PARIS MASTERS 2011, QUARTER-FINAL: Andy bows out to Berdych. 6'4, 6'7, 4'6

[patmoren]

Thats the way to do it! Two more games like that please.

[Aussie Andy]

Andy serving to stay in the set.

15-0
30-0
40-0 Sweet! Our patience is rewarded. Come on Andy, you can do it!
40-15

ANDY MURRAY HOLDS! 5-all in the second set! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Jan]

5-5! :) How about another kitkat? :)
sounds like a great plan!

[Jan]

good play again from Berdy

[Aussie Andy]

Berdych serving. Come on, Andy, break him and make it quick.

0-15
15-15
30-15
40-15

Berdych holds. 6-5.

[sophie900607]

Berdych holds, Andy to serve to stay in the set.

[-J-]

first task is to secure the TB
CMONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[david1610]

Real power tennis from Berdych in response.... reminding me of Del Potro a couple of years ago.
Oh well. So be it.
At least on serve. Just ... focus. Safe hold. C'mon Andy!

[rouges]

Livestream is rubbish today. too busy I think.

[Jan]

great shot!

[-J-]

Lovely dropper

[JAMES4578]

Was getting a bit worried earlier following ls but Andy can take this into the breaker,let's step it up!

[Jan]

nice return from berdy

[-J-]

one more
cmonnnnnnn

[david1610]

Good serving Andy!
Now get the first point and a MB! C'mon Andy!

[Jan]

good serving.
tb time. Come on Andy:thumbup:

[rouges]

Come on andy focus boy

[-J-]

ok andy we know the drill secure your serve and look for the opportunities
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[Aussie Andy]

Andy serving to stay in the set (again).

15-0 Good start.
15-15
30-15
40-15

ANDY HOLDS, 6-ALL, TIEBREAKER!

[Jan]

mb:clap:

[sophie900607]

Fingers crossed. Come on Andy!

[patmoren]

Tie break time, Andy has the better results on TBs

[david1610]

Yes... now two good first serves to hold both points. C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

good boy now two points please
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[sophie900607]

MB gone...

[Jan]

1-1

[ljs]

:sofa:

[david1610]

Phew! (To at least keep it on serve).
I know! Let's get TWO mini breaks.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

ok andy 50% 1 - 2
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

this one then
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

need both these andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

The dreaded two points where you have to change ends in the middle. C'mon Andy... change round at 3-3 and then get the other.
C'mon Andy!

[traveller7]

argghh come onnn

[sophie900607]

Oh no...
4-2 Berdych

[david1610]

Chuntering... not a good sign. Looking a tad tired and that could be because of the tiredness. Just find some energy. Must get the next point. C'mon Andy!

[JAMES4578]

A bit nerve wracking again, let's go Andy!

[Jan]

oh Andy this isn't good

[sophie900607]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Can he come back from 2-5 in the tb too?

[-J-]

need both of these andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

be greedy this one to
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jan]

lovely pass :cheer:

[-J-]

shot !!!!!!!!!!!
this time two points
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jan]

brilliant!

[-J-]

brilliant !!!!!!

one more cmonnnnnnnnn

[patmoren]

Won't have any nails left!!

[Jan]

not so good......

[sophie900607]

Lovely points. Come on Andy!!!

[-J-]

need this one
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[lynne]

Sheer grit.................come on andy!!!!!!!

[david1610]

That's the second time he has gone for too much on a cross court forehand "winner"

[sophie900607]

Oh and after that a mistake like this...

[Jan]

I think on balance Berdy deserved that set... Come on Andy - take the 3rd

[sophie900607]

Oh noooooooooooooooooooo :(

[-J-]

arggggggg three it is so be it
cmonnnnnnnnn andyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[ljs]

:grrr: cmon Andy take the third

[Jane]

What a shame, but a great recovery from Andy:thumbup:

[rouges]

Andy looks exhausted, time for NRG drinks

[traveller7]

noooooooooooooooo i have a headache this isnt helping me! andy looks shattered

[david1610]

Well that is any SF chance gone probably .... and unless Andy has more energy he might get creamed in the next set.

Oh dear. Just needed to place the ball in the corner on that penultimate point and go for the winner in two shots if necessary. Oh well...

[Aussie Andy]

TIEBREAKER.

