Play is just about to begin :)

:yahoo: :yahoo:

30-30 on Gasquet's serve...

BREAK POINT! come on!

A double fault gives Murray break point...

Which is saved with an ace.

saved with an ace :angry:

a promising start. but gasquet leads 1-0*

Great forehand by Murray...30-0.

But a forehand error follows, 30-15.

more comfortable hold for andy (to 15). 1-1

Murray holds to 15, and it's 1-1.

Greetings!! :)

So, LDF hows murray looking? tired? i would have thought so as anyone on the tour, even Rafa himself would be feeling it after playing 10 matches in 11 days, including a plane flight to a different country....

Big forehand winner by Murray, 30-30 on the Gasquet serve...

hey petalp, just in time for the match :)

Hey Liam.. :D

I am indeed! Got myself a courtside ticket for this one :)

The battle of the young uns..

He's determined to finish the points quickly (which hints that he is a bit tired). It's paying off though, he's hit some thundering winners so far...

Gasquet seals the game with an ace out wide and takes a 2-1 lead.

im working til 10 tonight so will just have to keep popping to the desk and refreshing when i get the chance :P

This ought to be an interesting contrast.. I'd think that their games might make for a good matchup in terms of good tennis..

LDF, him seeming a little fatigued isn't a great sign. Maybe his erm 'combative' cometitive instinct might spur him on..

Nice exchange at the net, Gasquet coming out on top with a forehand volley winner...

But another forehand error gives Murray a game point.

im hoping that the spur of reaching a masters final (probably against the mighty fed!!!) will get andy through on adrenalin....

Good defending by Murray, but Gasquet eventually finishes the point with a forehand winner - deuce #1.

And his first double fault gives Gasquet break point!

Hmm...Murray hooks a forehand wide and hands Gasquet the break.

Gasquet serving at 3-1.

15-0 Apt use of the drop shot again by Gasquet, with Murray well behind the baseline.

30-0 A backhand from Murray goes long.

40-0 Good serve out wide by Gasquet produces a service winner.

GAME GASQUET Gasquet forces an error out of Murray with a looping forehand, and takes a 4-1 lead.

this isnt looking good...a way to go yet though....

Murray serving at 1-4.

15-0 Murray takes advantage of a short return, driving a cross-court backhand winner.

15-15 Forehand error by Murray.

15-30 Good get on the forehand wing by Gasquet, but Murray misses a very makeable forehand...

15-40 Murray slightly mis-hits a backhand, and it goes marginally long. 2 break points...

30-40 A fairly long rally ends with a backhand error from Gasquet - he still has 1 break point though...

Deuce #1 Murray saves the second with a cleanly-hit backhand winner.

Uh-oh...another unforced error by Murray (off the forehand) gives Gasquet the double break and a 5-1 lead.

:(
down a double break now. it'll be tough for him now.

at one break behind it was gonna be difficult but now its gonna be pretty impossible to get this set back....

s***e, come on Andy!

Well, he has 2 break points...

A forehand error by Gasquet gives Murray the break, but he's still 5-2 down in the first set...

Yeah, Come on Murranator!

Don't lose to a froggie :tsk:

Murray serving at 2-5.

0-15 Backhand error by Murray, who mutters to himself in frustration afterwards.

0-30 Gasquet seizes on a short ball and hits a forehand winner.

0-40 Murray goes for a forehand winner early in the point, but it goes long; 3 set points.

*Challenge*

Murray incorrectly challenges a call on his first serve...

15-40 Gasquet attempts to finish the set with a flourish, but his backhand goes wide.

GAME & SET GASQUET Murray misses an open court, netting a backhand, and Gasquet takes the first set 6-2.

grrrrrrrrr!

Right, the camera is only showing Gasquet :blink:

(But you can still hear Murray yell in frustration)

It's 30-15 in the opening game...

Gasquet holds to 15.

Murray is visibly irritated, bouncing his racquet after missing a forehand return...

Oh dear..

He needs to hold it together.. psychologically, for starters..