Weeks 10/11 - ATP Masters 1000 Series - Indian Wells: doubles

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Weeks 10/11 - ATP Masters 1000 Series - Indian Wells: doubles

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Well done to Andy and Ross. As Andy says he can practise for about 2 hours at the moment, he should have a bit left in the tank - this match wasn't too long over an hour. Very odd scoreline.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Enjoy your hols, Helki. But what bad timing - on holiday during Indian Wells (unless you will be able to watch it on holiday of course)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Utterly bizarre - perhaps they were trying to lull K/B into a false sense of security in set 2

helki · Futures qualifying

Madeline wrote:

Enjoy your hols, Helki. But what bad timing - on holiday during Indian Wells (unless you will be able to watch it on holiday of course)

'Fraid not, Mad. Off to Austria to test out the old legs on the ski slopes. wink

I'm sure I'll get to know what happens, however. smile

I have to agree a very strange scoreline, but nonetheless welcome and one I wasn't expecting.

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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I guess an hour & 18 minutes' work-out on court is one way of testing your fitness! wink To win the match that brought it about is a bonus: at least 90 ranking points to be chalked up to Ross's account! biggrin Hope it hasn't taken too much out of Andy, though...

Snippet of info relevant to Jamie's quarter of the draw: the seventh seeds, Jeff Coetzee & Wes Moodie, are out, beaten 3 & 3 by Michaël Llodra & Ugly Mug, sorry, Radek Stepanek!

steven · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
*4-3 Strange, the sb says double fault HUT - but our score increased. .

It always gets it wrong like that for the point just before a change of server during tiebreaks.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Good for for Murray and Hutchins and it probably gives Murray an idea of how his fitness in terms of playing matches is, while for Ross it is some decent ranking points to be added to his account, as well as the money.

Strange match I guess with them getting bagelled in the second set, but once they lost the second break they probably realised that a MTB was on the cards so just threw the set away.

Hopefully Jamie can join the Brits in round two when he plays presumably tomorrow.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Hmm, interesting. Nowt to do immediately with Andy's/Hutch's quarter of the draw, but Vemic & Big Ivo have just lost in straights sets (4 & 4) to David Ferrer & Andy's opponent in the second round of the singles, Albert Montañés.

Drew · Mar 13, 2009

Well done to the Guys !!!

Weird score !

wolf · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

R1: Jamie & Simon vs Juan Martín del Potro & David Nalbandian ( ) (same quarter of the draw as the fourth seeds, Dlouhy & Paes)

The match has appeared on live score as Dlouhy & Paes have beaten the Austrian pairing of Knowle & Melzer.

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray/Aspelin 3-2* Del Potro/Nalbandian

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

B*gger! Jamie & Simon lose by 5 & 4! cry

wolf · Tennis legend

That will mean Jamie will tumble out of the top 50 and Ross will become the new British #1 after this tournament.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Disappointing loss for Jamie as Del Potro and Nalbandian aren't exactly established doubles players, but given their ability they will always be dangerous.

He just needs to get some wins - maybe stepping down to challengers is what he'll need to do for a few weeks just to feel what it is like to win matches again.