Andy leads, 1-0
1-all.
Andy leads 2-1.
2-all.
Berdych leads, 3-2.
Berdych leads, 4-2.
Berdych leads, 5-2. Andy, please!
Berdych leads 5-3.
Berdych leads 5-4. Well done, so far, Andy, come on! A few aces would be lovely!
5-all! Go Andy!
Berdych leads 6-5. Noooo!

Berdych wins the second set, 7-6! I'm going to bed, can't wait up any longer. Cheer Andy extra hard for me!

[patmoren]

Oh dear into a third set Andy needs to improve his serve or he will lose this match.

[sophie900607]

What a shame for that mistake when he's come back after 2-5...

Come on Andy! Concentrate, hold serve and the opportunity will come.

[KnightOwl]

I'm running out of fingernails...!

[Sallydaisy]

Doh!

Aussie Andy - hope you get some sleep!
I'll try to keep tabs on the scores. Thanks for doing the first 2 sets.
:thumbup:

[JAMES4578]

After the fightback he loses the set anyway, I'm not writing him off though. In a battle but hopefully Andy can regroup.

[sophie900607]

Whoever wins this match will be extremely tired tomorrow. Fed must be smiling now...

[sophie900607]

Good night Aussie Andy! Hope you'll wake up to good news!

[traveller7]

i do believe andy can win this but he will be done in for tomorrow

[sophie900607]

i do believe andy can win this but he will be done in for tomorrow

I think exactly the same.

[Aya]

Andy's exhausted.

[Jan]

0-30 come on Andy

[-J-]

little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

chance to dominate here
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jan]

bp....

[-J-]

chance
BP
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

still in it Andy
cmonnnnnnnn

[david1610]

Pity but so be it. Now just focus and find some good serves.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

ok andy period of consolidation will do
safe hold please
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

straightforward hold now make him work for ever point no errors
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

;ittle glimmer
pile on the pressure
cmonnnnnnnn

[-J-]

chances
2 BP's
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

2 BPs Andy. Berdych looking a bit down. Ten good minutes from Andy and the match could be as good as won. Take the next point Andy! C'mon Andy!

[sophie900607]

Berdych saves the 1st bp but Andy still has another one!

[-J-]

still got one left
BP
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

ok andy still in this 2 points
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

getting closer andy just keep the focus and hold serve
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

So be it. Very, very important to focus now Andy. Forget the balls, or rather, choose the ones you like and then concentrate. C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

2 points
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[traveller7]

going to be a tight match

[-J-]

all we need at this stage Andy safe hold and create some chances
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[traveller7]

forget the balls andy and concentrate

[Aya]

Andy's truly right about what he just told the umpire.

[scrapaddict]

what atight match - bet Andy is glad he was on first so he has time to recover for tomorrow:sofa:

[-J-]

little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnnn

[Maza1987]

just got in.
comonn

[-J-]

safw hold now please
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

3-3 Focus. Safe hold. C'mon Andy!

[traveller7]

0-30 ouch

[traveller7]

safe hold in the end

[Aya]

Amazing hold. That's mental toughness if you ask me.

[sophie900607]

4-3! Holds from 0-30. This is a real battle. Come on Andy!

[david1610]

Great hold from 0-30.
Now down to a break and a hold. You can do this Andy. We would be ever so grateful if you could see your way to breaking Mr. Berdych's serve and then holding your own, sir.
C'mon Andy!

[-J-]

now would be excellent timing for a KITKAT
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Maza1987]

please break then hold

[Jan]

had to pop out again for 10mins. Come on Andy this is soooooo close

[rouges]

Must try and break next game, Go Andy Go. :rolling:

[patmoren]

This is a vey tight match lots of unforced errors on both sides. Need a real effort to break Berdy in this next game.

[traveller7]

4-4 sooo tight

[Jan]

even the points are close 111-110!

[-J-]

ok andy just keep it on serve
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[david1610]

111 points won for each on 11.11.11!!!!

0-30 Find some aces !!!!

[Jan]

I have a bad feeling about this

[Sallydaisy]

Wow - they both have played 111 points on 11/11/11.

[traveller7]

0-30 again come onnnnnnnn

[-J-]

cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn andyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[traveller7]

15-40
30-40
DF
berd breaks serving for match

[Aya]

Serve has deserted him.

