Wimbledon 2014: Grigor Dimitrov vs Andy Murray - As it happened...

Zee Media Bureau/ Suyash Srivastava

London: Wimbledon 2014 witnessed yet another upset when Grigor Dimitrov knocked out defending champion Andy Murray in straight sets 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 in the men's singles quarter-final. THIRD SET: Dimitrov won it 6-2 Murray to serve to stay in the set and the match. Dimitrov won the first point, 0-15. Murray's forehand went wide, 0-30. The local boy is definitely under enormous pressure. Murray served an ace at the right time, 15-30. Double-fault from Murray, TWO MATCH POINTS FOR DIMITROV! Murray saved the first one with a wonderful forehand winner, 30-40. Dimitrov still has one match point remaining. Murray's forehand crashed into the nets and Grigor Dimitrov has convincingly knocked out the defending champion! THIRD SET: Dimitrov leads 5-2 Dimitrov to serve. Murray won the first point, 0-15. Dimitrov won the next points, 15-15.Murray won another point, 30-15. Dimitrov won his second point of the game to level scores at 30-30. Dimitrov won another point and extended his lead to 40-30. Dimitrov sealed the game with an ace. THIRD SET: Dimitrov leads 4-2 Murray to serve. Murray wins the first point as Dimitrov's return goes wide, 15-0. Murray's forehand hits the net, 15-15. Good rally between the two, won by Murray, 30-15. Good wide serve from Murray, 40-15. Good return of serve from Dimitrov, 40-30. Murray's forehand hit the nets, 40-40, deuce! Murray's backhand went wide, advantage Dimitrov who also has another break point! Double-fault from Murray, game Dimitrov who has broken the serve once again! THIRD SET: Dimitrov leads 3-2 Dimitrov to serve. He win the point and leads 15-0. Dimitrov misses an easy smash after a good serve,15-15. Murray's unforced error of the backhand has Dimitrov lead 30-15. Wonderful short rallyis won by Murray, 30-30. Dimitrov's serves sets up a smash, which he executes well to lead 40-30. Murray's deep return forces an error from Dimitrov, deuce. Advantage Dimitrov as he delivers a big ace. We are back to deuce as Dimitrov hits it long. Advantage Dimitrov with Murray making yet another unforced error. Game Dimitrov as Murray's return is long. THIRD SET: Scores level 2-2 Murray to serve. He set up the smash with a wonderful forehand. Murray leads 15-0. Murray wins another point, 30-0. Double fault by the Brit, 30-15. Booming serve has no return from Dimitrov, 40-15 to Murray. Easy hold of serve for Murray. THIRD SET: Dimitrov leads 2-1 Dimitrov to serve. He races to a 30-0 lead. 40-0 to the Bulgarian as Murray can't return the serve. Dimitrov with another big serve that Murray fails to return yet again. He leads 2-1. ==================================================================================== TIEBREAKER: Dimitrov won it 7-5 Murray to serve. Dimitrov won the first point as Murray's backhand went way wide, he leads 1-0. Dimitrov to serve. Murray leveled scores as Dimitrov's backhand went long, 1-1. Dimitrov to continue serve. Dimitrov extended his lead to 2-1 as Murray's backhand crashed into the nets. Murray to serve. Superb rally once again between the two, won by Murray as Dimitrov's backhand went long, scores level 2-2. Murray to continue. Good wide serve from Murray, 3-2 he leads. Dimitrov to serve. He wins another point with a volley winner, 3-3. Dimitrov served an ace, challenged by Murray but it was a correct call, Dimitrov leads 4-3. Murray to serve. Good quick serve from Murray and he won the point with a volley winner, 4-4. Dimitrov won the next point as Murray once again came to the nets, missed it this time, 5-4 Dimitrov leads. Excellent play from Dimitrov and he won the point with a drop shot off the volley, 6-4 he leads. Two set points for Dimitrov! He has won it! He takes a two-set lead! SECOND SET: Scores level 6-6 Dimitrov to serve to stay in the set. Murray won the first point as Dimitrov backhand hit the nets, 0-15. Dimitrov served an ace to level scores at 15-15. Good wide serve from Dimitrov, Murray's return was short, 30-15. Serve and vollley from Dimitrov, and he took the lead with a winner, 40-15. Dimitrov served an ace to win the game. SECOND SET: Murray leads 6-5 Murray to serve. Dimitrov won the first