| Nationality | Player | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Murray | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | |
| M Llodra | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | - |
7-6 -
Andy Murray closes out the beautiful 6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6 (7) win after two hours and 34 minutes, setting up the forehand smash at the net with a perfect backhand into the DEUCE corner. A fantastic win for the British number one, who goes onto face Austria's Jurgen Melzer.
TB8-7 - Llodra serves-and-volleys into the net, and Murray has his second MATCH POINT, but this time on serve!!
TB7-7 - Murray hangs in the rally to await the Llodra error from the forehand side, and again this tie-break is level.....
TB6-7 -
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TB6-6 - Murray is pumped!! He explodes in glee after hitting the perfect backhand pass to keep the breaker level at the second change of ends.
TB5-6 -
Llodra hits a volley he did not need to take because Murray's shot was going wide, but it's a winner and that's all that matters.... SET POINT LLODRA...
TB5-5 - And again Llodra levels!! A double fault from the Briton and service winner for the Frenchman do the trick.
TB5-3 - And Murray beats Llodra going once too many times to the net to again go up a mini-break, and again move within two points of victory....
TB3-3 - Another great volley knocks the racket out of Murray's hands, and earns Llodra the mini-break advantage, but again he gives it away with an unforced forehand error! All even at the change of ends....
TB2-2 - Llodra takes the mini-break straight back..... The Frenchman continues to play stupendously at the net.
TB2-0 - Llodra hits the unforced backhand error into the net, and Murray has the first mini-break....
6-6 -
Llodra seals the 11th game of this fourth set with an ACE to force the breaker in the end....
40-40 - Llodra hits a fourth double fault now... He is really struggling to close this game out and force the tie-break, and again Murray is two points away....
40-40 - The British number one books MATCH POINT with a fine backhand, but Llodra saves with a service winner out wide, and this ain't over yet.... DEUCE.
6-5 - Murray hits a couple of beautiful backhand passes from inside the baseline, each time catching Llodra gawking at the net..... Llodra hits a perfectly angled backhand drop to get to 40-30 and put a bit of pressure on Murray, but the Briton comes through with some great net presence. Both men playing fine tennis at the moment.... Murray, again is one game away.
5-5 - At 40-0 Llodra shanks a very peculiar leaping serve-and-smash when he should have just waited for the ball to bounce. Still, the serve-and-volley works for him the second time around and the Frenchman stays alive in this set with a hold to 15. We appear headed for a tie-break.
5-4 - Murray on the edge of a third-round berth after eking out the service hold. Llodra will serve to stay in the tournament, as the Cincinnati Masters champion has shown quite some grit today.
4-4 -
Again the 21-year-old Scot comes up with the goods, breaking straight back to 15 after taking advantage of some poor first and second serving from the Frenchman with some huge backhands.
3-4 -
Murray hits a series of errors, including a crucial forehand wide to hand Llodra a TRIPLE BREAK POINT... The British number one saves the first with a service winner, and the second with a risky drop shot.... Llodra BREAKS again!! He takes the lead for a second time in this third set with a well-timed move to the net for the volley winner, and the onus is again on Murray to break back.
3-3 - A quick and clean hold of serve for Llodra, who now has nine aces this match. Murray is going to have to do more.
3-2 - And Murray stays on track with a hold to LOVE backed up with a couple of big service winners.
2-2 - A comfortable hold of serve for the Frenchman this time....
2-1 - Back on track for the sixth seed, who moves in front with a strong hold to 15.
1-1 -
The young Scot does quickly go ahead 40-15 on the Frenchman's serve, and BREAKS straight back with a stunning series of forehands inside the baseline despite some nice volleying from the Frenchman. Back on serve.
0-1 -
Murray, back in troubled, has surrendered the BREAK of serve in the very first game of the set.
7-5 - But he only needs one as a Llodra backhand volley flies long!!! There's the set! 7-5!
6-5 -
Llodra in a spot of bother on his own serve at 0-30...and now Murray fires a winning pass off the return!!! Three breakpoints...
5-5 - Llodra crashes a backhand into the net and Murray holds to love.
5-5 - Llodra draws Murray in with a drop shot, the Scot makes it, now Llodra sends up a lob...but Murray smashes it home! 40-0.
5-5 - The approach from Llodra is not good enough there, and it's an easy pass for Murray. 30-0.
5-5 - Llodra holds. This set looks like it might be heading for a tie-break.
5-4 - Murray moves in for the backhand passes...but Llodra guesses correctly and puts away the volley!! Murray is not amused! 30-15.
