Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Highlights Men’s Round of 16

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Published: September 1, 2014

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There are certainly a lot more familiar faces in the men’s last 16 at the 2014 US Open than over in the women’s side. While six of the top eight female seeds have been consumed by the New York heat and wind (only Serena Williams and Eugenie Bouchard are alive), nine of the top 10 male seeds remain in contention, which makes for some barnstorming fourth-round contests.

The pick of them pits 2012 champion Andy Murray against recent Rogers Cup winner Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

When the draw was revealed, Murray must have been berating his luck with what is probably one of the most brutal second-week runs to win a Slam ever. For Tsonga, the ninth seed, to play the eighth seed in the fourth round is as tricky as it could have been. But the Scot has a long list of victories over the Frenchman to draw upon and be confident in.

Murray leads their head-to-head 9-2, and each has a win apiece in 2014. However, Tsonga’s second victory over the former Wimbledon champion came just a few weeks ago on the hard courts of Toronto, where he went on to win the tournament.

That week, Tsonga was at his powerful, offensive best, thumping down aces and swiping away his forehand for a plethora of winners. But Murray still had massive chances to take that match. He rallied from a set down to be up a break in the third and final set. As typical in 2014 though, he let that commanding position slip.

At this year’s US Open, we’ve seen a similar performance from the Scot. In his latest match against Andrey Kuznetsov, he was in control at 6-1, 4-2 but let the break slip in the second set. He still managed to close out the set 7-5, but it gave the Russian hope going forward. Kuznetsov broke early in the third to lead 4-1, but Murray hit back to level with some fine play.

Once again, though, his game dipped and he lost the set 6-4. The two-time major champion regrouped, however, to waltz through the fourth...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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