Jamie/Butorac vs. Melzer/Knowle.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Jamie/Butorac vs. Melzer/Knowle.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Jamie has the chance to serve for the match and title at 75 53

second serve. 0-15. grr.
15-15
30-15
40-15 two championship points!
and they take the first! GSM

scoobsuk · Club Coach

Jesus.

Do these two kick ass or what???

That's a very good team they just beat!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Back to back titles

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

These guys are amazing. 3 straight tournies, 2 being ATP's. I guarantee nobody wants to play these guys at Indian Wells. I'll post Jamie's email response if he gives me one tomorrow or later tonight.

CK

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

johnnylad wrote:

Back to back titles

Jamie (and Eric) doing what his brother couldn't!

this definitely could be an excellent partnership in years to come if they stick together.

RobC · All-time great

- so, that's WR 44 for Jamie, 43 for Bootie now??

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

So, when was the last time a doubles team won back to back titles?

It looked from the scores that Jamie and Eric once again played the big points better than the other team. Once they took the first set they never really looked back playing a much better return game in the second, laying the pressure on the Knowle and Melzer serves and then holding with ease themselves to keep the pressure there. 7th in the doubles race, they must be doing something right! If Indian Wells don't give them a wildcard they are muppets. I hope that after this win everyone whos anyone takes notice and urges the USTA to do the right thing! Especially as the team is half American. Congrats to the pair on another great week, thats three trophies in as many weeks

It's gonna be an expensive excess baggage charge on the plane home!

-- Edited by imoen at 22:05, 2007-02-25

GC77 · County player

Craig,

If you get a chance, could you ask what happened with Las Vegas. If they entered and just missed the cut, or they asked for a wild card and didn't get one, or they just decided they needed a rest.

I guess they could still go to Vegas and hope for a withdrawal.

Any word on whether or not they are getting a wild card for Indian Wells/Miami??

Thanks,

Guy

scoobsuk · Club Coach

TBarM7 wrote:

These guys are amazing. 3 straight tournies, 2 being ATP's. I guarantee nobody wants to play these guys at Indian Wells. I'll post Jamie's email response if he gives me one tomorrow or later tonight.

CK

Are they definitely in for Indian Wells?

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Can they get a SE for Vegas?

RobC · All-time great

imoen wrote:

So, when was the last time a doubles team won back to back titles?

Bryan & Bryan: Washington DC, then Canadian Masters...... 7 Aug 06

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RobC wrote:

imoen wrote:

So, when was the last time a doubles team won back to back titles?

Bryan & Bryan: Washington DC, then Canadian Masters...... 7 Aug 06

Thanks. I guess that means we could say these two are as good as the Byran bros! Although they won an ATP and then a Masters so maybe not quite.

Johnnylad they can't get an SE into Vegas because the draw has already been made (and possibly other reasons as well, I don't know)

Drew · Feb 25, 2007

Boggo wins, rod looses & bootie/murray win...makes up for andys loss !

Oh well back to the floor !

scoobsuk · Club Coach

Perhaps they feel like they need a week off? It's been three amazing weeks and with Gilbert batting to try and get them a WC into IW maybe there's hope they'll get there.