Week 43 - ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon - €713,000 - doubles

The Hoose · Satellite level

RE: Week 43 - ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon - €713,000 - doubles

James · Satellite level

Big hold from M/L.. smile

6-0 5-5

The Hoose · Satellite level

6-0 6-6. So unfair that the match is now decided by tie-break!

seagull · Hall of fame

4-2 up in tb

seagull · Hall of fame

From 5-2 to 5-5

seagull · Hall of fame

Now 6-6 having saved sp :)

-- Edited by seagull at 11:58, 2008-10-21

seagull · Hall of fame

And then win the t/b - great win..they played the big points really well

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

That's encouraging. All break points saved and a couple of set points saved to boot as well.

Is this partnershiop likely to be permanent?

Drew · Oct 21, 2008

Really happy for Jamie...well done. Now keep it up.

helki · Futures qualifying

A few dicey moments from the pair during the tie-break, but eventually it all came good.

A very good win after such a drought for Jamie. I'm really pleased for him, especially as I'd given them virtually no chance of winning.

Then again, what do I know? - nowt!

Messrs Ascione & Gicquel up next.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I'm stunned - & delighted for the boys! biggrin

Great maiden win for the partnership!

I had to go into a meeting at 11.30, just after they took the first set 6-0. The meeting lasted for an hour & 20 minutes & I was convinced I was going to get back to my PC to find that they'd bottled the second set & then crashed out in an MTB. What a pleasant shock to discover that exactly the opposite was the case! Well done to the pair.

Next on the agenda: a quarter-final encounter with the French WCs, Thierry Ascione & Marc Gicquel, who saw off Rodders & Ginepri 2&4 yesterday. I sincerenly hope that, having done the hard bit of disposing of the fourth seeds, they don't go & fall flat on their @rses against ostensibly easier opposition!

As for the possibility of Lindstedt being a more permanent partner for Jamie, he has a similar profile to Max: he's right-handed & 31 (though actually 4 months older - & a couple of inches shorter & ranked 6 places higher! wink

). If, however, he's both available & amenable to the idea - &, far more important, I should have thought - that they can play this & a tournament or two more together & really gel, then Jamie could well be on to something...

The Hoose · Satellite level

Stircrazy wrote:

As for the possibility of Lindstedt being a more permanent partner for Jamie, he has a similar profile to Max: he's right-handed & 31 (though actually 4 months older - & a couple of inches shorter & ranked 6 places higher! ).

I fear he's only ranked higher than Max because he hasn't spent the last nine months playing with Jamie Murray...

helki · Futures qualifying

Lindstedt often teams up with Nieminen in the Grand Slams & a few other tournaments, so I would suspect it will depend on how firm that commitment may be. Another player who is firmly in the doubles camp might hold out more appeal for Robert, if he is trying to make his way in the two-man event. Will be interesting to see what happens. wink

-- Edited by helki at 14:22, 2008-10-21

Simmy26 · Lower Club Player

Just posted this on another thread - have heard today from Colin fleming's sister that jamie has approached him. Colin wants to improve his ranking over the next couple of months but I would say a definite partnership for next season.

helki · Futures qualifying

helki wrote:

A few dicey moments from the pair during the tie-break, but eventually it all came good. A very good win after such a drought for Jamie. I'm really pleased for him, especially as I'd given them virtually no chance of winning. Then again, what do I know? - nowt!

Messrs Ascione & Gicquel up next.

'Tis tomorrow afternoon on court 1. No sign of H&H.