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Andy Murray loses to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarter-finals of Rogers Cup | Andy Murray loses to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarter-finals of Rogers Cup |
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Andy Murray somehow turned what looked like being a victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga into a Rogers Cup quarter-final defeat on Friday. | |
The Scot lost a tight opener on the tie-break and appeared set to bow out at the quarter-final stage when he offered up two break points at 4-4 in the second. | The Scot lost a tight opener on the tie-break and appeared set to bow out at the quarter-final stage when he offered up two break points at 4-4 in the second. |
He did well to save his serve, though, and then broke the Frenchman - conqueror of Novak Djokovic on Thursday - before running away into a 3-0 lead in the decider. | He did well to save his serve, though, and then broke the Frenchman - conqueror of Novak Djokovic on Thursday - before running away into a 3-0 lead in the decider. |
But he inexplicably crumbled, losing five games in a row before slumping to a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 loss. | But he inexplicably crumbled, losing five games in a row before slumping to a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 loss. |
He was visibly frustrated as his chances disappeared in front of him, with Tsonga deserving immense credit for his fightback. | He was visibly frustrated as his chances disappeared in front of him, with Tsonga deserving immense credit for his fightback. |
The see-saw nature of the second and third sets was entirely out of keeping with the opener which Tsonga won on a tie-break after 12 consecutive holds of serve. He got ahead in the breaker when Murray hit a forehand long. | The see-saw nature of the second and third sets was entirely out of keeping with the opener which Tsonga won on a tie-break after 12 consecutive holds of serve. He got ahead in the breaker when Murray hit a forehand long. |
The pair traded breaks early in the second set and Murray then looked set for straight-sets exit when he offered up two more break points. He found a way to save them, however, and then broke himself before winning the set to love. | The pair traded breaks early in the second set and Murray then looked set for straight-sets exit when he offered up two more break points. He found a way to save them, however, and then broke himself before winning the set to love. |
He carried that confidence into the decider and was soon 3-0 ahead as Tsonga got erratic, before the tables turned dramatically. | He carried that confidence into the decider and was soon 3-0 ahead as Tsonga got erratic, before the tables turned dramatically. |
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