point, 0-15. Tremendous return of serve from Dimitrov, 0-30. Murray won the next point, 15-30. Murray lost another point after a good rally, 15-40, two break points for Dimitrov! Murray saved one of that with good serve, 30-40. Murray saved the second break point as well, 40-40, deuce! Murray took the advantage with an ace. Murray displayed good played from the nets and dropped a volley winner. SECOND SET: Scores level 5-5 Dimitrov to serve. Murray won the first point, 15-0. Dimitrov won the next point, 15. Dimitrov won the next point as well, 30-15. Double-fault from Dimitrov, 30-30! Dimitrov came to the nets and Murray's backhand landed way wide, 40-40. Dimitrov won another point, and sealed the game. SECOND SET: Murray leads 5-4 Murray to serve. Murray wins the first point, 15-0. Dimitrov won the next point, 15-15. Murray won the next point as Dimitrov's return went long, 30-15. Murray's forehand crashed into the nets, 30-30. Superb rally between the two once again, Dimitrov lost some concentration and hit one into the nets, 40-30. Murray sealed the game with another ace! SECOND SET: Scores level 4-4 Dimitrov to serve. Murray won the first point as Dimitrov's backhand hit the nets, 0-15. Murray won another point as Dimitrov's forehand went wide, 0-30. Dimitrov served an ace to win the first point of the game, 15-30. Dimitrov served good again and won another point, 30-30. Murray's forehand went wide, 40-30. Good comeback from Dimitrov. Murray won the next point as Dimitrov's shot went long, 40-40, deuce! Dimitrov's shot once again went log and now Murray has his first break point of the match! Dimitrov's backhand landed wide and Murray has broken Dimitrov's serve for the first time in the match! SECOND SET: Murray trails 3-4 Murray to serve. Dimitrov won the first point, 0-15. Murray won the next popint, 15-15. Dimitrov won the next point as Murray's shot once again crashed into the nets, 30-15. Murray won the next point as Dimitrov's backhand slice hit the nets, 30-30. Good rally once again, Dimitrov made Murray run to his right and left and Murray hit one wide, 30-40. Another break point for Dimitrov! Murray won the next point, 40-40, deuce! Dimitrov took the advantage, another break point for him. Murray's backhand slice went long, game Dimitrov! SECOND SET: Scores level 3-3 Dimitrov to serve. Dimitrov won the first point, 15-0. Good rally once again, it ended when Murray's cross court forehand went wide, 30-0. Murray won the next point with a good deep return, 30-15. Dimitrov won the next point, 40-15. Dimitrov sealed the game with another volley winner. SECOND SET: Murray leads 3-2 Murray to serve. Good ralley between the two, won by Dimitrov as Murray's shot went wide, 0-15. Murray won the next point with an ace, 15-15. Murray served good and won another point, 30-15. Murray won the next point as his shot whistled past Dimitrov who was truying to come at the nets, 40-15. Murray won the game. SECOND SET: Scores level 2-2 Dimitrov to serve. He won the first point, 15-0. Dimitrov won another point with a good serve as Murray stretched and hit it wide, 30-30. Dimitrov advanced to the nets and once again forced Murray to stretch and he couldn't do much about it, 40-0. Easy service game for Dimitrov. SECOND SET: Murray leads 2-1 Murray to serve. Dimitrov won the first point, 0-15. Murray won the next point with a good serve, 15-15. Double-fault from Murray, his first of the match, 15-30. Murray won the next point with a good forehand and Dimitrov's return went wide, 30-30. Murray won another point, 40-30. Murray's cross-court forehand went wide, 40-40, deuce! Good serve from Murray, he took the advantage. Murray sealed the game with some good play at the nets. SECOND SET: Scores level 1-1 Dimitrov to serve. He won the first point as Murray's shot went wide, 15-0. Murray won the next point as Dimitrov's backhand landed long, 15-15. Dimitrov won the next point as well as Murray's backhand once again went wide, 30-15. Dimitrov's lead was extended as a result of another error from Murray, 40-15. Murray tried to create some pressure by coming to the nets and Dimitrov's shot hit the nets, 40-30. Dimitrov won the game with a vollev winner. SECOND SET: Murray leads 1-0 Murray to serve. Murray won the