Week 41 - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai, PRC (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 41 - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai, PRC (hard)

Mikeduke · County player

Andy's draw opens up with Wawrinka, Monfils and Raonic all losing.

JonH · All-time great

Spectator wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Their mother is Irina Zvereva, ex-top 500 player who (supposedly) would have been much higher if free travel had been allowed in Communist Russia.

It also says on a couple of sites that Natasha is their aunt, but no idea if that's true
Decent gene pool, then.
Trying to think - other than the Federer children and the Graf-Agassi children, are there many others who have two parents who are/were tennis players?

Werent Buster Mottram's parents Tony Mottram (who sadly passed away last week) and Linda Mottram (or was she Buster's sister?). Presumably he didnt inherit his politics from them furious

indiana · Tennis legend

R3: (2) Andy Murray WR 2 beat (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 16 (=CH) 6-1 6-3

QF: (2) Andy Murray WR 2 vs (11) David Goffin (BEL) WR 12 (CH 11 in June this year)

H2H: 4-0 ( sets 10-0 ) if we ignore Andy's fatigued 2015 Rome Masters withdrawal. Last meeting in this year's Rome Masters, prior to that some Davis Cup tie with the only meeting on hard the 2015 Paris Masters.

The winner plays Jack Sock or Gilles Simon in the SF. That Murray chap, draws always opening up for him

Sim · County player

indiana wrote:

That Murray chap, draws always opening up for him

Hardly too tough for Novak either, doesn't face a seed until the semis and then either Tsonga (9) or Bautista Agut (15)

Spectator · All-time great

There's a video of the match point on the ATP website - brilliant shot from AM.

thejester · Satellite level

Very early yet but Zverev is a break up against Novak, 4-2-*

Spectator · All-time great

Goodness. I have huge confidence in Novak Djokovic's ability to dig himself out of holes, though.

Etienne · Club Coach

Zverev was a set and a break up, but Djokovic just broke back.

the addict · Tennis legend

Novak does indeed dig himself out of the hole, winning 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Jan · Hall of fame

Andy beats Goffin 6-2 6-2
Score makes it look easy - but it was a really excellent, competitive match.

indiana · Tennis legend

Jamie & Bruno finally play a match and lose that match

QF: (1) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 7 (3+4) lost to Henri Kontinen & John Peers (FIN/AUS) CR 54 (26+28) 6-3 7-6(4)

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Jamie & Bruno finally play a match and lose that match

QF: (1) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 7 (3+4) lost to Henri Kontinen & John Peers (FIN/AUS) CR 54 (26+28) 6-3 7-6(4)

The live rankings give Bruno +180 and Jamie +90 points and rankings 2 (NCH) and 3 respectively

TMH · Futures qualifying

Blimey - last I saw Andy was into the 3rd round with Wawrinka/Raonic standing in his path and Djokovic had an easy path to the final.

I check today and Andy is into the semis having dropped just 6 games, and will play either Simon or Sock whilst Djokovic has just survived a huge scare against Zverev.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Spectator wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Their mother is Irina Zvereva, ex-top 500 player who (supposedly) would have been much higher if free travel had been allowed in Communist Russia.

It also says on a couple of sites that Natasha is their aunt, but no idea if that's true
Decent gene pool, then.
Trying to think - other than the Federer children and the Graf-Agassi children, are there many others who have two parents who are/were tennis players?

Not technically an answer but Melzer/Benesova if they have any kids.