US Open Day 10

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Matches of note:

Bartoli v Sharapova (Bartoli leads 4-0, 15-30)
Ivanovic v Serena

Roddick v Del Potro
Murray v Cilic (on Ashe)
Federer v Berdych
Wawrinka v Djokovic

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The FH errors?

Andy needs to settle down. He is rushing through the ball and FH is going long.

Cilic just going a bit wayward....

If your Cilic that was a give away.

Andy breaks. Cilic now going for more power on the serve.

Very intriguing set thus far.

Think there is a bit of cat and mouse going on LF.

Cilic in those first five games was hitting everything and now seems to have taken his foot off the pedal. Murray started very tentatively and has gradually getting into the set.

Errors just creeping into to the Cilic FH. Encouraging signs for Murray

Andy no no no

No FH winners for Murray thus far

Some of you goddam amateurs said Raonic would give him the harder match than Cilic..

legendkillarV2 wrote:No FH winners for Murray thus far

Harder to hit through agile players.

Had the match been on Ashe

Focus Andy. It is just one set, it is a Bo5 match.

That was an impressive set from Cilic.

Andy needs to open the FH up because the 2nd serve is going to take some pummeling.

Cilic bang!

Roddick a break down in the fourth

Good to see Cilic play attack with good execution.

Cilic a set up sure it's not fatal. Some lovely play from Cilic though - he looked so promising in 2009 and then nothing really happened.

C'mon though Murray

lol at Rusedski earlier 'whoever wins the first set (Roddick vs Delpo) will win the match. After Delpo took the 2nd, it is whoever will win the 3rd

Andy 2 DF's in a service game!!

DFs. Murray served much better against Raonic.

I love the way Cilic is using Fed's tactics gainst Muzza, nice wide serve then spins the forehand down the line, this guys got intelligence.

Andy leave the short stuff out of it!!!

Cilic breaks.

Someone call Pippa!

Beautiful FH from Cilic.

Cilic is taking the ball earlier.

legendkillarV2 wrote:Cilic breaks.

Someone call Pippa!

Are the girls in the front row distracting Andy.

Set and a break up lmao. Marin's losing record will prevent him hurting Andy they said..

At last a FH winner!!

Andy is bending over and Cilic is violating him.

laverfan wrote:

legendkillarV2 wrote:Cilic breaks.

Someone call Pippa!

Are the girls in the front row distracting Andy.

Maybe. So get Bond to drop in on a Parachute.

Cilic looks more muscly than I remember him - he's been putting the work in, and it shows in the rally's.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Set and a break up lmao. Marin's losing record will prevent him hurting Andy they said..

You are forgetting how Cilic played against Klizan, who almost had him in the first set.

If Andy plays like this, he deserves to lose.

Cilic needs to hold here.

Strange run of errors since 40-15

Roddick MP down.....

Roddick serving to save the match - a few points away from retirement

Saves it

Del Potro to serve for the match.

For a 6'6 guy his serve isn't as good as it should be.

At least ARod didn't get broken to go into retirement.

laverfan wrote:

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Set and a break up lmao. Marin's losing record will prevent him hurting Andy they said..

You are forgetting how Cilic played against Klizan, who almost had him in the first set.

If Andy plays like this, he deserves to lose.

No mate I watched him destroy Nishikori and Klizan, I had faith he would take at least a set off Murr tonight.

looking very emotional out there on AA .

Brooklyn in tears and A-Rod's eyes watering as he steps up to receive

Andy tearful at the change of ends. Already thinking retirement

Roddick 2 pts from coffee mornings and mall shopping

Brooklyn has totally gone

good-bye Andy Roddick

And Roddick goes into retirement

Lovely touch by Del Potro there.

legendkillarV2 wrote:Andy tearful at the change of ends. Already thinking retirement

Sad to see him go.

Yep DP handled that well.
Not sure what legacy Andy leaves behind as commentators just said but he's been a good servant to tennis and made a good living from it. Even though he's a year younger than Federer the game seemed to pass him by some time back.

Del Potro, a true gentleman and a gentle giant.