Wimbledon Day 9

First topic message reminder :

Well let us draw breath from yesterday's results!

What a day of play we have...And I will be at work missing it all! Bollox!

We have on CC

Halep v Lisicki

Murray v Dimitrov

Federer v Wawrinka

On C1

Bouchard v Kerber

Djokovic v Cilic

Raonic v Kyrgios

Who will stand victorious come Sunday?

Mad for Chelsea wrote:shocking return game from Murray, you have to make him earn the points...

It's taking most of Murray's effort just to hold serve.

Better, better. Dimitrov's level will start to drop, he just has to hold serve until then.

It's a good thing Dimitrov returns so badly, otherwise he'd probably be running away with this match by now. Two very poor returns in that game.

Whoa.

Just 2 winners for Murray in that first set.

I am hoping he can turn this around. I have it on Sky+ dare I watch?

two more errors off the FH, he must have made at least 3 times the number of UEs Dimitrov has. Murray should really have had at least 30-30 or BPs in that game, but the errors pushed him out of it.

No your not hoping for a turn around. Stop winding up a few Murray fans   

at last, hits cleanly through one, it's the trademark BHDL.

but follows it up with yet another easy mistake. what is going on?

Come on Dimi, send him to his little Hotel in Scotland.

Match stats:

Murray 7 winners 16 UE's
Dimitrov 11 winners 5 UE's

and again, all Dimitrov has to do is put the ball back in court and wait for Murray to miss, which he duly does to gift away the break. What is happening out there, what's wrong with him? Physically he looks completely shot, which is really odd...

legendkillarV2 wrote:Match stats:

Murray 7 winners 16 UE's
Dimitrov 11 winners 5 UE's

that's generous to Murray in the extreme on the UEs.

nerves from Dimi? That's the worst two shots he's hit all match...

Murray broken.

Go Dimi gooo

or maybe not, Murray still not returning well at all, and Dimi is back at 30-30

and then of course the obligatory UE from Murray.

Murray breaks back!

Still looks exhausted, though, no matter how much he tries to get the crowd up.

Dimi keep it together, you can do it, like Korgi

What a hold, grinder or not, it is something to admire being able to fight like that not at apparent full mast. Few people can do it

the crowd are doing their best out there, bless'em. Murray playing a little better, and coupled with a poor passage from Dimitrov he gets his nose back in front at 5-4.

Chew on that, Greeeeeegor. Now we'll see if he's as mentally fragile as he has been in the past.

half-chance for Murray at 30-30 but he flahses wide, and then misses another return to let Dimitrov level at 5-5.

Come on Dimi!!!

That could be the hold that swings this match around!

Nah

that's a great hold from Murray, seemed like he just got his service action back a bit too.

Sadly I expect Dimitrov to start choking pretty soon.

Dimi hold on for a TB, come on!!!

what a game from Dimi, Murray still really struggling with his returns. TB time.

Murray with a BH not even in the same postcode, but finally gets a return in play and Dimi's slice drifts long

The Dimitrov BH is a real weakness.

Far too many floaty BH slices from Dimi.

Thats it boy, thats it, attack and Net.

so timid from Andy there, 3-3.

Yes baby Dimi!

Dimi playing some sexy stuff

What a play from Dimi, keep it up

Murray has had so many looks at the second serve yet way too timid, just isn't returning well enough.

YESSSSSS!!

For a man who hadn't dropped a set Murray has looked a man without confidence all game.

Yessss Dimi 2 sets up, well deserved and brave too

Cilic levels things for one set all. He's upped his game but the break of serve was a total gift from Novak.

Dimi will choke it out.

Dimitrov goes 2 sets up and Cilic to run havoc on 2nd set, looks like Nikie woke up all the underdogs.    

yet another rally where Murray just lets Dimi have free swings at the ball, awful, and Dimitrov does lead 2-0. Can't see Murray coming back from here, he just isn't playing well enough.

He ain't Verdasco like last year

The Special Juan wrote:Chew on that, Greeeeeegor.  Now we'll see if he's as mentally fragile as he has been in the past.

Well that question was answered.

HM Murdoch wrote:Cilic levels things for one set all. He's upped his game but the break of serve was a total gift from Novak.

Cilic you beauty end the Joker's run here pls   

Cilic takes second set, go go young boys

Jahu wrote:He ain't Verdasco like last year

We never know until the match is over.

I mean what is THAT? Such poor returning...