Weeks 35 and 36 - US Open Men's Doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

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

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Nadal's at 1-1, so I'm going to sleep. Night all, hope we wake to good news

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Fleming/Marray are into a tiebreak in the first set after a pretty mammoth hold serving to stay in it.

I'm marginally impressed the bbc live commentary has started to cover this match, I hope it continues given I have no chance of watching even a stream but no doubt it will disappear on match point or something equally frustrating...sorry my natural cynicism showing through there!

steven · Tennis legend

Colin & Jonny had 2 set points.

The first, on the Bryans' serve, produced a 20+ shot rally with an incredible series of reflex volleys from Colin but the Bryans finally won the point and celebrated with a huge chest bump.

The second, on Colin's serve, was double-faulted away and the Bryans then served out the tiebreak 9-7

steven · Tennis legend

Lovely to 'see' you here, btw - are you back in the UK or yet to leave?

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

I'm in NZ now, hence the awake during this match and lack of streaming ability

steven · Tennis legend

Ah! It suddenly dawned on me that might be it after I asked (it's late here, I'm even slower than usual LOL)

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Ah excuses excuses! I thought it had been agreed on here that you clearly don't need sleep like th rest o us and therefore th time o day should have no effect on you

Unfortunately the Bryan's have just broken Colin and Jonny and are serving at 4-3, I don't think anyone wearing that color yellow should be allowed to win a tennis match but it looks like they disagree with me :(

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Fleming and Marray lose 67(79) 46

Still, by all accounts it was a great match and one they should be proud of. I really cannot see anyone stopping the Bryans from taking this trophy to make the set this year though.

steven · Tennis legend

Btw, I'm virtually certain (*) that this is the first time for 40 years that 4 Brits have made the men's doubles QFs at the same slam!

In 1973 (the year of the boycott), there was an all-GB QF in which David Lloyd & John Paish beat Peter Curtis & Roger Taylor. The best I have found between then and now is when Jeremy Bates & non-GB partner and Paul Hand & Chris Wilkinson made the Wimbledon QFs in 1993.

(*) having checked the Wimbledon and AO archives (there aren't any for RG and the USO yet as far as I can see) and having checked the slam doubles records on ITF for all decent GB singles and doubles players I can think of from the last few decades.

Jan · Hall of fame

Colin and Jonny have had a great tournament - and the match last night sounds as though it was close, so well done guys!

Glad to see that Dom and Treat won - excellent!

-- Edited by Jan on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 01:23:01 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Sounds like a great match. It is a pity for Colin and Jonny but there is a part of me that would love to see the Bryan Bros complete the slam this year. I just think they are great for tennis in general and it would be a fitting tribute to immense careers.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

No of course not ! But is there a tie break for the third set?

Edit !

A small amount of research reveals that the 3rd set is indeed a tie break set !!

(Not sure that is the case at Wimbledon though?)

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Tuesday 3rd of September 2013 06:16:50 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jamie and John on ct 17 at 5pm UK time - should be televised on red button

Jan · Hall of fame

paulisi wrote:
Jamie and John on ct 17 at 5pm UK time - should be televised on red button

ooh thanks!