Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray: Score and Recap from 2014 Miami Masters

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Published: March 26, 2014

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Andy Murray imploded during his final service game in both sets of Wednesday's 2014 Sony Open quarterfinals loss to fellow superstar Novak Djokovic, who stormed to victory by a score of 7-5, 6-3.



The second-seeded Djokovic was biding his time in the opening set as both players served brilliantly in the early going at this Miami Masters event. What triggered Murray's downfall was a controversial call when he was on serve trailing 5-6.    

After an extensive rally during that game, replay showed that Djokovic reached over the net to hit a winning volley. It's an illegal move, because players aren't permitted to play a ball that isn't on their side of the net—even if they don't touch the net itself.

However, the umpire still awarded the point to the Serbinator. Sports Illustrated's Courtney Nguyen, along with many others, felt it was the improper ruling:



That bad break threw Murray off his rhythm, and he never recovered, getting broken at love to let the first set slip away.

Josh Meiseles of ATPWorldTour.com weighed in on the situation, feeling that Murray was wrongfully denied an opportunity to win the opening set:



The New York Times' Ben Rothenberg recorded what Murray had to say afterward, when he noted that Djokovic admitted to the blunder:



It appeared the reigning Wimbledon champion wouldn't muster enough for a comeback to force a third set until he broke Djokovic to go up 3-2.

But Murray squandered the next game on serve, and was broken again at love to go down 3-5. Djokovic served out the match without losing a point, putting an abrupt end to this anticipated showdown.

As Tennis TV pointed out, Murray had just 16 winners to 29 unforced errors:



Dealing with the power of Djokovic's groundstrokes and serve on a hard court is an unenviable task. However, it w...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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