Cincinnati 2018: Andy vs Pouille, Mon 13th Aug, approx 5.30/6pm UK time/

[cazza99]

Andy vs Pouille match thread

[patlowe]

Andy is second on Grandstand tomorrow. 11am start local. So maybe Andy will be on court around 5.30/6pm here?

[lynne]

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

[lovetennis]

Ouch slow start from Andy. Drops serve in the first game. C'mon Andy break straight back

[JAMES4578]

Andy not got going yet, now double break down at 3-0-come on! Pouille seems up for it but not greatest challenge thus far.

[Linda]

Oh dear. Come on, Andy!

[Jan]

:sofa:

[ljs]

this is hard to watch :(

[RosieBear]

Come on Andy! Match threads are not the same without our lovely Bardot :sad: - I hope you're ok, B and you'll be back soon xxx

Let's go, Andy! :cheer:

[Hawkeye]

Andy on the board. 1-4*

[lovetennis]

Come on Andy! Match threads are not the same without our lovely Bardot :sad: - I hope you're ok, B and you'll be back soon xxx

Let's go, Andy! :cheer:

been missing him/her too

[lovetennis]

phew Andy avoids the bagel.

[Hawkeye]

Only just... Nothing on the second serve at all and he's had to hit too many. 6-1.

[Jan]

:sad:

[Jane]

:crying::crying:

[scrapaddict]

Just feeling his hip in the last game - hope he's OK

[lovetennis]

oh dear, something not right with Andy? he keeps touching his back

[JAMES4578]

Could easily have been bagel, bread stick not much better! Serve real liabilty at moment, however hopefully start of 2nd a bit different-needs more first serves though! Hit a few good shots but needs far more of them, hopefully not too much of a physical problem.

[Rosalind]

terrible. :sad: hopefully things can get better. not looking good is it? :(

[Mandiemoo]

Second serve is letting Andy down, beef it up or just get more first serves in!

Cmon Muzz!

[Hawkeye]

Andy breaks in the first game of set 2.

[patlowe]

Now it's cheering time!

[Linda]

Andy starts the second set with a break!

[lovetennis]

c'mon Andy, a break in the first game of the 2nd set. Needs to consolidate now

[Mandiemoo]

At last, BP taken!! Now the business of holding serve....

Cmon Muzz!

[JAMES4578]

Andy gets a break and hopefully some confidence, remains to be seen if significant though.

[traveller7]

any livestreams anyone?!

[Mandiemoo]

Pouille all over the 2nd serve. But a hold & we are not serving any Murray bread products in this set!

Cmon Muzz!

[Mandiemoo]

any livestreams anyone?!

https://www.stream2watch.org/live/atp-cincinnati-live-stream

[patlowe]

There's an awful din going on in the background....music and a loudspeaker! Really annoying!

[lovetennis]

How annoying is that noise from the main court?

[JAMES4578]

Andy finding better, however Pouille holds from deuce for 1-2.

[lovetennis]

How annoying is that noise from the main court?

Lol Pat we're so in tune with each other :thumbup:

[Mandiemoo]

My live stream is well behind, still in 3rd game!

[lovetennis]

My live stream is well behind, still in 3rd game!

Blimey that's not live, it's barely breathing :laugh:

[Stell]

I tried the link, but there was no sound and it kept stopping.

[Linda]

https://www.stream2watch.org/live/atp-cincinnati-live-stream

I just get load of scam pop-ups with that one, and all the others I've tried. Can't find one that works :sad:

[lovetennis]

The irony of the court announcer telling the main court crowd about distractions to the players :shrug:

Andy stays ahead 3-1*

[Mandiemoo]

Its stopped working for me now. im trying to find another, its not as easy these days

[banskogirl]

https://www.stream2watch.org/live/atp-cincinnati-live-stream

Lots of pop ups to begin with but it has settled down now. Thanks MM

[banskogirl]

Go our guy!

[JAMES4578]

Great return and double break for Murray this set, keep it going Andy!

[lovetennis]

Andy gets the double break *4-1

Wonder why Andy wants to know how long the match has been so far? He just asked the umpire

[exislander]

Bet 365 has a stream of this match and others. You do NOT have to bet!

[Jan]

Ah things are looking up a bit. Come on Andy!

[Mandiemoo]

Gone back to the first stream.. Have to turn adblocker off for it to work. Need some patience, Its slow & a bit glitchy but best I can find

https://www.stream2watch.org/live/atp-cincinnati-live-stream

[exislander]

Andy gets the double break *4-1

Wonder why Andy wants to know how long the match has been so far? He just asked the umpire

Maybe for his drinks/fluid intake?

[Jane]

Second set to Andy:yahoo:

[Hawkeye]

From the ridiculous to the sublime! 1-6 6-1.

[Rosalind]

much better ! It sounds like they are playing in Ibiza's party centre.....
:party::wino::cheers:

[scrapaddict]

Strange match but Andy does seem to be in the groove now!

[JAMES4578]

Turned round quickly, though of course may be more of a challenge in the decider-come on!

[Hawkeye]

http://cricfree.sc/watch/live/atp-cincinnati-live-streaming

[Stell]

The link finally worked, for a few minutes. Now going to try Mandlemoo's one.

[lovetennis]

Looking better now from Andy- this is a kind of weird match though. He's not touching his back any more and seems to be moving ok so hopefully it was just a bit or rustiness in the first set. He's made slow starts before of course

[Stell]

I tried it and found I was back in the second set. It then stopped working and the one from Hawkeye doesn't work for me.

[Mandiemoo]

Got hawkeyes working in internet explorer browser, not in chrome

[Sallydaisy]

Very long game to start the third set ...
Muzzahs' had several Ad points, then Pouille got one.
Back to deuce ... Ad Pouille ... and breaks.

Humph.

[clancy]

Oh dear, Andy broken in first game.

[Linda]

Hawkeye's link gave me 'free live sex streams'!

[Mandiemoo]

Argh!! That blooming 2nd serve

Cmon Muzz!

[Hawkeye]

Hawkeye's link gave me 'free live sex streams'!
I never said I was watching the tennis...

[JAMES4578]

Pity about dropping serve in long game and now Pouille up 2-0, however Andy should still be able to find a way back-let's go!

[Hawkeye]

I never said I was watching the tennis...
And the adverts are based on your browsing history... :pirate:

[lovetennis]

I never said I was watching the tennis...

:laugh::laugh:

[Linda]

And the adverts are based on your browsing history... :pirate:

:sofa:

[banskogirl]

And the adverts are based on your browsing history... :pirate:

:rolling:

[Mandiemoo]

:sofa:

Well, In Lindas defense, Andys not been playing much of late......

[Sallydaisy]

Pouille holds to go 3-1 up in the 3rd set.

[patlowe]

I was thinking that grandstand wouldn't be the court that Andy would normally play on? So perhaps it has taken him the first set to settle in and adjust to? Think he's more comfortable now so hope he breaks back soon. And it's a bit quieter!

[Hawkeye]

*4-3 Pouille. Like to see Andy break this time!

[JAMES4578]

Little chance there as Pouille goes up 5-3 , Andy has to step up now and hope for an opening.

[Hawkeye]

Och. Last chance saloon coming up.

[Reef]

Sad to see him labouring in terms of movement...

[Linda]

MP saved!

[JAMES4578]

Mp saved, hopefully Andy finds a bit extra here-come on!

[lovetennis]

One last chance to break back. C'monnnn Andy

[Jane]

So gutted for Andy :crying: :crying: :crying:

1-6, 6-1, 4-6

[Hawkeye]

Not to be. Another tournament required before the USO?

[lynne]

:sad::sad:

[Linda]

I suppose Andy will now take a wild card for Winston Salem.

[Sallydaisy]

So be it. Pouille wins a slightly weird match 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.

Match play practice needed for Muzz methinks.

[Jan]

Still very rusty, not unexpectedly.
We have to be patient.

[traveller7]

:(

[lovetennis]

:crying::crying:

[scrapaddict]

Painful to watch as Andy just didn't seem to have any energy. No c'mons, no fist pumpingand he just looked as if he wanted to get it over with. really hope he's OK

[banskogirl]

Aw no!

[Stell]

He got to the quarters in Washington, but couldn't get past the first round in this one. I believed he should have played better. Maybe, he shouldn't have given up at the Washington Open.

[Mandiemoo]

Still not got the full range of movement & the second serve a liability at times. Hope Andy ok & can find some answers soon.

[harriet]

very noisy wasn't it, scores and music

[clancy]

Sad to see a short and not sweet Cincinatti tournament for Andy. Can't see how he's going to cope with a slam.

[patlowe]

All part of the trials of a comeback. It'll all come together in due course. As someone has already said, patience required....more from us than Andy! I'm sure he's prepared for these ups and downs.

[JAMES4578]

oh well not to be, whilst some impressive play from Andy could not find the consistency required in the 3rd and after a lull Pouille impressed with power hitting and the odd touch to gain the upper hand. Still disappointing and better start might have made difference, mind you some positive signs even if spirit maybe was not quite the same.

[harriet]

Pouille is a streaky player, and he got lucky on net cords in set 1, he made outrageous winners in the back hand duels, and when he got the chance to use his fore hand it was devastating. tough for Andy to meet a player with such an unusual game so early in this tourny, but on to the next show. one loss, nothing to write home about.

[pabbers]

The humidity was clearly very high. His shirt was soaking. Given he's not had his usual training block in Miami, that may have affected him more than normally.

