World number 4 Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Rome masters after being taken to 3 sets thrilling sets by David Nalbandian, eventually prevailing 6-1 4-6 7-5.
The Brit made a roaring start racing to a 4 love lead, taking no time to wrap up the first set! The second set required a lot more work from Murray as Nalbandian started finding his deadly range and pushing the Brit behind the baseline before executing some impressive drop shots, while they were evenly matched throughout Andy slipped up serving to stay in the second set and handed it to the Argentian.
Andy had us worried in the final set going a break down early on and making some uncharacteristic backhand errors, but through hard grinding points he broke back to love and turned the tide of the match, leaving Nalbandian startled and very tight! The British number 1 was forced to serve to stay in the match, but he held his nerve and forced a break in the 11th game to earn a chance to serve the match out. While it looked to be decided by a tiebreak as Nalbandian had 2 break back points, Andy rallied his way back to serve the match out, moving into the third round.
It is Andy Murrays 25th Birthday today so happy birthday and best wishes to him as he continues his Rome 2012 Campaign!
It is August the 8th and guess what day it is? It’s Roger Federer’s birthday! Yes, the 16 time Grand Slam champion has passed the threshold of becoming 30 years old and he had this to say about his milestone: “Birthdays happen. They’re part of life. I’m happy I’m getting older. I’d rather be 30 than 20, to be honest.”
That seems pretty logical since you are as young as you feel and at 20, he didn’t have as much success as when he reached 30.
Many are questioning whether he will win another Grand Slam and he very well might since there were plenty of Grand Slam champions in the past who had won Grand Slams after reaching 30. For example, Andre Agassi won the Australian Open when he was 32 and then even Francesca Schiavone won her first Grand Slam when she was 30, so there are plenty of chances for him to claim his victory on the big stage in the coming years.
He will be competing at the Rogers Cup Masters Tournament in Montreal this week, and he is in the same half as world number 1 Novak Djokovic as well as some other big guns such as Juan Martin del Potro, Bernanrd Tomic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
I also found a video from Roger, giving his thanks to his fans after turning 30. Happy Birthday Roger and good luck for many years to come.
It was Rafael Nadal’s birthday yesterday, and even though we didn’t get invited to the French Open party I thought it would be nice to wish him a Happy Birthday. Cant believe he is still only 24 years old, makes me feel really old!
