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Janowicz stuns Murray at Paris Masters
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 02 - 11 - 2012

PARIS — Jerzy Janowicz of Poland saved one match point on his way to a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset win against third-seeded Andy Murray in the third round of the Paris Masters Thursday.
Murray, the reigning Olympic and US Open champion, served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but totally lost his composure and the ensuing tiebreaker as the 69th-ranked Janowicz drew level.
Murray's loss came a day after second-seeded Novak Djokovic's second-round exit to Sam Querrey Wednesday.
With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal not playing in the tournament, none of the so-called ‘Big Four' are left. Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych reached the last eight earlier Wednesday, while fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain was playing later.
Janowicz had the momentum after controlling the tiebreaker and broke Murray twice in the deciding set as he raced to a 5-1 lead.
Serving for the match, the 21-year-old Janowicz saved three break points and secured the win on his second match point with a forehand winner. He then slumped to the ground and broke down in tears as he held his head in his hands.
Murray broke in the 11th game to get the chance to serve for the first set, but had so save a break point with a crosscourt forehand winner before clinching it when Janowicz's forehand bounced out.
Murray broke in the seventh game of the second set with a forehand return winner, and looked like he was coasting to victory.
Serving for the match, Murray started to get flustered and his temper got the better of him as he smacked his hand against his forehead and then muttered to himself after Janowicz saved a match point. Two unforced backhand errors from Murray then helped Janowicz break for 5-5.
Janowicz clinched the tiebreaker when he returned Murray's weak second serve with an exquisite drop shot that Murray patted into the net.
Earlier, Berdych recovered from a poor first set to beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. He next plays Gilles Simon of France, who advanced without hitting a ball after 15th-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan pulled out because of a recurrence of his right ankle injury.
Wozniacki in semifinals
In Bulgaria, Caroline Wozniacki defeated Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions.
It was the second win for the top-seeded Dane in the group-stage format after her victory over Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan on Tuesday.
Russian duo Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko earned straight-set victories in their first group matches.
The second-seeded Petrova defeated No. 6 Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-3, handing her Chinese opponent a second loss in two days which will likely leave her without a chance of reaching the semifinals.
In the other match in the group, the third-seeded Kirilenko beat Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1, 6-4. — Agencies


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