Toronto 2010 R16: Andy Murray [4] vs David Nalbandian

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Toronto 2010 QF: Andy Murray [4] vs David Nalbandian

And maybe this time the question is: does Murray really have a chance?
 
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I have gone with Nalbandian in straight sets, Murray isnt playing great while Nalbandian is in fine form also lets not forget Nalbandian has a 2-0 record v Murray and their last match Paris Masters 2008 Murray came into that match having won the last 2 masters events! so if Nalbandian can beat an in form Murray then you have to make him slight favourite against the Murray we saw tonight!
 
CANNOT WAIT! I think it would be a shame for tennis if Murray wins this. Nalbandian is so classy and plays the game the right way. I think it'll be close and if Nalbandian plays well then he should have the game to win regardless but Murray could frustrate him into enough errors to give himself a chance. Hope Nalbandian wins, fingers crossed. He deserves to.
 
toughy depends on Nalby really, if he's dictating on every ball then he'll win, Murray has to get him running a lot, get him tired. Murray has to serve very well and have a high percentage of first serves in otherwise Nalby is gunna crush his second. My gut feeling has to go to Nalby to win though in 3, with the form he's on and the confidence he has, not to mention the 2-0 winning record over Murray i just have to pick him.
 
Can't see it being 2 sets, unless Murray plays and serves like he did tonight. I've gone with Nalbandian in the pole, but I guess it could boil down to Fat Dave's general levell of fitness.


wintintu said:
CANNOT WAIT! I think it would be a shame for tennis if Murray wins this. Nalbandian is so classy and plays the game the right way. I think it'll be close and if Nalbandian plays well then he should have the game to win regardless but Murray could frustrate him into enough errors to give himself a chance. Hope Nalbandian wins, fingers crossed. He deserves to.
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You're going to have to explain this one to me. How would it be bad for tennis if Murray won, and how does Murray play tennis the "wrong way", as you've alluded to there? Furthermore what is the "right way" to play tennis? :confused:
 
I feel like a record on repeat guys, EVERY SINGLE MATCH I've said Nalbandian's got to be out of gas, and he keeps winning.

I will say it one more time - Nalbandian's GOT to be out of gas now, or else we may have to check if he's a robot. Murray in 2?
 
wintintu said:
CANNOT WAIT! I think it would be a shame for tennis if Murray wins this. Nalbandian is so classy and plays the game the right way. I think it'll be close and if Nalbandian plays well then he should have the game to win regardless but Murray could frustrate him into enough errors to give himself a chance. Hope Nalbandian wins, fingers crossed. He deserves to.
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It would be bad for tennis if Murray won? What? How so?

And the right way to play in any sport is the way that leads to a win.
 
jamesblakefan#1 said:
I feel like a record on repeat guys, EVERY SINGLE MATCH I've said Nalbandian's got to be out of gas, and he keeps winning.

I will say it one more time - Nalbandian's GOT to be out of gas now, or else we may have to check if he's a robot. Murray in 2?
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haha i know that's what ive been thinking like every match, so this time im jst going to say Nalbandian.
 
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erm ... this is a Quarterfinal match ... (not 1/16) (sorry :oops:)

It would be so kewl for Nalby to win, but I'd be surprised if Andy didn't take at least one set ... so Nalby in three.
 
I voted for nalbandian in 2, everytime nalbandian has a tough match, the next one is going very easy for example:

simon 3-6 6-2 6-3
cilic 6-2 6-2
baghdatis 6-2 7-6 ( although the score seems easy, it was a tough match)

ferrer 7-5 3-6 6-3
robredo 6-3 6-0
soderling 4-6 6-4 6-1


and murray will lose 6-3 6-3?
 
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I think Murray will take this one. His consistency might frustrated Nalby into errors if he's feeling tired after his streak he's been on.
 
Consistency? i have to disagree Murray is prone to some DANGEROUS lapses (Bageled by monfils with 0-18 w/ue's for example)
 
I was hoping to bet some money on Nalbandian tomorrow as I was assuming he would be the underdog and the odds would be decent. It turns out the oddsmakers have him as the favorite, damnit.
 
This will be a good match. I think either player will gain lots of confidence from a win in this match. Both are good players, if both deliver, good match!
 
I think this has a lot of potential to be a great match. Nalbandian has been in great form, Murray not so much, but he could (and hopefully does) rise to the occasion. Nalbandian also might be tired? Anyway, Murray is a great returner, just like David, and David's serve has not been so great lately (even for him). So I expect a lot of breaks. Neither player with too much momentum, long rallies waiting for the right moment to attack, and a lot of tension. Somebody bring the popcorn, bc tomorrow I'm off to the beach!!! Enjoy the match, though, everyone who is watching it. ;)

And Saturday's match, whoever wins, would likely play Nadal and I think whoever wins it should be a great match-up against Rafa, too. Will catch that one, of course.
 
IMO, Murray's only chance to win is if he takes set 1 and then keeps Nalbandian on court as long as possible... winning one of the next two sets.

Of course... Nalbo may also have one of his infamous mental collapses... or he may re-injure his hip.

It's really not looking too good for Murray, however.
 
Putting $100 on Dave in 3-sets. If he loses I'm going to eat a whole pie, because thats what Dave would do.
 
Nalby in 3. Murrays second serve is a liability and his first serve percentage has been poor so nalbandian will have plenty of opportunities to break. Looking forward to this one
 
Destro said:
You're going to have to explain this one to me. How would it be bad for tennis if Murray won, and how does Murray play tennis the "wrong way", as you've alluded to there? Furthermore what is the "right way" to play tennis? :confused:
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norbac said:
It would be bad for tennis if Murray won? What? How so?

