Week 9 - ATP 250 - International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, FL, USA - hard (Doubles)

Smidster · Challenger level

Week 9 - ATP 250 - International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, FL, USA - hard (Doubles)

wolf · Tennis legend

Fletch have just started. Live stream - http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=84209&tv_id=382&tid=27775&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Col & Ross were a break up, but have just surrendered it: 3-2* in the first set. hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Col & Ross battle back to take the first set by 6-4. smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Ross broken to 40 in the opening game of the second set. hmm

wolf · Tennis legend

Horrible performance so far. They've messed up so many basic plays.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Ross's service not working too well at the moment. Broken again, this time to 30, & double-faulting on break point: 1-4* in the second...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

One of the breaks recovered on young Bernie's service: *2-4.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And the second break is retrieved, while Ross holds, for once, to 15: 5-4*. Not sure they deserve to be in such a (relatively) comfortable position, but if you can play poorly & still win...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Never in doubt ( wink ):

R1: Bernard Tomic & Ryan Sweeting (AUS/USA) lost to (3) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins by 4 & 5

wolf · Tennis legend

GSM 6-4 7-5.

Jeepers they made hard work of that, should have been much more straightforward.

Smidster · Challenger level

In the next round they will play either [WC] N Monroe (USA) / J Sock (USA) Or S Darcis (BEL) / O Rochus (BEL) who play today.

The 2nd Seeds (Melzer/Petzchner) have also pulled out so that could have been the biggest challenge out the way.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Would you Adam & Eve it? There's another Brit intruder in the doubles courtesy of the withdrawal of the second seeds, Melzer & Petzschner ( biggrin ):

R1: (ALT) James Ward & Michael Yani (USA) vs Mikhail Elgin & Denis Istomin (RUS/UZB)

I know Istomin's a more than competent singles player, while Russian Marble Man is a very handy doubles player, but I reckon Dino & Michael are in with a glimmer of a chance, providing Dino's confidence hasn't taken too much of a battering in the last couple of weeks. Prove me right, boys, !

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Another tough one for Col & Ross:

QF: Steve Darcis & Olivier Rochus vs (3) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Would you Adam & Eve it? There's another Brit intruder in the doubles courtesy of the withdrawal of the second seeds, Melzer & Petzschner ( ):
R1: (ALT) James Ward & Michael Yani (USA) vs Mikhail Elgin & Denis Istomin (RUS/UZB)
I know Istomin's a more than competent singles player, while Russian Marble Man is a very handy doubles player, but I reckon Dino & Michael are in with a glimmer of a chance, providing Dino's confidence hasn't taken too much of a battering in the last couple of weeks. Prove me right, boys, !

Oh dear! Misplaced optimism, blind faith or what? James & Michael lost by 4 & 2! cry ashamed Hope they earned a decent pay packet...