Week 42 - ATP 250 Series: Erste Bank Open - Vienna (indoor hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 42 - ATP 250 Series: Erste Bank Open - Vienna (indoor hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Wonders will never cease! The Beeb's actually noticed Jamie's steady progress back up the rankings in partnership with John! disbelief Their combined ranking is now 59, with Jamie ranked 30th & John 29th. smile

DWH · Club Coach

J&J up 5-0 in 12 minutes!

Edit: 6-0 in 16 minutes. Ruthless.

-- Edited by DWH on Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:28:09 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Excellent start: first set in the bag by 6-0. smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Gimeno & Hajek hit back, winning the second set by 6-4 to take the match into an MTB. hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

But Jamie & John get there without too much further ado:

R1: (4) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 59 defeated Daniel Gimeno & Jan Hajek (ESP/CZE) CR 727 by 6-0 4-6 [10-6] smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (4) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 59 vs (WC) Maximilan Neuchrist & Dominic Thiem (AUT/AUT) CR 1120

The Austrian wild cards took out the vastly more experienced Daniel Brands & Philipp Kohlschreiber (CR 378) in the first round & may prove a bit of a handful.

Spectator · All-time great

Via ZooTennis, a nice Australian article on John Peers: www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/peers-is-making-his-mark-at-the-double-20131015-2vkvt.html

DWH · Club Coach

Down a break 3-4*

Broken again they lose the first set 3-6

-- Edited by DWH on Friday 18th of October 2013 07:57:31 PM

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Btw the top two seeds are out here, very good chance

Allan94 · Lower Club Player

Thiem lost in a third set tiebreak to Tsonga so he will need a rest so it will be a late one here

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set down the pan by 3-6, even though Thiem was on court for almost 2¼ hours against JWT! hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The young Austrian wild cards are simply refusing to be shaken off. Crunch time approaching: *4-5 to Jamie & John in the second set...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I guess their purple patch had to come to an end sooner or later:

QF: (WC) Maximilan Neuchrist & Dominic Thiem (AUT/AUT) CR 1120 defeated (4) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 59 by 3 & 4 bleh

Spectator · All-time great

Funny things happen when "home teams" play. Ah well, given that (I think ... though doubting my mental processes given other comments I've made) Steven had already noted that they couldn't get much further in the Race to London anyway this week ... and most of their opponents have fared no better, no harm done. More time to rest up for the larger tournaments.