Week 25 - ATP 500 - Fever-Tree Championships - The Queen's Club, London, Great Britain (grass) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 25 - ATP 500 - Fever-Tree Championships - The Queen's Club, London, Great Britain (grass) - doubles

flamingowings · All-time great

christ wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
I put this in the Andy thread too but Andy will play Wimbledon doubles with Pierre-Hughes Herbert. Bit of a shame for Mahut though.
How ironic will it be if PHH forces Mr Murray to give a walkover in the doubles if/ when he goes deep in the singles ...

confuse ? At this point in time Andy is probably just happy to be playing. And has PHH ever done that before?

JonH · All-time great

I suspect he will have had that discussion and cleared the lines before they entered together.

christ · Futures level

flamingowings wrote:
christ wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
I put this in the Andy thread too but Andy will play Wimbledon doubles with Pierre-Hughes Herbert. Bit of a shame for Mahut though.
How ironic will it be if PHH forces Mr Murray to give a walkover in the doubles if/ when he goes deep in the singles ...
? At this point in time Andy is probably just happy to be playing. And has PHH ever done that before?

I am sure that Mr Murray is happy to be playing; he certainly looked it yesterday. But I was pointing out that it appears that PHH has broken with his long term partner to "concentrate on singles", and I can't help wondering what he would do if he got to - say - the fourth round, the semi-final ...

JonH wrote:
I suspect he will have had that discussion and cleared the lines before they entered together.

... and I am sure that he will, and Mr Murray may well be happy with it, whatever happens, but I can't see the British press being so forgiving if (say again) PHH awards a walkover in the doubles final because he wants to concentrate on playing in the singles final?

JonH · All-time great

christ wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
christ wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
I put this in the Andy thread too but Andy will play Wimbledon doubles with Pierre-Hughes Herbert. Bit of a shame for Mahut though.
How ironic will it be if PHH forces Mr Murray to give a walkover in the doubles if/ when he goes deep in the singles ...
? At this point in time Andy is probably just happy to be playing. And has PHH ever done that before?
I am sure that Mr Murray is happy to be playing; he certainly looked it yesterday. But I was pointing out that it appears that PHH has broken with his long term partner to "concentrate on singles", and I can't help wondering what he would do if he got to - say - the fourth round, the semi-final ...
JonH wrote:
I suspect he will have had that discussion and cleared the lines before they entered together.
... and I am sure that he will, and Mr Murray may well be happy with it, whatever happens, but I can't see the British press being so forgiving if (say again) PHH awards a walkover in the doubles final because he wants to concentrate on playing in the singles final?

oh, no, I agree - I was saying (or implying) that i am sure PHH has assured Andy and his team he wouldnt pull out at any stage (other than genuine injury etc)

JonH · All-time great

...and probably a good reason why Andy's BFF Nick K wasnt selected, you just cant rely on the guy not to be playing FIFA at 3 am -

flamingowings · All-time great

Rashmi@drivevolleys

Andy said he wanted a partner who was experienced enough so he didnt need to take a WC and would not be taking it so seriously & so wouldnt mind if he suddenly had to withdraw. Pierre-Hugues, whos focusing on singles now, fits that description perfectly?

5:32 am · 21 Jun 2019 

Oleg S.

@AnnaK_4ever

That's basically what P2H himself said in intervew with L'Equipe: 1) as Andy' status still uncertain, this is not traditional doubles that both players are fully invested in and can't let the partner down. If something happens, there's no regret both Pierre and Andy understand it

and 2) as P2H said, you don't turn down the opportunity to play with Murray at Wimbledon of all places.

Sorry about the formatting - on phone and will edit later! Formatting now edited.

-- Edited by flamingowings on Friday 21st of June 2019 01:03:02 PM

-- Edited by flamingowings on Friday 21st of June 2019 03:32:10 PM

JonH · All-time great

Loved this from Bruno on that twitter feed FW!

twitter.com/BrunoSoares82/status/1141850198785871878

Michael D · All-time great

JonH wrote:
Loved this from Bruno on that twitter feed FW!

twitter.com/BrunoSoares82/status/1141850198785871878

biggrin biggrin

indiana · Tennis legend

Maybe Herbert agreed to the gig before he realised quite how good Andy was looking

A round or two with Andy at Wimbledon, helping out our man in front of his home crowd, why not indeed ...