“I’ve got a lot of belief in my game to still win matches when I’m not feeling great”. Murray went on to seal the opener with a 141 miles per hour ace – his second fastest serve ever – after just 30 minutes, having won 90 percent of points on his first serve.
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Dimitrov also ended Murray’s first WImbledon defence in the quarterfinals at the All England Club in 2014, again when the Scot was under the guidance of Mauresmo.
“I stopped rushing in the rallies”, 2012 US Open victor Murray said in an on-court interview.
Butorac, who played his last professional match at the U.S. Open last week before moving into a role with the USTA, said he knows some people will not want to change but that it might be the best thing to do. “I think Grigor played his best, but I didn’t really give him a chance to get into the match”. I mean, obviously, it’s going to be a great match.
“Andy right now is the best player out there”, Dimitrov said. “He deserves all the credit today”. Like a virtuoso musician, Dimitrov can shred a solo but can’t always concentrate long enough to play a complete song. “The conditions do a lot for you to serve quick”.
After a strong showing in Cincinnati where he would eventually fall to Marin Cilic, he has managed to advance to the fourth round even if it hasn’t been completely comfortable. But, yeah, really good focus today.
Murray has won seven of eight from Nishikori.
“When I slowed things down and waited for the right shot to go for, my unforced errors went down, the winners went up and the scoreboard started working in my favour”.
The progress of Murray, Edmund and Konta to that stage marked the first time three British singles players have advanced that far at a Grand Slam since 1964. That match appeared to be the beginning of the end of Murray’s partnership with former coach Amelie Mauresmo – the Frenchwoman sat away from the rest of Murray’s camp, amid talk of a rift. Kei has been to the final here and loves the hard courts. “But I worked it out, won, got through, and I didn’t play good”.
Elsewhere, Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka saw off Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko 6-4 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 while Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro led Dominic Thiem 6-3 3-2 when the Austrian retired with a knee injury. Lorenzi fell in qualifying for 23 Grand Slam tournaments before finally making the main draw at the French Open two years ago. The 2009 US Open champion is ranked No. 142, but will already climb back into the Top 65.
Still Lorenzi raced around the court, rushing to the net, chasing back to pick up lobs, and living with Murray in the many long rallies. My level is growing up every day. For example, play with your big weapons, whether it’s your first serve or your forehand. “Everything can happen. So I will try to be there”.
“Have I ever lost in practice?”
“Being that close, I was thinking about winning the match. My wrist responds in the good way”, he said.
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Williams hit a tournament-leading 126 miles per hour serve, pounded 11 aces, won 28 of 30 points when a first serve landed in, and didn’t face a break point against the 52nd-ranked Shvedova.
