Andreev spewing errors all over the place, fends off a break point and holds.

Fed now serving at 3-1

4-2.

more errors.

Fed gets another break to take the 2nd @ 6-2.


2nd set not nearly as high quality as the 1st.

Andreev gets a good look at the Fed serve as Fed goes down 0-30, and then 15-40 @ 1-1. Converts on his 2nd opportunity, starting to rip the forehand again.

Fed needs to get his first serve in, Andreev is just running around the 2nd and killing it.

Andreev serving at 2-1.

2 double faults put him at 0-30, another UFE to 15-40. He battles back to deuce, and then Fed earns yet another BP after a long rally. Fed UFE brings it to deuce #2, but Fed finds an opportunity to come to net and its BP #4. He converts.

2-2.

not even a minute later its 3-2, as Fed holds at love.


Andreev looks gassed, and I'm thinking Fed could run away with this very shortly.

3-3, Fed serving

Andreev rips a FH to get to 0-15, and after an exchange of errors its 15-30.

Misses a real opportunity to come to net and Fed gets it to 30-30.

Another massive FH to 30-40.

Fed with a shitty drop shot, but Andreev misses the easy FH open court winner long to push it to deuce.

Fed comes to net and Andreev hits a backhand long, GP Fed. Andreev hits yet another backhand long, and its 4-3.

Andreev has to be infuriated at his missed opportunities in this 3rd set, but at least hes slamming Maria Kirilenko.

Andreev blows a 30-0 lead and Fed gets himself a BP with some good play. Back to deuce with a Fed shank on the FH side (been seeing lots of this).

Andreev shanks a FH (he was wrong footed, but had the entire court) and its BP #2. Yet another UFE, and It's Fed serving at 5-3.

Fed finding his range a bit more. Andreev keeps trying to attack the Fed BH (normally the right thing to do) and hitting with a lot of topspin, but it's leading to errors and Fed's BH has improved steadily as the match has progressed. Andreev can't seem to buy himself a 1st serve in any pressure situation.

Andreev still attacking and forcing errors, and finds himself with 3 BP's up 0-40 on Fed's serve.

At 15-40 Andreev hits a short ball, Fed decides to come to net and Andreev rips a BH passing shot down the line.

Andreev serving at 4-5.

Whoever loses this set will probably be pissed, and if it's Andreev I don't see him winning the 4th.

5-5 with relative ease as Fed struggles to get returns in.