It's a fascinating final.  Not only are we guaranteed a fourth diffferent GS winner in 2015 ... and a fourth consecutive pair of first-time GS winners (amazing tribute to the Bryans and a few others - who have shut most players out for years ... and to the current depth of doubles talent). But also ...

• both teams are in their second GS final of the year. Murray and Peers would clearly like to break through; Mahut desperately wants finally to win one; and PHH, whose illness in Australia was at least partially responsible for their loss, has made no secret of the fact that he desperately wants to make up for that and reward the older player who has "adopted" him as partner.
• Mahut and Tsonga, of course, lost to Mr Murray senior in London, and Mahut has said that he blames himself for the fact that the French doubles team didn't gel and France was put in a difficult place for the DC (this seems more a comment on his sense of responsibility than on the actuality of the situation)
• Meanwhile Peers has once again not been picked for the Australian DC squad, despite being their highest-ranked doubles player by far ... a fact that various Australians have pointed out. (I have some sympathy for the Australian captain here - how do you go against picking Hewitt in his last year? And doesn't it feel a bit risky playing Peers against his partner?)

So everyone has something to prove. And a back story. And whatever happens, a good pair will win ... and to my mind, when that's the case, doubles wins. That said, from a GB perspective, there's clearly a desired outcome!

TMH wrote:

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Two more break points gone at 4-4. Peers missed an absolute sitter at the net. The two are now 0/5 on break points, whilst Mahut and Herbert are 0/4.

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Yes. That volley was a real howler. And costly....