DUBAI 2012, R2: Andy into Quarters after 6'3, 6'4 win over Chiudinelli

[Sallydaisy]

Andy took 3 sets to get his R1 match done and dusted - and so did his R2 opponent Chiudinelli.
The Swiss 30yr old beat Davydenko 6'4, 5'7, 6'4 with only one break of serve needed in the final set.

This offers a potentially easier match for Andy who was 5-4 against the Russian in their H2H.
He's never played Chiudinelli before (H2H (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=MC10&oId=C582) 0-0) so there'll be a bit of checking out to do in the first game or so.

The Swiss player is ranked #185, CH52 in 2010, and today's match is his first win of the year.
He's not won a single title on the ATP Tour and mostly plays the Challenger circuit these days.
Interesting snippet from his ATP 'bio' - "Player he admired growing up was Ivan Lendl..."

Hopefully Andy will have settled himself into Dubai and his 'team' will have sorted out any little niggly bits that seemed to be bothering him a bit in his R1 match.

[JAMES4578]

Of Course we can't take anything for granted but Chiudinelli could well be an easier opponent, though of course Andy will need to be on form.

[patmoren]

Need a positive Andy to come to the match.

[Mickey]

I really don't think we need to read to much into Andy's match. He won and I'm sure that this will kick start his form and he will improve match on match. If he was not feeling 100% healthwise it's only something minor and he will quickly recover. I'm really hopeful that Andy will do well in this tournament as it's better to grow in your game than to to reach your peak at the start.

[rouges]

Good Luck and good health Andy.

[jeannie13]

Andy on first again on centre court, in the heat of the sun. Guess who's got the cushy 7pm slot again.:grrr:

[susieq]

Yes it's a pity he couldn't have the 4:00 slot instead of djokovic. Not surprised Federer gets the evening slot. There wasn't a seat to be had for his match tonight - except in the more expensive areas. Let's hope Andy feels good tomorrow.

[susieq]

By the way my all day grandstand ticket cost me all of 9 pounds!!!! They get more expensive later in the week but meanwhile I get to see Andy again tomorrow. Can't believe my luck.

[-J-]

looks like il miss the match

[ChrisMac]

I hope Andy gets some plasters on those blisters, cause if they burst he is going to be in some pain!

[Jan]

argh I'm out tomorrow morning :grrr:

[Madeline]

Make it a quick win, Andy. I have to go out at 11.30!

[Alis]

Andy on first again on centre court, in the heat of the sun. Guess who's got the cushy 7pm slot again.:grrr:

Well there's a surprise! I'm convinced Smugfed won't play unless he can choose the time - it's too much of a coincidence for it always to be down to the schedulers even though he's a crowd puller.

[david1610]

Hope Andy has recovered tomorrow and can hopefully get the W without draining himself if he is still not 100% OK. C'mon Andy!

[Jan]

Ditto to what David just said - I hope Andy is recovered and raring to go tomorrow. I'll miss all this, so hope I come back to see the W.
Come on Andy :cheer::cheer:

[HoopGirl]

Good luck Andy!!!

Wont see you but will be thinking of you!

[xenon21]

By the way my all day grandstand ticket cost me all of 9 pounds!!!! They get more expensive later in the week but meanwhile I get to see Andy again tomorrow. Can't believe my luck.

Wow bargain and a half! I thought some stuff in Dubai was getting more expensive too!

Good luck Andy!!!!

[lynne]

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

[JINESU5]

Tomorrow (now today) will be better, go Andy go!!! :thumbup:

[ljs]

5 am again :sad:
hope hes feeling better and plays well !!!

[supergran]

Do hope he's well today. Good luck Andy.

[Alis]

Ditto!

[40-15]

good luck Andy!!
hope your on the mend - and get an easy passage to the next round!!

come on Andy!!

[patmoren]

Hope Andy is feeling better today. Might have cheered him up that Ivan lost his match.

[Jane]

Best of luck, Andy - good start:thumbup::thumbup:

[Mandiemoo]

Hope its a smoother ride than yesterday! Just trying to get the stream going on william hill

[Mandiemoo]

Well, looks better so far but very early days. 1-1 30-0 on the Murray serve

[Mandiemoo]

the commies are talking about how much he is drinking & the beijing olympics?? sounds like crofty?

[Linda]

Just wondering who the commies are myself. She sounds like a doom & gloomer.

[Mandiemoo]

This is looking good so far. Murray breaks for 3-1

[Mandiemoo]

Stuart Fraser on Twitter: "Andy Murray on Centre Court vs Chiudinelli at same time as Jamie Murray takes to Court 3 with Hanley vs Qureshi & Rojer."

[Linda]

Ah, question answered, he just called her Annabel.

[Sallydaisy]

I have to cram a lot of work into the next 4 hrs so daren't have it on a livestream.
Will be keeping an eye on LS though!

Come on Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin::swingin::swingin::swin gin:

[40-15]

great start - Andy 4-1 up!!

[patmoren]

Much better signs from Andy, actually did a skip after winning the last game. May no be able to post much my speed is down below 1MB since it was reconnected.

[Mandiemoo]

I think the problem with have ex British tennis players as commies is that they are all insanely jealous of what Andy has achieved. Tim Henman is the notable exception having had a successful career.

[Mandiemoo]

5-2 to Murray. Chuidy serves to stay in set

[Mandiemoo]

5-3 to Murray. Andy serves for the set.

[patmoren]

Andy serving for the first set. 5-3

[Mandiemoo]

finishing with an ace & a love service game, Andy takes the first set 6-3

[Jane]

Well done 6-3:cheer::cheer:

[Linda]

That's the set 6-3 :cheer:

[40-15]

Andy Murray takes the first set 6-3!!
with service game to love!!

[patmoren]

First set to Andy on a love game. Much better today

[Mandiemoo]

The plinky-plonky muzak being played during the set break is bizarre! I think it is just for the 'benefit' of viewers

[lynne]

Comfortable first set well done Andy!!!:clap:

[LC the fan]

keep up the presuure this time Andy

[40-15]

possible early break here would be great!!

[Mandiemoo]

Some good net play from Andy there, but Chiudy holds.

0-1 Chuidy

Murray to serve

[Mandiemoo]

Chuidy is rummaging in his top drawer & making some good shots in this game. A couple of aces steady the Murray ship to win his service game to 30

1-1

[Aussie Andy]

Here I am, straight from work!

Score so far: Andy takes the first set 6-3, Chiudinelli holds and takes the first game of the second set.

Andy serving

15-30
30-30
40-30 Righto, finish it off.

Andy holds, levelling the second set at 1-all.

[Linda]

Chiudinelli is playing some good points. You have to feel sorry for him, he's spent his whole career in the shadow of Fed & Stan. Rather like Almagro in the shadow of Rafa & Ferru.

[Mandiemoo]

Chuidy looks to have sealed it but a good challenge from muzz gives him another go but Chuidy takes it

Chuidy 2-1 Muzz

Andy to serve

[Linda]

Come on Andy. Do my FTM a favour and don't let him win another game!

[patmoren]

Andy hitting himself this set, not focusing enough. 2-1 with serve

[Aussie Andy]

Chuddy serving

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

Blast! Scoreboard freezes.
Chuddy holds, to lead 2-1.

BTW, how's Andy been playing?

[patmoren]

Andy held to 15, 2-2

[Aussie Andy]

Andy serving

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

Andy holds, levelling the set at 2-all.

[patmoren]

Chuddy serving

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

Blast! Scoreboard freezes.
Chuddy holds, to lead 2-1.

BTW, how's Andy been playing?

Good in the first set noit quite so focused at the moment.

[Aussie Andy]

Chuddy serving

0-15
15-15
30-15
40-15 Come on, Andy!
40-30

Chuddy holds, leading 3-2.

[Linda]

That messes up my FTM :grrr:

[Aussie Andy]

Andy serving

15-0
30-0
40-0

Andy levels at 3-all.

[patmoren]

Love game to Andy 3-3

[Aussie Andy]

Chuddy serving

0-15
0-30
15-30
30-30
30-40 Break point! Grab it!
40-40 Come onnnn...
Adv Chuddy

Chuddy holds, leading 4-3.

[Sallydaisy]

phew - Chewy snuck ahead there but Andy's pegged it back to 30-30

Come on Muzzah!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin::swingin::swingin::swin gin:

[Aussie Andy]

Andy serving - get a move on!

15-0
15-15
15-30 No! Andy, come on!
30-30 A couple of aces here would be really good.
40-30
40-40 This better not be a replay of the Berrer match. I don't have a livestream, though, so I can't tell.
Adv Murray TAKE IT!

Andy levels at 4-all.

[40-15]

4-4 - 2nd set!!

[xenon21]

Cross court shot and a half from Andy!

And next shot, justice served as one of the opponent's serve was so out! But no challenege and Andy won it anyway

[Linda]

That's the break! Now to serve for the match :big grin:

[Aussie Andy]

Chuddy serving - Time To Be Broken!

0-15
0-30
0-40 Three break points for Andy! I KNEW it was time to be broken!
15-40

Sweet! Andy breaks, and leads 5-4!

[Aussie Andy]

Chuddy serving - Time To Be Broken!

0-15
0-30
0-40 Three break points for Andy! I KNEW it was time to be broken!
15-40

Sweet! Andy breaks, and leads 5-4!

[patmoren]

Andy serving for the match at 5-4 bit more focused now.

[Linda]

Andy wins 6-3, 6-4 :clap: :clap: :cheer:

[KnightOwl]

That was soooo much better than yesterday :clap:

[david1610]

Just in time - was teaching. Well done Andy!