[-J-]

one more point
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jan]

oh no

[sophie900607]

Oh God... DF...

[Aya]

It's over. :(

[-J-]

last chance saloon if you want to keep your run going we need a kitkat
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[sophie900607]

Don't give up Andy please!

[patmoren]

There was no energy in that last serve of Andys to lose the game.

[traveller7]

I still believe he can do it come onnnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

first point andy
cmonnnnnnnnnn

[Maza1987]

not looking good now

[traveller7]

come onnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

keep THAT up andy
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[-J-]

keep fighting
cmonnnnnnnnnnnn

[sophie900607]

Nice backhand, I've missed them very much this match

[Sallydaisy]

It's over. :(
Knowing Andy it might not be ...

[lynne]

Come on andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-J-]

little glimmer
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[sophie900607]

Come on!!! Break him! I believe you can do it!!!

[-J-]

big chance
bp
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[sophie900607]

Chance gone but still 40-40
Come on!!!

[-J-]

still there for the taking
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[traveller7]

my livestream shut down argh deuce

[-J-]

cmonnnn andyyyyyyyyyyyy

[sophie900607]

Deuce again after the MP. Thomas is nervous.

[traveller7]

little bit of hope!

[-J-]

reprieve andy now kill him off

[sophie900607]

BP!

[-J-]

great husslng andy
bp
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jan]

my stream keeps freezing..

[Sallydaisy]

darn it - back to deuce

[Maza1987]

dohh
comonn

[Jan]

come on Andy!!!

[-J-]

chancee
bp
cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Maza1987]

pleaseee

[traveller7]

streams not working

[-J-]

http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=69711&tid=220394&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327 ???????????/

[Jan]

mp

[-J-]

cmonnnnnnnnnn andyyyyyyyyyy

[david1610]

Stream crashed!

[-J-]

oh well see you in London Andy

[rouges]

TOO BAD ANDY. gOOD REST GET READY FOR O2.

[patmoren]

Completely lost my picture for the end of that, just a blue screen, probably just as well. Andy ran out of steam

[hfwardhouse]

So disappointed :crying: :crying:

[Maza1987]

meh

[traveller7]

damn it stream just started working as they shook hands
such a shame andy still hasnt made the SF at Paris

[Golden Lady]

Oh no! So sorry you lost Andy :sad:

[RFS]

Only have one day of tix - in fact one evening session (but hey - I didn't have to pay so yay for Team me!)... PLEASE let him be playing that day!

[Jan]

credit to Berdy.
Now Andy, go and get that hamstring fixed, find your first serve, and get ready for the O2.

[Jane]

Bad luck, Andy, but what a match!!!

[Aya]

Hard luck Andy. The match was in your hands......

[david1610]

Mmm... well congratulations on the best run of your career Andy. Next time you play Berdych be a tad more merciless and focused.
But... so be it... frankly you might have a bit more time to get 100% OK in London because I am not sure you were 100% today.

[Sallydaisy]

:grrr:

Well played Berdy but I can't see him beating Fedex in the Semi's.

Andy fought to the end - and perhaps having the weekend at home and some days of relaxation will benefit him ahead of the WTF. He probably needs to rest and recover from those niggly injuries too.

[lynne]

Bad Luck Andy!!!!..........Home,Rest & Regroup!!!!!!:thumbup:




Let's hope Berdy keeps that momentum against Fed:)

[sophie900607]

Well that's it, it's been a nice run from Andy while it lasted. He's had millions of chances in this set, should have converted his BPs.
Would have prefered losing a bit less dramatical way when I first get to see him after a long time... Now I'm absolutely sure I cannot watch him, I think I've only seen one match of his Asian swing and look how great results he's had! ;)

Maybe it's better that he's not playing Roger tmrw, would be extremely exhausted.


Andy, darling, have some rest before London and arrive there 100% healthy and hungry for glory!

[Katie]

Disappointing - Andy just never seems to play his best tennis in Paris. Berdych was the deserved winner.

[sophie900607]

Oh and of course congrats to Thomas, he's played some awesome tennis in some parts of the match. Should be an interesting one against RF, though he'll be tired.

[lynne]

I really do not want Fed to win Bercy!!!!!:grrr::halo:(that's me praying!):)

[Jan]

anyone know what this does for the rankings?

