Andy Murray bows out to Jerzy Janowicz in round three – BNP Paribas Masters 2012
Olympic gold medallist, Andy Murray, was crashed out by the Polish qualifier, Jerzy Janowicz, in gruelling three sets at the BNP Paribas Masters 2012 on Thursday. He suffered a 7-5, 6-7(4), 2-6 shock at the hands of the 21-year-old in the third round at
this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Masters 1000 event held in Paris Bercy.
Seeded third in this event, Murray made a convincing start at this indoor hard court event. However, he lost his track in the tie-breaker of the second set and then stepped off steam. As a result, Janowicz avenged his loss in Great Britain three years ago
but also levelled the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head Series by 1-1 against the world number three.
Murray reflected after his loss:
"He played aggressive. He moves pretty good, serves very well. He's unpredictable. When you're on your serve (with a match point) you must close the match."
The beaming qualifier stated in a post match press conference:
"This was the most unbelievable day in my life. I beat Olympic champion, US Open champion. I beat Andy Murray. It's an unbelievable feeling for me. I fell like in few minutes I'm going to wake up and it's gonna be everything gone. It's not easy for me to
believe what happened, actually."
The US Open champion, Murray made quick in-roads at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. He smoothly swiped his serves until he drew the first blood in the 11th game. The Scot plucked his serve once again and clicked the opener with a 7-5 win.
Murray carried his rhythm in the following set. He got the coveted break in the seventh game and leaped to a 5-3 lead. However, the Scot squandered his chance of serving out the match in the 10th game and subsequently took the set to a tie-breaker.
The booming Pole on the other hand re-focused in the tie-breaker. He cruised to a 4-2 lead in it before pulling out the equaliser with a 7-6(4) score line.
Ranked 69th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Janowicz went out of control in the deciding set. After Murray held his serve in the opening game, the Pole unveiled his class and reeled off the following five games. He then plucked
his serve once again and clicked the decider with a 6-2 win.
Murray will now join his arch-rival Novak Djokovic at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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