[guide.chat] Wimbledon tennis

From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 09:02:56 +0100

Andy Murray reached the fourth round of Wimbledon with a victory over Marcos 
Baghdatis that finished at 23:02 BST. 
British number one Murray came through 7-5 3-6 7-5 6-1 in three hours and 13 
minutes of thrilling tennis to book his place in the second week. 
The encounter started at 19:15 and the Centre Court roof was closed at 21:00 
after Baghdatis had pulled level. 
Experts on Murray's late-night win
With local rules stating no play beyond 23:00, Murray served out in a hurry and 
will play Marin Cilic on Monday. 
Murray admitted: "I was under the impression I was stopping at 11 (23:00 BST) 
regardless of what the score was - even if it was in the middle of a game. I am 
obviously glad I managed to get the finish. The atmosphere at the end was 
excellent." 
It was a memorable finish to a bizarre battle, following on from late-night 
matches involving Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the 
previous three evenings. 
This one was given added spice by the presence of Miles Maclagan - Murray's 
former coach -  and Maclagan suggested beforehand that inside knowledge could 
help his charge. 
It certainly seemed to as Baghdatis fought back from a set and a break down to 
lead 4-2 in the third, only for Murray to rally as the Cypriot tired. 
Baghdatis  en route to the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2006, the same year he 
reached the  
Match stats. 
Baghdatis Murray 
First serves  
First serve points won 
Second serve points won 
Double faults  
Unforced errors 
Break points 
Total pts won 
He has since dropped from the top 10 to world number 42, but his play oozed 
quality and experience in the opening stages. 
He mixed baseline tenacity with aggressive net play to engineer break points in 
game eight, only for Murray to escape by punishing a poor volley with a 
forehand pass that kissed the baseline. 
Baghdatis would rue that error when he let Murray back from 40-15 and angled an 
off-forehand drop shot wide to fall 6-5 behind. 
The British number one sealed the first set with an ace and made a fine start 
to the second as a superb cross-court backhand winner helped him strike for 
2-1. 
However, he immediately relinquished the advantage with a double-fault and the 
momentum shifted in game five as Baghdatis saved five break points. 
Things got worse for Murray when he was broken again in game six and hurt his 
left ankle slipping at the net as his opponent moved 5-2 in front. 
Baghdatis managed to serve out in diminishing light at 21:00 BST and the 
players were informed the roof would be closing. 
Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray thought match would not finish
When they returned from the locker room 30 minutes later, Murray's left knee 
was heavily strapped - but the new conditions seemed to suit him and he hit 
four aces in his first two service games of the third set. 
Baghdatis was his equal, though, and the 27-year-old broke to love with a 
stunning backhand down the line before holding for 4-2. 
Murray faced more trouble in game eight - clutching his groin after another 
slip - yet he got off the turf to draw level with a roar of delight. 
Both men were hobbling around but it was Murray who showed the greater 
tenacity, saving a break point for 6-5 and then wrapping up the set with a 
backhand pass. 
As the clock ticked Murray, who lost a point when a ball dropped out of his 
pocket for the second time, rushed around in search of victory. 
A double-fault gifted him the break in game two and he struck again for 5-1 
before serving and revelling in the crowd's acclaim.
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