Week 40 - ATP 500 - Beijing (Hard)

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Week 40 - ATP 500 - Beijing (Hard)

DWH · Club Coach

Colin and Jonny broke to love but just got broken back straight away on a deciding point. 4-3 on serve.

They had four set points at 5-4 but all were saved.

-- Edited by DWH on Tuesday 1st of October 2013 08:36:31 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

They finally bag the first set by 7-6(8) with, I think, their sixth (or was it the seventh?) set point & having saved a set point! smile

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 1st of October 2013 08:56:31 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Phew R1: Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 45 defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber & Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS) CR 210 by 7-6(8) 4-6 [10-7]

Match time: 1:38:49! 90 handy points in the bag. smile

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 1st of October 2013 09:48:33 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The boys squandered four set points in the tenth game! cry *5-5

DWH · Club Coach

Thankfully it doesn't come back to haunt them as they take their 6th (?) set point. 7-6(8)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Colin & Jonny are broken to 15 in the eighth game of the second set, but break back immediately to 30: *4-5.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

But a third consecutive service break hands the second set to Kohlschreiber & Youzhny by 6-4. cry

korriban · Challenger level

Meanwhile somewhat off-piste but in the men's singles I'm flicking to livescores every so often and the Nadal match is barely moving......everything is SOOO SLOOOWWWW. the following match started a full 15-20 minutes later yet they have already played 13 games and a full TB to just 13 games for the Nadal match. It's painful - they tried to stop him doing this - but he's now if anything worse than ever before.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Well, it's not the fourth seeds in the next round, but it's still going to be tough for Colin & Jonny:

QF: Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 45 vs Max Mirnyi & Horia Tecau (BLR/ROU) CR 55

The "Beast from Belarus" & his Romanian sidekick saw off Benneteau & Zimonjic by 3 & 4...

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Thursday 3rd of October 2013 09:04:24 AM

korriban · Challenger level

QF: Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray lost to Max Mirnyi & Horia Tecau (BLR/ROU) 4-6 6-7(3)

Not a bad result, of course, becuase the other pair are also good. But a little disappointing especially as the boys led 5-2 in the second set. Colin and Jonny haven't really set the world alight as a doubles pairing so far - Some good wins for sure, but lots of losses in tight matches - perhaps they don;t have that intangible "chemistry" or "sixth sense" together in tight situations.

Shhh · Challenger level

Is Ross likely to return the tour next year???? If so, I'd have thought Colin would have been keen to team up with him but, if that was to happen, what about Jonny?

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, I would certainly imagine that a fit and well Ross would team up again with Colin.

Pity for Jonny if that happens ( very pleased as he no doubt would be for Ross ) as he would again be seeking a new partner.

In truth though, as korriban says, while some good results the Colin / Jonny partnership has certainly not been an unmitigated success.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Certainly from what I was hearing in Umag, Colin and Ross will be playing together again next year.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

And, in my opinion, therein lies the reason Colin and Jonny don't "set the world alight" as a pair, they both know it's a short term thing and I would imagine as a result neither is putting in 100% to gel. I'm not saying its conscious at all in fact I suspect it isn't.

I guess some of you might tell me this is silly and plenty of doubles players do well in short term partnerships but as I see it to really get long term sustained success players commit to a partnership permanently, whether it ends up lasting 6 months or 6 years. Those who move around and chop and change might have the odd couple of very good tournaments, even enough to get them high in the rankings but they won't be there consistently in the way the others are.