Week 37 - Challenger (€64,000) - Pétange, Luxembourg (Hard) - Doubles

wolf · Tennis legend

RE: Week 37 - Challenger (€64,000) - Pétange, Luxembourg (Hard) - Doubles

Spectator · All-time great

That's good news. Mr Skupski (K) has a nasty 165 points due to come off on 23/30 September (thereafter he's pretty clear until Feb 2014) so really needs the (at least) 55 points that he'll get from this tournament. Mr Skupski (N) can count them as part of his best 16, dropping a zero ... so even if they don't manage to cover the full 165, his rise should compensate somewhat for his brother's fall. Challengers are serving them well.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 271 vs Benni Becker & Tobias Kamke (GER/GER) CR 1638

I reckon the Germans will not be the pushover their combined ranking may suggest, but even so, fingers crossed smiley photo: fingers-crossed.gif

RJA · Hall of fame

Stircrazy wrote:
Final: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 271 vs Benni Becker & Tobias Kamke (GER/GER) CR 1638
I reckon the Germans will not be the pushover their combined ranking may suggest, but even so,

I don't think there is any doubt that Becker and Kamke are far better players than their combined doubles rank suggests. Their "combined singles rank" would be 162.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Final: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 271 vs Benni Becker & Tobias Kamke (GER/GER) CR 1638
I reckon the Germans will not be the pushover their combined ranking may suggest, but even so,
I don't think there is any doubt that Becker and Kamke are far better players than their combined doubles rank suggests. Their "combined singles rank" would be 162.

Which the organisers clearly didn't use, or they'd have been seeded third! wink

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The Germans were 5-3 up and served for the second set but the Skups broke back.

Now 5-5

And then break again ! Now serving for the title . . .

Oh, well - maybe a TB is the fairer outcome . .. (as long as the Skups win). Come on lads.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 15th of September 2013 04:31:04 PM

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 15th of September 2013 04:38:09 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Never in doubt, despite a bit of fumbling on match point...! Ken & Neal s

Final: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 271 defeated Benni Becker & Tobias Kamke (GER/GER) CR 1638 by 6-3 6-7(5) [10-7]

90 points in the bag. Their third (?) Challenger title together. biggrin

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 15th of September 2013 05:05:06 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

I understood that in doubles singles rankings are only used for entry lists, and never for seedings ??

I wasn't aware that the organisers had any choice in the matter..

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
I understood that in doubles singles rankings are only used for entry lists, and never for seedings ??

I wasn't aware that the organisers had any choice in the matter..

Your understanding is correct. I only mentioned a "combined singles rank" as an indication of how good Becker and Kamke are.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Final: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 271 vs Benni Becker & Tobias Kamke (GER/GER) CR 1638
I reckon the Germans will not be the pushover their combined ranking may suggest, but even so,

So far, so good: first set in the bag by 6-3. smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The balance swings the other way, as the Germans take the second set on a tie-break, by 7-5. hmm Squeaky culo time...

john · Top national player

9-4 up in the CTB, now back to 9-7. Focus!

john · Top national player

Woohoo, 10-7 and the title. Nice one boys

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Big smiles . . .

korriban · Challenger level

Coup Droit wrote:
Big smiles . . .

Only saw them earlier in the week when the boys were absolutely sensational! Well done - this time next year wonder what their ranking will look like?

biggrin