Weeks 35 and 36 - US Open Men's Doubles

Spectator · All-time great

RE: Weeks 35 and 36 - US Open Men's Doubles

Jan · Hall of fame

good luck to Colin/Jonny and Treat/Dom for their matches overnight!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

A tiebreak the Bryan bros take cry 9-7 though suggests it was very tight and our boys are doing well.

I don't think it's been mentioned here and I don't really think it has an bearing but Marray is one half of the last pair to beat the Bryans in a Grand Slam in the semis of Wimbledon last year, can we hope that give Mike and Bob a few extra nerves today?

-- Edited by imoen on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 04:11:16 AM

Spectator · All-time great

And Fleming and Marray save several match points on their serve .... to force the Bryans to serve it out (currently 5-4). If you're going to be the night match on Ashe, this is the way to do it.

PS: Coming in late (or early) to the thread on Inglot and Huey - not surprised poor Mr Granollers doesn't have much left in him, after three five-set matches in a row. Doesn't, however, bode well for his match with Djokovic. Sigh. Or take away from the excellence of our third set of quarterfinalists.

-- Edited by Spectator on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 04:33:10 AM

-- Edited by Spectator on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 04:34:12 AM

wolf · Tennis legend

Dom and Treat should be on court soon.

This live stream seems to be okay - http://lsh.streamhunter.eu/static/popups/1680251001351480.html

Murray/Peers will face the 2nd seeds Peya/Soares in the quarter finals.

Spectator · All-time great

Congratulations to Mr Fleming and Mr Marray on a superb tournament and what would appear (from the commentary) to have been a seriously exciting match.

I have enormous - if sad - confidence, that having failed to mention in a separate article the fact that four Britons were in the doubles QFs at the point where all were still in contention, the BBC will now run its first story on the doubles with a headline along the lines of "Brave British pair fall to Bryans" (giving the Beeb the benefit of the doubt that we will be spared "crash out"). And, alas, equal confidence that the remaining two doubles pairings will merely be granted a final paragraph detailing their forthcoming matches ... and that's it. Please, BBC, prove me wrong! Give doubles some respect, even when Mr Murray (A) isn't playing!

-- Edited by Spectator on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 04:49:45 AM

wolf · Tennis legend

Why on earth is Colin/Jonny's match still on the schedule and not Azarenka-Ivanovic when all the other women's singles have been completed and this is the only men's doubles QF to be played today?

wolf · Tennis legend

Dom comes up with an ace to save a break point and holds in the first game.

I fear this is going to prove too difficult to win though, Granollers/Lopez way to skillful.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

wolf wrote:
Why on earth is Colin/Jonny's match still on the schedule and not Azarenka-Ivanovic when all the other women's singles have been completed and this is the only men's doubles QF to be played today?

C'mon, they are playing the BRYANS. You know, the last American males in the tournament. Even Fed bumped off onto Armstrong to make way for them.

I wonder if he needed a satnav to find Armstrong. I'm not sure he knew there was more than one court at the USO.

Reeltime · Satellite level

Whats with the hoover in the background on the livestream of BBDs match?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Court drying machine?

wolf · Tennis legend

Huey/Inglot keep doing stupid unnecessary crosses when their opponents are playing a simple groundstroke and it's costing them. 5-5.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

First set in the bag via a tie break 7-6(2)

murrayman650 · ATP level

Huey/Inglot win first set 7-6

Reeltime · Satellite level

Not convinced they've been the better team, but they're finding ways to win on Treats serve