Andy Murray vs. Matthias Bachinger: Score and Recap from 2014 US Open

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Published: August 29, 2014

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Cramps held Andy Murray back in the opening round of the 2014 U.S. Open, but the tournament's champion of two years ago dispelled any concerns about his form in Thursday's win over Matthias Bachinger.

Murray's characteristic prowess as a returner combated Bachinger's strong serve, and the No. 8 seed's own service game was exceptional in a straight-sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.



Despite entering as a massive underdog, Bachinger had reason to be confident after a blistering serve sparked him to an upset over Radek Stepanek. To give an idea of the magnitude of that achievement, Stepanek beat Murray at the Aegon Championships before Wimbledon.

With how hard Murray had to fight just to get past Robin Haase in the first round, there was reason to doubt him in this one.

BBC Sport's Piers Newbery documented what Murray had to say after beating Haase, where he expressed gratitude for still being in the U.S. Open: "I didn't feel unbelievably nervous before my first match. I wasn't putting too much pressure on myself either—no-one really has any expectations of me here anyway. I don't feel any different, but I'm happy I'm still in the tournament. I could easily be on my way home."

The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan reported after Thursday's match how Murray felt better about the climate at Flushing Meadows:



Kheredine Idessane of BBC Scotland noted that it wasn't necessarily easy for Murray, though, and that his quality of tennis was on point:



Indeed, the two-time Grand Slam winner was undaunted by his prior travails, refusing to dwell on his previous condition in a brilliant all-around performance.

Murray won 83 percent of points when his first serve was in play, but the telling deviation came on the second serve, where Murray won 17 of 25 points to Bachinger's 15 out of 32. Bachinger had 24 winner...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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