[Teresa]

Sad, but it was quite close. He obviously needs practice on the court. Didn’t I read somewhere that he has got to modify his serve, to allow for the hip. It will take a while. I still think he needs to practice with easier players to build his confidence up, and get the match practice.

[LC the fan]

So so disappointing...the consistency just not there - yet ! Some of the instinct is showing but at times I think he is thinking about it too much.
I honestly think he needs to play a couple of challengers - matches against lesser players to boost his confidence and get the whole game working again - I dont see how he'll manage in a slam at the moment - he just isnt where he wants to be and he could be so dispirited
Its a long hill to climb for Andy....but on the bright side both Rafa and Djoko have done it - patience and practice. He'll get there

[Teresa]

When Djokovic came back, wasn’t he going out in the first or second rounds initially?

[ljs]

just so hard to see Andy a shadow of his former self :(

really hoping lots of match play can bring him back somewhere close to where he was

[themass15]

Sad to see Andy go out like that today; wonder if he will take a wild card into Winston Salem next week. Needs more match practice.

[Teresa]

I hate it when he loses, and always feel a bit down, but this is only his 5 match since being out for a year.

He lost to Kyrgios in 3 sets in Queens
Beat Wawrinka, then lost to Edmund in Eastbourne
Beat McDonald , Edmund and Copil in Washington (and if it hadn’t been for Asterisk scheduling he might well have beaten De Minaur as well).

He has just lost to the world No 17 in 3 close sets.

It’s going to take time. He is obviously as rusty as hell. Hopefully it will come with time.

I know he is a super fit athlete and all that, but it took me ages to learn to trust my hip again, after it had been fiddled with. Doesn’t it also take 12 months to fully recover from a General anaesthetic?

[angiebabez]

It's gonna take time. He was never gonna come roaring back after a full year out.. I for one am just delighted to see him at all

[angiebabez]

Painful to watch as Andy just didn't seem to have any energy. No c'mons, no fist pumpingand he just looked as if he wanted to get it over with. really hope he's OK

Were you watching same match??? I seen fist pumps and come ons in sets 2 and 3

[Rosalind]

I didn't want to see him smashed by Federer so at least that won't happen now...

[lovetennis]

Were you watching same match??? I seen fist pumps and come ons in sets 2 and 3

Yep there were definitely shouts of "come on" from Andy - though it was hard to hear them with the distracting music soundtrack and announcements from the main court. I don't necessarily expect the cathedral-like atmosphere of Wimbledon at every tournament but it really was a bit ridiculous on Grandstand Court today. I know it's the same for both players but it really doesn't make for the best playing environment. Sort it out Cincy

[patlowe]

Def were fist pumps and come ons. It gladdens my heart to hear the big roars. As I said earlier this is all.part of the ups and downs of a comeback. I'm not feeling sad or down like I would have been before he got injured. Like Angie, I am loving him being back out there.

[lovetennis]

Definitely right to expect ups and downs. At this point in his comeback I find myself looking more at how Andy is moving rather than how he is playing. If his movement and fitness is improving then he will play himself in over time. Today he seemed to struggle a little in the 1st set but then got going, and then moved pretty well with little sign of the limp. I wonder if he has some stiffness at the start of matches, which hopefully will improve as he gets more match practice.
I do think he needs to play Winston-Salem or a challenger to get some matches. Such a shame his body wasn't quite ready for the Loughborough & Glasgow Challengers pre-Wimbledon, which I suspect was the hoped-for plan

[Genbrit]

Thanks to everyone for the match reports. I was unable to watch the match today or record it. So I appreciate reading the comments here. Hope Andy is Ok and just needs match practice.

[HoopGirl]

I suppose Andy will now take a wild card for Winston Salem.

The Times is saying he won't take a wild card

[Teresa]

The Times is saying he won't take a wild card

I wonder why - unless he just wants to head to New York and start practicing on the courts there?

[HoopGirl]

Yes a very rusty looking Andy - his movement and timing need work.
And that second serve especially!
The different surfaces of each tournament seem to vary so much that when he gets a run in one tournament it's still really such a different experience for him in the next. Patience for him and us and hopefully it'll all click like it has for Djokovic.

[WimbledonWestie]

I wonder why - unless he just wants to head to New York and start practicing on the courts there?

Think he wd be wary of having a Washington type run then having nothing in tank for New York.

[Alis]

There were lots of positives to take from the match last night but the most encouraging, I thought, was that Andy seemed to be moving much more freely than he was in Washington.

[david1610]

Step back:

Top player coming back from injury/operation clearly shows signs of not being fully recovered, takes world ranked no. 17 to 6-4 in the third set.

Yes, all about the bigger picture of Andy and his body getting back together again!