AUCKS/Becker vs Haggard/Johannsson US OPEN r1

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

AUCKS/Becker vs Haggard/Johannsson US OPEN r1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

imoen wrote:

how many sets is the doubles? Go Aucks/Becker.

Best of three at this stage & no match tie-break (the first R1 match to go to a third set, Lee & Parrott vs Bolelli & Lubo, finished a while ago, with Lee & Parrott taking it 7-6(1)). Not sure when best of five kicks in, maybe at the QF stage. Fingers crossed for the boys...

-- Edited by Stircrazy at 19:03, 2007-08-29

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Becker held to make it 2-3 in this set

Tojo to serve *3-2

15-0
30-0
40-0... or maybe not, as it goes back to 30-0
30-15...
40-15
40-30
game - 4-2 Tojo/Haggard

Looks like they may need a 3rd set to win this one

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

certainly looks that way. ForeverDelayed, can you carry on the scoring?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

imoen wrote:

certainly looks that way. ForeverDelayed, can you carry on the scoring?

Yeah, I'll do that

Auckland to serve *2-4

0-15
15-15
30-15
30-30
40-30
Deuce
Adv A/B
Game A/B - 3-4 down now

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Haggard to serve *4-3

15-0
15-15
15-30... chance here...
30-30
40-30
Deuce... now's a good time to break if you can
Adv H/J
Deuce... get the next point lads...
Adv H/J
Game H/J 5-3

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Becker to serve *3-5

15-0
30-0
40-0
40-15
Game A/B - 4-5

At least they are going to make them serve this set out, and will serve first in the final set

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Tojo to serve *5-4

15-0
30-0
40-0... 3 set points
Game and set 2 H/J

6-3, 4-6

Hopefully A/B can recover and win this 3rd set, as they have been more dominant on serve, with just the game where Auckland lost serve being the only close one, while H/J have had to save a few break points and have gone to deuce.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Final set... Auckland to serve (thought it would be Becker, as he has the best serve of the two and hasn't been in any trouble at all today)

15-0
15-15
30-15
30-30
40-30... big point to win there
Game A/B 1-0

Good hold, and that should set them up for a while, as Becker shouldn't lose his serve with the power he hits it at

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Haggard to serve *0-1

15-0
15-15
30-15
40-15
Game H/J 1-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Becker to serve *1-1

0-15
0-30... this doesn't look good... time for some big serves
15-30... that's better
15-40... oh dear... fight boys
30-40... 1 more to go
Game H/J 2-1

Damn.... this doesn't look good, and they will have to fight back

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Tojo to serve *2-1

0-15... liking that
15-15
30-15
40-15
40-30... keep this fightback going....
Game H/J 3-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Auckland to serve *1-3... must hold game here

0-15... bad start
15-15
15-30
30-30... have to hold here
30-40... virtual match point against Auckland here
Game H/J 4-1

That should be it I think, with the double break, and this will end Auckland's run in the US Open for this yeat

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Haggard to serve *4-1

15-0
30-0
30-15
30-30... can they get a break back?
30-40... this is promising....
Deuce
Adv H/J
Game H/J 5-1

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Becker to serve *1-5

Anyone betting on them winning 6 in a row to steal this match??? Didn't think so

15-0
15-15
30-15
40-15
Game A/B 2-5

That was better... just 2 breaks and a hold to get back level.... if only this was Nalbandian playing, then it would be easy (and ideally Mathieu on the other side)