Weeks 3 & 4: Australian Open (hard) - mixed doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Weeks 3 & 4: Australian Open (hard) - mixed doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

Although, if both successful in R1, Dom and partner would be due to meet Jamie & partner in R2 (L16), I see that Colin and partner couldn't run into Ross and partner until the QF. If both got that far I wouldn't really be bothered at all about them meeting then and thus guaranteeing a semi finalist.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Interesting combo, Colin with everybody's favourite female tennis player, Rodionova.

steven · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Interesting combo, Colin with everybody's favourite female tennis player, Rodionova.

LOL you could say it's the good, the bad and (when she gets in a really bad mood) the ugly! wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

No consolation for Jamie in the mixed:

R1: (5) Anabel Medina & Bruno Soares (ESP/BRA) CR 34 (31+3) defeated Cara Black (ZIM) & Jamie Murray CR 62 (14+48) by 2 & 4

That was always going to be tough, but why in God's name did the schedulers have to make him play two matches in the same day after his heatstroke the other day? furious Interestingly, though, John Peers, playing alongside Ash Barty, managed to overcome RKJ & TCH by 3 & 4. Impressive!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 18th of January 2014 09:38:57 AM

RJA · Hall of fame

Stircrazy wrote:
That was always going to be tough, but why in God's name did the schedulers have to make him play two matches in the same day after his heatstroke the other day?

Presumably because a player having suffered from heatstroke two days before is not something the schedulers should take into account when making their decisions.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
No consolation for Jamie in the mixed:
R1: (5) Anabel Medina & Bruno Soares (ESP/BRA) CR 34 (31+3) defeated Cara Black (ZIM) & Jamie Murray CR 62 (14+48) by 2 & 4
That was always going to be tough, but why in God's name did the schedulers have to make him play two matches in the same day after his heatstroke the other day? Interestingly, though, John Peers, playing alongside Ash Barty, managed to overcome RKJ & TCH by 3 & 4. Impressive!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 18th of January 2014 09:38:57 AM

If they did take that into account that would have been pathetic.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

I wonder how much the prize money for mixed doubles? Is it good?? confuse

RJA · Hall of fame

briteny wrote:
I wonder how much the prize money for mixed doubles? Is it good??

Approx figures

R1: £2,000 per team

R2: £4,000 per team

QF: £8,000 per team

SF: £18,000 per team

F: £36,000 per team

W: £72,000 per team

So no not that good but since virtually everyone in it will be playing men's / women's doubles (over £7,000 per team for a first round loss) it doesn't really need to be.

-- Edited by RJA on Saturday 18th of January 2014 06:48:03 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Piry.

But as long as the schedulers would have made no particular provision for anyone else, eg. a very high profile player, I have no problem with them not factoring in Jamie's heatstroke episode.

steven · Tennis legend

The Aussie-Brit combination (who have 3 Commonwealth Games 2010 gold medals between them, plus a silver because Colin & Joss beat Anastasia in the mixed final) prevail against a pair containing former a former women's doubles no. 3 & a former men's doubles no. 1

L32: Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) & Colin Fleming CR 52 (22+30) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova & Nenad Zimonjic (RUS/SRB) CR 68 (55+13) by 4 & 4

L16: Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) & Colin Fleming CR 52 (22+30) v (6) Sania Mirza (IND) & Horia Tecau (ROU) CR 33 (10+23)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Great result for Colin & partner & a good one for Dom & partner:

R1: Abigail Spears (USA) & Dom Inglot CR 52 (24+28) defeated (ALT) Lucie Hradecka & Martin Emmrich (CZE/GER) CR 60 (47+13) by 6-1 7-6(5)

R2: Abigail Spears (USA) & Dom Inglot CR 52 (24+28) vs (5) Anabel Medina & Bruno Soares (ESP/BRA) CR 34 (31+3)

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 19th of January 2014 10:57:37 AM

DWH · Club Coach

Did Pennetta/Fognini play in the end? Aus open site has it as Hradecka/Emmrich. Dom (and Spears) still won though... smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

DWH wrote:
Did Pennetta/Fognini play in the end? Aus open site has it as Hradecka/Emmrich. Dom (and Spears) still won though...

You're quite right, DWH. I confess I didn't look beyond the result, which, if anything, was marginally better than if the Italians had played! wink Error duly rectified.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Defeats for both Colin and Ross, but Dom is a set up in his match.