Yes if Rafa were to do the likely job on Mardy Fish, then Andy would have to find a way past 2 Spanish players to reach the Wimbledon final. One of those tasks had less difficult written all over it. Feliciano Lopez had no intentions of disguising which task he was assigning the dour Scot in the quarter final as he donated a host of points via unforced errors and rather ambitious attacking tactics which Murray dismissed rather off handedly by passing the tenacious if less talented Spaniard continuously.
The first set did not seriously test Andy, but gave him a chance to move his game into a sphere something near where Nadal used to be when he was a lesser player than the champion he is now. OK that is a little of an exaggeration - Murray has beaten Nadal before, but he would need to be much better equipped if the both of them reached the expected semi final confrontation awaiting them.
Lopez improved as the match wore on, but not as much as Murray, and the straight sets win came with little fanfare unless you were here in the UK. Murray would now have to face Nadal unless Mardy Fish provided the catch of the day.
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