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*Murray-Watch : St Petersburg Champion 08*Othertype by Bourne (U3020163) 19 October 2008  Andy Murray collected his fifth title of 2008 after a peerless performance in Sunday's final in St Petersburg, dropping only 2 games throughout to Andrey Golubev. Murray defended the title he won last year in Russia without dropping a single set, and now moves on to Paris with history in his sights, aiming to become the first player to win three successive Masters Series events. Murray's Projected Route to the Final : [Rd 1] Troicki 6-3 6-3 [Rd 2] Gulbis 6-4 6-2 [QF] Tipsarevic 7-6 7-5 [SF] (3) Verdasco 6-0 6-3 [F] Golubev 6-1 6-1 Head To Head : Troicki - 1-0 (1-0 on IHC) Gulbis - 2-0 (1-0 on IHC) Tipsarevic - 2-2 (2-1 on IHC) Verdasco - 4-0 (2-0 on IHC) Golubev - 1-0 (1-0 on IHC)
Murray closed the gap to Djokovic in Madrid with his 4th title of the year, but now must defend the points he won here last year in order to maintain his ATP points. ATP Rankings (Oct 20) : www.atptennis.com/3/en/ranki... ATP Champions Race (Oct 20) : www.atptennis.com/3/en/ranki... Ranking Points for St Petersburg : www.stevegtennis.com/entrypo... Good Luck Andy. Madrid Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A42038... US Open Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A39863... Beijing Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A39242... Cincinnati Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A38804... Toronto Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A38550... Wimbledon Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A37505... Queen's Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A37047... Roland Garros Thread : www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A36358... Latest 10 commentsRead members' comments or add your own
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federalexpress (U8888155) posted Oct 26, 2008 Sub you're being a little harsh. No full ATP tour title is tinpot, this is a dog eat dog tour and we shouldn't let Fed's (and more recently, Rafa's) ability to win so consistently cloud that. Look down at the guy behind Murray, if you can see that far down.
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Bourne (U3020163) posted Oct 26, 2008 Fantastic win today, I didn't watch any of it as I was out travelling but the result really says it all. He did what he came to do and the performance this week was very workmanlike, he got the job done effortlessly with no thrills or spills, very efficient. Points are safe, now for even bigger things next week with the grand finale still to come. Great times
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sandcastlejim (U7681251) posted Oct 26, 2008 muzza is the real deal make no mistake - currently he is a part of the big four - all be it Arsenal. However, like the Gunners he is young and improving all the time. Get in there the Adebayor of tennis!
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starsky28 (U13653590) posted Oct 26, 2008 well done Andy you've cheered up my Sunday! All the best in Paris
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dj_mcav (U1771278) posted Oct 26, 2008 [quote]But he's got to start reaching Grand Slam finals on a regular basis following that US Open final appearance,[quote]
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foscari (U1655980) posted Oct 26, 2008 Andy Murray is genuinely the fourth best tennis player in the world,and that is a great achievement.He has a very effective service and a lot of control.He can go to the next level by producing winners on a regular basis.He has a game to beat anybody and has proved that by beating everybody.What I would like to see is that when the top 3 in the rankings are in their best form and not making mistakes,he can beat them . We will then have a truly great champion.He has plenty of time to do this, I hope he does.
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Sparkle (U6726749) posted Oct 26, 2008 Sandcastle, I could challenge that, but I'm not going to encourage the football boarders to hijack Chumba's tennis articles.
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Sparkle (U6726749) posted Oct 26, 2008 Highlights of the final now on Eurosport 1
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nigeweir (U6776914) posted Oct 26, 2008 Congrats Andy and keep up the great play. You are representing this nation completely on your own and to be honest, at the age of 43 and having loved tennis since the days of a young Borg, I am astonished by your rise to the top over the past year. You are superb. Comment on this article |
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