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Tennis News :: Andy Roddick beats Andy Murray in Wimbledon semi-final

Posted on 2009-07-03 by Gooner

Andy Roddick beat Andy Murray at Wimbledon and goes through to face Roger Federer in Sunday's final after a 6-4 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) win.

The sixth seeded Roddick played one of the best matches of his career to prevail after three hours and seven minutes. The turning point came in the third set when Murray fought back from 5-2 down only to lose a tense tie-break.

Murray will inevitably look back with huge disappointment on his first Wimbledon semi-final, but he was also able to reflect on a stunning performance by his opponent.

"I thought I played well," said the 22-year-old Murray, who held a composed press conference only minutes after walking off Centre Court. I hit more winners than him, less unforced errors, more aces, it just came down to a few points here and there."

"It came down to his serve and he served very, very well. There's not a whole lot you can do. I definitely didn't play a bad match."

Roddick's serve was almost impeccable, the American finding an astonishing 75% of his first serves, while his touch at the net, so often a weakness in the past, was rock-solid.

Sourced From : BBC Sport

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