Week 12 - ATP 1000 - Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, FL (outdoor hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 12 - ATP 1000 - Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, FL (outdoor hard) - doubles

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Melzer is a great doubles player though. Hope Colin and Ross go deep this week

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

johnnylad wrote:
Melzer is a great doubles player though.

Can't argue with that. It's the opposition for a pair that hasn't played together before that bothers me! hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

They finally kill it off in the tie-break:

R1: Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins defeated Mardy Fish & Mark Knowles (USA/BAH) by 6-1 7-6(5)

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 23rd of March 2012 09:32:57 PM

murrayman650 · ATP level

Fleming/Hutchins Lead 4-0

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Serving for the first set at 5-1. smile

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Which they take 6-1. That's a very convincing set, lads, keep it up.

Jan · Hall of fame

Madeline wrote:
Which they take 6-1. That's a very convincing set, lads, keep it up.

seconded!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The boys are not having such a comfortable time of it in the second set: *4-5.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A couple of break points squandered in the eleventh game: *5-6. hmm

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well done!

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant!! well done lads

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, well done to the lads after the IW Murray mugging.

wolf · Tennis legend

Good win for them - their first at Masters 1000 level together.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Yet another new partner for Jamie - & a crap draw for the pair!
R1: (6) Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna (IND/IND) vs Jürgen Melzer (AUT) & Jamie Murray

Jamie & Jürgen drop the first set by 5-7. hmm