Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray: Score and Reaction from 2015 Indian Wells

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 21, 2015

commentComment        

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray met for the 25th time in their careers at the semifinals of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open. For the 17th time, Djokovic came out on top—and this time in dominating fashion, with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. 

This also marks the fourth consecutive straight-sets win for Djokovic at Indian Wells, not including his walkover win against Bernard Tomic in the quarterfinal. He will await the winner of Milos Raonic vs. Roger Federer in the other semifinal. 

It was evident from the beginning that Djokovic was on his game and forced Murray to keep up, with Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times pointing out that the No. 1 seed took 12 consecutive games:



The issues would continue for Murray throughout the match, as BBC Tennis noted he would go on a run of 3-19 in 22 games:



Part of the separation came with help from Murray, who won only eight of 22 possible service points in the first set. Sports Illustrated's Tennis team pointed out that Djokovic was controlling the pace throughout the opening set:



Of course, anyone who has followed the rivalry between Djokovic and Murray knew to expect this kind of match. Even though Murray has looked much better so far this season than he did in the second half of 2014, reaching the Australian Open final and quarterfinal of two other events, Djokovic remains a huge obstacle. 

Prior to Saturday's match, Sky Sports News tweeted out how lopsided things have been recently for Djokovic against Murray after the two seemed to be on equal footing when this rivalry first started:



Murray, despite his early success in 2015, still feels like a star in transition. He's 27 years old, reaching that point where you get "old" by tennis standards, and needs wins over players like Djokovic and Federer to avoid permanently falling into that second-tier group of players...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!