Andy Murray waits out the rain, then hits the shot of the day at the U.S. Open

NEW YORK -- Andy Murray didn't take the court for his first-round match at the U.S. Open against Michael Llodra until well after 9:30 p.m. due to a rain-delayed

Courtney Nguyen|

NEW YORK -- Andy Murray didn't take the court for his first-round match at the U.S. Open against Michael Llodra until well after 9:30 p.m. due to a rain-delayed Day 3 that pushed the day session well into the night. But once he finally got on court, it didn't take him long to get going.

In the fourth point of the match, Murray and Llodra showed off their quick reflexes in a nine-shot exchange at the net. Murray ended the point by ripping an overhead backhand smash winner.

Later in the match, with Murray just two points from victory, Llodra tried to fool him with a sneaky underhand serve, which led to yet another entertaining, scrambling point:

What is it about these two? They just can't not play ridiculously flashy points:

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Published Aug 29, 2013 | Modified Aug 29, 2013

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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