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Coup Droit


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James keeps getting quite close but he's not picking up the wins. His schedule strikes me as someone who is going for the bigger events and will not bother to try to build via challengers so much, more conscious that time is not on his side?

 It was quite hard to watch it today. He was easily in the match and had half chances to pull ahead, and for much of the match looked really good. And then, out of nowhere he shanked a couple of forehands and made a couple of unforced errors during the tiebreak and it was gone. He looked like a player who just doesn't have enough wins under his belt and got tight at the wrong times. The worst thing was, from up in the stands it felt inevitable that somehow he'd lose each tiebreak. 

 Really interesting, gb. I know exactly what you mean, James sometimes has a sort of resigned look and, as you say, as a spectator you just know, sure as eggs is eggs, that he's going to lose. I used to find the same watching Josh Goodall sometimes - I remember one Wimbly quali in particular - very good play, really close, right on the edge of something big, but - in the end, come the tie-break, you just KNOW that there's no way he's going to win.  



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Coup Droit wrote:
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James keeps getting quite close but he's not picking up the wins. His schedule strikes me as someone who is going for the bigger events and will not bother to try to build via challengers so much, more conscious that time is not on his side?

 It was quite hard to watch it today. He was easily in the match and had half chances to pull ahead, and for much of the match looked really good. And then, out of nowhere he shanked a couple of forehands and made a couple of unforced errors during the tiebreak and it was gone. He looked like a player who just doesn't have enough wins under his belt and got tight at the wrong times. The worst thing was, from up in the stands it felt inevitable that somehow he'd lose each tiebreak. 

 Really interesting, gb. I know exactly what you mean, James sometimes has a sort of resigned look and, as you say, as a spectator you just know, sure as eggs is eggs, that he's going to lose. I used to find the same watching Josh Goodall sometimes - I remember one Wimbly quali in particular - very good play, really close, right on the edge of something big, but - in the end, come the tie-break, you just KNOW that there's no way he's going to win.  

 This is the bad place.



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flamingowings wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
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James keeps getting quite close but he's not picking up the wins. His schedule strikes me as someone who is going for the bigger events and will not bother to try to build via challengers so much, more conscious that time is not on his side?

 It was quite hard to watch it today. He was easily in the match and had half chances to pull ahead, and for much of the match looked really good. And then, out of nowhere he shanked a couple of forehands and made a couple of unforced errors during the tiebreak and it was gone. He looked like a player who just doesn't have enough wins under his belt and got tight at the wrong times. The worst thing was, from up in the stands it felt inevitable that somehow he'd lose each tiebreak. 

 Really interesting, gb. I know exactly what you mean, James sometimes has a sort of resigned look and, as you say, as a spectator you just know, sure as eggs is eggs, that he's going to lose. I used to find the same watching Josh Goodall sometimes - I remember one Wimbly quali in particular - very good play, really close, right on the edge of something big, but - in the end, come the tie-break, you just KNOW that there's no way he's going to win.  

 This is the bad place.

                      As Shhh wrote previously, it seems it might be better for Ward to drop back and get some wins. He could have so easily won today, but on the big points he seemed to abandon his winning strategies that had been working up to that point. It appeared he almost looked lost once the end of each set came closer. Then again, it's so easy sitting up in the stands. I've seen him play in Dubai previously and the fast conditions suit him - it would have been good to see him have a run. 



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Salisbury and Ram have started their doubles in Dubai. First set won 6-2

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L16:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Karen Khachanov & Daniil Medvedev (RUS/RUS) CR 510 (121+389) by 2 & 1

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QF:  (WC) Leander Paes & Benoît Paire (IND/FRA) CR 219 (73+146) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)

Paes is now 45!



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L16:  Ben McLachlan & Jan-Lennard Struff (JPN/GER) CR 58 (27+31) defeated Dominic Inglot & Franko Skugor (CRO) CR 56 (26+30) by 2 & 2  cry



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Dom and skugor don't seem to be having a good time. 2 and 2 is a thrashing as well.

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QR1:  (q3) Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 94 defeated James Ward WR 179 by 7-6(4) 7-6(4)

I see that Vesely went on to lose to Gerasimov (q7) in straight sets in the FQR, but got into the main draw anyway as a lucky loser!   As an aside, Gerasimov beat Haase in two tie-breaks in the first round earlier!



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L16:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Karen Khachanov & Daniil Medvedev (RUS/RUS) CR 510 (121+389) by 2 & 1

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QF:  (WC) Leander Paes & Benoît Paire (IND/FRA) CR 219 (73+146) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)

Paes is now 45!

 Didn't Joe and paes play a couple of events together last season ?



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JonH wrote:
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L16:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Karen Khachanov & Daniil Medvedev (RUS/RUS) CR 510 (121+389) by 2 & 1

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QF:  (WC) Leander Paes & Benoît Paire (IND/FRA) CR 219 (73+146) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)

Paes is now 45!

 Didn't Joe and paes play a couple of events together last season ?

Yep:  they were the top seeds at the Dallas Challenger last February, but lost in the final to Nedunchezhiyan & Rungkat (7-10 in the CTB).



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Dom and skugor don't seem to be having a good time. 2 and 2 is a thrashing as well.

Henri Kontinen & John Peers (3) seem to be going through a rocky patch, too:  they've just lost in three to the Indian qualifiers, our friend Nedunchezhiyan again & Purav Raja.  As the second seeds, Klaasen & Venus, lost in three yesterday to Basilashvili & Ebden, that means that only Joe & Rajeev & the top seeds, Marach & Pavic, are left.



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Kontinen & Peers certainly had a poor 2018 but Aussie Open runners up was a rather good boost to get this year going and Kontinen then reached the Rotterdam ATP 500 final a couple of weeks ago partnering Jeremy Chardy.

But yes Dom & Franko have had a disappointing start to the year while other British or part British partnerships have been generally doing very well. I had thought they were looking a good pairing but it's just not been happening for them of late. 



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Stircrazy wrote:
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L16:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Karen Khachanov & Daniil Medvedev (RUS/RUS) CR 510 (121+389) by 2 & 1

*****

QF:  (WC) Leander Paes & Benoît Paire (IND/FRA) CR 219 (73+146) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)

Paes is now 45!

 Didn't Joe and paes play a couple of events together last season ?

Yep:  they were the top seeds at the Dallas Challenger last February, but lost in the final to Nedunchezhiyan & Rungkat (7-10 in the CTB).

Ah yes, I recall the night session entertainment Joe &  Leander gave that week with some earlier ridiculous MTBs and escapes. Just checking back, they won their R1 MTB 18-16 and QF MTB 17-15.



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Joe and Rajeev cruised it, 6-1 6-3

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QF:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated (WC) Leander Paes & Benoît Paire (IND/FRA) CR 219 (73+146) by 1 & 3  smile

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SF:  (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) vs Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29)



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