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Andy Murray defeats another high seeded player to march on to the semi-finals of the masters series, something Henman only did once in his career back in 1998, at this Toronto Masters Tournament. And Murray does it on his debut, remarkable stuff! I’m not knocking Henman…After all, I am English, but also(obviously), I am British lol.
Murray gets milestone Masters win
If Murray beats Richard Gasquet he will reach a Masters final
Andy Murray reached his first Masters semi-final with a 6-4 6-7 (0-7) 6-3 win over Finn Jarkko Nieminen in Toronto.
The British teenager struggled with his first serve during a gruelling match, but hit more classy shots than his opponent, who is ranked in the top 15.Murray was the dominant player in the first set and served for the match in the second before capitulating to an ugly whitewash in the tie-breaker.
But he rallied to take a 5-2 lead in the decider and eked out a fine win.
The positives outweighed the negatives for Murray, even if his serve was erratic.
But the Scot showed more ambition than his opponent when it mattered most and produced a string of fine winners when given very little margin for error.
I’m obviously disappointed I didn’t finish it off in two, but it was a good effort to keep it together mentally in the third set
Andy Murray
It looked as if Murray’s chance had passed when he limply handed over his serve and hard-earned initiative at 5-3 in the second set.
Nieminen, who was showing signs of fatigue after a hard win on Thursday, sprang back to life to run away with the ensuing tie-break.
Murray could have lost his way at that point, but showed maturity to outlast the seasoned 14th seed.
He will next face Richard Gasquet in the last four, after the Frenchman brushed aside 13th seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-1.
Murray was pleased with his performance, but had reservations.
“To be fair I thought I was in control of most of the match. I felt like I was making him do more of the running,” he said.
“I was 6-4, 5-3 up serving. Every time I serve for it this week, I’ve lost my serve.
“I’m obviously disappointed I didn’t finish it off in two, but it was a good effort to keep it together mentally in the third set.
“I came in well on his second serve. I got good depth on the return and covered the net. I used the drop volleys well.”
Well done, Murray!
the boy is doin well, ive been following but didnt want to post on the other thread as to many read far too much into it!!
lets hope he dont run out of steam and carries on as he has been :wink:
pitty hes not british
i mean english :)
Yup we’ll done to the man. 8)
@sharongooner wrote:
the boy is doin well, ive been following but didnt want to post on the other thread as to many read far too much into it!!
lets hope he dont run out of steam and carries on as he has been :wink:
Nadal was knocked out in the last round by Berdych…Fed has been taken to 3 sets so far.. 7-6, 6-7, and 4-1 on the last set, but Malisse broke back in the second set, while he was trailing 5-2 by world number 1, came back and won the set lol..So in this tournament..Anything is possible!
Murray beats Henman for the 3rd time, and remains unbeaten against him…Murray progresses to the second round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, beating him in 3 sets, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
i watched the last two rounds. have to say i was pretty impressed with henman for once, but he still aint quite good enough to win a major. murray was great, onwards and upwards for the boy :)
@sharongooner wrote:
i watched the last two rounds. have to say i was pretty impressed with henman for once, but he still aint quite good enough to win a major. murray was great, onwards and upwards for the boy :)
The last 2 rounds? It was first round today :? Henman will never win a major title now..The only things he has won, are ATP Titles..He has won 7 of them lol..But to players such as Henman, and other players, they are meaningles, and Britain need to win something serious! Like a Series event, or an Open event, or some of the other big events, just just ATP, or Challenger titles! Murray will win one of them in the very near future…He did what Henman has only ever done ONCE in his career, and thats reach a Masters Semi-Final at 19..He has my blessing for sure!
soz i meant last two sets lol!! ( i was cooking dinner at the time and washing so i was multi-tasking as per usual lol!) :wink:
oh and did i hear right that he is up against federer next robbo?
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