Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard) - doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard) - doubles

JonH · All-time great

Lost sight of this match being on, been writing a proposal all pm!

indiana · Tennis legend

They came back from 0-40* to their advantage and facing a second serve. Bruno dumped it into the net and his racket got the treatment, banged into the court. And that was the big chance.

5-7 *3-5

indiana · Tennis legend

MP saved on Jamie's serve.

indiana · Tennis legend

4-5*

indiana · Tennis legend

This is evidently a crucial game for both pairs according to the commentator.

indiana · Tennis legend

The match is lost by 7-5 6-4 and Jamie's racket lands back at his chair long before the handshakes and his own arrival

Jan · Hall of fame

cry cry cry

indiana · Tennis legend

QF: (4) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 15 (7+8) lost to Radu Albot & Malek Jaziri (MDA/TUN) CR 466 (131+335) by 7-5 6-4

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

If you ever want an example of how random and lotteryesq Doubles is then the above result says it all. 2 Challenger Plodders teaming up to beat what we class as World Class Doubles players.

5 Sets for Slams would help, as would having the best Tennis players compete.

JonH · All-time great

I see Jamie is back out of top 10 again after us open. Buts it's all v tight at top.

Dom may rise to just outside top 20, would be good to see him play last couple of masters events now with Skugor and cement that top 20 place ahead of year end

JonH · All-time great

So Mike Bryan and Sock face off with Kubot and Melo in the final. If Mike Bryan and Sock win, they will go 4th just behind Mike and Bob Bryan as a pairing in the Race. Some achievement for Mike if he has two pairings in the top 4 overall, and he has two in the top 8 right now. Jamie and bruno look safe for the O2, as they will be in 5th place (effectively 4th with Mike unable to take up two slots) in the Race whoever wins the final.

With only 7 weeks of counting events incl 2 Masters and two weeks of 500 level events left, I would say that will be pretty much slam dunk.

Dom is in 15th place with Skugor but they are 1600 or so behind the final qualifier currently and it is hard to see them making up that difference. In reality, we are looking at 10th place and above to qualify and as that includes two Mike Bryan pairings, we are looking at 8 from 9.

indiana · Tennis legend

Not even being able to get into the Toronto and Cincinnati Masters didn't help Dom & Franko's outside chances, and we will see re Shanghai and Paris.

With the 24 pair draws and often many places taken up by players in on their singles rankings it was also noted last year how pairs still in some contention for the 02 weren't even able to get in Masters post US Open. Next year's change to 32 pair draws is welcome and not before time.

JonH · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Not even being able to get into the Toronto and Cincinnati Masters didn't help Dom & Franko's outside chances, and we will see re Shanghai and Paris.

With the 24 pair draws and often many places taken up by players in on their singles rankings it was also noted last year how pairs still in some contention for the 02 weren't even able to get in Masters post US Open. Next year's change to 32 pair draws is welcome and not before time.

Agreed - and perhaps they should also have some sort of rule whereby the top 16 pairs say in the post US Open standings get entry to the 500's and Masters events automatically...

If ATP are serious about the Race events, it would be sensible to make it meaningful in those last events...

indiana · Tennis legend

Mike Bryan & Jack Sock take the title, beating Kubot & Melo 6-3 6-1 in the final.

Mike Bryan is now 2515 points ahead of the new WR 2 Sock ( how random ) with Marach & Pavic close behind Sock.

1. M Bryan 9395
2. Sock 6880
3. Marach 6860
4. Pavic 6860

Although Jamie & Bruno reached the QFs they have actually each dropped 5 places to WR 11 & 12 respectively, now dropping behind Sock ( winner ), Kubot and Melo ( finalists ) and Cabal and Farah ( semi finalists ). The gap though remains relatively small from WR 5 & 6 ( Kubot and Melo on 5790 points ) to WR 11 & 12 ( Murray and Soares on 5520 points ).

As Jon said above things look very good though for Jamie & Bruno re race qualification for the O2, remaining 5th but now behind two Mike Bryan pairs so effectively 4th on 4250 points and 1510 points clear of the effective 9th ( Kontinen & Peers on 2740 points ).

1. Marach & Pavic 6590
2. Cabal & Farah 5290
3. B Bryan & M Bryan 4355
4. M Bryan & Sock 4270
5. Murray & Soares 4250
6. Mektic & Peya 3920
7. Klaasen & Venus 3685
8. Kubot & Melo 3570
9. Herbert & Mahut 3310
10. Kontinen & Peers 2740

15. Inglot & Skugor 1625