[穆瑞] Nadal holds off battling Murray

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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 October 2007, 20:40 GMT 21:40 UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7051768.stm Nadal holds off battling Murray Andy Murray put in a game performance against world number two Rafael Nadal but fell to a 7-6 6-4 defeat in the third round of the Madrid Masters. Murray had the better of the opening exchanges but missed five early break-point chances and eventually lost the first set 7-5 on a tie-break. The British number one then broke in the first game of the second set and had further chances to extend his lead. But Nadal levelled at 4-4 and broke again to seal a thrilling victory. News conference: Andy Murray http://tinyurl.com/38nyxe "I had chances and I didn't take them," said Murray. "It could have gone either way. I'm disappointed to lose but it was a good match, I learned from it. 606: DEBATE Your thoughts on the action "I'm happy that I'm back playing at this level and giving the world number two a great match." Nadal had said before the match that Murray would be in the world's top six if he had not missed most of the summer with a wrist injury. Murray produced a performance worthy of that billing, but ultimately Nadal showed the bit extra that takes you to number two in the world. He staved off five break-points when Murray was dominating early on in the first set and turned up the heat to break as the set reached its climax. Murray broke back impressively to force a tie-break, but once again Nadal found an edge when it mattered. The first set was very important, the second set very tough - it was very competitive Rafa Nadal The first three games of the second set all went against the serve leaving Murray with the advantage. He held two points for a double break at 4-2 but missed both with backhands that drifted wide. And from that point on Nadal took over, breaking twice to seal a hard-fought victory. "The first set was very important, the second set very tough - it was very competitive," said Nadal. "It was draining physically. I'm happy to have survived and very happy to be in the quarter-finals." The Spaniard now meets David Nalbandian who beat fellow Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-2 6-4 earlier in the day. Defending champion Roger Federer gained revenge for two defeats earlier in the season as he crushed Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-0 6-3. Novak Djokovic, Fernando Gonzalez, Mario Ancic and Nicolas Kiefer also booked their places in the quarters -- ╔═══════════════╦════════╦═════╗ ║ソフトバンク,軟體銀行四大天王 ║ＳＯＦＴＢＡＮＫ║ ﹦ ║ ╠═══════════════╩════════╩═════╣ ║カズミサイトウ,トシヤスギウチ,ナギサアラカキ,ツヨシワダ ║ ║192cm,96kg 175cm,82kg 189cm,81kg 179cm,77kg ║ ╚══════════════════════════════╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.167.175.240