Weeks 35-36 - US Open (hard) - doubles

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Weeks 35-36 - US Open (hard) - doubles

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Great to see our top doubles players coming into form at just the right moment for DC. Andy should rest the doubles and focus on winning his 2 singles matches.

Big congrats (so far) to both Dom and Jamie. Wouldn't it be great to see them face off in the final.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Wednesday 9th of September 2015 05:15:57 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Dom Inglot & Robert Lindstedt (SWE) CR 71 (39+32) defeated (6) Rohan Bopanna & Florin Mergea (IND/ROU) CR 22 (10+12) by 7-6(2) 6-3

Cracking result to which to come home! biggrin So we have our first semi-final match-up:

SF: (12) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (FRA/FRA) CR 44 (21+23) vs Dom Inglot & Robert Lindstedt (SWE) CR 71 (39+32)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

So we have our first semi-final match-up:

SF: (12) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (FRA/FRA) CR 44 (21+23) vs Dom Inglot & Robert Lindstedt (SWE) CR 71 (39+32)

And now the second (top half of the draw):

SF: Steve Johnson & Sam Querrey CR 250 (168+82) vs (8) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 29 (15+14)

The Yanks have obviously really clicked at this tournament. They are arguably the surprise package, although the same could, I suppose, be said of Dom & Robert ( wink ), & are going to take a bit of stopping!

Spectator · All-time great

What a tremendous start to the Inglot/Linstedt partnership (and should do very nice things for Mr Inglot's ranking. Very useful). A tremendous tournament for the GB men's doubles: can't remember our having representation on two different teams in the semis before. Super stuff.

wolf · Tennis legend

The first time Dom has made a Grand Slam semi, in his 4th quarter final.

steven · Tennis legend

It's the first time two Brits have made the men's doubles SFs at the same slam since Andrew Castle and Jeremy Bates were on the opposite side of net in a Aus Open SF in 1988. (I'd only checked the obvious suspects, but it turned out Mike Dickson has tweeted the same stat before me, so hopefully we can't both be wrong!)

The last Brit to make the US Open men's doubles final was Roger Taylor, who won the title in 1971 and 1972.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Brilliant result for Dom & Robert :D

2 Brits in the SFs stunning stuff :D

Spectator · All-time great

Hmmm. I just checked their birthdays to see if they'd been born at that point, and discovered they're almost exactly the same age. So this hasn't happened since Mr Inglot and Mr Murray were one year olds eagerly awaiting their second birthday. Well done to them for ending the very long drought.

Both on Armstrong: Inglot and Linstedt first up at noon, Murray and Peers to follow after an exhibition match.

-- Edited by Spectator on Thursday 10th of September 2015 04:10:35 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Our boys' doubles exploits given star billing by Barry Flatman in today's Times, with Jamie's & John's match against Johnson & Querrey highlighted as one of the "three to watch" today. Inevitably, there is some speculation about whether it will be Andy who plays alongside Jamie in the DC doubles or Dom.

James · Satellite level

Dom's supposed to be on court right now, but there's a rain delay. Hopefully he'll be on sometime soon however the weather forecast doesn't look too great

Spectator · All-time great

They're playing their SF! And it looks as if Messrs Inglot and Linstedt broke Messrs Herbert and Mahut in the first game.

murrayman650 · ATP level

2-0 Inglot/Lindstedt (Service Game for them to Love)

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2-1

Julia Carrot · All-time great

It's the only match actually playing. All the other courts must still be wet.

murrayman650 · ATP level

0-15

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3-2 Herbert/Mahut

-- Edited by murrayman650 on Thursday 10th of September 2015 05:35:17 PM