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Roger loses first match

02.01.2009 | Tennis

Andy Murray has beaten Roger 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) to reach the final of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Roger won the first set but Murray bounced back to complete the victory and set up a final against Nikolay Davydenko or Rafael Nadal.

"It's been a great start but unfortunately I couldn't come through in the end," said Roger. "But Andy's had a fantastic end to the year and he looks in great shape again."

Roger was happy to get a hard match at the start of his season and, despite last year not being his best, he would take the same again for 2009. "Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only just the one grand slam and that will be just fine."

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sayoka

01/03/2009 | 05:40 PM

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Hope that Roger enjoyed this exho match! And get serious for the upcoming tournament! Hehe!
Always with you...

powerslave

01/03/2009 | 05:34 PM

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Andy Murray has beaten Rafa Nadal in the final just now. It was easier today for Andy to beat Rafa than it was for Andy to beat Roger yesterday. Roger will benefit from having played Andy regularly - US Open, Madrid, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, and Roger will be

dimocomix

01/03/2009 | 05:13 PM

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Great to see Federer enjoying himself in this exhibition, as opposed to Nadal (and even Murray) who looked stressed throughout the final. Federer is clearly fit again, mono-free, and warming up nicely...while having fun in the bargain.

I can't wait to

satishsambition

01/03/2009 | 05:10 PM

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hey By the way guys Nadal lost in 3 sets to Murray...Murray won 64,57,63.. Good to know that Nadal has worst score then Murray... But murray seems a real threat now.. I think Aus open is About Federer and Murray... and i think Fedex will beat him in Final

boting

01/03/2009 | 05:02 PM

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no mono eee
federer is a hard head because he thinks
he can do without a r e a l coach and a very
very good physical trainer the same one as
agassi had in his last years....

eeee

01/03/2009 | 04:51 PM