Saturday 18 April 2009

Murray out to Nadal at Monte Carlo

So Murray reaches his first ever semi-final on clay only to be put out by Raphael Nadal. Well, if you're going to go out of a competition might as well go out to the world No.1. Murray took a bit of a spanking in the 1st set losing it 6-2, the 2nd set was a bit more hard fought with Nadal eventually taking the set in a tie break 7-6 (7-4). It would've been nice to see it come down to a 3rd set but it wasn't to be unfortunately. It does show that Murray can give Nadal a match on one of his favourite surfaces, which bodes well for his growth as a player. Novak Djokovic came through his semi-final match against Stanislas Wawrinka and will face Nadal in the final. Making it a stage further than Murray helps Djokovic stretch his short lead on Murray for the No.3 ranking and a win tomorrow would stretch it further. I hope the final will be a close match, and so it should be as both men are at the top of their sport right now. May the best man win. freedoms_stain, out.

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