, miss of the match, is already availalble to view again ...
:facepalm:

Amy Fetherolf ‏@AmyFetherolf (https://twitter.com/AmyFetherolf) 7m (https://twitter.com/AmyFetherolf/status/375083971693903872) GIF: Andy Murray's hilarious miss: http://www.changeovertennis.com/?attachment_id=14674 … (http://t.co/lbXEAYfQix)

[Hawkeye]

Another 2 break points for Andy!

[Hawkeye]

Both BPs saved, that's none of the last 4 taken.

[Hawkeye]

Advantage Murray! Come on!

[Hawkeye]

Bah.

[daveollie]

aaaarrrggghhh

[ljs]

oh dear cmonnnnnnnnnn Andy

[Hawkeye]

Huge game this.

[Hawkeye]

4th BP of the game for Andy...

[Hawkeye]

Andy takes it!

[traveller7]

kitkat at last blimey took effort

[Sallydaisy]

Get in ... Andy breaks back to serve next at 4-3!!!

[daveollie]

Even those funny yellow glasses are beginning to irritate me now, but Andy has the break again, hopefully this time he's broken the Uzbeki's resistance

[david1610]

Phew! Andy seemed to be having trouble at that end (near the camera).
Now let's hold!

[ljs]

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

[Sallydaisy]

Right Andy, just HOLD your serve!!!

[daveollie]

Wow!!!

[Hawkeye]

Great point followed by a poor one...

[ljs]

quite the character this Istomin

[daveollie]

I said earlier that Istomin is on something, he doesn't deserve to win with those antics, he's just giving points away

[Hawkeye]

So, Andy to serve for the third set, *5-4.

[david1610]

5-4 Andy to serve for the set at the end he had difficulty at last time.

[Jane]

:phew: Andy leads 2 sets to 1 -:cheer::cheer::clap::clap:

[traveller7]

Yay well done Andy 1 more to go!

[Hawkeye]

One more to go. Could have been back in my bed apart from that dodgy tie-break!

[supergran]

:clap::clap:Go Andy!

[supergran]

One more to go. Could have been back in my bed apart from that dodgy tie-break! So could I. Not in your bed obviously!

[Sallydaisy]

Well, he still made a bit of a meal of that set but came through it 6'4 and it's looking likely he'll make it to the Quarter-Final.

There's good and bad about that prospect - he'll be relieved that it ISN'T Berdych but he'll have to play one of his 'friends' on the tour Stan the Man who is now flying the flag for Switzerland and playing very solid tennis. AND Stan is the last player to have beaten Andy before the SF stage at a USO ...

First things first, Andy must win another set ...

C'mon Muzzah!!!
:swingin:

[Hawkeye]

Andy obsessing about the crowd moving about now.

Focus!

[Sallydaisy]

1-1 as Andy holds serve.

Would be really good if he could wrap this up quickly now otherwise it might not be worth going back to bed for 1hr of sleep!

[supergran]

Some very long rallies in this match.

[ljs]

wow , Istomin is playing really great isnt he , whats his ranking anyway , anyone know offhand ?

just looked it up ... 65 ? whatttttt ??

[traveller7]

Nice hold to love 2-2

[supergran]

Crowd woken up and seem to be supported Istomin.

[traveller7]

Crowd woken up and seem to be supported Istomin.
Might be people from other court now that match is done supporting the underdog

[Sallydaisy]

Istomin is currently ranked #65, career high #33 this time last year.
He's definitely hanging tough out there and giving Andy very few bp chances so far this set.
Muzzah has to go up a level if he wants to win this in 4.

[traveller7]

Anyone else live streams gone weird?!

[david1610]

Andy has to be focused now to avoid any headaches at the end of the fourth set. C'mon Andy!

[ljs]

Anyone else live streams gone weird?!

yep , had to scramble for another one , not an English one either , arggg

[Sallydaisy]

Anyone else live streams gone weird?!
Yes, but after I went to full screen and got a new screen for Vube (which I quickly deleted) it then came back OK.
I think they set it up so you can't watch continuously but end up having to allow another link to an advert before it'll let you back in. At first attempt I got WillHill, then vube and now it's alright.

[ljs]

crowd really behind Istomin :(

[Sallydaisy]

4-4 as Andy holds to 30 but Dennis the Menace is still with us ...

