Weeks 22 and 23 - French Open (Clay) - Doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 22 and 23 - French Open (Clay) - Doubles

Spectator · All-time great

Well, Messrs Marray and Fleming had nothing to defend at RG, whereas Messrs Huey and Inglot are defending 180 points. So if one of the two had to lose, probably better the ones with least to defend. Did very much want both pairings to win, though! On to the grass season for M and F.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:

R2: Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) WR 133 v Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah (COL/COL) WR 96

Early break for the boys: *4-2 in the first.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set in the bag by 6-3. smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Second set down the pan by 4-6. cry

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bugger! They had an early break in the decider, but couldn't hang on:

R2: Juan Sebastián Cabal & Robert Farah (COL/COL) WR 96 defeated Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) WR 133 by 3-6 6-4 6- cry

jake270392 · Intermediate Club Player

They were 4-1 up with a double break and also 40 love up in the last game... Disappointing to say the least

blob · All-time great

Treat & Dom up first at 11:30 UK tomorrow on Court 6.

That court was streamed earlier in the week for singles, so you never know, we might get lucky.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I think the streaming has been cut down now unfortunately.

British_is_Best · County player

Back to the John Inverdale debate of a day or two ago as apparently the BBC believe that with Jamie Murray's defeat that is it as far as RG goes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22732059. Not sure how Dominic Inglot or our Mixed Doubles pairs will feel about that headline!

steven · Tennis legend

British_is_Best wrote:
Back to the John Inverdale debate of a day or two ago as apparently the BBC believe that with Jamie Murray's defeat that is it as far as RG goes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22732059. Not sure how Dominic Inglot or our Mixed Doubles pairs will feel about that headline!

That's even worse, because they can't even claim "it's obvious we just meant singles" - probably a knee-jerk reaction to "Murray's out" (since the other Murray is so often the last Brit standing)

blob · All-time great

need to see it out in two I feel.

-- Edited by blob on Saturday 1st of June 2013 11:47:11 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

But they get there in the end - & slightly more easily than I expected! wink

R2: Dominic Inglot & Treat Huey (PHI) WR 62 defeated Mikhail Elgin & Denis Istomin (RUS/UZB) WR 139 by 6-3 7-6(5) smile

Max Mirnyi & Horia Tecau (5) or Michaël Llodra & Nicolas Mahut in the third round.

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 1st of June 2013 12:13:26 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Well done! Great result. Mirnyi/Tecau or Llodra/Mahut (playing now) up next. Tough, but nothing is impossible, and this team seems to be doing well.

-- Edited by Spectator on Saturday 1st of June 2013 12:04:45 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Whatever the offending article said, it appears to have been changed. Hope that Messrs Inglot and Huey manage to keep GB into the second week. (As also the mixed doubles pairings)

Perhaps it's because he plays with a non-UK partner, but Mr Inglot seems (despite his cinematic "back-story") to get singularly little notice from the GB press.