His serve his completely disintegrating. Tsitsipas had seen 10 break points come and go and his first Roland Garros semi-final looked to be heading for an early finish until he staged a stunning comeback. Everywhere around her, there's noise. But so's Monfils. Third set: Murray 6-4, 6-1, 4-5 Monfils* (*denotes server): This, you sense, is a crucial game and Monfils begins it badly, sending a backhand slice long. It's just been 18 minutes and Murray's muttering. First set: Murray* 1-0 Monfils (*denotes server): Murray's not only playing Monfils today - he's playing 15,000 French fans as well. ET | Nadal breaks again, leads *4-1. “I don’t think I would be anywhere near where I am right now without him.”. The Rafa forehand is firing. Dating to the start of 2018, she now has failed to get past the first round in seven of the past 11 Slams. Nadal holds. He is going to outlast all these legends who have kept winning the titles he could have got closer to had he not lived in this age of greats. Play. Murray gets on the board with a good hold at 30. The spinning drop shot to make it deuce falls into that category. I'll leave you on that note. Three grotesque errors give Murray three set points, but he can't take the first two. That was a searching examination and he passed it, just about. Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years with an impressive straight sets win over Andy Murray at the French Open on Sunday. C'mon, this guy has ruled Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen as if they were Spanish territories. He won 91 percent of his first serve points, hit 24 winners and 15 unforced errors. Like Michael Phelps in water, all he does is win, win, win. A loose forehand into the net from Murray makes it 30-all, but he's not letting this go. ET | Rafael Nadal wins the first set 6-3. Deuce it is, then. 11:16 a.m. Three double-faults, though. PARIS (AP) — That Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka were back together on Court Philippe Chatrier, all these years and operations later, was something of an accomplishment — not to mention a rare first-round matchup between past Grand Slam champions. But the errors came at all the wrong times for the Brit. Team Sportstar 28 September, 2020 14:44 IST That's a very important hold. Do this, do that, give me your seat, stop picking your nose. First set: Murray* 4-3 Monfils (*denotes server): You have to admire the defence by Monfils. Rafael Nadal acknowledges the crowd after winning his quarterfinals match. The crowd erupts! 11:54 a.m. ET | Nadal breaks, leads *2-1. First set: Murray 3-1 Monfils* (*denotes server): Every point Monfils wins is going to be cheered wildly, so the crowd sounds a bit miffed that they're having to give Murray so much respectful but muted applause, such as when he speeds forward to put away a volley for 15-30. Nadal dominated every aspect of this match, but especially his service games. The Spaniard won 83 total points to Murray's 43, which is pretty incredible in a sport where the loser can actually win more points than the winner. Oh, they are witty. He's even got the bad back to complete the look. Watch French Open 2014 Highlights: Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray Semi-Finals For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram . Murray stubbornly wins the next point, but nets a forehand to make it 15-30. Is that a reward? 5. Fifth set: Murray* 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 3-0 Monfils (*denotes server): But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Attack Rafa's second serve, take short balls early, use angles and make him pay for hovering on the baseline. If Monfils ran him into the ground, then he better inhale some Wheaties to survive Nadal.

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