Saturday, May 30, 2009

French Open Tennis Watch Streaming Day 7

16:00 Mathieu P. v Federer R.

12:00 Jankovic J. v Groth J.

12:00 Aleksandra Wozniak v Lourdes Dominguez Lino

12:00 Garbin T. v Razzano V.

12:00 Agnieszka Radwanska v Katerina Bondarenko

15:30 Cirstea S. v Wozniacki C.

The match was played on a close-to-packed Suzanne Lenglen court at Roland Garros, with world number one Rafael Nadal having played earlier in the day.

Tipsarevic struggled with a groin injury from midway through the second set, and continued to play until Murray established a two-set lead.

The Serb had earlier squandered three opportunities to seal the opening set after Murray encountered real problems with his serve.

Tipsarevic broke his opponent initially in the fifth game of the set, capitalising on a weak backhand from Murray to power a forehand down the line for a winner.

A double break was then secured two games later when more indecision from Murray was seized upon by his opponent, who showed conviction in stretching his lead.

But Tipsarevic seemed incapable of converting his dominance, and allowed Murray to twice break back, belatedly finding his rhythm when it was required.

The Brit then broke again to hold the ascendency before his opponent found space to bludgeon a forehand cross court and regain parity.

Murray battled obdurately to force the tie-break and subsequently punish the Serb's inability to close out the set, taking it comfortably, 7-3.

The world number three's momentum showed no sign of abating, and he broke Tipsarevic in the opening game of the second set, pouncing on two loose strokes from the Serb to punch forehands outwide.

The contrast in the two players' emotions was stark, as Murray was clearly buoyed by his first-set resurgence, while his opponent stalked around his chair despondently.

It was at this point that the Serb called the trainer, which prompted a three-minute delay which Murray clearly did not appreciate, shaking his head with frustration.

The Brit broke his opponent for a second time in the fifth game of the set, moving the injury-stricken Tipsarevic around the court in an almost sadistic fashion.

A rally of 18 shots was won by Murray with a crushing forehand down the line, which effectively clinched victory for the third seed.

Tipsarevic weighed up his options briefly, but then with a shake of the head, offered his hand to signal a retirement, and the Brit had secured his advancement