Week 15 - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte-Carlo (clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 15 - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte-Carlo (clay) - doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

(1) Rojer & Tecau and (5) Bryan & Bryan have lost their L16 matches ( their first matches ) in straight sets to Kontinen & Peers and Cabal & Farah respectively.

The relatively pretty poor form this year of Rojer & Tecau in particular, but also the continuing fall of the Bryans, has certainly helped Jamie's ascent to #1. It is #1 with a historically low total points score, but I am sure he's not bothered about that !

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 14th of April 2016 01:44:13 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Indeed! When they invited all the past (singles) #1s to a celebration last year, it didn't matter what your points score had been while in post, you were on the stage. I'm sure he'll take it any way it comes.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And another encounter for Andy with PHH:

QF: (3) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (FRA/FRA) CR 13 (8+5) vs Dominic Inglot & Andy Murray CR 207 (35+172)

The third seeds haven't hit a shot in anger in the doubles yet: after a bye in the first round, they advanced to the quarters courtesy of a walkover against Rafa & Nando!

Spectator · All-time great

Hmm. I think the French team will be working hard to prove a point in this one. The Mahut/JWT loss to the two Murrays in DC was the catalyst for a lot of fuss that followed ... and one of the points made by those defending Mahut was, rightly in my view, that selecting three singles players + Mahut rather than putting Mahut with his regular partner had been less than ideal. I'm sure there's nothing that Mahut and PHH would like more - despite their professed admiration for Mr Murray! - than to show that they could have possibly won together.

(For what it's worth, by the way, I think Arnaud Clement was in a no-win situation because of the general politics. Select PHH and Mahut and leave out one of Gasquet, Tsonga or Simon, and people would have had his head, especially if they hadn't won the doubles. Select the three singles players +Mahut and it was putting a scratch doubles team in a difficult situation. Were I he, I'd be glad to be out. Here you are, Yannick - all yours.)

Anyway, best of luck to Mr Murray and Mr Inglot. Incidentally, I was thinking, looking at the draw, that the Olympics doubles this year are going to be quite spectacular. While there will probably be some of the usual marriages of national convenience, you've got a lot of very fine national doubles teams: Berdych/Stepanek, Wawrinka/Federer, Mahut/PHH (since I presume that even the FFT has to nominate them!), Murray/Murray, Melo/Soares, Cabal/Farah, Lopez/Lopez, Bryan/Bryan, Querrey/Johnson, Kubot/Matkowski, Nestor/Pospisil, various Italian pairings ...

-- Edited by Spectator on Thursday 14th of April 2016 06:23:27 PM

LordBrownof · Futures level

Nadal/Verdasco of course.

wolf · Tennis legend

I believe Pospisil has chosen Raonic as his partner, so Nestor needs to get into the top 10 to get a choice of partner for his sixth Olympics.

Spectator · All-time great

Ah ... thanks, Wolf.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

One of the exciting things about the Olympics is the medal structure gives a certain equality to the value of the different forms of the game, a gold is a gold is a gold. This probably makes it the highest quality tennis tournament across all the disciplines there is. The doubles pairings are mouthwatering.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Hard to believe that 4 years ago Jamie was the weak link in a disappointing first round (if I recall - or certainly early) exit in the Olympics. This time around he's the world #1 (although obviously might not be by the Olympics) and grand slam champion. The two have played (and won) a lot together in the DC since then, so hopefully they will put in a much better showing this time around. Singles #2 and doubles #1 should be THE most formidable team there, on paper.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 14 (1+13) defeated (6) Rohan Bopanna & Florin Mergea (IND/ROU) CR 25 (11+14) by 2 & 3 smile

*****

SF: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 14 (1+13) vs (2) Ivan Dodig & Marcelo Melo (CRO/BRA) CR 11 (9+2)

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

No pressure then :)

indiana · Tennis legend

Oakland2002 wrote:
One of the exciting things about the Olympics is the medal structure gives a certain equality to the value of the different forms of the game, a gold is a gold is a gold. This probably makes it the highest quality tennis tournament across all the disciplines there is. The doubles pairings are mouthwatering.

But mixed

indiana · Tennis legend

C'mon Jamie & Bruno, too soon to be handing Melo back the WR 1

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 15th of April 2016 11:54:03 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 14 (1+13) defeated (6) Rohan Bopanna & Florin Mergea (IND/ROU) CR 25 (11+14) by 2 & 3
*****
SF: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 14 (1+13) vs (2) Ivan Dodig & Marcelo Melo (CRO/BRA) CR 11 (9+2)

So the winner becomes/remains WR1?