View Full Version : Match for Africa exhibition - Andy vs Federer Monday 10th April 2017
It is on Eurosport now. Started at 7.30 pm.
lovetennis
10-04-2017, 19:01
Fab to see our man again
goldfish
10-04-2017, 19:04
Best watched without commentary though!
lovetennis
10-04-2017, 19:06
Best watched without commentary though!
Yes, wish they would stop blathering on.
JAMES4578
10-04-2017, 19:06
Andy started a bit slowly in contrast to Fed which wasn't really surprising, however getting into it now!
Better than his serve is Andy's new UnderArmour kit. Best yet. :shades:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9EsUxOXsAItjNE.jpg
lovetennis
10-04-2017, 19:10
Super exchange at the net which Andy wins
Rosalind
10-04-2017, 19:24
Andy's going to have to let Roger win... bet he doesn't want to though.
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 19:26
Poor Andy having to sit there while the lady & Fed went on & on & on in Swiss! Fairly enjoyable so far but my jury still out on whether this was a good idea given Andy's elbow but Andy would probably have done it on 1 leg with 1 arm to honour his commitment for charity.
Cmon Muzz!
"He's such a class act as is the advertising around the court, just class". Bradnam giddy in his adoration is now saying anything. :big grin:
JAMES4578
10-04-2017, 19:29
First set to Fed 6-3 and expected him to win it anyway, however don't think Andy will exactly "let" him win. Wish they'd cut out the lengthy interviews with Roger during the match though!
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 19:30
The competitor in Andy might be tempted to go for it a bit too much, that's my worry.
Cmon Muzz!
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 19:30
"He's such a class act as is the advertising around the court, just class". Bradnam giddy in his adoration is now saying anything. :big grin:
Boak, enough already.
Still "King of the Lobs".
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 19:33
I suppose 'Fed-fawning' inevitable given its in Zurich.
JAMES4578
10-04-2017, 19:37
Poor Andy having to sit there while the lady & Fed went on & on & on in Swiss! Fairly enjoyable so far but my jury still out on whether this was a good idea given Andy's elbow but Andy would probably have done it on 1 leg with 1 arm to honour his commitment for charity.
Cmon Muzz!
Was in two minds about this, of course exhibitions not usually as exerting and chance to test things out but could still be bit of a risk
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 20:12
I'm trying to decide if I can like Federer a bit more after this. Plus points are he's playing Andy not Djoker.
TB time in an entertaining second set
Cmon Muzz!
Mandiemoo
10-04-2017, 20:14
.. And I hope Andy is going to have Federer play him on a boat floating down the clyde in November as a precursor to Andy's charity match... In a kilt!
Cmon Muzz!
lovetennis
10-04-2017, 20:21
Fed had to win but thought it might have gone to three sets ;)
Andy's serve went from to tragic to magic as Bradnam might say. ;) Rog so didn't want a third set.
I think Andy looked good all things considered and was moving well and his serve improved considerably as the match went on and there was no flexing of his arm.
JAMES4578
10-04-2017, 20:25
So Fed takes it 6-3,7-6 (8-6), whilst in one sense would've liked Andy to extend it perhaps 2 sets enough for now and pretty entertaining. Andy did serve better in the 2nd with some impressive shotmaking but seems not quite at full fitness yet.
I thought they might have decided between them that it would go to a match tie break ................................. is that sacrilege? Considering he is coming back from injury, I thought Andy played well. It was a very entertaining match - how good are they both?
Federer v Isner in an exho! How far down the list did Rog have to go before he asked Isner? Even Fed fanatics would struggle with that. Only solution is to bring on the ball kids from the first point. :p
I thought they would probably shorten it to 2 sets because of Andy's elbow. It was very entertaining and would have been better without the fawning from the commentators. Andy certainly played well and definitely tanked the last point. Hope Roger will return the compliment in Glasgow.
Of course he will - it's an unwritten rule. It was very entertaining though. I found myself almost warming to Fed ................. almost but not quite!
