Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia - doubles (hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia - doubles (hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L32: Marcus Daniell (NZL) & Dom Inglot CR 92 (38+54) defeated Hugo Nys & Benoît Paire (FRA/FRA) CR 263 (91+172) by 4 & 2
Good stuff. Dom has now defended his 180 L16 points from here last year. Could be (4) Herbert & Mahut next.

It isn't.

L16: Hans Podlipnik-Castillo & Andrei Vasilevski (CHI/BLR) vs Marcus Daniell (NZL) & Dom Inglot CR 92 (38+54)

JonH · All-time great

A lot of big doubles seeds have fallen so far, Jamie and Bruno in good company. Noticed they left court separately, not sure if all happy in that pairing. I realise they are friends, must make it harder when things don't go well.

Well done dom and partner, last brits standing and last 16 match up they won't fear

JonH · All-time great

Another win for dom will push him back in top 50

SuperT · Futures qualifying

JonH wrote:
A lot of big doubles seeds have fallen so far, Jamie and Bruno in good company. Noticed they left court separately, not sure if all happy in that pairing. I realise they are friends, must make it harder when things don't go well.

Well done dom and partner, last brits standing and last 16 match up they won't fear

I realise this may be controversial but I've never been convinced by Jamie's partnership with Bruno. I know he was desperate to set that up. and obviously they enjoy playing together, but personally I felt he should have stuck with John Peers as I felt they would have continued to progress.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
A lot of big doubles seeds have fallen so far, Jamie and Bruno in good company..

E.g. the local WCs, Big Sam Groth & Lleyton "the Aussie Scrapper" Hewitt, taking out JJR & Tecau (3) by 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5! wink

JonH · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH wrote:
A lot of big doubles seeds have fallen so far, Jamie and Bruno in good company..
E.g. the local WCs, Big Sam Groth & Lleyton "the Aussie Scrapper" Hewitt, taking out JJR & Tecau (3) by 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5!

Now that would be a story, if Hewitt went on to win!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH wrote:
A lot of big doubles seeds have fallen so far, Jamie and Bruno in good company..
E.g. the local WCs, Big Sam Groth & Lleyton "the Aussie Scrapper" Hewitt, taking out JJR & Tecau (3) by 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5!
Now that would be a story, if Hewitt went on to win!

Especially as this is Sam Groth's farewell tournament too.

indiana · Tennis legend

Kubot and Melo are threatening to go into another stratosphere in ranking point terms, live 2590 points ahead and counting with the next 9 in the rankings after their joint #1 spot already out. The joint #12s those young Bryan twins, runners up here last year, are now the next highest ranked left.

indiana · Tennis legend

(11) Cabal & Farah saw off Paes & Raja 6-1 6-2 in their L16 match.

JonH · All-time great

Softened up by Jamie and soares... Mmm.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
(11) Cabal & Farah saw off Paes & Raja 6-1 6-2 in their L16 match.

And they now face Big Sam & the Aussie Scrapper after Andújar & Ramos retired at 3-3 in the first set!

wolf · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Softened up by Jamie and soares... Mmm.

It's a different match up, the Columbians can overpower the Indians which Murray & Soares can't do which meant their match was skill vs skill.

JonH · All-time great

wolf wrote:
JonH wrote:
Softened up by Jamie and soares... Mmm.
It's a different match up, the Columbians can overpower the Indians which Murray & Soares can't do which meant their match was skill vs skill.

agreed - I was being ironic...

wolf · Tennis legend

Dom and Marcus have won the first set 6-4, and it is 2-2 in the second.