Week 33 - ATP 1000 - W&S Open - Cincinnati, OH (hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ATP 1000 - W&S Open - Cincinnati, OH (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

I see Raonic has withdrawn as well. Wrist injury.

Just 3 of the top 10 playing ! - Nadal, Zverev and Thiem.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

It seems to be the ATP 1000 that year on year looses the most top players. A blue collar mid western city in the dog days of summer, not the most appetising proposition for the east coast humidity of the US Open.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7) defeated Pablo Carreño & Fernando Verdasco (ESP/ESP) CR 98 (19+79) by 3 & 3 smile

indiana · Tennis legend

Yuichi Sugita has defeated Khachanov, following wins over Sock and Kyle's conqueror Sousa, to emerge as QFist from that section of the draw. Plays Dimitrov next.

(7) Dimitrov and (14) Isner are the only remaining seeds in the bottom half of the draw with Isner still to play his L16 match against Tiafoe, conqueror of Sasha Zverev.

There are also actually only 3 remaining seeds in the other half at the L16 stage, though that does include (1) Nadal and (3) Thiem, each playing later. The 3rd, (11) Carreno Busta is a set and a break down to Ferrer.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 17th of August 2017 06:04:59 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (25+24) vs (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7)

JJR & Tecau have just despatched the sixth seeds, Klaasen & Ram, by 5 & 3

indiana · Tennis legend

Jamie & Bruno broken to go behind 3-4*

Interestingly Cincinnati kicking off Friday proceedings from 11 am local with this doubles QF and the Muguruza vs Kuznetsova singles QF with still a total of 5 men's and women's singles L16 matches either not yet started at all or suspended in their early stages.

Don't know if these facing potentially two singles matches today still requested not too early a start having no doubt hung around until fairly late yesterday. Anyway no singles L16 match due before 1 pm local

indiana · Tennis legend

Jamie & Bruno with a well timed break back, *5-5

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set in the bag by 7-6(6) after a bit of a wobble.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7) defeated Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (25+24) by 7-6(6) 6-4 smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7) vs (2) Lukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo (POL/BRA) CR 5 (4+1)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7) defeated (2) Lukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo (POL/BRA) CR 5 (4+1) by 4 & 5 biggrin

Ryan Harrison & Michael Venus, who despatched Kontinen & Peers (1) in three in their QF, or Herbert & Mahut (5) in the final.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (5) Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut (FRA/FRA) CR 16 (11+5) (3) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7)

I reckon that's going to be quite a tussle!

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff

Jamie & Bruno have yet to win a masters title ( indeed Jamie has still to win one with anyone ). They are rather better at winning Slams. And while there could be worse issues it would be good to win this one. And then win another Slam too !

indiana · Tennis legend

So the last two standing in singles are Kyrgios and Dimitrov, at least quite interesting. I felt Kyrgios should be favourite based on talent and assumed focus here and saw on bet365 he was at 4/6. Actually now slightly stronger at 8/13 vs 13/10.

Doubles final at 5.15 pm BST, on the Grandstand court for some reason, with the singles finals on Center from 7pm BST.