Rosalind
10-04-2017, 20:41
Oh moment of panic - I thought Andy was going to have to do some awful dance. Think he got off lightly.
HoopGirl
10-04-2017, 20:48
Yes thought Andy looked pretty good - he got better as the match goes on.
Hope he's ready to return to play next week - only if he's fully recovered though!
Every cloud has a British lining it would seem. ;)
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Enjoyed it, but like most of us had to watch it on mute. Didn't make me warm to Fed. I am afraid he still comes over as too "manufactured" to me. Everything about his persona seems artificial to me.
Every cloud has a British lining it would seem. ;)
Now, that really isn't surprising, is it? Is he playing Monte Carlo?
greatunclebulgaria
10-04-2017, 21:52
enjoyed the 'match' fun and a nice warm up for Andy :)
greatunclebulgaria
10-04-2017, 21:53
Now, that really isn't surprising, is it? Is he playing Monte Carlo?
officially no, no more matches before RG :)
Enjoyed the comments on this charity match as unable to get it; result never in doubt but a good time had by all. Could see the effect of shingles on Andy; have been worried about him and still am to some extent, but hopefully all going the right way. x
Attended the match and really enjoyed it.
Whole event was great entertainment and a lot of fun points in the match.
Looked like Fed was giving Andy a few chances in the TB.
Andy was practicing service motion a few times between games, particularly the wrist 'snap', don't know if this was evident on tv but serve improved as the match went on.
Crowd very warm and appreciative of Andy throughout the evening.
themass15
11-04-2017, 07:42
Very envious JimmyG; it must have been a lovely evening. What a fantastic way to end your trip away.
HoopGirl
11-04-2017, 08:22
It was great to watch Andy again - boy have I missed him!
Hopefully not too much longer.
Want to see a lot more of him over the next few months as he goes deep into these tournaments!
Unfortunately I forgot to set this to record and we did t get in until almost 1am but I will be looking for a repeat :)
exislander
11-04-2017, 08:37
On now Eurosport 2!
It was good to see Andy playing again and apart from his serve he looked to be hitting his shots well and moving well so I hope it is not long till he is back on the match courts.
I got back quite early but didn't realise it was televised! I only have eurosport player so can't record. they don't even allow you to pause and there's no catch up :grrr: Not impressed, I want my sky TV back!! :sad:
The match is on again on Eurosport at 12.30 and 5.00pm today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBWAp1lNh4
Jump to 1:10 for an appearance from Andy.
https://youtu.be/1KpxTv3SCyM?t=69
Waka Waka Andy. :party:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9F0_ZPXUAAS3yU.jpg
HoopGirl
11-04-2017, 12:36
Blimey!
Rosalind
11-04-2017, 13:02
Jump to 1:10 for an appearance from Andy.
https://youtu.be/1KpxTv3SCyM?t=69
"I was hoping you could buy me a drink?" Could be a cheap round! ;) Roger could buy the whole bar of course! :lol:
"I was hoping you could buy me a drink?" Could be a cheap round! ;) Roger could buy the whole bar of course! :lol:
A bar to tie his cow up to
angiebabez
11-04-2017, 19:01
A bar to tie his cow up to
Stop talking about mirka like that its not nice.
WimbledonWestie
11-04-2017, 19:13
Now in November I expect fed to do a highland fling!
themass15
11-04-2017, 20:01
Just watched the match. What a lovely spirit it was played in.
Stop talking about mirka like that its not nice.
:rolling:
suttontennis
12-04-2017, 07:27
The funniest part was, seeing how Roger upped his effort level for the tie-break, Andy put one of the ball kids in to serve for him at match point down, saying to Roger 'if you want to win it that much, lets see you do it from a 50mph serve'. Unfortunately it backfired as the kid didn't get either serve over and declined a 3rd attempt.
#ThankYouSirAndy Rog determined to make "Sir Andy" a thing. ;)
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