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indiana


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As Spectator says we have had this discussion before in regards to 24 pair Masters fields and the entry system also allowing singles rankings to count, basically how it can exclude very good regular partnership specialist doubles partnerships with real aspirations, say to make the WTF.

But this takes the biscuit as an example of what has been discussed in not merely aspirations but at the last event a mathematical chance of making the 02 ( win the Paris title and it was extremely probable ) and they are denied a chance. A WC* was clearly the way to go.

In the longer term, again I say make masters doubles fields 32 minimum. Marach & Martin as a pair look as if they weren't far out from this 24 pair field and would have easily made a 32 pair field.

* After what I also agreed with re Del Potro I'll be getting a reputation re WCs. A time and a place



-- Edited by indiana on Monday 31st of October 2016 01:14:09 PM

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L32:  Fernando Verdasco (ESP) WR 46 (CH = 7 in April 2009) vs (2) Andy Murray WR 2

The head-to-head is 11-2 in Andy's favour, with Andy having beaten Nando most recently at Queen's in June (5 & 4) & Nando not having won since the last 16 of the AO in 2009 (2-6 6-1 106 6-3 6-4).



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R2:  Grigor Dimitrov & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (BUL/PAK) CR 463 (422+41) vs (2) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 7 (4+3)



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R2:  Grigor Dimitrov & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (BUL/PAK) CR 463 (422+41) vs (2) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 7 (4+3)

That's 10th placed Cabal & Farah not making the tour finals then. At least they had the chance.



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R1:  Dom Inglot & Marcin Matkowski (POL) CR 71 (38+33) vs Nicholas Monroe & Jack Sock (USA/USA) CR 73 (60+13)

Dom has played Monroe & Sock before, he beat them 19-17 in the MTB in the final of the Dallas challenger in 2012 partnering Chris Eaton.

R1:  Nicholas Monroe & Jack Sock (USA/USA) CR 73 (62+11) defeated Dom Inglot & Marcin Matkowski (POL) CR 76 (40+36) by 2 & 3  cry



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The WTF doubles situation has swiftly simplified. In addition to Marach & Martin nae being let in as a pair and Cabal & Farah losing, Kontinen & Peers have beaten Huey & Mirnyi.

So Kontinen & Peers will be the 7th qualifiers, Huey & Mirnyi stick in currently 8th on 3155 and Rojer & Tecau, on 2860 points, need to reach the SF to displace them.



-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 1st of November 2016 05:03:29 AM

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Where is Kyle this week?

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TMH wrote:

Where is Kyle this week?

Kyle has hung up his racket for the season.



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Andy playing first in the evening on Wednesday

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Listed as 'Not before 19.30', so 18.30 GMT.

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Bugger!

R2:  Grigor Dimitrov & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (BUL/PAK) CR 463 (422+41) defeated (2) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 7 (4+3) by 6-4 3-6 [10-6]  bleh



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L32:  (2) Andy Murray WR 2 defeated Fernando Verdasco (ESP) WR 46 by 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5

Phew animated emoticon  Andy kept teetering on the brink a bit in that decider, but, thankfully, was able to dig himself out the hole he kept digging for himself!

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L16:  (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 17 (CH = 16 in September) vs (2) Andy Murray WR 2

The head-to-head is 2-0 in Andy's favour, both matches played this year & with Andy triumphing in straight sets on both occasions (Shanghai by 1 & 3 & Rome by 2 & 1). 

 



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Stircrazy wrote:
Andy kept teetering on the brink a bit in that decider, but, thankfully, was able to dig himself out the hole he kept digging for himself!

To be fair, Verdasco was brilliant and playing that brand of carefree tennis he could still be a danger to anyone.  Andy showed real heart when 15-40 down at 5-5 in the 3rd.  As always, he found a way to win.



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Nice workout for Andy, having not played much tennis recently

16th win in a row. Be great to beat that summer 22 in a row before the year is out.

Now precisely 10,000 ranking points scored this year

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Great game of tennis, loved the contrast Vedasco with nothing to loose firing howittzers off both back and forehand. Andy with everything to loose chasing the ball down using his experience in every way to stay in the match against an opponent on fire, takes him to and wins in the clutch like a true champion.

What a treat



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