Cam is clearly playing very well at the moment. Let's hope he can carry this form into the Futures and pick up some serious points.

Much more competitive in the second set 2-6 4-3*

Edit: Agh they had three set points at 5-4* but couldn't convert. 1 hanley return error, 1 ace and 1 Jonny forehand error.

Now tiebreak time.

-- Edited by DWH on Monday 6th of January 2014 04:07:50 AM

Jamie and John clocked up a 4&4 win overnight

Alas, André Begemann & Martin Emmrich (GER/GER) CR 91 (49+42) d. (WC) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins UNR: 7-6 (5), 6-3. But it didn't cost the team anything (so to speak) and it's another match in the bag in terms of practice, so upwards and onwards!

Yes, I see what you mean: as I read it (subject to correction) Mr Fleming will fall below both Mr Inglot and Mr Murray (J) to GB 3 ... and whether Mr Inglot becomes GB 1 depends on the results of Mr Murray's next match. (Inglot/Huey loss means that they get just 45 pts, which doesn't replace anything; if Murray gets 90, it does replace, and he leapfrogs both).

I don't tend to look much at the GB relative rankings, but with the Davis Cup coming up, probably should! I don't think that Mr Inglot's ranking is particularly relevant, as he doesn't have background playing with the others, but there could be arguments for Mr Murray. For what it's worth, though, there's also an argument for saying that Mr Fleming has been our most consistent top doubles player over the past few years ... and that a bumpy period (and consequent rankings fall) as he and Mr Hutchins come back in as a team doesn't really reflect on his ability.

scottie1 wrote:

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Colin Fleming is best British Doubles player and should remain in Davis Cup team ahead of Jamie Murray

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But is Colin the best British Doubles player on clay, a surface where he has never won a title compared to Jamie having won 2 in the last 9 months?

In any event there is no need to do a rigorous analysis. Who ever Andy wants in the squad will be in the squad.

Hmm, interesting.

In general I would have thought Colin still edged it, and particular surface success is less relevant in doubles than in singles. But Andy has had good results playing with bro.

Clearly much much more to consider in doubles than the players' individual doubles rankings. And to mark any particular negative against Colin just for a loss at this stage playing with Ross doesn't for me have much logic.