Week 43 - ATP 250 Series - Montpellier, France

wolf · Tennis legend

Week 43 - ATP 250 Series - Montpellier, France

Smidster · Challenger level

H&H first up at Noon local time (11am UK) on Ct 1

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Took the first set 6-1, but it's on serve at 2 all in the second.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

They won 6-1 6-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:

They won 6-1 6-2

Good result!

I thought they'd have to work harder than that! wink

They will face either the top seeds, Bhupathi & Mirnyi, or, less likely, Travis Rettenmaier & Jamie Murray's erstwhile partner, Dusan Vemic, in the QF.

I notice in the bottom half of the draw that "the Ratis", after being seeded & bombing out early in Orléans last week, have only been & gone & dumped out the second seeds, Lindstedt & Tecau, in straight sets! disbelief

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

Madeline wrote:

They won 6-1 6-2

Good result! I thought they'd have to work harder than that! They will face either the top seeds, Bhupathi & Mirnyi, or, less likely, Travis Rettenmaier & Jamie Murray's erstwhile partner, Dusan Vemic, in the QF.

Hmm, looks as though alternates had to be drafted in at the last minute, but it doesn't really affect the expected QF draw, as Bhupathi & Mirnyi have just beaten Brian Battistone & Andreas Siljeström (USA/SWE), by 7-6(3) 7-6(3).

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Would you Adam & Eve it?

QF: (1) Mahesh Bhupathi & Max Mirnyi (IND/BLR) lost to Stephen Huss (AUS) & Ross Hutchins by 6-3 3-6 [12-14]! biggrin

Just like the old times! wink

RJA · Hall of fame

A very close run thing but Huss and Hutch just about come through

3-6, 6-3, [14-12]

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Two of the other three QFs have also been settled (with the dangerous Dustin Brown & Rogier Wassen seeing off the Ratis by 10-8 in the MTB!), but it looks as though the boys won't know who their semi-final opponents are until tomorrow. It'll be either the third seeds, Wes Moodie & Dick Norman (RSA/BEL), or the Frog wild cards, Gaël Monfils & Josselin Ouanna, but Monfils is due to play his second-round singles match against Steve Darcis this evening.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Very good win, would be very nice to see another title for Ross at this level.

GTC · Social player

Read Stephen Huss' player blog from the ATP250 event from Montpelier where he is partnering GB's Ross Hutchins. Read it at www.globaltennisconnections.com

RJA · Hall of fame

Huss and Hutch still don't know who they will play in the semi-finals but in the other half of the draw Marc Lopez and Eduardo Schwank have reached the final.

RJA · Hall of fame

Monfils and Ouanna have defeated Moodie and Norman. They play Hutch and Huss in the third match tomorrow, right after Monfils has played his singles semi against Tsonga.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:

Monfils and Ouanna have defeated Moodie and Norman. They play Hutch and Huss in the third match tomorrow, right after Monfils has played his singles semi against Tsonga.

The organisers aren't doing their boys any favours, are they? disbelief

I suppose they were torn between making life easy for the local players & maximising their "gate money" or, if admission is free, the size of the crowd!

RJA · Hall of fame

It is good to see that it is not only British tournament organisers who can screw their own players.