[Hawkeye]

My stream has been fine.

A break now would be perfect, off to a great start! 0-30!

[Sallydaisy]

crowd really behind Istomin :(
Apparently there were some really drunk people on Armstrong - perhaps they've made their way over? Not worrying anyway - New York, as with most capitals, is an international city so there's bound to be fans of all players in the crowd.

[Hawkeye]

15-40! Come on Andy!

[traveller7]

yep , had to scramble for another one , not an English one either , arggg
Yep I was on Eurosport now on Sky still British commies

[Sallydaisy]

Istomin hanging on *30-40, Andy still with a bp.

[Sallydaisy]

There's the break, Andy to serve for the match at *5-4 after the change of ends.

[Hawkeye]

Andy gets a bit of luck but there's the break!

[traveller7]

Yay kitkat woop woop :yahoo:
Come on Andy

[daveollie]

Strange way to break, but they all count \0/

[david1610]

Andy breaks 5-4. C'mon Andy! My bed is starting to talk to me!

[supergran]

:cheer::cheer: One more Andy!

[daveollie]

Apparently there were some really drunk people on Armstrong - perhaps they've made their way over? Not worrying anyway - New York, as with most capitals, is an international city so there's bound to be fans of all players in the crowd.they just want a fifth set

[Hawkeye]

15-0, an ace!

[Hawkeye]

30-0...

[Hawkeye]

30-15.

[Hawkeye]

30 all after a DF...

[Hawkeye]

40-30 match point!

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

6'7, 6'1, 6'4, 6'4

[supergran]

Well done Andy.:cheer::cheer: Need to sleep. Bye all.

[daveollie]

YEEEEESSS!!! Bring it on Stan, Nole and Rafa for slam No.3

[Hawkeye]

Game set and match Murray! :yahoo:

[Bardot]

Wow! That wasn't stressful....much! :boogie::boogie::dance::dance:

Well done Andy and props to Denis "The Arrow" Istomin

[Sallydaisy]

Hard fought but he came through and that's all that counts - a QF against Stan the Man after beating Denis the Menace!

[traveller7]

Thank goodness for that slightly earlier than last night
Well done did what you needed but you are going to have to up your game to beat your next opponent

Underestimated denis good player!

[ljs]

hard fought win that was , what a champ !!! :cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

[lynne]

Job done......well done Andy!!!!...........night folks or should I say morning folks!!!!!:thumbup:

[david1610]

Well done to Denis and well done to Andy. Onwards and upwards! (Well in my case, sidewards and downwards and zzzzzz...).

[Jennan]

Denis better player than I thought, seem to up their game when playing against Andy. Slightly stressful, but knew he would come through.

[JAMES4578]

Didn't always go to plan but Istomin was a times a tough opponent and Andy found the form when it mattered. Certainly some entertaining points!

Of course Andy needs to step it up but sure he can go up a few gears in the quarters. Stan can be a tricky customer but maybe an advantage it's not Berdy.

[RoastLamb]

Sheesh! I actually fell asleep during the fourth set. Luckily, on my tv I can rewind. Glad he got the W! Onwards and upwards.

[Jane]

Sheesh! I actually fell asleep during the fourth set. Luckily, on my tv I can rewind. Glad he got the W! Onwards and upwards.

Haha - I fell asleep too, but even earlier, but luckily I have recorded it on Sky+. Well done to Andy for getting the win, tough though it was:cheer::cheer::cheer:

[Genbrit]

Congrats to Andy - some scary moments there. Not looking forward to Stan the man but will probably miss it as I will be on the road again on Thursday.

[Helen40]

Sounds like a good match, but that Andy needs to do what Rafa and Novak are doing and not let his opponents in at all, and conserve his energy for the last rounds. Still, he's gotten there which is the main thing.

I went to bed 'early' to wake up for the match, but slept straight though :( Ah well, I just hope I manage it on Thursday.

[clay death]

excellent win for andy.

this is just what he needed. he needed a little bit of a workout and he needed a little test.

istomin made him work.

excellent match. just what the doctor ordered.

[HoopGirl]

Great news Andy!
Sounds like a tough test!

[hfwardhouse]

Well done Andy. Good news to get up to!

