Surbiton Challenger SF: Andy vs Kudla - Saturday

[cazza99]

Andy vs Kudla match thread.

[Hawkeye]

Players on court.

[Hawkeye]

Good start, 3-0*.

[Hawkeye]

Back on serve at 4-3*.

[Hawkeye]

Andy with two break/set points at 6-5*...

[Hawkeye]

Takes the first! 7-5.

[JAMES4578]

Got there in the end,keep going Andy!

[Hawkeye]

Andy keeping his nose in front in set 2, 4-3*.

[cazza99]

6-5 30-30 :fingerscrossed:

[cazza99]

Duece

[Hawkeye]

Kudla holds, tie break.

[cazza99]

Tiebreak time. Andy 1-0

[Hawkeye]

3-3 at the first change of ends.

[cazza99]

Second set goes to Kudla.

[Hawkeye]

Kudla gets a mini break for *5-4.

[Hawkeye]

2 set points...

1 set all.

[HoopGirl]

Thought Andy lost a bit of focus in that last set. Was hoping for a straight sets win.
Hopefully he’ll up his game in this third set

[exislander]

Just looked at Stuttgart draw - wish I hadn't!

[Hawkeye]

Andy broken in game 6... It's been coming.

[Hawkeye]

Kudla holds to lead 5-2*.

[Jane]

:crying:

[cazza99]

Kudla wins in 2 hr 33 minutes.

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a disappointment, felt Andy could have won in 2 but Kudla the stronger in the decider. Still got a few matches in and hopefully will make progress in Stuggart (if he wins opener would face winner of Bublik and Kudla)

[Teresa]

Shame. He has done really well in tiebreaks. Still he has picked up a few more ranking points, and got match practice in.

[HoopGirl]

I don’t get that loss - he was so strong and confident this week - and then was playing too conservatively in the second set - I had to leave for most of the third but it looked more of the same. His serve had dropped from being very strong to much more flakey.

Yes I get that he has had more practice and as long as he isn’t injured he needs to win tournaments so both he and other players feel he is a force to contend with not someone who can be tough to play or not depending on the day and mood.

[RosieBear]

Didn't watch so can't comment but while obviously a final would have been nice not overly bothered. Pre-Wimbledon warm ups are always notoriously tentative; players keen for grass experience but desperate to avoid injury on greasy, fresh lawn. With Wimbledon round the corner it's probably better to get matches playing a couple or 3 rounds against easier oppo in many tournaments than battle hard to go deep in fewer events. Probably why Andy added Surbiton and Stuttgart.

[HoopGirl]

He certainly was annoyed with himself - there was a lot of racquet thumping.

Maybe this particular surface isn’t easy for him to play on - or similar to Wimbledon - there was some talk earlier in the week with Andy about the surface

[HoopGirl]

Andy’s verdict - glad to hear he doesn’t sound too bothered - conditions were brutal he said!

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/andy-murray-gives-verdict-beaten-202700040.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANK351f8RXsHG2GK6SUuyQE5UYDP G3C1gd3ciGYOLpHxbuQdf74YXE_vPDdF2wzUaz5l0VuX__wc_E enOXRFk1Pmv7m-CAWkMlUogwitTjRsjVJYGFw2dCv7Kg33WnyAKorF6oNXdKBcwE LCKb-bFGekDpe-6_Ji5Oa_6vOosgLT

[Stell]

I was very disappointed about Andy not making the final, especially after the way that he'd played.