Indian Wells R3: Andy vs Jack Draper - Monday not before midnight

[cazza99]

Andy vs Jack match thread.

[themass15]

Looking forward to this, hope it's on at a sensible time for UK viewers.

[banskogirl]

Looking forward to this, hope it's on at a sensible time for UK viewers.

Yes I really am too old for 3 hours sleep before work!

[cazza99]

Interestingly Jack is the bookies favourite.

[HoopGirl]

Interestingly Jack is the bookies favourite.

I thought Andy won the last time they played.
Maybe I have that wrong

[JAMES4578]

I thought Andy won the last time they played.
Maybe I have that wrong

Andy beat Jack at the Battle of the Brits, this will be their first tour meeting though.

[themass15]

A very late or early one depending how you look at it! 4th up on Court 2

[Hawkeye]

Unlikely to be on much before midnight GMT.

[banskogirl]

A very late or early one depending how you look at it! 4th up on Court 2

I have warned everyone in work not to tell me the result tomorrow, I shall run in and watch after work!

[cazza99]

ATP website says Andy 4th on with third match not before 10 pm.

Just checked the Indian Wells website and it says Andy's match not before midnight.

The women's match before Andy's has not started yet (at 23.15) due to Wawrinka and Rune having a long match so Andy will be on later anyway.

edit - on Amazon Prime saying not before 1 am.

[Hawkeye]

Players on court!

[Hawkeye]

Andy broken in game 3 thanks to a DF.

[Hawkeye]

Draper to serve for the first set, *5-4.

[Hawkeye]

A sniff for Andy, 0-30...

[Hawkeye]

3 break points!

[Hawkeye]

Andy breaks back to love.

[Hawkeye]

Andy saves a break point, deuce...

[Hawkeye]

Another DF brings another BP...

[Hawkeye]

Saved!

[Hawkeye]

Another DF... Another break point...

[Hawkeye]

Saved again!

[Hawkeye]

A second game point for Andy...

[Hawkeye]

Andy holds for 6-5*.

[Hawkeye]

Andy gets the 12th game to deuce...

[Hawkeye]

Set point! No first serves in so far this game...

[Hawkeye]

Jinxed it... Saved with an ace.

[Hawkeye]

Draper holds. After 1 hrs 10 minutes of play, the first set will be settled by a tie break.

[Hawkeye]

This tie break is huge. Draper tends to win if he wins the first set, and always loses if he loses the first set.

[Hawkeye]

3-3 at the change of ends, 1 mini break each so far.

[Hawkeye]

Mini break for Draper, *5-4...

[Hawkeye]

Andy gets the mini break back, but Draper has a set point at 6-5*.

[Hawkeye]

6-6.

[Hawkeye]

Another set point for Draper as a volley goes astray, and this time Draper takes it.

[Hawkeye]

Lengthy MTO for Draper between sets, before he holds easily.

[Hawkeye]

Andy broken to 15 in game 6, Draper leads *4-2.

[Hawkeye]

2 break back points

[Hawkeye]

Both saved.

[Hawkeye]

Draper holds for 5-2.

[Hawkeye]

From 40-0 up, Draper gets things back to deuce.

2 deuces later, Draper gets a match point, and Andy DFs to hand Draper the match.

[JAMES4578]

Somewhat disappointing for Andy, however Jack the better player today. Certainly a good win for him!

[Teresa]

That’s a surprise. Sad for AM. Too tired to stay up for it.

[Jan]

If Andy has to lose I'd rather it was to a fellow Brit!
A good tournament for Andy considering his previous Indian Wells.
Pleased for Jack!

[Gary D]

Somewhat disappointing for Andy, however Jack the better player today. Certainly a good win for him!

+1. He mentioned after the Rnd1 match that early in it he was making bad decisions. I thought that about this match, Draper was making Murray look 'inexperienced'. Normally one of the best players at passing shots, 'loves a target' as the Commentators have said for years, but Draper was getting nearly everything at the net. He was very impressive.

[supergran]

So disappointed for Andy. If only he'd go the tb. Second set was so different and the df was just sad. Andy played well but Jack played better. Worth staying awake for though.

[cazza99]

I wonder if having the match in the evening made it worse for Andy as the temperature starts to cool down.

[banskogirl]

Great play from Jack and until the winning point in first set tiebreak, I really thought Andy would take it.

Felt strangely sad but ready for Andy to come back fighting.

[Guerkins2]

I’ll never stop wanting Andy to win every match he plays, but looking to the future it’s great to see that we have a quality player in Jack, who we can hopefully watch going deep into tournaments now and in the years after Andy retires.

I know we have Cam too, but I enjoy watching Jack more.

[HoopGirl]

I’ll never stop wanting Andy to win every match he plays, but looking to the future it’s great to see that we have a quality player in Jack, who we can hopefully watch going deep into tournaments now and in the years after Andy retires.

I know we have Cam too, but I enjoy watching Jack more.

100% agree with you Guerkins

[Caro]

100% agree with you Guerkins

Me too. I have never been able to get excited by Cam but Jack is a different kettle of fish … such an exciting player to watch.

[themass15]

Me too. I have never been able to get excited by Cam but Jack is a different kettle of fish … such an exciting player to watch.

I am of that mindset too