[silver]

Lets not be too hard on him. He has done us proud over the last couple of months and we had got used to him winning. This was bound to happen sooner or later, better now than in London.

[Madeline]

My tennistv stream died just before the end, and before I found another it was all over.

I'm quite glad he won't have to play Federer, after that exhausting match. But once again - First. Serve. %.

[davech]

For me, it wasn't the fact that Andy lost, but the way he lost. He had so many chances to win that match, but just couldn't hit enough balls in court. 43 unforced errors is a shocking stat by his standards. Disappointed. :sad:

[KnightOwl]

Gutted - but I suspect that, on balance, Berdych deserved the match - flashes of brilliance from Andy, but overall he was a bit flat.

[harriet]

good match, andy needed to win that in the tiebreak after set 2.
andy looked exhausted, and thomas that bit more resolute.
would be good to see them in same pool at the O2, andy needs to find a way to play an aggressive opponent.

[LC the fan]

Think it was a great match for the neutrals - Berdych definitely earned it in the end.

I cant get too upset because I think Andy looked pretty done-in out there at the end - he can now go home and get himself rested up for the O2. A match with Fed after this afternoon would not have been ideal and the extra 2 days will be a great benefit if he does have a few physical niggles.

He certainly wasn't at his beautiful best out there at times
Come-on Andy - you can win in London your really can do it this year :trophy:

[Fina]

Aww. What a shame. Really was hoping he could pull it off.
But he seemed below par from the first point. Maybe it was the niggle in his arm that meant the first serve went awol - whilst his leg clearly isn't 100%
But looking on the bright side, at least he has some time now to get some TLC rather than be exhausted and have to face Federer tomorrow.
Andy :hug:

[Linda]

Just got home. Sorry to see the news - didn't expect that. What happened, did he just run out of steam?

[Golden Lady]

Just got home. Sorry to see the news - didn't expect that. What happened, did he just run out of steam?

He wasn't playing at his best Linda, not enough first serves and Andy said himself (info from Neil Harman tweet) that he hadn't hit his backhand so poorly for a while. Just not his day today and so a great run comes to an end.

I'm sure he'll be revitalised for the O2 and I think the time he now has to rest and prepare will be of great benefit.

[Alis]

Positives from this:

* Andy didn't play his best but still made Berdych, who was playing out of his skin, work hard for the win.
* I would have hated to see an exhausted Andy losing easily to Fed tomorrow - would not be good for his confidence going into WTF.
* Andy doesn't drop any points.
* He gets to go home and rest and, hopefully, cure those niggles before the O2.

So, I agree with LC - I'm not as gutted about this loss as I might have been and I'm pretty sure Andy isn't either. Fed played poorly by his standards in his match and would have probably lost to Fish if he had gone through instead of Pico. If the final is between Fed and Tsonga, I'm optimistic that Jo-Willy will win with the partisan Paris crowd behind him.

[Linda]

Thanks GL.

I'm getting to see a bit of the match now as they are showing the third set on tennistv at the moment.

[Linda]

Alis, I would like to thank your post, but the thanks button is missing from it :confused:

ETA - I went to another thread and then back to this one, and the thanks button had now appeared, so I was able to click it after all!

[JAMES4578]

Still disappointed with the result as hoped Andy would at least have got to the semis (though he may not have been in the best shape if he had squeaked out the win) but of course we can put in into perspective with the fine run Andy has had lately and I'm sure that ideally he would have wanted to show his best form at the O2 rather than Paris.

[RoastLamb]

:crying:

[silver]

:crying:

Dry your eyes Fiona. Not so long ago we were relieved when he won two matches in a row. Looking at the stats, the match was so close, just Andy's blip on serve let Berdych in.

[VamosVixs]

Disappointed but hopefully this will mean a better tournament in London for Andy with some extra rest. :thumbup:

[ChrisMac]

Clearly Andy had some slight injury problems, I would rather see him go out today than tomorrow when playing Fed, as this would not give the true showing of how Andy is a better player than Fed, and would crush Andy's confidence, which has been at a high level all during the Asia swing.

