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Miami Masters - Semi-finals - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
United KingdomA Murray656--
ArgentinaJ Del Potro172--

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Andrew Murray

Nationality GBR
Date of Birth 15/05/1987
Height 1.91 m
Weight 84 kg

Juan Martin Del Potro

Nationality ARG
Date of Birth 23/09/1988
Height 1.98 m
Weight 82 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. - - Thanks for joining me; make sure you come back for the final, won't you?

  2. 2-6 - THERE IT IS! DP can't get off the court quick enough as Murray holds comfortably to seal the win! The Brit is delighted. He didn's play well in the second set, but was otherwise quite sensational.

  3. 2-5 - Surely that's it now! A long game from Dp, in which he has the trainer out between points, oddly enough. Murray wastes the first break point, but a stunning return winner followed by another error see the Brit to a double-break.

  4. 2-4 - An ace for Murray in a game he holds comfortably to crank the atmopshere up a notch; DP has the trainer out between games, and doesn't look happy. Murray well on top now.

  5. 2-3 - BREAK! Murray holds before raining down a succession of tough blows on the DP serve from the baseline, forcing his young opponent to fire a backhand into the net to seal the break!

  6. 2-2 - Murray shows no signs of cracking under the pressure; DP seems to have picked up some minor injury; he looks over to the umpire's chair to alert him.

  7. 1-1 - Thw crowd are really into this match now; DP puts away a smash, no mistake, to seal his own hold after Murray gets started in confidenct fashion.

  8. 7-5 - OH NO! Murray is broken to love to hand the set to DP! Woeful final service game from the Brit, finishing with a half-hearted, caught-in-two-minds forehand hooked yards long.

  9. 5-5 - Great effort from Murray as he responds to DP's hold with a tough effort of his ownm firing home an excellent drive-volley to seal his hold after being taken to deuce.

  10. 4-4 - Both players hold, Murray to love; this second set has been much closer contested. DP has cut out the errors, and Murray is just content to play a bit within himself for the moment.

  11. 3-2 - OOH! Murray seems to have a chance at 15-30 but Dp comes back and finishes the hold with a blistering backhand winner into the corner.

  12. 2-2 - Big heart from Murray as he backs up his break back with a solid hold; after a brief slip, he's back in this match.

  13. 2-1 - EAT THAT! Murray breaks straight back as DP dumps a backhand into the net after a fine rally to seal the break to 15! First pump from Murray.

  14. 2-0 - Murray holds when JMDP fires a backhand long...BUT NO! A CHALLENGE FROM DP ON AN EARLIER MURRAY SHOT MEANS DEUCE! And Dp breaks! Now we have a match onQ

  15. 1-0 - JMDP gets on the board with a service hold to 15 at the start of the second set; he has been driven to insanity by Murray's scampering brilliance in the opening set, and frankly, looks a beaten man already.

  16. 6-1 - WOW! There is the first set! Murray looks in a spot of bother at 30-30 as DP tries to put some pressure on...but two really poor backhands from the South American mean Murray has the set!

  17. 5-0 - DP only has himself to blame as he misses two gettable put-aways to help Murray from 30-30 to another hold. Impeccable display this by the Briton, who has taken some excellent players apart in this tournament.

  18. 0-4 - Without question, the best defence I have ever seen; Murray scampers around the baseline, hounding down smashes before putting away a backhand to set up two break points...BOOM! There it is!

  19. 0-3 - Incredible defence on successive points from Murray move him to 40-15 and seem to frustrate DP; the hold follows next point. Great start.

  20. 0-2 - A fine backhand winner followed by an unforced error from Del P means Murray gets to 15-30....a cracking drop-shot at deuce means break-point...AND MURRAY BREAKS!

  21. 0-1 - Murray is full of slices and short angles as he holds to 30 to get on the scoreboard in the opening set.

  22. 0-0 - Okay! Off we go!

  23. 0-0 - Murray can expect to have most of the crowd against him tonight; Del Potro was well cheered by the South American population of Miami in his win against Nadal...

  24. - - The young men are out on the court, just about to go through their final warm-up.

  25. - - It's a windy day in Miami; can Murray and Del Potro combat the conditions to press on for a final against Djokovic?

  26. - - Hi there; welcome to the match!

ATP Standing 2009

Points
1 Roger Federer 10550 stay
2 Rafael Nadal 9205 stay
3 Novak Djokovic 8310 stay
4 Andrew Murray 7030 stay
5 Juan Martin Del Potro 6785 stay
6 Nikolay Davydenko 4930 stay
7 Andy Roddick 4410 stay
8 Robin Soderling 3410 stay
9 Fernando Verdasco 3300 stay
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2875 stay

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  1. rc_alcock is right, Murray is nowhere near as good as­ Del Potro. Right rc?

    From webbski, on Sat 4 Apr 12:25AM

  2. Come on Murray,do for it for mighty Scotland.

    From paul312808, on Sat 4 Apr 12:21AM

  3. NO PROBLEM TO MURRAY ... More experienced than Del­ boy.. He wants that no. 3 spot so bad, he will finish­ up this match in say 1.5hours.. go Murray Go...

    From anthony.joyce84, on Sat 4 Apr 12:20AM

  4. come on beat the jock.

    From roypartington, on Sat 4 Apr 12:14AM

  5. Who is Murray? Just a boy to beat

    From kapitonenkoanton, on Sat 4 Apr 12:05AM

  6. go, go Del Potro

    From kapitonenkoanton, on Sat 4 Apr 12:04AM

  7. Del Potro no chance - not good enough and too tired­ after yesterday, Easy victory for murray.

    From combatboy72, on Fri 3 Apr 11:58PM

  8. Del Potro, come on!!

    From kapitonenkoanton, on Fri 3 Apr 11:58PM

  9. Del Potro you're out of your class.........

    From Nicholas, on Fri 3 Apr 11:54PM

  10. GO DEL POTROOO!!! AFTER ROGER IS OUT, ALL OUR HOPES ARE­ WITH YOU!!
    GOOD LUCK!!
    FINGERS CROSSED!! :D

    From rallia_dreamer, on Fri 3 Apr 11:02PM
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