5-4 -
An ace from Murray out wide to cap it. Tenth ace for him, and the pressure is back on Llodra. He will come out and serve to stay in the set after the change of ends.
4-4 - Fantastic point!!! The crowd are enthralled here after a wonderful mid-court exchange that sees Murray earn himself two gamepoints.
4-4 - Llodra again punces on that weak Murray second serve, Murray gets back one smash...but not the second. 15-15.
4-4 - Murray is unhappy with himself after slicing a backhand beyond the baseline...and Llodra goes on to hold to love. That will give him confidence.
4-3 - Fine serve out wide from Llodra. 30-0.
4-3 - Poor return there from Llodra. Advantage Murray...and another overhit return gives Murray a 4-3 lead.
3-3 - Now a forehand right onto the line from Llodra makes it deuce!
3-3 - Murray has two gamepoints at 40-15...but a rasping backhand into the corner from Llodra saves the first gamepoint.
3-3 - Llodra is proving a stubborn opponent. He holds again to pull level at 3-3. Murray has a real game on his hands here.
3-2 -
That's rendered irrelevant by another ace from Murray though, which seals the game andmoves it to 3-2, all on serve.
2-2 - Murray's third ace of the set brings up 40-15...though Llodra again attacks the Murray second serve to good effect to pull back to 40-30.
2-2 - Poor error from Murray on the forehand volley. 30-15.
2-2 - 40-15 Llodra as Murray misses with a crosscourt backhand...and the Frenchman holds to 30 after coming in behind his serve and forcing a forehand error on the run from Murray. Game.
2-1 - Game Murray, he holds to love.
1-1 - Murray is right back in the zone, and one gets the feeling that Llodra is out of it again. It seems all to have stemmed back to that initial exchange over a line call.
1-1 - Wonderful backhand from Murray, and excellent play to set it up too. Right down the line. Llodra had no chance. 30-0.
1-1 - Murray's fury goes up another notch after a Llodra backhand clips the top of the net and goes over, leaving the Scot flat-footed at the back of the court.
1-0 - Murray furious again at a line call on the Llodra serve. 40-30. A nice little bit of aggro in this match.
1-0 - Llodra misses a smash! Suddenly he is 15-30 down on his own serve!
1-0 - Fine pass down the line from Murray on the backhand side. It wasn't a clean winner, but Llodra couldn't keep the ball in play.
1-0 - Murray's first serce percentage has dropped to 50%. It was significantly higher than that in the first set.
1-0 - An angry exchange between the players! Llodra protested at a Murray serve that was correctly ruled in, but Murray reacted furiously to the Frenchman's complaints. Nevertheless, Murray takes the game. That could be a crucial hold.
0-0 - Superb stop volley on the stretch from Llodra!! Breakpoint again!
0-0 - Murray's sixth ace brings up another gamepoint...with Llodra saves with another sizzling return.
0-0 - Excellent net play from Llodra keeps him in the game. Back to deuce. He is attacking the Murray second serve at every opportunity. And so he should. It is simply far too weak.
0-0 - Llodra furious with a call on his forehand return! He thought it was on the line, but he can do nothing about it. Advantage Murray.
0-0 - Second serve from Murray, decent backhand slice approach from Llodra...but a superb backhand pass from Murray! Deuce.
0-0 - What a chance for Llodra! He saw the crosscourt pass coming, but couldn't get the ball back over the net!
0-0 -
Two breakpoints for Llodra right at the start of the third set now, after a poor second serve from Murray!
0-0 - Fine defensive moon ball from Murray on the run, but Llodra's smash lands right next to the baseline, and Murray simply can't deal with the power of it. 15-30.
1-6 -
Llodra's seventh ace of the match seals the second set.
1-5 -
Perfect ace out wide from Llodra. Murray didn't like the call, but there is no Hawk-Eye out on this court to challenge.
1-5 - That's better from Murray. Perfectly-angled pass on the backhand side, after what was another fine approach from Llodra.
1-5 -
Murray is broken again!! Another excellent point from Llodra, in which he controlled the play, and Murray is staring at a 5-1 second set deficit, with Llodra about to serve.
1-4 - Another missed pass from Murray! 15-40!!
1-4 - Magnificent chip-and-charge from Llodra off the Murray second serve. The approach hit the baseline, and the Frenchman powered away the smash.
1-4 -
Murray has won 84% of the points in which he has got his first serve in, but only 53% of the points on his second serve.
1-4 - Llodra is going through something of a purple patch at the moment, and Murray is struggling in this set.
1-3 -
Big ace out wide from Llodra. That one caught the line. 30-15.
1-3 - Clever shot from Murray, dropping the ball low over the net as Llodra was on his way in. The Frenchman netted his volley.
1-3 - Murray holds serve for the first time in the third set. He still trails 3-1 though.
0-3 - Fantastic pick-up from Llodra! Murray raced for it from the back of the court, but couldn't get there. And the Frenchman closes out the game.
0-2 - Fine serve from Llodra opens up the court for an easy forehand winner. 30-0.
0-2 - Another enthralling point! Taken by Llodra, after he had Murray scampering to all four corners of the court.
0-2 -
Poor error from Murray brings uptwo breakpoints for Llodra...and a wayward forehand from the Scot gives Llodra the break!!!
0-1 - Stunning reactions from Murray to retrieve a driven forehand from Llodra at the net, but the Frenchman finds a way past with the next shot. 15-30.
0-1 - Chip and charge from Llodra, but Murray has the answer with the pass.
0-1 - Llodra fights back to hold. He is having to play his own service games very aggressively, as he knows he cannot afford to let Murray start dictating the play.
0-0 - But Murray captures the next two points, the latter of which with a wonderful backhand pass off the return.
0-0 - Best rally of the match so far in the opening point of the second set, and it's won by Michaerl Llodra. He controlled it from start to finish, manoevring Murray all over the baseline, before eventually firing a forehand down the line that the Scot didn't even bother running for.
6-4 - A big first serve down the T, Llodra can only barely get his racquet to it, and the Scotsman leads by one set to love.
5-4 - Murray's fourth ace brings up three setpoints at 40-0...but a simply sizzling backhand down the line from Llodra saves the first.
5-4 - Gorgeous subtle forehand from Murray totally wrongfoots Llodra. It was wonderfully disguised as a dropshot.
5-4 - Fine angled backhand volley from Llodra after coming in off a second serve! He holds to love, but Murray will come out and serve for the first set after the change of ends.
5-3 - Murray misses with a crosscourt backhand as Llodra moves to 40-0.
5-3 - Murray is simply too strong off the ground for Llodra on the whole though. He holds with relative ease to move to within a game of clinching the first set.
4-3 - Super forehand right onto the baseline from Llodra. 0-15.
4-3 - Strong serving from Llodra sees him through a sticky spot and he takes the game.
4-2 - Llodra is frequently approaching the net on his serve to try and vary things up, but he is passed by a lovely reaction forehand for Murray on that point. 30-30.
4-2 -
Another ace from Murray moves him to 4-2.
3-2 - Llodra knows he is not going to rally Murray off the court, and indeed it is the Scot who is prevailing in the baseline exchanges. 40-15.
3-2 - Emphatic smash from Llodra gives him gamepoint, and a lucky netcord seals the game. The Frenchman holds to pull back to 3-2.
3-1 - Murray hits the net with an attempted forehand pass crosscourt. 30-0.
3-1 - Murray sends Llodra scampering over to the forehand side...and the Frenchman can't get the ball back in play. Game Murray.
2-1 - Llodra overhits a backhand slice, and Murray moves to 30-15. Longest rally of the match so far there.
2-1 - Wild backhand from Llodra. He's certainly playing an attacking game. 15-15.
2-1 -
...but a fantastic return of serve sets Murray up for a routine backhand pass, and the Scotsman has the break!
1-1 -
Murray works himself two breakpoints on the Llodra serve! The first is saved with an ace down the T...
1-1 - Game Murray. His first serve is working well.
1-0 -
Strong serving from Murray. There's his first ace of the match. 30-15.
1-0 - Fine forehand close to the tramline from Murray sends Llodra scampering...and wins him the point.
1-0 - Fine net play from Llodra in the face of testing groundstrokes from Murray. He stretches to reach a backhand volley and drop the ball over the net for a winner. Game.
0-0 - Strong serving from Llodra takes him to 40-0. Murray hasn't has a proper hit at anything yet.
0-0 - Michael Llodra to serve first.
18:20 - So, what can we expect from Andy Murray here today? Certainly, he is the more naturally gifted of the two players, and will start the match as a heavy favourite.
18:20 - The players are currently out on the court warming up.
18:15 - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of Michael Llodra's second round match with Andy Murray.
| Nationality | GBR |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 15/05/1987 |
| Height | 1.91 m |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| Nationality | FRA |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 18/05/1980 |
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