RESULT: Andy Murray Vs Kristian Pless - 2nd Round - Morgan Keegan Championships (Memphis) 2007
It makes a change to have a match that doesn't start after midnight and although I didn't have access to LiveScore, I was able to get updates by listening to BBC Radio FiveLive.
Not that they were giving much away with football dominating the news. At 11pm I learned that Murray was one set up and 4-4 in the second.
At 12pm I learned that Murray had won in straight sets. Nice to know the result, but a score would have been appreciated. I tuned in again this morning and I couldn't even find a mention.
Anyway, now I'm online I'm pleased to learn the result was 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
On balance this seems like an easier victory than their match last week, but the stats demonstrate that Murray is still below his best.
Again we come back to the first serve percentage: 48% in the first and a tragic 35% in the second. Even more tragic for Pless is that - despite the lack of form on the Murray serve - he only managed to carve out 1 break point. Which Murray defended.
By contrast Murray had 11 break points against Pless but, amazingly, only took one of them.
Of course, looking at the scoreboard, it's clear that Murray only needed one.
While I've no doubt that Murray will raise his game as the tournament progresses I think its worth noting that shorter matches against lesser opposition is a worthwhile goal as it allows energy to be conserved for the tough matches.
This match only lasted 1hr 33mins, but if even just half the break points were taken, then this match could have easily been below the hour mark.
In short then, Murray is still grinding out victory after victory and, although its hard to imagine, we're a long way from seeing Murray at his peak. Looking forward to it!
Source:
BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray advances in straight sets
Not that they were giving much away with football dominating the news. At 11pm I learned that Murray was one set up and 4-4 in the second.
At 12pm I learned that Murray had won in straight sets. Nice to know the result, but a score would have been appreciated. I tuned in again this morning and I couldn't even find a mention.
Anyway, now I'm online I'm pleased to learn the result was 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
On balance this seems like an easier victory than their match last week, but the stats demonstrate that Murray is still below his best.
Again we come back to the first serve percentage: 48% in the first and a tragic 35% in the second. Even more tragic for Pless is that - despite the lack of form on the Murray serve - he only managed to carve out 1 break point. Which Murray defended.
By contrast Murray had 11 break points against Pless but, amazingly, only took one of them.
Of course, looking at the scoreboard, it's clear that Murray only needed one.
While I've no doubt that Murray will raise his game as the tournament progresses I think its worth noting that shorter matches against lesser opposition is a worthwhile goal as it allows energy to be conserved for the tough matches.
This match only lasted 1hr 33mins, but if even just half the break points were taken, then this match could have easily been below the hour mark.
In short then, Murray is still grinding out victory after victory and, although its hard to imagine, we're a long way from seeing Murray at his peak. Looking forward to it!
Source:
BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray advances in straight sets
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