Some interesting pairings here:
R1: Evgeny Donskoy & Denis Istomin (RUS/UZB) CR 379 vs (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 62R1: Rajeev Ram (USA) & Ken Skupski CR 149 vs Dominic Inglot & Frank Moser (GER) CR 117
R1: Rajeev Ram (USA) & Ken Skupski CR 149 beat Dominic Inglot & Frank Moser (GER) CR 117 6-4 6-4
Expected result, Ram is a much better doubles player than Moser.
wolf wrote:Expected result, Ram is a much better doubles player than Moser.
The word "doubles" is redundant in that sentence.
A very satisfying win for Ken & RR.
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QF: James Blake & Jack Sock (USA/USA) CR 142 vs (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 62QF: Rajeev Ram (USA) & Ken Skupski CR 149 vs Chris Guccione & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/AUS) CR 475
The Aussie pair saw off the second seeds, Santiago González & Scott Lipsky (CR 57), by 3-6 7-6(2) [10-2] in the first round, so will be no pushovers.
Stircrazy wrote:QF: Rajeev Ram (USA) & Ken Skupski CR 149 vs Chris Guccione & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/AUS) CR 475The Aussie pair saw off the second seeds, Santiago González & Scott Lipsky (CR 57), by 3-6 7-6(2) [10-2] in the first round, so will be no pushovers.
Dear, oh dear! First set down the pan by 1-6.
Not looking good as things stand at the moment: 2-3* in the second, but could've been worse, as the boys were break points down in the fifth game!
No good. The Aussies make it look like child's play:
QF: Chris Guccione & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/AUS) CR 475 defeated Rajeev Ram (USA) & Ken Skupski CR 149 by 1 & 2
I guess one out of two ain't bad:
QF: (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 62 defeated James Blake & Jack Sock (USA/USA) CR 142 by 3 & 2
Here's hoping they can avenge Ken's & Rajeev's defeat:
SF: (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 62 vs Chris Guccione & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/AUS) CR 475
And avenge Ken's & Rajeev's defeat they did:
SF: (3) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 62 defeated Chris Guccione & Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/AUS) CR 475 by 6-4 7-7(6)
Final: (4) Edouard Roger-Vasselin & Igor Sijsling (FRA/NED) CR 84
Fingers crossed...