[ljs]

darn it , I had to go out after the 2nd set , thought Andy would get the 3rd :crying:

[Madeline]

Positives from this:

* Andy didn't play his best but still made Berdych, who was playing out of his skin, work hard for the win.
* I would have hated to see an exhausted Andy losing easily to Fed tomorrow - would not be good for his confidence going into WTF.
* Andy doesn't drop any points.
* He gets to go home and rest and, hopefully, cure those niggles before the O2.

So, I agree with LC - I'm not as gutted about this loss as I might have been and I'm pretty sure Andy isn't either. Fed played poorly by his standards in his match and would have probably lost to Fish if he had gone through instead of Pico. If the final is between Fed and Tsonga, I'm optimistic that Jo-Willy will win with the partisan Paris crowd behind him.

And there is still a chance that Fed will not reach the Final: Berdy has a good record against him.

[Alis]

Absolutely Madeline. If both Berdy and Fed play like they did today there will be no contest - Tomas will walk it!

[Tie-break]

[bad word]
Sounds as if it was great match. Some needed R&R for Andy now and I hope he gets his revenge at the O2. I seem to remember that Berdych likes slower courts - the conditions were damp and heavy when he beat Andy at the French. Hoping for Berdy in the final at Bercy!

[Manaus]

Real shame about the loss. :sad: Sounded like a real battle. Hopefully Andy gets home, rests up and tends to those niggles before the WTF. Can't wait for that, still think Andy will do really well there.

[supergran]

Was out this afternoon visiting a friend, so only managed to play the recording about 6. Watched the first set and half of the second then I got a phone call. Long story short, then watched The Jury so only recently finished watching. Disappointed but not upset. It was a battle and Berdych had to really fight all the way. Hope Andy can now rest, get rid of any niggling injuries and prepare well for the 02. Andy seemed to smile a lot during the match. ps You don't get as tense when you watch it in bursts.:lol:

[david1610]

good match, andy needed to win that in the tiebreak after set 2.
andy looked exhausted, and thomas that bit more resolute.
would be good to see them in same pool at the O2, andy needs to find a way to play an aggressive opponent.
Too dangerous IHO - much better Ferrer and Tsonga - I think Andy matches up more favourably with them and frankly I would love Andy to get through to the SFs without too much hassle!

[traveller7]

On reflection his run of winning is phenomenal and prob got too blase about him winning lol
rest and relax for now and win the O2!

[pippadaisy]

Haven't posted for ages was so scared I would jinx Andys winning streak
so refrained from posting, reading through the posts seems like it was no
biggy that he lost today. Well done on a fantastic run and look forward to seeing Andy
fit and well at the 02. :cheer::cheer::cheer:

PS was going to post last night then decided not to just in case
so glad I never as I would've blamed myself for the loss, daft I know :barmy::shrug:

[supergran]

:rolling::rolling::rolling:

[pabbers]

For me, it wasn't the fact that Andy lost, but the way he lost. He had so many chances to win that match, but just couldn't hit enough balls in court. 43 unforced errors is a shocking stat by his standards. Disappointed. :sad:
Well I'm disappointed but not in Andy - only that I won't be able to watch any more of him this weekend. Berdych hit 62 unforced errors and the commies were again commenting on the speed (or lack thereof) of the courts and saying it's almost impossible to hit winners. I suspect Andy was hampered in some way by his bottom and his elbow - at least he knew the difference! - and at times on his forehand it looked like he was trying to hit a lump of lead rather than a tennis ball. Still thought Andy's tennis was the more inspired of the 2, Berdych just had more of the luck IMHO.

[Linda]

62 UE by one player and 43 by the other? Sounds like an absolutely ghastly match!

[KnightOwl]

Well, it was three sets - three long sets at that - so it wasn't all ghastly, but I get your point!

[xenon21]

Pretty gutted Andy's awesome run has come to an end but rather here than at O2 and rather against Berdych than against Federer (where niggles may cause a struggle) IMO. I didn't to watch it but followed it nerve-wrackingly on twitter. Sounds like Andy was not at his best and let a few things get to him. Wasn't impressed with the whole changing of the balls when down from Berdych as they would have been poor for Andy too and of course new balls change the speed and everything of a serve!

All in all it gives Andy a change to rest, heal those niggles and hopefully get revenge at the world tour finals

[MurrayAOne]

I agree entirely.