[themass15]

Nerve-wracking to watch and Wawrinka who came through much faster in the next round :thumbup:

[Jan62]

Congrats Andy, bit of a battle but got the result. Anyone else feeling a little concerned that Andy has seemed a bit out of sorts in R3 and R4? Maybe its just me. And I'm feeling a tad nervous because assuming he can get past Stan The Man, Nole and Rafa are looking imperious. Hopefully its just my imagination - I haven't actually seen Andy's matches (I refuse to have Sky....) so its tricky when you are relying on highlights/newspaper reports. And we #alwaysbelieve in our champ, no matter what.


In case you are wondering, part 1 of my cunning plan did not quite work out - I sort of woke up at 2, put the radio on, fell asleep,woke up to find Istomin had won the first set. Tried to stay awake but just couldn't manage. Fail. Bonus is that part 2 is working out great - sitting on sofa, with laptop and coffee, ready to work (just as soon as I've finished on here of course) :)

[Jan]

:phew:
well done Andy!
Stan the Man will be tricky (but then, Berdy would have been too)

[millypops]

Congrats Andy, bit of a battle but got the result. Anyone else feeling a little concerned that Andy has seemed a bit out of sorts in R3 and R4? Maybe its just me. And I'm feeling a tad nervous because assuming he can get past Stan The Man, Nole and Rafa are looking imperious. Hopefully its just my imagination - I haven't actually seen Andy's matches (I refuse to have Sky....) so its tricky when you are relying on highlights/newspaper reports. And we #alwaysbelieve in our champ, no matter what.


I actually treated myself to Sky Sports as I am retired, I Sky+ the match and have just watched it, and yes Jan I think Andy doesn't look "quite right"he looks out of sorts and it worries me, he was at odds with himself as well.It slightly worries me that Novak won his match so easily to be fair I can't see Andy beating Novak if indeed he beats Stan in thequarters.

[patmoren]

Not one of his best matches but got the win. Shot of the match sky high lob (miss hit) which dropped in, Andy won the point!! Lots of grumbling from Andy and some bad line calls for both, always seems to be more call errors in US Open. I believe Andy will pull himself together to defend his title.

[Caro]

All plans to get a good sleep before the match went out the window as I couldn't sleep properly, thinking about getting up at 2!! Got back to bed at 5 though and managed about 3 and half hours sleep before a late start at work. Feel fine at the moment but won't be staying up tonight (sorry Rafa). Will definately watch on Thursday though whatever the time. Am off work next week so can catch up on my sleep then!

Oh and well done in the end Andy!!

[supergran]

All plans to get a good sleep before the match went out the window as I couldn't sleep properly, thinking about getting up at 2!! Got back to bed at 5 though and managed about 3 and half hours sleep before a late start at work. Feel fine at the moment but won't be staying up tonight (sorry Rafa). Will definately watch on Thursday though whatever the time. Am off work next week so can catch up on my sleep then!

Oh and well done in the end Andy!!Have sent you a PM.

[Reef]

Congrats Andy, bit of a battle but got the result. Anyone else feeling a little concerned that Andy has seemed a bit out of sorts in R3 and R4? Maybe its just me. And I'm feeling a tad nervous because assuming he can get past Stan The Man, Nole and Rafa are looking imperious. Hopefully its just my imagination - I haven't actually seen Andy's matches (I refuse to have Sky....) so its tricky when you are relying on highlights/newspaper reports. And we #alwaysbelieve in our champ, no matter what.


I actually treated myself to Sky Sports as I am retired, I Sky+ the match and have just watched it, and yes Jan I think Andy doesn't look "quite right"he looks out of sorts and it worries me, he was at odds with himself as well.It slightly worries me that Novak won his match so easily to be fair I can't see Andy beating Novak if indeed he beats Stan in thequarters.

For starters I'm nervous about him getting past Stan..........and I agree that Nole & Rafa are looking the business. I do wonder however, how much the whole new experience of being the defending champ may be affecting our boy. After all it's going to be a learning curve, whatever the outcome.

[Hawkeye]

Anti-Istomin! :rolling:

[DaveArneRiise]

Anti-Istomin! :rolling:

Very funny title :rolling:

[rouges]

Went to sleep, woke up @ 3am. too tired to get up but listened to commentary on 5Live, very disappointing with the American commies but got the jest of it. I would not worry about Andy's performance, they say it was very windy. So fingers crossed that Andy has an early start tomorrow.
Good luck Andy. :thumbup: