View Full Version : DUBAI 2017 QF: Andy's thru' 6-7 7-6 6-1. Phew Philipp, that was close!
Full of admiration for them both. :bravo:
So now.......who has the most stamina?
david1610
02-03-2017, 18:39
Phew! Dreaded 40-0 and first service game after long set safely navigated! Now get him! C'mon Andy!
WimbledonWestie
02-03-2017, 18:41
Good Lord! Eating early as going to a (appropriately) tennis club committee meeting. That can't have been good for the digestion! Andy v Kholi matches generally tight, remember a 4th round at Rolly G, Munich final then Madrid r1. What fight and concentration they both showed in that tiebreak. Warrior Andy!
Mega athletes both of them, playing such a great tennis and giving everything. Ks had been criticised for not doing so before, but he is playing the match of his life. When :) Andy wins ks should be chuffed to bits with this performance regardless. Huge applause for both. What a great match!
themass15
02-03-2017, 18:44
Andy has hit a couple of silly shots in this game
How on earth did Andy manage to lose that point?
david1610
02-03-2017, 18:44
Focus. next point. Think. C'mon Andy!
And repeat!
Hate to say it but both guys deserve to win!
Well held, Andy. Now a little break would be rather nice.
david1610
02-03-2017, 18:49
Phew!
C'mon Andy! Attack but save something for your serve!!!
if we all send "Let's go Andy let's go" vibes over and over again it just might do the trick.
Let's go Andy let's go........!!
JAMES4578
02-03-2017, 18:50
Gutsy hold for 2-1, Kohli still tough but for the moment Andy stepping up- keep it going!
themass15
02-03-2017, 18:51
Stressing about DC and this is not doing me any good either ......
Brilliant from Andy to get the break. 3-1
david1610
02-03-2017, 18:53
Boring service game please! C'mon Andy!
roytennisfan
02-03-2017, 18:53
Cmon Andy 3-1 need a solid service game now
JAMES4578
02-03-2017, 18:53
Tremendous from Andy,though a few errors crept in Kohli's game there-don't him any hope!
david1610
02-03-2017, 18:57
Yes, Kohli human again. Keep going though, you never know. C'mon Andy!
Ending with a damp squib.
RosieBear
02-03-2017, 18:57
DJ loves UB40 :-/
C'mon Andy - bury this match :cheer:
Boring service game please! C'mon Andy!
Was that boring enough then? ;)
2 more games. I don't care whose they are. My nerves won't take much more of this, and I have hidden for most of it.....!!!
An insurance break would work wonders for my blood pressure!
themass15
02-03-2017, 18:58
I would love to see a double break
themass15
02-03-2017, 18:58
An insurance break would work wonders for my blood pressure!
And mine but doesn't look like it 30-0
themass15
02-03-2017, 18:59
2 more games. I don't care whose they are. My nerves won't take much more of this, and I have hidden for most of it.....!!!
Snap!
roytennisfan
02-03-2017, 18:59
Andy just can't buy a winner at the moment, Cmon Andy dig in
Sallydaisy
02-03-2017, 19:01
erm, someone at the ATP has other ideas about the outcome of the match ...
;)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57tOUcXMAAxe5F.jpg:large
Brilliant again to break. 5-1
roytennisfan
02-03-2017, 19:01
Andy just can't buy a winner at the moment, Cmon Andy dig in
What was I saying, like buses 2 together..... double break 5-1
Wahey - there's the break - what a player! Just serve it out Andy - plain and simple.
Can he serve it out - please, extra pretty please:-)
erm, someone at the ATP has other ideas about the outcome of the match ...
;)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57tOUcXMAAxe5F.jpg:large
What the ..........?!!!!
Woo hoo come on match points
JAMES4578
02-03-2017, 19:04
Great returning =awesome and should be all over bar the shouting, put Kohli away now Andy! Easy hold and great victory for Andy coming through such a tough encounter for much of the match! A joy to be a Murray supporter in these situations even if it was tense at times :cheer::cheer::cheer: Credit to Kohli of course, he came so close!
Incredible match and performance from Andy and Kohli! :cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:
Sallydaisy
02-03-2017, 19:04
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
and
:phew:
Wow - what a match!!! A fantastic performance from both players. They don't come much better than that folks!
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: What a match!!!!!!!
Yesss!! What a great match! Saving 7 match points! I was right that one set would be 6-1 but I went for it to be the second not the first :) well played from ks. Glad the crowd gave him a well deserved standing ovaition.
roytennisfan
02-03-2017, 19:05
What a fighting display, 6-1 makes it look easy in the decider.... but it wasn't.
Superb tennis from both players, feel a little, only a little mind for Khol but that is why Andy is Number One!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:
Look forward to the interview & transcript Bardot! :wave: :thumbup:
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:boogie::boogie:
:GBflag:
Kohli will be disappointed but I really hope that he takes the positives away from this match. He really couldn't have played any better.
RosieBear
02-03-2017, 19:06
What.a.match. Was expecting a highly entertaining encounter but that was an absolute classic. Unforgettable. Total respect to both players. Kohli is an unbelievably classy player and today is no fluke. This match contextualises Andy's awesomeness in being #1 when there's such depth in the game.
:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::c lap:
david1610
02-03-2017, 19:06
From the part of the match I saw, that will do wonders for Andy because he knows sometimes people play out of their skin and you lose, but he played somebody today who did but he did not lose!
Thata boy Andy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
slightly stressful but a GREAT match to watch :cheer:
WimbledonWestie
02-03-2017, 19:07
Mighty considerate of Andy to rattle through that set before I go out. And to think I wasn't expecting to see Andy play today!
Andy has got to feel very satisfied with that match - I hope Kohli does too.
As it seems Annabelle is interviewing him on court why don't they show it? It's so annoying
I wish I had recorded it - that would be a great match to watch already knowing the result and without the adrenaline running riot!
How the heck did he do that. I almost feel sorry for Kohlscreiber, but given what he puts us through when he plays AM, perhaps not.
Flipping Sky moved channels for the final game.
HoopGirl
02-03-2017, 19:10
Amazing match!
Full credit to Andy for winning that because K was on fire!
As RB says Andy really showed his awesomeness today!!
I'll remember that match for a very long time! Neither player lost his cool and both played like true sporting champs. Loads of admiration for Kohlschreiber. But such relief that the No 1 in the world proved why he is there. Love you Andy! :hug:
jackie55
02-03-2017, 19:10
Brilliant match, great result, well done Andy, you just showed why you are No.1:boogie::boogie::boogie:
Call me old fashioned but I prefer the manly handshake at the net after an epic match and not the overwrought hugging that Djokovic, Delpo and the like insist upon. ;)
The new end-of-match graphics are rubbish.
The new end-of-match graphics are rubbish.
Couldn't agree more - why re-invent the wheel? There was nothing wrong with the old graphics.
WimbledonWestie
02-03-2017, 19:15
Think someone needs to tell live rankings the result, they show Andy as losing,::doh:
Maybe the ATP took their lead from ex-player Christopher Kas who also went early.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57xj_2WMAAYULX.jpg
"The best match of my life"
Jörg Allmeroth @Almighurt
@Kohlscribbler: Das beste Match meines Lebens
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C574sfEXMAAZCFG.jpg
Kohli still scheduled to play doubles "after suitable rest".
Bless him! What a shame - to play the best match of your life and lose!
Incredible match, all I can say is the MurrayCoaster definition should be changed to MurrayZeroGOblivion30FootWavesParacuteJumpCoaster
JAMES4578
02-03-2017, 19:27
Incredible match, all I can say is the MurrayCoaster definition should be changed to MurrayZeroGOblivion30FootWavesParacuteJumpCoaster
Probably a bit long to catch on, though sums it up :)
themass15
02-03-2017, 19:36
Amazing win by Andy, saved 7 match points. I thought Andy was the likely victor once he won that mammoth 2nd set.
banskogirl
02-03-2017, 19:47
Phew! What a match!! So stressed I almost looked for the final score first but hung in there :)
Poor Kholi though :hug: and as for the predictive score people............:facepalm: obviously they don't know Andy Murray!
supergran
02-03-2017, 19:51
Kohlschreiber was fantastic but thank goodness Andy got that unbelievable second set. Mental strength in spades. The man is truly awesome. Well done CHAMP!
How the heck did he do that. I almost feel sorry for Kohlscreiber, but given what he puts us through when he plays AM, perhaps not.
Flipping Sky moved channels for the final game.
Well at least when the beeb do it they have both channels running the tennis for a while. Sky didn't.
Actually "Tennis on Sky" I am now dubbing Goat TV.;)
He even gets to much air time when he goes out early.
Still say the headline should'ave read,
"Goat Gets Mule-ered"
lovetennis
02-03-2017, 19:53
What can you say? It's Andy, he's marvellous. Made it home just before the 2nd set tiebreak started. Turned out to be a mini match all on its own. Brilliant play from Kohlschreiber too.
themass15
02-03-2017, 19:54
Well at least when the beeb do it they have both channels running the tennis for a while. Sky didn't.
Actually "Tennis on Sky" I am now dubbing Goat TV.;)
He even gets to much air time when he goes out early.
Still say the headline should'ave read,
"Goat Gets Mule-ered"
They said it continued on Sky Sports Mix
Andy on that incredible dropshot to save MP. "That was probably the worst decision I made in the whole match. It obviously paid off, I wouldn't advise it..."
Oh no it wasn't Andy. :shades:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bagu6ocq3ys
Kohli & Mayer have withdrawn from their doubles and Rojer/Tecau get a walkover.
Andy on that incredible dropshot to save MP. "That was probably the worst decision I made in the whole match. It obviously paid off, I wouldn't advise it..."
Oh no it wasn't Andy. :shades:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bagu6ocq3ys
It's nice to watch it knowing how it ends!
goldfish
02-03-2017, 19:59
Like Theresa, I thought Kohli had won the set 2 tie break as that's what it showed on the ATP livescore app. Promptly switched my phone off very disappointed and concentrated on being sicked on by my 11 week old granddaughter! Only discovered the result whilst checking Facebook on my way home and couldn't believe my eyes. Have since read through the brilliant comments on here - thank you all - to get a sense of what happened. Can't wait to watch the recording later. Amazing, what a champ! So very happy now, especially as I can actually concentrate on tomorrow's match. I hope Judy wasn't watching but I don't think she does - would have aged 10 years :nailbiter::dance::cheer:
Amazing win by Andy, saved 7 match points. I thought Andy was the likely victor once he won that mammoth 2nd set.
Me too. Kohli really had to win it in two.
Kohli & Mayer have withdrawn from their doubles and Rojer/Tecau get a walkover.
That really isn't a surprise is it?
banskogirl
02-03-2017, 20:16
They said it continued on Sky Sports Mix
I have been watching on Sports Mix all week :) you don't have to pay for sky sports to get it!
Missed the whole match. Will watch later, seemed to have been a thriller. Well fought Andy
Fantastic win from Andy and kudos to Kholi for making our champ work so hard for it. He usually gives Andy a hard time but I've never seen him play with such accurate aggression. Amazing commitment from both of them. I'm watching Pouille v Donskoy now and would like it to last another 2 hours please.
hfwardhouse
02-03-2017, 20:43
WHAT ... A .... MATCH!!! Blimey Andy, talk about stressy .... I was hiding in the kitchen peeking round the door!!! Fabulous play from both of them ... Kohli is such a great player and so aggressive .... but he was really beginning to wind me up in that 2nd set .... :rolling: that tiebreak :faint: :faint: .... wish it wasn't a school night cos wine was much needed! But I resisted :halo:
banskogirl
02-03-2017, 20:45
I don't want to start anything but Andy looked properly zonked at his seat at the end!
So in the 3rd game 2nd set, Andy had to move out the way of a serve that bounced off the top of the net.
So if he hadn't and it had hit him would he have lost the point on the basis that he made contact before the ball bounced?
If so isn't that a bit silly?
To be deemed to have played the ball when only a fool would take it on???
Will have to watch tomorrow as driving back from babysitting very sick grandson. OH says great match with some incredible tennis. Cannot wait to see it
Just finished watching Andy's match (on catch-up) and have managed to pick myself up from the floor so now I can holler...whayyy-hayyyy!! :yahoo: Well done our Andy! He was determined he was not going to lose that one! What grit! But then that's what #1's do!! Kohl sustained his level very well and it turned out to be a very classy match. So well-played to him too. Easier to say that when Andy has won!! But TB's! :nailbiter: :eek: I have come to dislike them a lot but, is it my imagination?, there seems to be a lot more of them these days. The second set TB was nearly as long as a full set! But bottom line, a great match and so happy Andy is through. A good test for him. :bravo::bravo:
banskogirl
02-03-2017, 21:20
A good test for us all Pat!!! :)
Josephine
02-03-2017, 22:02
Watched recording as was at funeral and then working. Watched that tie-break on multi fast forward between points, just about dying each time - my husband got totally fed up with me and went off to have a bath. Then 3rd set also watched pretty fast. Then Andy gets double break - great - and they say we need to turn over! So of course my recording was finished and I didn't get the catharsis and glory of seeing Andy actually win! Drat and double drat!!
When my husband came back, I did explain it was a 31 minute tie break 20-18 (longer than the whole of the 3rd set!) and Andy saved 7 match points - so he was a bit more understanding.
Tennis was amazing. Well done Andy :boogie::yahoo::dance:
Hope he's OK for tomorrow. Pouille's legs are a lot younger - but so is his brain so hopefully Andy will be too smart for him.
LC the fan
02-03-2017, 22:11
Well done Andy. Needless to say my resolve to watch the match without a peep at the result fell apart during the second set tie break
Someone's compiled a video of the 7 saved MPs, the SP and the final MP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEiHoKsF8Rc
MurrayAOne
02-03-2017, 22:24
WHAT ... A .... MATCH!!! Blimey Andy, talk about stressy .... I was hiding in the kitchen peeking round the door!!! Fabulous play from both of them ... Kohli is such a great player and so aggressive .... but he was really beginning to wind me up in that 2nd set .... :rolling: that tiebreak :faint: :faint: .... wish it wasn't a school night cos wine was much needed! But I resisted :halo:
I didn't 😀
I didn't ��
Nor did we.
Before:wino: During :wino: and after :wino:
The full match is on U tube for any masochists.
Rosalind
02-03-2017, 23:50
Andy Murray is training me to be able to control my pulse and adrenaline - I am sure of it!
We have survived last game Wimbly 2013; we got through Raonic semi at the O2. We can do this!! Mind over Murraycoasters. :laugh:
david1610
02-03-2017, 23:57
Don't know if this goes here but great interview with Andy saying how important a win like this is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXqiUtcozg#t=102.375844 (yes the ATP interview is also on Youtube but I think Andy is "rawer" on this one!).
Oh and ATPWorldtour pointed out it was a record-equalling second-set tie-break: "The second-set marathon equalled five other epic tie-breaks of the same score since tie-break scores were first kept in 1991"
made the mistake of saying to myself il wait till after tie break is over before dishing up dinner, her indoors wasn't to chuffed to be served up burnt sacrifices half an hour later ;)
made the mistake of saying to myself il wait till after tie break is over before dishing up dinner, her indoors wasn't to chuffed to be served up burnt sacrifices half an hour later ;)
But worth it, eh!!! ;)
But worth it, eh!!! ;)my cooking is always worth the wait :lol:
sir coolerking
03-03-2017, 08:06
Lucky enough to watch this live last night. Fair to say we've all watched a lot of Andy over the years, so it's pretty unlikely that a QF in a 500 Tournament could go straight into the top ten of memorable moments. But I doubt any of us will forget that tiebreak any time soon, not just for the length of it but the quality of tennis it produced. I actually found myself applauding a couple of rallies won by Kohlschreiber, they were that good.
Fantastic match, now to go on and win the thing.
my cooking is always worth the wait :lol:
Even the burnt sascrifice?! :lol:
suttontennis
03-03-2017, 11:43
The full match is on U tube for any masochists.
i had to laugh - as soon as the match was over Mark Petchey said 'that's the kind of match you just want to sit down and watch again straight away'.
1. i don't have 3 hours of time spare.
2. I wouldn't have any nails left.
3. I'd be worried that Kohlschreiber would convert one of the match points
Josephine
03-03-2017, 12:38
The full match is on U tube for any masochists.
Do you have a link as I can't find it on Youtube - thanks!
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