Week 3 & 4 - Australian Open - men's doubles

RJA · Hall of fame

RE: Week 3 & 4 - Australian Open - men's doubles

EddietheEagle · County player

Pulled it out 6-4 third set.

RJA · Hall of fame

They made hard work of it but Jamie and John wrap up the win 6-4 in the third.

RJA · Hall of fame

The first 20 points of Jonny's match have all gone with the serve.

EDIT: Make that the first 28 points.

EDIT 2: The run ended at 29 points.

-- Edited by RJA on Wednesday 21st of January 2015 02:35:48 AM

RJA · Hall of fame

First set down the pan 6-4 thanks to Stakhovsky forgetting how to volley in game 10 furious

RJA · Hall of fame

Oh dear. They led *4-3 in the second set only for Jonny to play a stinker of a service game. They then led 5-2* in the tie break but lost 8-6 with Stakhovsky again producing some poor volleys when it mattered the most.

To make things worse their draw had opened up with the defeat of Granollers and Lopez.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (14) Dom Inglot & Florin Mergea (ROU) CR 72 (48+24) defeated (WC) Matt Ebden & Matt Reid (AUS/AUS) CR 335 (97+238) by 2 & 1
R1: Pablo Cuevas & David Marrero (URU/ESP) CR 83 (54+29) defeated Jonny Marray & Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) CR 251 (59+ 192) by 6-4 7-6(6)
R1: (16) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 77 (38+39) defeated Máximo González & Juan Monaco (ARG/ARG) CR 153 (57+96) by 6-1 6-7(4) 6-4

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R2: (16) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 77 (38+39) vs (WC) Omar Jasika & John-Patrick Smith (AUS/AUS) CR 882 (801+81)

wolf · Tennis legend

R2: (14) Dom Inglot & Florin Mergea (ROU) CR 72 (48+24) v Diego Schwartzman & Horacio Zeballos (ARG/ARG) CR 204 (126+78)

wolf · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R2: (16) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 77 (38+39) vs (WC) Omar Jasika & John-Patrick Smith (AUS/AUS) CR 882 (801+81)

John and JP are former doubles partners winning 5 challenger titles together in 2012. In fact one of the reasons I think John clicked immediately with Jamie was Jamie is actually a very similar player to JP.

wolf · Tennis legend

Jamie and Dom are both due to start at midnight. Jamie is on Eurosport Player which is good as I can watch that on my tablet and Dom on my computer. smile

Spectator · All-time great

Messrs Murray and Peers not wasting time in the 1st set - 6-2.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Does anyone else feel on the verge of forgiving Jamie Murray for his ludicrous chat about a Wimbledon singles WC yet? I'm genuinely starting to feel that one year hence I may not despise him any more.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Before I get jumped on for the above, let me make myself clear. I in no way condone his shameful behaviour that year. Just healthy to move on sometimes, that's all.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Dom and partner sneak the 1st set in a breaker 8-6

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R2: (16) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 77 (38+39) defeated (WC) Omar Jasika & John-Patrick Smith (AUS/AUS) CR 882 (801+81) by 2 & 3 smile

Dom & Florin having more of a battle, going a break down in the first set, but eventually taking it by 7-6(6). *1-2 in the second...