RESULT: Andy Murray Vs Nicolas Mahut - 3rd Round - Pacific Life Open (Indian Wells) 2007
Murray wins again: 6-1 6-3
I had to chuckle before the match listening to the commentator describing how Mahut may cause problems for Murray, but Murray should have enough to come through. Would it be wrong to suggest the commentator hadn't watched Murray play for a while.
If Murray looked comfortable playing Moodie - against Mahut, Murray was sitting in a chaise longue with his feet up, sipping at a glass of Long Island Ice Tea. Murray held every serve and only faced one break point in the entire match.
In the first set, Murray raced to a 5-0 lead before Mahut managed to hold a service game. Murray served it out comfortably.
Mahut got more of a foothold at the beginning of the second set but, Murray soon broke again, and at 5-3 down Mahut let a 40-0 lead slip on his own serve and was broken again to complete the match in just 65 minutes.
Murrays first serve percentage was in the 60's again, firing down seven aces in total. Altogether, Murray won 70% of his points on serve.
It used to be that the fun part of watching Murray play was against strong opposition. When Murray wasn't pulling off another surprise victory, he was pushing the best players in the world all the way.
These days, it's as much fun to watch Murray dominate against weaker players. Not because it's fun to watch players get thrashed and it's not as if Murray struts around and shows off - but simply for the joy of watching fluid, confident tennis, interspersed with winning shots of breath-taking genius.
While other top seeds are falling or labouring through three sets, Murray is just cruising. 2007 hasn't just brought better tennis from Murray, it's also brought more confidence and greater consistency.
For getting to the fourth round, Murray has already guaranteed an extra 55 ranking points. If he can progress to the Qtr-Finals, this will go up to 105.
I had to chuckle before the match listening to the commentator describing how Mahut may cause problems for Murray, but Murray should have enough to come through. Would it be wrong to suggest the commentator hadn't watched Murray play for a while.
If Murray looked comfortable playing Moodie - against Mahut, Murray was sitting in a chaise longue with his feet up, sipping at a glass of Long Island Ice Tea. Murray held every serve and only faced one break point in the entire match.
In the first set, Murray raced to a 5-0 lead before Mahut managed to hold a service game. Murray served it out comfortably.
Mahut got more of a foothold at the beginning of the second set but, Murray soon broke again, and at 5-3 down Mahut let a 40-0 lead slip on his own serve and was broken again to complete the match in just 65 minutes.
Murrays first serve percentage was in the 60's again, firing down seven aces in total. Altogether, Murray won 70% of his points on serve.
It used to be that the fun part of watching Murray play was against strong opposition. When Murray wasn't pulling off another surprise victory, he was pushing the best players in the world all the way.
These days, it's as much fun to watch Murray dominate against weaker players. Not because it's fun to watch players get thrashed and it's not as if Murray struts around and shows off - but simply for the joy of watching fluid, confident tennis, interspersed with winning shots of breath-taking genius.
While other top seeds are falling or labouring through three sets, Murray is just cruising. 2007 hasn't just brought better tennis from Murray, it's also brought more confidence and greater consistency.
For getting to the fourth round, Murray has already guaranteed an extra 55 ranking points. If he can progress to the Qtr-Finals, this will go up to 105.
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