Djokovic goes 2-0 with win over Murray in London

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Djokovic goes 2-0 with win over Murray in London

11/7/12 7:14 PM | Cheryl Murray
Novak Djokovic advanced his round-robin record to 2-0, beating hometown favorite Andy Murray in three sets.

This was not the fantastic display of aggressive tennis that these two men are capable of. The winners to unforced errors ratio was poor from both men, with Djokovic committing 40 unforced errors and hitting just 23 winners and Murray ever-so-slightly better with 44 unforced errors and 28 winners. But in the end, it was Djokovic who prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Murray actually had a much stronger start than Djokovic did. The Scot lost just three points on serve in the entire first set, no small feat considering Djokovic's world-class return game. But his first-set dominance was at least partially aided by the fact that Djokovic was far from his best.

The Serb turned the tables on Murray in the second set. Each man had an opportunity to break serve, but it was Djokovic who actually converted. With opportunities to break scarce in the middle frame, the single service break was enough to level the match at a set apiece.

The third set was a bit casually played by both men. Djokovic broke first on Murray's serve at 1-1, but the world No. 1 squandered the lead and Murray got back on serve with a break at 3-4. There was another slight opening for Murray to get the break with Djokovic serving to stay in the match at 5-4. The Scot was unable to convert and got destroyed in the last two games of the match to give Djokovic the win.

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Comments

I enjoyed this match. Commis to Murray fans, and Congrats to Djokovic fans. I felt the match could have gone either way, but you know, someone always has to lose.

sky , 11/8/12 3:46 AM

Thank you sky :)
#BestFedFanOnHere
#Respect

deuce , 11/8/12 6:58 AM

I watched sets two and three of this match. I thought that both of them played very well. Murray did have his opportunity when he broke back to even it up in the third set at 4-4. Then he held and it was 5-4. He had Nole down 15-30 and was two points from victory, but couldn't get it done. Andy had more opportunities when it was 6-5 Nole serving for the match. It was 15-40, but Andy was unable to break back.

I thought they both squandered some opportunities, but in the end I think Nole was the mentally stronger player. He kept it together when he was two points from losing and made the shots needed to stay in the match. I am very impressed by Nole's mental toughness these days. When he is at a crucial point in a match, he keeps it together and then ups the ante.

I did check the stats after the match on the tennis channel and there were a very high number of UE's from both players. This was not their best, but still a quality match that was entertaining to watch. I don't think Andy played badly, but just couldn't do it when he had to in this match. It really could have gone either way.

Nativenewyorker , 11/8/12 10:06 AM

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