Fluey?

On serve in the second *3-4

Fluey ( yes, like it ) into a final set TB.

Despite two match points squandered in the tenth game of the decider...

R1:  Colin Fleming & Treat Huey (PHI) CR 127 (78+49) defeated (5) Simone Bolelli & Fabio Fognini (ITA/ITA) CR 19 (11+8) by 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 

Colin+ win!

British takeover in the doubles in flushing meadows!

Wonderful set of results thus far

Very nice stuff.

In answer to the earlier question about doubles teams ... in my opinion, yes, I think the rankings are significant. Dodig and Melo, the Bryans, Rojer and Tecau, Peya and Soares, Bolelli and Fognini etc are ranked so high because they're just very good. I've watched most of them play and would say that they, Bopanna and Mergea, Nestor+ and Paes+ are amazing to watch. (This may also be true of Mr Murray and Mr Peers - I've only seen them play one match, and it wasn't unusually exciting to watch ... but they're obviously doing very well, and as they were playing opponents with a particular style of play, that may have affected the way they played on that day)

Again, in my opinion, having said all that, the uncertainties with doubles are more than with singles: not surprising given that you've got two variables on court at any one time. The mix-and-match nature of teams doesn't always help either. And the rankings are probably not quite as accurate: the ludicrous scoring system for ordinary tournaments makes it harder for the better teams to win consistently - it's much easier, in two sets + MTB with no-ad scoring, for a weaker team to have a sudden streak and carry all before them in a particular match.

I'm no expert, but would have said that the Inglot/Linstedt win isn't a huge surprise: Mr Inglot is good, Mr Linstedt has been WR 3, and last week showed that they could play well together. Add in that they're a bit of an unknown quantity as a team, and they had the makings of an upset possibility. Mr Fleming and Mr Huey's win is more of a surprise - but Fognini is highly unpredictable, and both Mr Fleming and Mr Huey are former top-20 players ... so it's a surprise, but not a shock.

Whether or not they're a surprise, though, the wins are definitely a delight! Congratulations to all of the teams on super wins ... and hope that they can continue onwards.

One set all but are now 3-1 up