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

Spectator · All-time great

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

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (8) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 29 (15+14) defeated Steve Johnson & Sam Querrey CR 250 (168+82) by 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(7)

They served for the match at 5-3 in the third... hmm Then came from 2-5* down in the third set tie-break! wink

*****

One out of two ain't bad at this level! wink The "surprise package" meets its match & Jamie & John reach their second Grand Slam final in a row! biggrin

Final ( biggrin ): (8) Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 29 (15+14) vs (12) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (FRA/FRA) CR 44 (21+23)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

They've only gone and done it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spectator · All-time great

Qonson -JJ:

0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1 (mini-break for Qonson), 3-2, 4-2, 5-2 ... oh dear ... 5-3, 5-4 ... now back to Qonson to serve ... 5-5! break back, 6-5 (match point ... but back to JJ to serve), 6-6, 6-7 (match point for JJ but back to Qonson to serve), 7-7, 7-8 (break for JJ), 7-9 and Messrs Murray and Peers are into their second final. Not that that was tense or anything.

indiana · Tennis legend

YESSSSSS !!!!!!!!!

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Now to get revenge for Hertogenbosch!

savva0122 · Intermediate Club Player

Well going boys! Onwards and upwards- go get the title!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Qonson -JJ:

0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1 (mini-break for Qonson), 3-2, 4-2, 5-2 ... oh dear ... 5-3, 5-4 ... now back to Qonson to serve ... 5-5! break back, 6-5 (match point ... but back to JJ to serve), 6-6, 6-7 (match point for JJ but back to Qonson to serve), 7-7, 7-8 (break for JJ), 7-9 and Messrs Murray and Peers are into their second final. Not that that was tense or anything.

I'm surprised at you, Spectator! disbelief

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant

Spaced · Lower Club Player

Never felt so tense watching a doubles match! Well done Jamie and John, I thought it was slipping away in that tiebreak but they battled back well. Back to back GS finals, quite an achievement and I fancy them to go one better this week.

indiana · Tennis legend

Being pernickety they were *2-5 down in the final set TB, which isn't quite as awkward as 2-5*

Still ruddy good to get the win

Spectator · All-time great

Surprised, SC? Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?

Jaffa · Challenger level

How nobody has mentioned the volley by Jamie at MP down yet is ridiculous. One of the best volleys you're ever likely to see. Absolutely incredible!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Being pernickety they were *2-5 down in the final set TB, which isn't quite as awkward as 2-5*

True. I suppose I just got a bit carried away with the drama of the tie-break! wink

Spectator · All-time great

And from the BBC coverage of the day's events ...

Inglot and Sweden's Lindstedt were playing in only their fourth tournament together, having won the US Open warm-up event in New Haven, but could not build on an early break and struggled on serve as Herbert and Mahut took control.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/34216330

Why? That is not a hard thing to fact-check ... indeed, the BBC must have carried the Winston-Salem results

Edit: Then again, I just realised that I've frequently been getting the spelling of Lindstedt's name wrong ... so who am I to speak?!

-- Edited by Spectator on Thursday 10th of September 2015 09:39:16 PM