Given the number of Brits in the doubles, I thought I'd start a dedicated thread.
R1: (1) Jamie Delgado & Ken Skupski vs (WC) Richard Gabb & Ashley Hewitt
R1: Josh Goodall & Jamie Murray ( ) vs David Guez & Vincent Millot (FRA/FRA)
R1: (WC) James Marsalek & Darren Walsh vs Niels Desein & Peter Torebko (BEL/GER)
R1: (WC) Richard Bloomfield & Harry Meehan vs Thomas Fabbiano & Daniel Glancy (ITA/IRL)
Interesting to see Darren Walsh paired with someone other than Adham El-Effendi, but nevertheless good to see him in a domestic tournament. to him & James.
R1: (WC) James Marsalek & Darren Walsh vs Niels Desein & Peter Torebko (BEL/GER)
Interesting to see Darren Walsh paired with someone other than Adham El-Effendi, but nevertheless good to see him in a domestic tournament. to him & James.
Steady start for James & Darren: 3-2* in the first set.
Still a tussle: the young upstarts break to 15 in the fifth game of the second set, but the old hands break back to 40 immediately. *3-3 Delgo & Skups.
So that ends Jamie and Ken's season. It's been okay, I guess with 2 ATP finals and a 3rd round US Open. Certainly has been Delgado's best season. They'll continue next season I presume, although not sure how much further they can go.
This probably ruins Josh's chances of making Helsinki qualies?