Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon 2016 (grass) - doubles

Spectator · All-time great

Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon 2016 (grass) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Do we get a reciprocal one next year? Dom Inglot+ and Jamie Murray+ in the Roland Garros finals?

Now there's a thought! smile Trouble is that, by then, the negotiations for the UK's withdrawal from the EU could be quite well advanced &, the French being very political animals & probably secretly delighted finally to see the back of us, they are highly unlikely to be disposed to be seen to be doing us any favours on any front, even in sport! hmm

wolf · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
I reckon we could have a all French final here, what a good QF line up though.

wink

Spectator · All-time great

Well predicted.

Spectator · All-time great

Lots of GB finalists this time - and congratulations to the GB champions, Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett. To win they needed to beat the top seeds, the much-decorated Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer. And they did it: 4-6 6-1 7-6 (8-6). Super stuff.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

So the top seeds, PHH & Mahut, take the title in straight sets, 6-4 7-6(1) 6-3, no doubt to Spectator's delight.

Spectator · All-time great

To lots of people's delight, if Twitter is any indicator: there's something about seeing someone who was for so long defined in terms of a Wimbledon loss becoming a champion on Centre Court that is quite pleasing. But well done by both teams - good to see ERV and Benneteau back and winning together, too (though they might have had the courtesy to lose their QF ....). Overall a good doubles tournament on lots of fronts: good GB interest with the first Skupski Bros GS win, good showing by Jonny Marray+, good - if not quite as good as last year - showing by Jamie Murray+. And lots of teams playing really well, good blend of new and old pairings having success, some very exciting five-set matches ....

Adding something I just saw, a quote from Benneteau, who was out last year with a serious injury: "A year ago, after my operation, when I took my first steps, and was bent double, I said to myself, 'Well, we're a long way from Centre Court at Wimbledon." They've come a long way.

-- Edited by Spectator on Saturday 9th of July 2016 10:47:10 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Can't find the mixed doubles thread for some reason, but Hev & Henri have just beaten the fifteenth seeds by 7-6(5) 6-4 to win the title! biggrin Hev & Henri s!

Jan · Hall of fame

Stircrazy wrote:
Can't find the mixed doubles thread for some reason, but Hev & Henri have just beaten the fifteenth seeds by 7-6(5) 6-4 to win the title! Hev & Henri s!

I think it got moved to the ladies' section in honour of Heather!