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BW Week 1: Murray def. Wawrinka (F)British Tennis by Ruggers (U3472595) 19 December 2007  The Murray brothers kick-started their 2008 campaign in Doha and there was title success for Andy. Andy Murray [3], Men's Singles Andy Murray claimed the fourth title of his career in Doha, beating Swiss No. 2 Stanislas Wawrinka. It is an excellent start to the year. He's got some wins under his belt going into the Australian Open, will now move back into the top 10, has bageled the lower-ranked opponents; and fears on how he'll cope without Gilbert have been eased.R1: Rochus 6-0 6-2 R2: Schuettler 1-6 6-0 6-1 QF: Johansson 7-6(4) 6-0 SF: Davydenko [1] 6-4 6-3 F: Wawrinka 6-4 4-6 6-2 The final was more gritty rather than spectacular, the first set featuring over 40 unforced errors between the two players. Murray's first serve percentage was low, floating just over the 50% mark. After taking the first set Murray was holding serve comfortably for the majority of the second with consecutive love service games. But he was broken at 5-4 to send the match into a third set. He broke immediately, raised his level and held firm to win the match. Murray/Mirnyi, Men's Doubles Jamie Murray and new partner former World No. 1 Max Mirnyi fell out disappointingly in the second round to the South African pairing of Moodie/Coetzee. This partnership has potential, with Stretch's flair at the net being supported with the Beast's powerful serve. However it is still to be seen how well they shall fare on tour. Andy Murray partnered with Ross Hutchins (tipped to be be part of the Davis Cup team in February) but fell at the first hurdle to top-seeds Nestor/Zimonjic.R1: Cermak/Dlouhy [3] 7-6(6) 6-2 QF: Moodie/Coetzee 4-6 5-7 Links: Order of Play: tinyurl.com/2bwkee Singles Draw: tinyurl.com/ywnnug Doubles Draw: tinyurl.com/3cosdd Live Scoring: tinyurl.com/32q48z Live Streaming: tinyurl.com/2ymeza British Eurosport will be providing live coverage of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Latest 10 commentsRead members' comments or add your own
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nottins (U1220860) posted Jan 7, 2008 Ancic who managed to get to the 4th round once in his 1st 8 GS events ? That's better than Murray's 3 in his 1st 8 GS events is it ?
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jim040z (U7242159) posted Jan 7, 2008 for the record . king kong.... sorry biscuits is a known aussie hater . many a time he has insulted the greatest sporting nation ever. i offered him a punch up .. and he quickly withdrew certain remarks . .... enuff said.
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Biscuits (U7774523) posted Jan 7, 2008 nottins, if you need further evidence of the pure class of gj's heartthrob Mario Ancic, note this fact:
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nottins (U1220860) posted Jan 7, 2008 So you admit Murray has a better GS record than Ancic at the start of his career ? But you're clutching at straws with your remark about the Aus open and rankings ? I was under the impression Murray was ranked 9th ? Baghdatis, 16th and Ancic 85th ?
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Biscuits (U7774523) posted Jan 7, 2008 nottins have you just posted in the wrong thread by mistake? That last comment makes absolutely no sense and doesn't appear to be relating to any of the preceding ones.
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nottins (U1220860) posted Jan 7, 2008 Ooops
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GJtheaussiestud (U9894717) posted Jan 7, 2008 biscuits
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Biscuits (U7774523) posted Jan 7, 2008 gj it is physically impossible to insult Australia Comment on this article |
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