Newcastle_Fox Posted 19 February 2006 Share Posted 19 February 2006 Murray stuns Roddick in San Jose Andy Murray and Andy Roddick Murray enjoyed his first win over a top-10 player Britain's Andy Murray pulled off the biggest win of his young career as he stunned top seed Andy Roddick in the SAP Open semi-finals in San Jose. The 18-year-old Scot reached his second ATP tour final with a 7-5 7-5 victory over the former US Open champion. Roddick, 23, was looking for a hat-trick of victories in the event. But Murray broke him in the 11th game of both sets to book a final date with Lleyton Hewitt, who beat American Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-4 in his semi. "I was almost a little sick because of nerves but in the end I came though," Murray, the world number 60, said after his first win over a player ranked in the top 10. "Beating Roddick in his home country is like a dream come true." I couldn't get the ball to go through the court how I would have liked Andy Roddick Roddick had looked the more comfortable on his serve in the opening set until Murray showed impeccable timing to break him at 5-5 and serve out the set. The Dunblane teenager looked on course for victory when breaking the American again in game five of the second set, only for Roddick to break back immediately. But Murray struck again at 5-5 and then held his nerve in a thrilling final game to wrap up a famous win. "It just seemed like I couldn't get the ball to go through the court how I would have liked," said Roddick. "It was difficult. I wasn't getting much bite on my service action. It was frustrating." Sunday will bring Murray his second tour final after losing to Roger Federer in the final of the Thailand Open last October, while it will be Hewitt's first final for nearly a year. "I felt like I played pretty solid," said Hewitt, who dominated Spadea with his aggressive groundstrokes from the baseline, hitting 25 winners in all. "I put pressure on nearly all of his service games. I was trying to dictate as much as possible and get him on the defensive." The former world number one has not won a title since a tournament in Sydney 13 months ago. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4728788.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 He's now beaten Hewitt in the final, his first ATP tournament title. Excellent stuff, still think he looks like someone out of Harry Potter though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burger Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Britain > America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Britain > America. Murray > Henman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Tennis < Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Tennis < Football I have no intrest in Tennis at all, All I know is Henman is shite and I think yet again they are building this Murray up too much in a similar way they did Henman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burger Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Don't seem to remember Henman beating top seed, championship winners in major competitions when he was 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 Don't seem to remember Henman beating top seed, championship winners in major competitions when he was 18. As I said I know nothing about Tennis and have no intrest. I just know Henman was (and still is? ) hyped up way too much and I hope they don't do the same to Murray fair enough he has just won a major competition and is only 18 but hype Murray up too much = Pressure, Pressure (sometimes) = failure (Which is what i'm guessing has prehaps happened in Henmans case?!) ...I don't know, I know nothing about Tennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted 20 February 2006 Share Posted 20 February 2006 As I said I know nothing about Tennis and have no intrest. I just know Henman was (and still is? ) hyped up way too much and I hope they don't do the same to Murray fair enough he has just won a major competition and is only 18 but hype Murray up too much = Pressure, Pressure (sometimes) = failure (Which is what i'm guessing has prehaps happened in Henmans case?!) ...I don't know, I know nothing about Tennis I remember we made the same mistake in hyping up Norman Leet........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Burglar Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 Are we doing the same to Weso and Mr Fryatt aswell then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 I have no intrest in Tennis at all, All I know is Henman is shite why the hell do people in this country always get on the back of henman. without henman tennis in this country would have been completely dead in the last decade. consistent top 10 in the world player for majority of his career!!!!!!. 4 wimbledon semi-finals!!!!!!!!!! he only didn't get to the final because he came up against pete sampras in his prime and was robbed by the rain against goran. henmen is coming to an end of his career now, but he's the best player we've seen come from this country for a long long time. o.k so he has a weak little punch celebration, and he comes across as a bit of a stuck up ****, but he's been carrying the flag for this country and been competitng as ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST players. HENMAN HAS NEVER BEEN SHITE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 why the hell do people in this country always get on the back of henman. without henman tennis in this country would have been completely dead in the last decade. consistent top 10 in the world player for majority of his career!!!!!!. 4 wimbledon semi-finals!!!!!!!!!! he only didn't get to the final because he came up against pete sampras in his prime and was robbed by the rain against goran. henmen is coming to an end of his career now, but he's the best player we've seen come from this country for a long long time. o.k so he has a weak little punch celebration, and he comes across as a bit of a stuck up ****, but he's been carrying the flag for this country and been competitng as ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST players. HENMAN HAS NEVER BEEN SHITE Well put... By British standards, you could say the national football team has failed every year since '66...ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 A-Rod is a choke artist. Britain > America. Feb. 19, 2006. Curling United States 9:8 Great Britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 A-Rod is a choke artist. Feb. 19, 2006. Curling United States 9:8 Great Britain May 2005 England 2-1 USA Playing against the likes of Peter Crouch, Zak Knight, Keiran Richardson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 21 February 2006 Share Posted 21 February 2006 why the hell do people in this country always get on the back of henman. without henman tennis in this country would have been completely dead in the last decade. consistent top 10 in the world player for majority of his career!!!!!!. 4 wimbledon semi-finals!!!!!!!!!! he only didn't get to the final because he came up against pete sampras in his prime and was robbed by the rain against goran. henmen is coming to an end of his career now, but he's the best player we've seen come from this country for a long long time. o.k so he has a weak little punch celebration, and he comes across as a bit of a stuck up ****, but he's been carrying the flag for this country and been competitng as ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST players. HENMAN HAS NEVER BEEN SHITE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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