Murray- 6--- 6--- 6
Chardy- 4-- 1--- 2
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Murray takes the first set! What a relief!
ADV. Murray BEEFED UP SERVE! 3rd Set Point for Murray
DEUCE- Murray forehand goes too deep.
ADV Murray- What a forehand! Chardy had Murray pinned, but Murray loaded up and sent a forehand way out of the reach of Chardy
DEUCE-- Murray intimidated as Chardy approaches net. Goes wide left with backhand
40-30 Set point for Murray after Chardy mishandles biiiig serve.
30-30 weak return sets Murray up for the kill.
15-30 Chardy talking to himself lining up a ball straight to the net.
0-30 Traditional Murray. Backhand goes right into net and now Murray gets mad at himself.
0-15 Murray spoils opportunity to win point, Chardy returns cheap drop shot for the point.
----Murray to Serve
Chardy quickly up 40-30. Murray whacks it into the net with forehand. Game Chardy!
----Chardy to serve---
Murray WITH A BEAUTIFUL SERVE! Ball curved away from Chardy to win the game.
----Murray to serve----
CHARDY TAKES IT! Forehand out of reach of Murray.
40-15 boom goes Murray's forehand as Chardy approached the net. Had no chance to return.
40-0 slice backhand uncomfortable for Murray to return. Backhand goes into the net.
30-0 OUCH! Hard and heavy set from Chardy disables Murray's racket.
15-0 Chardy with strong hit! Murray can't return. Looked out. No challenge.
----Chardy to serve----
Murray to serve after break----- WHOA!!! Chardy sweeps the game! We have a match now.
40-15 Chardy with a booming serve. .... ACE! Game Chardy.
WOW! Beautiful defense by Murray as he raced left and right across the court. Murray gets ball back!! Called out. Replay shows ball just a few centimeters off the line.
15-15 Murray returns a cool serve and then drops a ball too uncomfortable for Chardy to return. Hits volley off net.
15-0 unforced Murray error...
-----Chardy Serves----
GAME MURRAY--- Boy, he's pitching a shutout right now. Fans extremely rowdy!
40-15 after Chardy commits unforced error.
30-15 unforced Murray error
30-0 Backhand again fools Chardy. Ball went one way, Chardy's momentum going the other
15-0 Murray backhand out of the reach of Chardy
-----Murray Serves Game 4-----
30-40 as Chardy serves. has to reach back for serve. Murray plays the net. Put it on the board. Murray up 3-0
Murray killing Chardy with his forehand! Two back-to-back shots have him up 40-30.
30-15 WHAT A SERVE! Chardy puts it out of Murray's reach with booming serve.
15-15 Murray with unforced error. ball too long.
0-15 chalk up another unforced error for Chardy as he goes straight into the net with a backhand.
-------Chardy serves-------
AD Murray- GAME MURRAY! Chardy late with backhand.
40-40 Murray serves Backhand slices away from Chardy, he tracks it down. Long exchange between players. Chardy can't return backhand. ADV Murray!
30-40 Chardy leads. Murray gets the point.
Murray serving. Forehand goes right into the net.
Murray takes first game. 2nd Game tied 30-30
30-40 Murray leads. Chady having issues serving.
First set is under way. Chady opened the game with live serve
Action is just minutes away!
Stephens defeated Williams! The men are entering the court. First Chady, then Murray!
Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams are stuck in an amazing match preceeding Murray vs. Chardy.
---------------Welcome to the live blog of Murray vs. Chardy-----------------
The 2013 Australian Open continues as Andy Murray faces Jeremy Chardy in the semifinals of the Men's Singles tournament. If you can't watch the game or simply don't want to watch the game on your television, join us for the live blog with play-by-play and up to the minute scoring updates.
Murray is trying to pick up where he left off in 2012, as a champion. He captured his first grand slam title after beating Novak Djokovic in Queens, N.Y. at the U.S. Open.
Murray, who has been usually characterized as a slow starter, is red hot and on a Roger Federer-like streak. Murray has yet to lose a set at the Australian Open. He has won all 12 sets and swept all his matches.
Murray comes into this Men's Sinlges tournament ranked third. He has taken down Gilles Simon (14), Ricardas Berankis, Jao Sousa and Robin Haase in the first four rounds.
His opponent, Chardy, hails from France and has been on an incredible run as the only remaining player to go into the Australian Open unranked. Chardy is No. 36 in Men's Singles. He took out Andreas Seppi (21) in four sets, sweeping the last three without a problem.
The Frenchmen's other victims include No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro, whom Chardy retired in after five well played sets. Before this match, he defeated Marcel Granollers (30) and got the tournament started with a victory over Adrian Menendez-Maceiras.
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