We have three representives in the doubles side of the US Open. Ross Hutchins plays with Andy Murray, and they have drawn the Thai twins, Sanchai & Sonchat Ratiwatana. Jamie Murray is of course with Max Mirnyi, and they are the 14th seeds. They tackle Michael Mertinak & Lovro Zovko first.
NESTOR CAN / ZIMONJIC SRB [1] vs GASQUET FRA / SANTORO FRA HUTCHINS GBR / A.MURRAY GBR vs RATIWATANA THA / RATIWATANA THA LINDSTEDT SWE / NIEMINEN FIN vs LEVINE USA / YOUNG USA (WC) FOGNINI ITA / N.LAPENTTI ECU vs BENNETEAU FRA / MAHUT FRA [16]
CUEVAS URU / HORNA PER [12] vs ACASUSO ARG / PRIETO ARG DE VOEST RSA / FISHER AUS vs HAGGARD RSA / HUSS AUS GREMELMAYR GER / TROICKI SRB vs SCHWANK ARG / STARACE ITA HERNANDEZ ESP / MONTANES ESP vs DLOUHY CZE / PAES IND [7]
BHUPATHI IND / KNOWLES BAH [4] vs BRUNSTROM SWE / JOHANSSON SWE GABASHVILI RUS / KARLOVIC CRO vs ALLEGRO SUI / TECAU ROU DELIC USA / KUZNETSOV USA (WC) vs GINEPRI USA / RETTENMAIER USA (WC) M.GONZALEZ ARG / MONACO ARG vs COETZEE RSA / WASSEN NED [13]
HANLEY AUS / KERR AUS [9] vs SOARES BRA / VEMIC SRB R.RAM USA / REYNOLDS USA vs LIPSKY USA / MARTIN USA DARCIS BEL / O.ROCHUS BEL vs KUNITSYN RUS / TURSUNOV RUS KOHLMANN GER / PEYA AUT vs ASPELIN SWE / KNOWLE AUT [6]
FYRSTENBERG POL / MATKOWSKI POL [8] vs ANDREEV RUS / ZVEREV GER GICQUEL FRA / GROSJEAN FRA vs BOPANNA IND / QURESHI PAK ARNOLD KER ARG / CANAS ARG vs CERRETANI USA / HANESCU ROU LOPEZ ESP / VERDASCO ESP vs CLEMENT FRA / LLODRA FRA [10]
MELO BRA / SA BRA [15] vs GRANOLLERS ESP / VENTURA ESP PARROTT USA / POLASEK SVK vs MELZER AUT / SCHUETTLER GER BUCHANAN USA / HARRISON USA (WC) vs ROBREDO ESP / ROITMAN ARG KENDRICK USA / SWEETING USA (WC) vs ERLICH ISR / RAM ISR [3]
BJORKMAN SWE / ULLYETT ZIM [5] vs GARCIA-LOPEZ ESP / NAVARRO ESP BOLELLI ITA / SEPPI ITA vs KAS GER / PETZSCHNER GER MCCLUNE USA / VANT HOF USA (WC) vs BUTORAC USA / LEVINSKY CZE CHARDY FRA / SIMON FRA vs DAMM CZE / VIZNER CZE [11]
MIRNYI BLR / J.MURRAY GBR [14] vs MERTINAK SVK / ZOVKO CRO ISNER USA / QUERREY USA (WC) vs CALLERI ARG / F.GONZALEZ CHI DEVILDER FRA / MATHIEU FRA vs HRBATY SVK / SKOCH CZE ALMAGRO ESP / ANDUJAR ESP vs BRYAN USA / BRYAN USA [2]
Surprised to see Murray playing doubles, but maybe Ross needed someone to help him make the main draw, or he just fancied having a go at doubles and see what happens (and with Nestor/Zimonjic in round 2, we shouldn't be worried about him going too deep in the doubles and tiring himself for the singles)
Murray/Mirnyi should make the 3rd round, but I don't see them beating the Bryans, even though they did do it earlier this year
Andy/Hutch's match has been taken off the schedule because of the previous matches dragging on, but they may put it on another court.
The mixed doubles draw is out, Jamie & Liezel Huber have drawn Kateryna Bondarenko & Andre Sa. That match is scheduled for 5th on Court 14 tommorow, but no sign of Jamie's mens doubles match.
They moved it to court 11 and Andy and Ross took the first set 6-3
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive.... those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience