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

The Hoose · Satellite level

Hutch and Huss peg it back to 5-4 but the top seeds will serve for the set.

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30-40...double break point...
deuce...set point and break point!

YES!! 5-5

-- Edited by The Hoose at 11:53, 2008-10-24

The Hoose · Satellite level

And the next game goes to the sudden-death point

Once again Hutch and Huss win it, moving 6-5 ahead.

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and another sudden death point. this time it's set point for hutchy and huss.....

But their luck runs out and it goes to a first set tie-break.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:03, 2008-10-24

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6-6 tie-break

HH - BU (HH serve first)

1-0
2-0 first mini-break and it's gone to everyone's favourites, hutch and huss
3-0 take that, old man. hutch and huss go two mbs to the good.
3-1 one mb given back
3-2 and there goes the other one.
4-2 HH win another one against the serve, to nudge in front again.
4-3 can't take advantage of the second serve this time.
4-4 Ross chucks in a double-fault
5-4 Better this time from Ross and we're on serve for a change
5-5
6-5 Perfect time to go a mb ahead again. Huss has a service point for the set...
6-6 rats
7-6 third set point for our guys
7-7
8-7 mb. Mr Ross Hutchins has a serve for the set.
8-8 rats again.
8-9 mb. Oh no, mr Ross Hutchins. have you just thrown this away?
9-9 nice one. mb back.
9-10 set point #3 for the nasty men. Huss to serve.
9-11 RATS RATS RATS

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:19, 2008-10-24

The Hoose · Satellite level

Bjorkman and Ullyett lead 7-6(9)

Although Hutch and Huss had the most set points there, over the set Bjorkman and Ullyett were more comfortable - winning 65% of service points to our guys' 59%.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:22, 2008-10-24

The Hoose · Satellite level

With 13 out of 20 points going against serve in that tie-break, Hutch and Huss must fancy their chances of an early break. They get three bps at 15-40...

Two sail by, and it's the sudden death point...

That's a big chance missed, and HH trail *0-1 in the second set.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:26, 2008-10-24

The Hoose · Satellite level

Like the hero that he is, Ross Hutchins takes on the role of serving first in the set. He fires down two aces in a love service game. It's Roy of the Roland Garros stuff here. 1-1.

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B&U hold to 15. Huss to serve at *1-2.

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Huss, inspired by our own Ross Hutchins, bashes down a love service game of his own. It's 2-2.

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Still on serve, our boys trailing *3-4.
Another comfortable hold by Huss 4-4*

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:46, 2008-10-24

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*4-5, with Ross H the player who will serve to stay in the match

-- Edited by The Hoose at 12:50, 2008-10-24

The Hoose · Satellite level

Bang, bang, thanks old man. Ross holds to love, HH having dropped only two points on serve in this set. Shame they couldn't serve like that in the last tie-break. 5-5*

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Hang on a mo. After looking to be cruising at 40-15, Bjorkman now has to serve on sudden-death point.

And Hutch and Huss break! This could mean they need to win one fewer tie-break!

H&H have now won a higher % of points on serve in the match.

-- Edited by The Hoose at 13:00, 2008-10-24