2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters: Andy Murray storms into the semi final
World number four Andy Murray from Scotland has made his way into the semi-final round of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters singles men’s competition after getting the better of his twelfth seed foe Jo Wilfried Tsonga in the final eight on Friday. The final
match score was 6-2, 6-2.
Murray, only 24 hours ago, had recorded his name as the fifth player to qualify for the season ending Barclays ATP World Tour in London, which is going to start from next month. The number one Brit was in complete control of his game right from the start
and his serve looked extremely impressive in his clash against the Frenchman in China today.
The 23-year-old Murray, who has held serve in 25 of 26 games this week did not face a single break point and won 8% of his service points. The Glasgow born player smashed a total of five aces to clinch victory in just 55 minutes on Friday which was Murray’s
third one over Tsonga.
He reached his fifth tour-level final in 2010, highlighted by his fifteenth crown in Toronto where he toppled the Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer to win the Rogers Cup. He currently enjoys a match record of 39-14 for the year.
Tsonga was coming off his three month break of the season as a result of his knee injury. The 25-year-old Frenchman, as a result of the loss has dropped to a match record of 29-14 for the season. He is currently ranked number 12 in the world by the Association
of Tennis Professionals.
The right hander Murray at the year’s final major, the United States Open in New York, won his opening match against Lacko in straight sets. In the next round, the Scott crushed Dustin Brown in a rain delayed match.
After the victory, Murray said, “That was good, I served really well. Jo was struggling a bit on his serve and was not serving as big as normal, so I was able to get into the return games.
He further added, "It was a good performance, I hit the ball really well and the surface here is good for me."
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