[40-15]

Brilliant - Andy takes it - 6-3, 6-4

well done Andy!! :clap:

[patmoren]

Game, Set, Match to Andy 6-3, 6-4. FTM right score wrong way round!

[Jane]

Well done, Andy:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::)

[Aussie Andy]

Andy Murray serving for the match!

15-0
30-0
30-15
40-15 TWO MATCH POINTS!

ANDY MURRAY WINS, 6-3, 6-4! THROUGH TO ?QUARTERFINALS?

[Tie-break]

Job done. Good workout. Well done Andy - onwards and upwards!

[Bardot]

Too hot to trot and not just the weather, well done Andy :cheer::clap:

Hopefully he'll be later on the schedule for his quarter-final.

[xenon21]

Yeah, game, set and match Andy! I missed the first set but thought andy played better than yesterday and I hope he felt better too!

Well done Andy!!!!!!!

[hfwardhouse]

:yahoo: :yahoo:

I got home in time to see the last few games - Andy looks like he's striking to ball beautifully now - :cheer:

And to my consternation, Bouncy Castle managed to say only good stuff about Andy ..... perhaps he listened to what we said at DC the other week?!

[lynne]

A lot better than yesterday, a comfortable win...........Well Done Andy!!!!!:thumbup:

[Linda]

Was that Bouncy with Annabel then? I didn't realise!

[lynne]

Was that Bouncy with Annabel then? I didn't realise!

No don't think it was bouncy!!!

[Linda]

Ah, Jane must have been watching different coverage to me.

[hfwardhouse]

Bouncy was in the studio with Marcus on Sky Sports.

[Sallydaisy]

Bouncy was in the studio with Marcus on Sky Sports.
Yep, rather a cheeky tweet about it here from Rob (ex-editor of am.com's forum) .....
;)

#andrewcastle (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23andrewcastle) the consummate pro - seamlessly moving from studio analyst to #injurylawyers4u (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23injurylawyers4u) advocate and back again on sky sports.

[Alis]

Amazing - never heard Bouncy speak in such a complimentary fashion about Andy - maybe various members comments at the DC have indeed hit home! Well done Andy, onward and upward!

[lynne]

Yep, rather a cheeky tweet about it here from Rob (ex-editor of am.com's forum) .....
;)

:rolling::rolling:

[Madeline]

I had to go out just before the end, but I was watching on tennis.tv so I was able to rewind when I got back and watch what I had missed :)

Andy must have felt better today, he was playing comfortably within himself and never even faced a break point. I have to admit I'm a bit worried by the possible prospect of Berdbrain, though.

[DaveArneRiise]

What was the score?

[Jan]

just home and pleased to see Andy won - well done to him!

[JAMES4578]

Andy won 6-3, 6-4! Glad it was more straightfoward this time and take it Andy was pretty much in conrol. Now through to the quarters where he could play Berdych.

[supergran]

Good afternoon all. Watched Andy's match in another room away from computer so as not to disturb husband doing his sudoku/crossword! Really enjoyed seeing Andy playing well and showing the improvement he displayed today. Well done Andy!:cheer::cheer: Re Bouncy, can't help thinking he looks as though he's sucking a lemon when complimenting and praising our man.;) Loved Petch and Fleming commentating.

[rouges]

Congtats Andy Well done. :wino:

[SamP]

Not been able to see any of this week so far, probably not going to be able to watch any of it either now as i've just found myself a temporary work placement. Nice to get those results though, irrelevant of who they were against.

I think the victory over Berrer was monumental given past performances at this stage of the season. I reckon the pressure would have felt bizarrely intense for him, given the stage and level of the tournament, but a defeat would have meant a field day for the media. Questions would also have been asked about Llendl and his schedule, it all would have been uneccesarily unpleasant.

So onwards and upwards, a very commendable start.

[rouges]

How come Andy is back on playing @ 10AM UK time tomorrow, 2PM Dubai, while Del P and Tsonga get to play evenings and seed 1& 2 @ 7 PM local time. Mr Federer @ 5PM and Nole @ 7PM tomorrow. I wished Andy would get an afternoon our time better for me. Selfish ?

[Jan]

where have you found the order of play? I looked but couldn't find it

edit - sorry, just found it!

[susieq]

Just got in from my second (and sadly last) day at Dubai tennis. It was good to see Andy looking much better today - moving much better, not so lethargic or distressed. Onwards and upwards. Berdych will present a greater challenge though.

[Alis]

I think the schedulers are really taking it out on Andy for saying what he did about the Tipsaravic match a couple of years ago. Serve them right if he chooses not to go next year when he's number 1!

[Linda]

Congrats, SamP, on your placement :) I also will be unable to watch tomorrow's match due to work :sad: