Weeks 35 and 36 - US Open Men's Doubles

Spectator · All-time great

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

savva0122 · Intermediate Club Player

Yes!!! 3 British pairs in the last 16!

wolf · Tennis legend

First time Murray has reached a third round (and second time overall) of a slam since wimbly 2007 (his first full year on tour).

indiana · Tennis legend

A good day, a very good day.

savva0122 · Intermediate Club Player

That stat surprised me. He seems to have developed a good partnership with Mr. peers.

Spectator · All-time great

A question for Steven (or others): Steven's noted the last time three Britons made the 3rd of singles at the USO ... but does anyone by any chance know when the last time was that four made the 3rd round in men's doubles?

Edit- Oops. Silly me - answers own question. Last year! I'd forgotten Mr Skupski was playing with Mr Delgado.

-- Edited by Spectator on Saturday 31st of August 2013 01:45:44 PM

DWH · Club Coach

Good stuff from the boys. smile Is that 2-1 to Jonny vs Lindstedt in Slams now? I feel like he's played lots of Brits recently. Maybe its my imagination.

RJA · Hall of fame

None of the 3 British "pairs" know their third round opponents yet but they all will by the end of the day. Barring an upset Colin and Jonny will likely play (6) Bopanna and ERV, Dom and Treat are likely to play (3) Granollers and Lopez while Jamie and John should play (7) Benneteau and Zimonjic. Lets hope for a few upsets today.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Not sure how much of a relief this is going to be to Jamie & John, given that their R3 opponents have just dumped out the seventh seeds, Benneteau & Zimonjic, in straight sets (4 & 2), but

R3: Brian Baker & Rajeev Ram (USA/USA) CR 513 vs Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 103

wolf · Tennis legend

With Baker's returns and Ram's serve and net play I can see why they would be a decent team, but surely the tactic would be to pick on Baker at the net. Wonder how much he comes in behind his serve, a good first serve percentage must be imperative for him.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R3: (12) Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 52 vs (6) Rohan Bopanna & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (IND/FRA) CR 30

R3: (16) Dominic Inglot & Treat Huey (PHI) CR 70 vs (3) Marcel Granollers & Marc López (ESP/ESP) CR 11

RJA · Hall of fame

Today's action.

Colin and Jonny play second on court 4, not before 12:30 local time (17:30 BST) and following Harriet Dart's girl's singles match.

Jamie and John play third on court 17 (televised / streamed) following another men's doubles and a men's singles. Could partially clash with Andy's match but hopefully not.

Dom and Treat don't play until tomorrow.

wolf · Tennis legend

Good work by Murray/Peers to create the first break point of the match, but Baker saves it with a gutsy backhand winner down the line. Murray misses an easy volley next point after a good lob *3-4.

Good stream here - http://aliez.tv/live/court_17_56828/

-- Edited by wolf on Sunday 1st of September 2013 09:52:24 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

Murray/Peers save a match point at 4-5 30-40 when Jamie comes across and puts a volley away off the return and then Peers digs out a great volley at deuce and they hold. After being in so much trouble in his last service game, Baker then holds easily to 15.

Murray/Peers 5-7 *5-6

-- Edited by wolf on Sunday 1st of September 2013 10:54:52 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

wolf wrote:
RJA wrote:
J&J should have broke, they had two break points but a cautious volley from John cost them the first and a telegraphed cross, also from John, cost them the second.

*3-3 in the third
Both times it was Jamie.

Yes, you are right of course. In my defence I am not entirely sober and they are wearing identical kit. Still even momentarily confusing a left hander and a right hander is pretty bad bleh

-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 1st of September 2013 11:56:19 PM