And the right way to play in any sport is the way that leads to a win.
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Ok, explanation time: I feel that it would be a pity for tennis as a game to see a stylist like Nalbandian overcome by someone like Murray who mainly, let's face it, keeps the ball in play and grinds out results by looking for errors. (If you think not, then review his match against Monfils last night) If, purely for example, we have 100 kids who look at this match tonight and see Nalbandian's attacking, fluent game overcome Murray, wouldn't it be far better to have this as a role model than the alternative? This is only an opinion but tennis would be better off if more people tried to strike the ball like Nalbandian rather than Murray. His game, while undoubtedly rather successful, is for me boring more often than not and I'm sure I'm not the only one on these boards calling for an Argentine win tonight.

Oh and Destro, please don't attribute quotes to me that I never made. I said Nalbandian plays the "right way" not Murray plays the "wrong way" as your post stated.
 
Unless Dave has a bad match which is possible given his recent schedule he should take this.

The Paris 2008 match someone mentioned featured some great points, hoping for more of that.

Should be an entertaining matchup with Murray running all over the place to return Nalby's groundies.

Not like the Monfils match which was just dull, bad matchup.
 
Hopefully Nalby, but like others said already... he might be running out of gas by now.

Murray's display yesterday was just awful.
 
Boy, only 20% think Murray will win this match? Interesting...

I started to see some good signs in that first set against Monfils, and if he replicates that he has every chance of going through.

With Nalbandian you just never know who's going to turn up on the day.
 
wintintu said:
Ok, explanation time: I feel that it would be a pity for tennis as a game to see a stylist like Nalbandian overcome by someone like Murray who mainly, let's face it, keeps the ball in play and grinds out results by looking for errors. (If you think not, then review his match against Monfils last night) If, purely for example, we have 100 kids who look at this match tonight and see Nalbandian's attacking, fluent game overcome Murray, wouldn't it be far better to have this as a role model than the alternative? This is only an opinion but tennis would be better off if more people tried to strike the ball like Nalbandian rather than Murray. His game, while undoubtedly rather successful, is for me boring more often than not and I'm sure I'm not the only one on these boards calling for an Argentine win tonight.

Oh and Destro, please don't attribute quotes to me that I never made. I said Nalbandian plays the "right way" not Murray plays the "wrong way" as your post stated.
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Are you kidding? Just about everyone on tour is a ballbasher, there is very, very few players who have a game similar to Murray's. The immediate tennis world would be a poorer, less varied place without him. There is no 'right way' to play tennis, that's what makes it great.

Oh and I suggest you look up the meaning of the word 'alluded'.
 
I have the same thoughts on Murray, even though I live in England I have never been a fan of the way he plays, he just pretty much knocks the ball in play and waits for the other guy to miss.
Nalbandian has sublime variety in his game yes he can attack from the baseline, but he also can play the patient game and his net game and slice have improved no end! so I too agree that it would be better for tennis if he wins this match I will be rooting for him all the way for sure!
 
Murray has the ability to turn up the aggression like he did at the AO. If he does, we have ourselves a good match. If he keeps pushing, then I think Nalby is going to eat him up.
 
Nadalfan89 said:
Murray has the ability to turn up the aggression like he did at the AO. If he does, we have ourselves a good match. If he keeps pushing, then I think Nalby is going to eat him up.
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I think the term pusher is unfortunate TW hyperbole when referring to pro players but more or less agree with the above. To win playing a very defensive counterattacking style will be difficult unless Murray's serve is really on and Nalby is having an off day.
 
ark_28 said:
I have gone with Nalbandian in straight sets, Murray isnt playing great while Nalbandian is in fine form also lets not forget Nalbandian has a 2-0 record v Murray and their last match Paris Masters 2008 Murray came into that match having won the last 2 masters events! so if Nalbandian can beat an in form Murray then you have to make him slight favourite against the Murray we saw tonight!
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It's also worth noting that Murray wa playing his 13th match in 17 days when he faced Nalby in Paris - Murray had won St Petersurg and Madrid in the two weeks prior to Paris.

As a sight aside, Murray's former coach said last night that Murray is a major fanboy of Nalby!
 
batz said:
It's also worth noting that Murray wa playing his 13th match in 17 days when he faced Nalby in Paris - Murray had won St Petersurg and Madrid in the two weeks prior to Paris.

As a sight aside, Murray's former coach said last night that Murray is a major fanboy of Nalby!
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Very fair point :) but Murray played at a very good level in that match against Nalbandian in Paris he hasnt come close to that level this week and he will need it today and maybe even better! :)
 
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I will join you! can't stand Murray both his style of play and attitude but I also love watching Nalby and think his comeback is great for the tour :)
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I am going to get drunk if he wins. By the way He'll reach 32 rank atp to avoid to seed players in first round at US open
 
batz said:
It's also worth noting that Murray wa playing his 13th match in 17 days when he faced Nalby in Paris - Murray had won St Petersurg and Madrid in the two weeks prior to Paris.

As a sight aside, Murray's former coach said last night that Murray is a major fanboy of Nalby!
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Where did he say that Batz?

Doesn't surprise me, I think Muzza was a big Coria fan too.
 
Xenakis said:
Where did he say that Batz?

Doesn't surprise me, I think Muzza was a big Coria fan too.
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Petchey said during commentary last night mate - said Murray was in awe of Nalby , borderline fanboy :). You're right about Coria too.
 
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