Weeks 35 & 36: US Open, New York (hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Weeks 35 & 36: US Open, New York (hard) - doubles

JonH · All-time great

If the maths is correct on Live Rankings, then Jamie and Bruno have qualified for the O2 this year (at least one Brit will be there then).

1 ukasz Kubot 35.2 POL1 6830 - +10 US Open R64 - 6910 8820
Marcelo Melo 33.9 BRA1
2 Henri Kontinen 27.1 FIN1 4940 - +10 US Open R64 - 5020 6930
John Peers 29 AUS1
3 Nicolas Mahut 35.5 FRA1 4225 - +10 US Open R64 - 4305 6215
Pierre Hugues Herbert 26.4 FRA2
4 Jamie Murray 31.5 GBR1 3810 - +10 US Open R64 - 3890 5800
Bruno Soares 35.4 BRA2

World Tour Finals Qualification Cut 3755

I guess the ATP will announce these qualifiers post US Open, when Bryan and Bryan may join them. Well done to Jamie and Bruno. Lets hope they go far in NYC.

indiana · Tennis legend

I would imagine in practice Jamie & Bruno have already made the 02. But 3755 strikes me as a low official cut-off at this stage.

As you suggest the Bryans at #5 in the race aren't far behind Jamie & Bruno so can overtake them with bits and bobs. Then if I play around with just the winner and runner-up points from the US Open, Shanghai and Paris to pairs #6 to #9 I can get them past Jamie & Bruno too. It may be to do with what these pairs have counting already restricting what they can add net from these tournaments but with #10 and #11 not much further behind #9 I am far from convinced.

Not sure it's worth looking into further though because as I say in practice 3755 points will very probably end up being more than enough whatever.

The ATP are pretty on the ball with these calculations so I will believe pairs have qualified for definite if and when they announce it.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh and by the way the live-tennis.eu site continually suggests R1 losers in doubles mandatories get 10 points. They don't, they get zero. Given they keep having to reverse these for R1 losers ( or at least the ATP end up with 10 less points than these projections ) you would kind of think the message might have got through a long time ago.

So given such as this and other errors they make, if it's just live-tennis.eu that's giving that doubles 02 cut-off, even more reason for doubt.

JonH · All-time great

Probably wishful thinking on my behalf!

wolf · Tennis legend

Ken is first alternate with John Millman.

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

Time for Jamie and Bruno to demonstrate that doubles rankings aren't fiction and err, umm, win this tournament as 4th seeds.

indiana · Tennis legend

Duran & Neal Skupski serve out a long game including saving 4 break points ( isn't Ad fun ?! ) to go set all with (2) Kubot & Melo. The Skupskis of course gave Kubot & Melo a pretty competitive QF at Wimbledon although ultimately 3 straight sets. This best of 3 so one more set needed.

3-6 6-3

Meantime (4) Murray & Soares have levelled their match, having been a break down.

*3-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L64: (2) Lukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo (POL/BRA) CR 7 (3+4) defeated Guillermo Durán (ARG) & Neal Skupski CR 140 (71+69) by 3-6 6-3 6-3

I thought they were making a comeback when they broke for *3-3 in the decider... hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L64: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (6+7) defeated Julian Knowle & Alexander Peya (AUT/AUT) CR 100 (51+49) by 6-4 7-6(6)

indiana · Tennis legend

Bolelli & Fognini are a decent pair, but beating WC pair Steve Johnson & Tommy Paul 6-0 6-0 ( 51 points to 15, 3 points on return ) in 35 minutes ??!

Steve Johnson I know is not in a great place after his father's death a few months ago and his probably linked lack of form. Still...

Spectator · All-time great

Yes, that was an odd score ... especially as I don't particularly think Tommy Paul has a stellar record in doubles play, but Johnson does. Curious.

Very difficult first round draw out of the way for Murray and Soares - and a very decent showing by Mr Skupski and his partner. Wish they could have won!

wolf · Tennis legend

L64: Mikhail Elgin & Daniil Medvedev (RUS/RUS) CR 482 (77+405) beat Dom Inglot & Daniel Nestor (CAN) CR 94 (52+42) 6-4 7-5

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Ken is first alternate with John Millman.

Was kind of hoping that Ken & The Milkman would get in for either Kyrgios the Odious & Matt Reid, given the former's shoulder problem & meek surrender to The Milkman in their first round match, or Vasek Pospisil & Nenad Zimonjic, given that the Canadian retired after losing the first set of his first round match to Fernando Verdasco by 2-6, but no such luck with the first (the Aussies actually beat Sousa & Struff in three!) & no sign of a change of personnel yet in the second. hmm *pray*

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Naomi Broady says in her Radio broadcast that Kyrgios is in fact a really 'nice guy' and a 'big softy'

Just saying.....