Madrid 2015 Masters

[tented]

Thursday, May 07, 2015

Manolo Santana Start 11:00 am

[3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v [5] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Not Before 12:15 pm

[1] Serena Williams (USA) v [10] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

Not Before 3:15 pm

[3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)

[7] David Ferrer (ESP) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Not Before 8:00 pm

[4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v [14] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

[5] Milos Raonic (CAN) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Start 1:00 pm

[8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v [10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

Not Before 3:00 pm

[13] Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

[4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

[2] Andy Murray (GBR) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)

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Stadium 3 Start 1:00 pm

[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) v [12] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

[16] John Isner (USA) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) v Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

[7] Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Leander Paes (IND) v [WC] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR)

[6] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) v Pablo Cuevas (URU) / David Marrero (ESP)

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Court 4 Start 11:00 am

[2] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

[4] Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

[5] Marcin Matkowski (POL) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

[1] Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) v [7] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Lucie Safarova (CZE)

[3] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v [Alt] Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

lol. andy must be delighted at being oncourt at soon to be 2am.

 

[Moxie]

This is so ridiculous to start these matches now! At least Kei's in the 3rd set against Goffin! Mon dieu, it's after 1 am there! - This is a long service game for Murray! This doesn't look good for him so far!

Whut? :huh: He was already a break up and never faced a break point in that game. Hardly worrying times.

Stayed up so long for this that even though I need to get sleep for work tomorrow I have to continue watching. Hopefully it continues in this vein. Andy looking sharp, just need to keep it up.

It's just that they'll be there rather late and will have to play again the same day; just later! In the States, no way would they have started that match after 1 am! Wasn't there another lighted court somewhere to get it going, then move to Centre Ct? Crazy! :cover uzzled :nono

I don't see why what they would do in the States needs to be a measuring stick of anything. It's worth remembering that the US Open also chose not to move the Djokovic-Ferrer SF match in 2012 when they knew a major storm was coming, which was all but certain to cause that match not to be finished on Sat., and would push the final to Sunday, which it did. And they had to evacuate that huge stadium in dangerous conditions. We can complain about the choices of tournament directors everywhere.

 

[Fiero425]

Kohlshreiber up a break in the 2nd! I knew this would be a battle! - Kohl up 3-0 in the 2nd!

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Hey I'm Andy Murray and you know what would be a good idea? Getting annoyed at something daft and going 3-0 down in the second set. At least it's not 2am or anything. Ffs.

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[nehmeth]

From the fan of one player with "distraction issues" to another, I feel ya TF7.

 

[TennisFanatic7]

This net cord obviously isn't keen on an early night.

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[nehmeth]

Time for McToothy to get the break back and finish this thing off in two.

 

[Fiero425]

Time for McToothy to get the break back and finish this thing off in 2.

Kohl gave it to him! :cover :nono :angel:

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Kohli gifts the break back, perhaps his priority is getting some sleep after the past few days. Sprint to the finish please Andy

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[nehmeth]

Is Andy going to gift it back??

Close up of Kohli showed toothpicks holding his eyes open.

 

[Fiero425]

Is Andy going to gift it back??

Close up of Kohli showed toothpicks holding his eyes open.

He did! :lolz: :angel: :dodgy:

 

[GameSetAndMath]

On to third set. Go Kohly!

 

[nehmeth]

Kim will have breakfast waiting for Andy when he gets home after this match. :nono :cover

 

[TennisFanatic7]

Both of you get out, nobody wanted this to go three.

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[Carol]

I like the flowers in the Stadium but...where are the people? 2:30 am, why they are playing so late?

 

[Moxie]

I like the flowers in the Stadium but...where are the people? 2:30 am, why they are playing so late?

So much for my ally Carol on the notion that Spaniards stay up late. :dodgy:

 

[tented]

I've been popping in and out, watching what I can, but I didn't think there would be a third set.

BTW, does anyone remember ever seeing Kohlschreiber smile?

 

[tented]

I like the flowers in the Stadium but...where are the people? 2:30 am, why they are playing so late?

I'll assume from your question that you haven't been watching today, in which case the answer is simply that almost every match has been VERY, VERY long.

 

[Moxie]

BTW, does anyone remember ever seeing Kohlschreiber smile?

In his player photo. :blush: