Week 5 - ATP 250 - Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France (indoor hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 5 - ATP 250 - Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France (indoor hard) - doubles

Etienne · Club Coach

The Zverev brothers is a pretty rubbish draw.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Fleming plus partner will be playing later following the completion of Darcis v Brown, which is at the end of the 1st set.

Skupskis on after Colin.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

1st set Fleming and Erlich 6-1 and a break up in the 2nd at *1-0

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Good win for Fleming and Erlich 1&3

Not every day you beat a grand slam champion

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (WC) Alexander Zverev & Mischa Zverev (GER/GER) CR 694 (359+349) defeated Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 196 (97+99) by 6-4 7-6(6)

The boys had two or three set points in the tie-break. hmm

R1: (4) Jonathan Erlich (ISR) & Colin Fleming CR 106 (51+55) defeated Marin Cilic & Nikola Mektic (CRO/CRO) CR 411 (257+154) by 1 & 3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Gutted for brothers Skupski. Such a good fight today. They were a set down, *1-3 down and 30-40 down but fought back to lead 4-1 in the breaker. Not sure about the SPs but I really thought they were going to take this to an MTB.

Spectator · All-time great

Really glad about the Erlich/Fleming win. And glad to hear that the Skupskis put up a very good battle against another pair of talented brothers.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Andrea Arnaboldi & Marc López (ITA/ESP) CR 193 (161+32) vs (4) Jonathan Erlich (ISR) & Colin Fleming CR 106 (51+55)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (PR) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Jonny Marray CR 495 (422+73) defeated (PR) Tomasz Bednarek & Denis Istomin (POL/UZB) CR 311 (208+103) by 6-3 3-6 [10-6] smile

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QF: (1) Lukasz Kubot & Marcin Matkowski (POL/POL) CR 43 (28+15) vs (PR) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Jonny Marray CR 495 (422+73) bleh

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Colin and Erlich stepped onto the court and then retired, at 0-0.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Andrea Arnaboldi & Marc López (ITA/ESP) CR 193 (161+32) "defeated" (4) Jonathan Erlich (ISR) & Colin Fleming CR 106 (51+55) by a walkover bleh

Wonder what was up there. hmm All up to Jonny (& Mahesh) now...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (PR) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Jonny Marray CR 495 (422+73) defeated (1) Lukasz Kubot & Marcin Matkowski (POL/POL) CR 43 (28+15) by 7-6(2) 6-2

That's beginning to look like a handy partnership. wink

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SF: (PR) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Jonny Marray CR 495 (422+73) vs (WC) Alexander Zverev & Mischa Zverev (GER/GER) CR 699 (350+349)

The only seeds left are Pavic & Venus (2), who are already through to the final.

Spectator · All-time great

Hurrah. Glad to see the two progress.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And still no one manages to get the better of the Zverevs! cry

SF: (WC) Alexander Zverev & Mischa Zverev (GER/GER) CR 699 (350+349) defeated (PR) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Jonny Marray CR 495 (422+73) by 2-6 6-2 [10-3]