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| Topic Started: Aug 30 2007, 10:47 PM (34 Views) | |
| Ninja Boi | Aug 30 2007, 10:47 PM Post #1 |
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US Open 2007 British number one Andy Murray came through a gruelling match against Jonas Bjorkman 5-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-1 to reach the third round of the US Open. The 20-year-old was in trouble when he dropped a tight first set and quickly went a break down in the second. But from 2-3 down, he reeled off nine games in a row to take control. Bjorkman, 35, took advantage of a weary Murray to force a decider but the Scot found the energy to break serve early and the Swede could not recover. Murray will face an unexpected foe in round three after 31-year-old Korean Hyung-Taik Lee stunned 14th seed Guillermo Canas 7-5 7-5 6-3. The Briton said he was pleased to come through a five-set match after spending four months out with a wrist injury. "It's a good win for me: to play in this heat for three hours and 45 minutes and come through against a player of Jonas's quality," said Murray. "I was hitting my forehand harder and more consistently - although it still needs to get more consistent. "Jonas is in great shape for his age and he knows how to pace himself in a five-set match so you need to be pretty switched on. "For me to play him is great - he's been awesome for tennis these last 15 years or so." After a comfortable first-round win, Murray had spoken of trying to enjoy his tennis more - but there was little evidence of that on a sweltering day in New York. During a scrappy first set, the 20-year-old frequently muttered angrily to himself as his groundstrokes - in particular his forehand - failed to find their mark. His serve, too, was misfiring and Bjorkman took advantage of Murray's first-serve percentage of 49% to edge a tight first set. Matters did not improve at the start of the second set and Murray received a warning for an audible obscenity after dropping serve to go 2-0 down. But after breaking straight back, Murray suddenly found a rich vein of form. The world number 19 produced some dazzling winners, which left Bjorkman, for all his experience, looking dumbfounded. Murray rattled through the third set in 34 minutes - but Bjorkman refused to capitulate. The Swede twice went a break up as his younger opponent, who is short on match practice after a long lay-off with a wrist injury, began to struggle physically. Murray hit back both times but at 4-5, his first serve deserted him and Bjorkman put away a crisp volley to take the match into a decider. But as the fifth set got under way, it was the 35-year-old's turn to look weary as Murray found new reserves of energy. Once he had broken serve in the opening game, Murray concentrated on getting a high percentage of first serves in and it proved to be a decisive tactic. The Scot raced through the deciding set in 34 minutes, before slumping into his chair with relief. |
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| Ninja Boi | Sep 5 2007, 05:02 AM Post #2 |
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US OPEN 2007 Top seed Justine Henin gave a magnificent display to beat Serena Williams in their highly-anticipated US Open clash and reach the semi-finals. The world number one came through 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 to set up a clash with Venus Williams or Jelena Jankovic. Henin was out of the blocks quickly but lost a 5-3 lead and saved a set point before winning the opening tie-break. And after breaking early in the second set, the Belgian grew in confidence as she powered into the last four. "From the tie-break to the end I played unbelievable tennis, aggressive and great like the number one player in the world, trying to dictate the points," said Henin. "I was happy to beat her on this court and in this atmosphere. That means a lot to me." The match had the feeling of a final as only Serena's frequent bouts of inactivity have kept her ranked as lowly as her current position of number nine in the world. Henin and Serena had met at the same stage of the previous two Grand Slam tournaments, at Wimbledon and the French Open, with Henin winning both times. The Belgian had lost all three of her encounters with Serena on hard courts and appeared determined to improve that record from the opening moments as she broke in game one. That looked like being enough until Serena, backed by a vociferous home supprt, rattled off three straight games to lead 6-5. A set point arrived for the American but Henin found a big second serve to get herself out of trouble, and the top seed then dominated the ensuing tie-break with some heavy forehands to seal the opening set. Serena had no answer to the pace and variety coming from Henin's ususally weaker forehand side and the Belgian broke twice in the second set to wrap up the victory. "I think she played better," said Serena afterwards. "I think she made a lot of lucky shots and I made a lot of errors. I don't think my level dropped. "I guess in a way my level did drop. I definitely made a lot of errors. She started playing a lot more aggressive and played a lot of hard balls." Asked what went wrong, the American said: "I can't explain that right now. I just don't know. "I was really excited to go into it. I was ready to play. I've got to go back and study and figure out how to beat her. That's it. Bottom line." |
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| Dutch | Oct 28 2007, 12:07 PM Post #3 |
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Women's tennis... uhuh. Posted Image Amelie Mauresmo- horizontal. - :P |
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| Ninja Boi | Oct 28 2007, 01:24 PM Post #4 |
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Blimey she dont look very butch there :lol: |
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