Week 17 - ATP 250 - Munich - red clay (doubles)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 17 - ATP 250 - Munich - red clay (doubles)

Spectator · All-time great

JJR is one of Mr Murray's closest friends, is he not? Would guess they could be quite a good team. Pity that they have to meet Messrs Fleming and Marray in the QFs though, especially with the former defending so many points. And the sibling issues if both Murray pairs get to the finals don't bear thinking about! (Has that happened before?)

babybean · Junior player

Don't know whether the week would be sociable - or just highly competitive between all the Brits!

RJA · Hall of fame

babybean wrote:
Don't know whether the week would be sociable - or just highly competitive between all the Brits!

If Andy wasn't playing with a doubles specialist I would expect him to tank a match against his good mate Colin.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
babybean wrote:
Don't know whether the week would be sociable - or just highly competitive between all the Brits!
If Andy wasn't playing with a doubles specialist I would expect him to tank a match against his good mate Colin.

If and when the moment comes, I wonder if there may be a timely "niggle" which isn't worth risking given his singles focus.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
RJA wrote:
babybean wrote:
Don't know whether the week would be sociable - or just highly competitive between all the Brits!
If Andy wasn't playing with a doubles specialist I would expect him to tank a match against his good mate Colin.
If and when the moment comes, I wonder if there may be a timely "niggle" which isn't worth risking given his singles focus.

Similar to the same temporary niggle which saw Muller withdraw a while back, letting in his big bro as a LL.

RJA · Hall of fame

philwrig wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
RJA wrote:
babybean wrote:
Don't know whether the week would be sociable - or just highly competitive between all the Brits!
If Andy wasn't playing with a doubles specialist I would expect him to tank a match against his good mate Colin.
If and when the moment comes, I wonder if there may be a timely "niggle" which isn't worth risking given his singles focus.
Similar to the same temporary niggle which saw Muller withdraw a while back, letting in his big bro as a LL.

Perhaps, but I really would be disappointed if Andy did something like that when he has entered an event with a double specialist.

Spectator · All-time great

I doubt he would; sounds as if he's doing this to help out one of his best friends during a partner's down-time. Wouldn't really do to offer to help a friend only to let him down on behalf of another friend. Everyone's adult; one can only assume they'll all do their best and leave it at that.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yep, it's JJR's day job. The other Brits who may appear in Andy and JJR's way will need to fight for any win.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Rameez Junaid & Adil Shamasdin (AUS/CAN) CR 117 (62+55) defeated Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 142 (79+63) by 6-3 2-6 [16-14] cry

They had match points... hmm

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R1: Rameez Junaid & Adil Shamasdin (AUS/CAN) CR 117 (62+55) defeated Colin Fleming & Jonny Marray CR 142 (79+63) by 6-3 2-6 [16-14]
They had match points...

Ouch. That really hurts.

Jan · Hall of fame

Nasty MTBs.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jan wrote:
Nasty MTBs.

Em W-S won a nice one today smile

We do get some that go for us too smile

Jan · Hall of fame

Coup Droit wrote:
Jan wrote:
Nasty MTBs.

Em W-S won a nice one today
We do get some that go for us too

Yes I know but I still don't like them!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Andy Murray & Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) CR 584 (573+11) defeated (3) Raven Klaasen & Lukas Rosol (RSA/CZE) CR 77 (28+49) by 5 & 2 biggrin

*****

No divided loyalties in the quarter-final - every prospect of revenge for Colin's & Jonny's narrow defeat this morning:

QF: Andy Murray & Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) CR 584 (572+11) vs Rameez Junaid & Adil Shamasdin (AUS/CAN) CR 121 (66+55)