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3/25/11 9:32 PM | Kelli DeMario
World No. 5 Andy Murray is out of the Sony Ericsson open after suffering a shock opening-round loss to qualifier Alexander Bogolomov Jr. World No. 9 Fernando Verdasco exited as well, suffering a three-set defeat to Pablo Andujar.
(Q) Alexander Bogolomov def. (5) Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5
Qualifier Alexander Bogolomov is through to the third round, after scoring an upset victory against fifth seed Andy Murray. Murray led by a service break twice in the second, but was unable to keep the advantage. Bogomolov was broken at 5-3, but quickly recovered to break back at 6-5. The Scot endured a trying day on serve, having lost seven of 10 games through 95 minutes.
Bogomolov will take on either 30th seed John Isner or Igor Andreev in the next round.
Pablo Andujar def. (9) Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4
Pablo Andujar reached the third round, after rallying to oust compatriot Fernando Verdasco in three sets. The 25-year-old Spaniard, who held 14 of 15 service games during the match, earned a key break of serve at 4-4 in the decider. Verdasco struggled on serve, with 9 double faults committed and just 11 of 33 second-service points captured.
Andujar is next to face Kevin Anderson for a spot in the round of 16. The South African held on to down 24th seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in round two, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
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^^^^^^^ that's basically what he said in the presser
RickyDimon , 3/26/11 12:22 AM
He needs to stop being such a mental pushover.
DanyalRasool , 3/26/11 12:28 AM
It is one thing for Andy to lose to someone that most of us have never heard of. Catastrophic as that may be, I note the wise words of Frew McMillan: "If you want to know how a (top) player is doing, watch him play a fellow-countryman". If anything, it is Fernando who has serious questions to ask of himself tonight. At least Andy is defending approximately zero points at the moment, though it is - shall we say - odd that he is seemingly unable to motivate himself to pick up from this time last year.
I know Nando got a tough time of it last month after two straight losses to another of today's dear departed, Milos Raonic. He was said to have remarked that he'd like to meet his conqueror on clay for that is where real tennis is played, or some such thing. But if you saw the presser, you'd know that - rather like Andy's calamitous-in-hindsight remark about the England football team - Nando was actually being light-hearted. I am sorry that some bloggers felt he deserved a ticking off in the circumstances. But even at that, he must be truly unhappy about the way things have gone on hard courts these past few months.
Can he step it up on the clay? Only time will tell.
gorafago , 3/26/11 1:58 AM
If Verdy feels the best tennis is on clay, maybe reason he's doing so poorly on HC. mind over matter.
juliette , 3/26/11 3:55 AM
Ha, maybe Nando is conserving energy for the clay season. He has an awful lot of points to defend during the clay season: F at MC; Winner Barcelona; SF Rome and F in Nice. Hard time for him ahead. I feel if he can defend all those points than that'll put him in a good position to finish the year in the top ten and for three years in a row.
luckystar , 3/26/11 4:27 AM
I had forgotten how well Nando did last year during the clay season. He can be so inconsistent throughout the tennis year, but he did get some great results in 2010, especially that win at Barcelona.
Clay is his surface, so if he doesn't do well there then he will be in some trouble.
Nativenewyorker , 3/26/11 4:59 AM
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How was this a shock? This happened last week and last year this time. It's Murray's vacation time.
numero , 3/26/11 12:15 AM