first point, 15-0. He won the second point as Dimitrov's return went wide, 30-0. Murray followed it with an ace, 40-0. Easy service game for Murray as Dimitrov's backhand went long, game Murray! ==================================================================================== FIRST SET: Dimitrov won it 6-1 Dimitrov to serve. Murray has won the first point with a brilliant cross court forehand winner, 0-15. Dimitrov won the first point as Murray's return of serve hit the nets, 15-15. Murray's cross court forehand on this occasion went wide, 30-15. Murray's forehand once again hit the nets, 40-15, two set points for Dimitrov! Murray tried to dominate by coming at the nets and Dimitrov's return was short, 40-30. Good rally between the two players, Dimitrov came to the nets and hit a volley winner TO WIN THE FIRST SET! FIRST SET: Murray trails 1-5 Murray to serve. Dimitrov took the lead as Murray's forehand went long, 0-15. Top return of serve from Dimitrov, 0-30. Dimitrov took the lead once again as an under pressure Murray hit a forehand into the nets, 0-40. Three break points for Dimitrov! Murray once again found the nets and Dimitrov has broken Murray's serve for the second time in the set! FIRST SET: Dimitrov leads 4-1 Dimitrov to serve. Good serve to start with, 15-0. Dimitrov won another point, 30-0. Dimitrov once again came to the nets and Murray hit it into the nets, 40-0. Three game points for Dimitrov. Dimitrov sealed the game as Murray's forehand hit the nets. FIRST SET: Dimitrov leads 3-1 Murray to serve. Murray won the first point, 15-0. Dimitrov won the second point with a good down the line forehand winner, 15-15. Murray made Dimitrov run on the right side of his court and advanced to the nets, Dimitrov's return was good and Murray hit it into the nets, 15-30. Dimitrov won the next point as well as Murray's forehand went long, 15-40. Two break points for Dimitrov! Dimitrov has broken the serve as he pressurised Murray by coming to the nets and the Briton hit it wide. Dimitrov has broken Murray's serve! FIRST SET: Dimitrov leads 2-1 Dimitrov to serve. Good serve from Dimitrov, 15-0. Murray came to the nets as Dimitrov tried to play a chop shot over his head but it landed long, 15-15. Dimitrov won another point as Murray's shot hit the nets, 30-15. Good quick serve from Dimitrov and he followed it with a volley winner, 40-15. Another quick serve and another volley winner for Dimitrov. Game Dimitrov! FIRST SET: Scores level 1-1 Murray to serve. Good scond serve from Murray, Dimitrov's return landed long, 15-0. Murray won another point as Dimitrov's forehand went long, 30-0. Good serve from Murray, 40-0. Murray easily won the game as Dimitrov's shot landed long. FIRST SET: Dimitrov leads 1-0 Dimitrov to to serve. Murray won the first point as Dimitrov's forehand went long, 0-15. Murray won another point as Dimitrov's backhand hit the nets, 0-30. Dimitrov won the first point of the game as Murray's cross-court forehand went long, 15-30. Dimitrov won another point, 30-30. Dimitrov won another point with a powerful forehand, 40-30. Murray won another point as he advanced to the nets and hit a forehand winner, 40-40, deuce! Murray got the advantage as Dimitrov's backhand hit the nets. Dimitrov bought the game back to deuce as Murray's shot hit the nets, 40-40. Dimitrov took the advantage with a winner from the nets. Dimitrov sealed the game as Murray's cross court backhand hit the nets, Game Dimitrov! Defending champion Andy Murray takes on Grigor Dimitrov in the men`s singles quarter-final of Wimbledon 2014. Andy Murray is yet to drop a set this year and the way he is playing, the local crowd will cheer him as he could once again make it to the semi-final of Wimbledon. The Scot has been in superb form this year and credit must go to his new coach - Amelie Mauresmo - who is believed to have turned him into a much calmer player on the court. Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Bulgarian prodigy, has played some impressive tennis of late and he has all the skills required to end Murray`s campaign. While Murray hasn`t dropped a set so far, Dmitrov has lost two sets and he could further improve his record. The winner will meet Novak Djokovic or Marin Cilic next in the semi-final.