Murray Says Ashe Is Very Loud In The Rain

It was also decided by a lone break, Karen wasted a break point in game 5, Kei 3 in game 8 but he converted his second in game 10 for yet another 6-4 score, as he moved 2-1 in front.

While play was suspended for rain outside, Murray was able to beat Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in two hours and 23 minutes.

And John McEnroe long ago campaigned to play the Open’s championship final at night to take advantage of the unique NY fan involvement; i.e., noise. The Romanian is 19-2 in her last 21 matches.

In a match played under the closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium due to rain, Murray, the 2012 champion and 2008 finalist, controlled the match from start to finish against an opponent who lacked the firepower with his serve and ground strokes to pose a serious threat.

Andy Murray and Serena Williams continued their untroubled path in the US Open, winning their respective second round matches with relative ease. “It’s good for everyone”.

The noise levels in the cavernous indoor stadium were rising thanks to the rain falling on the roof and the general chatter of the NY crowd. The heavy rain outside made quite a clatter on the new roof, and Murray said in his on-court interview that it was tough at first because it was hard to hear the ball. He did have a stumble against Marin Cilic in the Western & Southern Open final on August 21, but that came after he won his second career Wimbledon title and a second straight Olympic gold medal.

Granollers pulled one break back after Murray played a lengthy game littered with unforced errors and the Spaniard could have levelled at 5-5 had he been more clinical. “I didn’t play that well during that period and managed to come through it thankfully and play some good stuff in the second and third sets”, Murray said in the post-match press conference.

Eleven matches were cancelled by the time court-drying got under way-all doubles-in the hope that there would be no more hold-ups.

“It was tough obviously, had it gone to 5-5 then the first set becomes a really tough one and all the pressure is on me at the end of that set”, Murray said.

Even if it does flare up, Williams has to be considered a strong favorite against her 87th-ranked compatriot King, a wild card she trounced 6-1, 6-0 in their only prior meeting, in the second round of the 2014 US Open. Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion, was scheduled to face 19th-seeded Steve Johnson of the U.S.at night.

Halep called playing under the Ashe roof “amazing”, although it didn’t relieve all climate problems. It was a little bit unusual.

“I felt I did pretty well”.

He was to be followed on the Louis Armstrong court by women’s fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and men’s third seed Stan Wawrinka. The current capacity stands at 6,651.

At Wimbledon, Murray didn’t have to go up against Novak Djokovic like he did at the Australian Open and French Open.

“It’s definitely louder. You know, I don’t think it changed the conditions on the court as much as it does at Wimbledon”, Murray said.

Until then, players will simply have to adjust as best the can. Is just fantastic. I feel very close to them because I play with a lot of passion, and they give me that electricity, that passion, no?