World No.4 Andy Murray is still on his quest for a Grand Slam title as he gets set to go up against No.95 ranked Michael Berrer, Saturday May 28th, at the 2011 French Open at Roland Garros. French Open oddsmakers have Andy Murray as -5000 moneyline favourite over Michael Berrer (+1200). Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Michael Berrer predictions in early.
Andy Murray did not have it all his own way on Philippe Chatrier Court on Thursday, but handled the difficult conditions well to grind out a 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-5 victory over Italian lucky loser Simone Bolelli in the Roland Garros second round. Murray trailed by a break at 4-5 in the first set, but Bolelli was not able to close out the set on serve. The Italian was made to rue his missed opportunity as Murray then clinched the opening set in the subsequent tie-break. After going on to take a two-set lead, Murray may have expected smoother progress in third set. However, Bolelli did not succumb without a fight and broke serve in the eighth game to serve for the set. It proved to be the Italian’s last stand, though, as Murray won the remaining four games to claim victory in nine minutes shy of three hours. "It was so difficult because the win wasn’t consistent; it was swirling the whole time," explained Murray. "There was no real rhythm and your legs get kind of tired too because you’re doing so many small adjustment steps. It was really tricky today. "There were a lot of scrappy points, a lot of scrappy games, and you’ve just got to try and chase as many balls down as you can and make them play one extra ball. Today I was able to do that. I thought he played very well; he hit the ball through the wind definitely better than I did." a three-time Grand Slam finalist, posted his best result at Roland Garros two years ago when he reached the quarter-finals (l. to F. Gonzalez).
Michael Berrer ousted French veteran Arnaud Clement, 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in three hours and 36 minutes. At the start of 2011 he again reached the Zagreb final where he was defeated by Ivan Dodig in straight sets. He won, on clay, at the 2008 Munich Open and was a runner-up at the 2008 Stuttgart Open, also a clay court event. .
Head to Head:
These players have never played each other at an ATP World Tour, Grand Slam or Davis Cup main draw event.
Andy Murray vs Michael Berrer
When: Saturday, May 28, 6:00 AM ET
Pick: Murray -5000
Point-Spreads.com 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Michael Berrer Odds & Predictions
The Bottom Line: Murray will prevail until late in the tournament. Be sure to get your 2011 French Open: Andy Murray vs Michael Berrer predictions in early.
