Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - UAE (hard)

JonH · All-time great

Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - UAE (hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

First set to Joe and Rajeev on a TB, 7-4.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
puts Joe above Jamie in Race, big moment, and can build on that.

Rojer and Tecau of course just bested Joe and Rajeev in Rotterdam semis the other week

SF: Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) defeated Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 47 (21+26) by 3-6 62-2 [10-7]

Be interesting to see if Joe is a quick learner, there was nothing in it really

I'd forgotten about that! However, they avenged that defeat today:

SF: (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) by 7-6(4) 6-3

Joe & Rajeev are the only seeds left in the draw.

Michael D · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:

SF: (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) by 7-6(4) 6-3
Joe & Rajeev are the only seeds left in the draw.

Yes but McLachlan and Struff have been going very well of late and have already taken out the top seeds in this event. i don't look at odds but imagine they are the favourites to meet Joe and Rajeev in the final.

JonH · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH wrote:
puts Joe above Jamie in Race, big moment, and can build on that.

Rojer and Tecau of course just bested Joe and Rajeev in Rotterdam semis the other week

SF: Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) defeated Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 47 (21+26) by 3-6 62-2 [10-7]

Be interesting to see if Joe is a quick learner, there was nothing in it really
I'd forgotten about that! However, they avenged that defeat today:

SF: (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) by 7-6(4) 6-3
Joe & Rajeev are the only seeds left in the draw.

They are quick learners then, great result!

JonH · All-time great

Up to 3rd in the Race, although Joe's individual ranking is not moving much, just playing catch up on gap in front of him

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Up to 3rd in the Race, although Joe's individual ranking is not moving much, just playing catch up on gap in front of him

Yes, for now Joe 'just' up 2 to a live ranking 21 and won't go higher this week. If he can be at least WR 22 on Monday that would still though be a further CH.

Guaranteed to be up to #3 in the race on Monday with just the 2 Aussie Open finalist pairs above them. And of course there they came so close to beating Mahut & Herbert. But that's the past, the future is looking very good for this pair.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:

SF: (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23) defeated Jean-Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau (NED/ROU) CR 49 (20+29) by 7-6(4) 6-3
Joe & Rajeev are the only seeds left in the draw.
Yes but McLachlan and Struff have been going very well of late and have already taken out the top seeds in this event. i don't look at odds but imagine they are the favourites to meet Joe and Rajeev in the final.

The comment was meant to be more of an observation than an expression of certainty that, because they're the only remaining seeds, they have a divine right to the title! wink

JonH · All-time great

This is turning out to be a positive week on the mens front, at least at the ATP and Challenger level. Jamie M is the only let down and it is not often we say that ( I dont count Neal and Ken as they played the Bryans, although the Bryans lost to the Zverev's I think later on in the week in Mexico)

indiana · Tennis legend

Neal was partnering The Milkman vs the Bryans.

But yes generally very positive from both our singles and doublers.

JonH · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Neal was partnering The Milkman vs the Bryans.
But yes generally very positive from both our singles and doublers.

of course - decent neutral week for Ken then!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: Ben McLachlan & Jan-Lennard Struff (JPN/GER) CR 58 (27+31) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)

McLachlan & Struff almost succumbed to the Indian qualifiers in their semi.

JonH · All-time great

Federer v tsitsipas in the singles final, going for his 100th title. Should be an interesting days tennis in Dubai.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

JonH wrote:
Federer v tsitsipas in the singles final, going for his 100th title. Should be an interesting days tennis in Dubai.

I watched the Tsitsipas v Monfils - that was a tremendous match. If Monfils had been a tad fitter it would have been his, played phenomenonally (sorry can't spell that).

Michael D · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
Final: Ben McLachlan & Jan-Lennard Struff (JPN/GER) CR 58 (27+31) vs (4) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 44 (21+23)
McLachlan & Struff almost succumbed to the Indian qualifiers in their semi.

Yes, that score was much closer than I expected! smile Time for Joe and Rajeev to see it through now though.