[Aussie Andy]

Gutted for Andy, but you can't win every match, and the score shows how closely fought it was. Just hoping that Andy's injuries and confidence recover in time for London. I want Andy to do really well this year (as in winning Barclays). I'd like him to be seeded 3rd at the Aussie Open this time around.

[Cathy66]

Yeah feel for Andy. Berdych has done this kind of thing before against other players when not having his way. Andy did look a bit defensive with his game yesterday and I think he had played down niggles after the Roddick match. never mind Andy. London calling.

[NorthernLights]

Poor Andy looked so disappointed in the post match presser. He really looked like he'd been crying. Sometimes you just want to climb in the TV and give him a hug. I hope this loss is one of those heavily-disguised blessings, allowing him to rest and recoup for London, which he's been saying all along is his priority. I also hope that Mr Berdych doesn't let success go to his head and that he gives Fed the treatment today! Come on Berdy!

ps Has Berdy acquired a new super-model type lady friend? I thought his steady was a rather sweet girly tennis player. The woman they were showing yesterday was heavily made-up and a bit scary.

pps Sorry. Just curious! :shamed:

[galagirl]

the commentator referred to her as lucy zafarova but i didn't think she looked like the player i saw recently in the ladies tournament

[NorthernLights]

If she a player, maybe it is the same girl, but with added Max Factor. Thanks Galagirl!

[Alis]

Poor Andy looked so disappointed in the post match presser. He really looked like he'd been crying. Sometimes you just want to climb in the TV and give him a hug. I hope this loss is one of those heavily-disguised blessings, allowing him to rest and recoup for London, which he's been saying all along is his priority. I also hope that Mr Berdych doesn't let success go to his head and that he gives Fed the treatment today! Come on Berdy!

ps Has Berdy acquired a new super-model type lady friend? I thought his steady was a rather sweet girly tennis player. The woman they were showing yesterday was heavily made-up and a bit scary.

pps Sorry. Just curious! :shamed:

His long time girlfriend was Lucie Safarova - a tennis player also from the Czeck Republic - comes over as a very sweet girl. Seemingly, they split up fairly recently and she has been playing better since!

[Madeline]

The tennistv commentators gave the girl's correct name a few times but I can't remember. I think it was Esther (or something like that) but haven't a clue about the surname.

[Murray's_Backhand]

Not been on in a while due to work and what not but I wanted to get on here and post my two cents about the match. How Andy actually lost that match is the amazing thing. He just had SO many chances and the TB he fought back so well but fluffed the easy forehand. Anyway he looks in good shape, no injuries lingering so I fully expect Andy to be in the Final in the 02.

[Alis]

I think Andy might be secretly quite pleased to be out before the weekend and have the extra few days to recuperate - think Rafa at Queens!

[Murray's_Backhand]

I think Andy might be secretly quite pleased to be out before the weekend and have the extra few days to recuperate - think Rafa at Queens!

I think you could be right, after all he was putting a huge emphasis on the fact he wanted matches before the 02 not that he really wanted to win Paris.

[pabbers]

His long time girlfriend was Lucie Safarova - a tennis player also from the Czeck Republic - comes over as a very sweet girl. Seemingly, they split up fairly recently and she has been playing better since!

One of the Sky commies said she's a model - shallow or what!

[RoastLamb]

Yeah, she looked like a model-type. Blond, yadda yadda. And she looked about 16 too.

[pabbers]

Yeah, she looked like a model-type. Blond, yadda yadda. And she looked about 16 too.

Yep, clearly a must have accessory!

[Alis]

Definitely a trophy girlfriend!

[RoastLamb]

Ick, she must be desperate.

[Alis]

Well Lucie helped her country to the Fed Cup last weekend - she must be a very happy bunny!

[RoastLamb]

Lucie lost both her rubbers, however.

[Alis]

She did lose in the final but she won several matches in the earlier stages so without doubt helped the Czeck Republic to the trophy.

[RoastLamb]

Good point. Good job the three other Czech players all won their rubbers.

[david1610]

Looking back after a couple of days, the most significant fact going forward is unfortunately Berdych has now won the last three encounters with Andy. That really needs rectifying next time before the tennis world start to think Andy is Berdy's bunnie.

[Alis]

I think it's more to do with what Andy thinks about it than with what the tennis world thinks about it!