A tougher draw for Jamie Murray & Paul Hanley in Kiwi-land than for Colin & Ross in Oz:
R1: (4) Santiago González & Christopher Kas (MEX/GER) vs Paul Hanley (AUS) & Jamie Murray
I seem to recall that González is one of Jamie's many previous, not very long-term, partners...
same partner for 2 tournaments running - is that a record???
Yes! Jamie & Paul take the first-set tie-break by 7-5! I have work to go to in the morning, so I'm off to bed, with fingers firmly crossed that the boys can maintain their momentum & progress to the QF!
Err, the boys didn't quite maintain their momentum
R1:
(4) Santiago González & Christopher Kas (MEX/GER) beat Paul Hanley (AUS) & Jamie Murray 6 - 7 (5) 6 - 1 ( 10 - 5 )