2023 Australian Open R128: [13] Matteo Berrettini vs Andy Murray

[mahatma]

It’s a good match so far!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Considering the caliber of these two players, the amount of pathetic errors into the net after only 1 or two rallies is abysmal.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Murray with back to back terrible errors and Berrettini is 2 points from the win. Sad to see

 

[Terenigma]

Berrettini looking for the killing blow here...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Match point Berrettini.

 

[Deleted member 791948]

Berrettini really confirmed he's a beta male just then.

 

[ultimathule]

Matteo!?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Oh god that was pathetic. Berrettini with a terrible error into the net on match point. He had the match on his racket.

 

[bluetrain4]

My god. Just chip it. Just chip the backhand - always. At least when it matters.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Wow, Murray GOAT. If Berrettini loses this he should be ashamed of himself. Yikes. Cmon Andy!

 

[ultimathule]

Andy the puppet master, lol.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Murray saves match point and holds for 5-5!

Mammoth hold!!

 

[Deleted member 791948]

The dumb-looking guy in the boss outfit, simply cannot be trusted to do anything, no matter how simple....

 

[ultimathule]

And on we go.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Berrettini had the match, he had the easy winner on match point but hit it into the net. Can he put that behind him?

 

[Terenigma]

Honestly you've just gotta respect Murray, i watched the Nadal match and watching a young Draper cramp in set 3 was pathetic and here was have Murray fighting for his life, 5 sets and 5hours in for a first round.

 

[ultimathule]

Matteo with the bazooka fh.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Murray getting frustrated. One more hold of serve and we get a breaker. Cmon Andy

 

[optic yellow]

Yeah I was noticing that in the matches yesterday, it seems like the umpire's chair is unnecessarily close to and crowding the court.

 

[Terenigma]

We're going all the way then. Cmon Andy!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Berrettini plays like trash when Andy serves.

Tiebreak time. 10 points is the goal so don’t get excited when someone gets to 7!

 

[DSH]

Super Tie-Break!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Minibreak Murray to start! How are more people not watching this? Crazy

 

[weakera]

10 point tiebreak is so stupid

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Berrettini really stuffing up the angle of his racket, so many returns barely even hitting the net on his side. 2-0 Murray!

Big serve by Andy gives him 3-0!

 

[ultimathule]

What a point for 2-0, Murray!

 

[DSH]

Berrettini is very slow.

 

[time_fly]

Tired Murray is moving Berrettini all around, but his 50 mph ground strokes can’t quite finish the point. It’s a war of attrition.

 

[ForehandCross]

CMON ANDEHH

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Oh my! Another pathetic error into the net by Berrettini and it’s 4-0 double minibreak for Murray! Let’s go!!

 

[Terenigma]

10 point tiebreak is so stupid

Why? I like it. I think it rewards the match going all the way for the audience and compensates for the fact that 2 players are probably extremely tired by that point and a normal tiebreak might be one-sided over too quickly. With 10 it gives both players a chance to come back into it since they've earned the right.

 

[ultimathule]

Not looking good for Berry

 

[Aussie Darcy]

5-0 triple minibreak Murray!

Berrettini is hopeless right now! 2 serves to come.

 

[ForehandCross]

5-0

CMONNN COME THE FYCK ONNNNNNN

 

[DSH]

Berrettini sta facendo harakiri.

 

[Technology Ruined Tennis]

XL breaker bagel?

 

[ultimathule]

Big trouble now for Berrettini

 

[ForehandCross]

Do they have super tiebreaker here or normal TB in the fifth??

 

[DSH]

Do they have super tiebreaker here or normal TB in the fifth??

 

[ForehandCross]

CMONNNNN MATCH POINT.

GOAT

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Murray 6-1!

4 points from the win.

Matteo had a match point barely 15 minutes ago.. ah tennis.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

CMONNNNN MATCH POINT.

GOAT

10 points for the 5th set breaker friend

 

[ForehandCross]

F**k they have a gimmick Tiebreaker

Such a shame.

 

[ForehandCross]

For the love of all things haggis hold!!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Brilliant from Murray. Holds both serves. 8-3. 2 points away.

 

[weakera]

Why? I like it. I think it rewards the match going all the way for the audience and compensates for the fact that 2 players are probably extremely tired by that point and a normal tiebreak might be one-sided over too quickly. With 10 it gives both players a chance to come back into it since they've earned the right.

I don't have a problem with a grand slam 5th set tiebreak at 12-12, but I hate it at 6-6. The 10 point system feels like a gimmick to me, too non-traditional and like something we would see out of Mario Tennis.

 

[ultimathule]

Andy can taste it now.

 

[ForehandCross]

Time to break the bot once and for all CMON

 

[weakera]

Looking at the state of his section, Murray has a very realistic chance at a QF here. However he will definitely blow it because he is too inconsistent from match to match.

 

[DSH]

Why is Layhani shaped like Hitler's mustache?