Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard) - doubles

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard) - doubles

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
Super stuff
Yes, might give Joe a ( not the ) Davis Cup now - well if it was coming up soon, having been previously happy with the Jamie & Neal partnership. Joe & Jamie seemed to be gelling better as the ATP Cup proceeded. I am not aware of say Joe & Neal having partnered each other.
Other than winning atp 500 Vienna in October 2018 you mean?

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/salisbury-skupski-vienna-2018-sunday

Well I wasn't aware, I now am aware. Thanks

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
A report from the Melbourne paper, The Age, which includes a three-minute highlights clip. There was a bizarre incident in the second set where the dampener dropped out of Luke Saville's racket & the players were ordered by the umpire to replay the point!
Pretty sure I have heard before of a plsyer losing a point because of their dampener dropping out.

You're really having problems with your "a"s & your "s"s, Indy! wink

Whoever was commentating on the match for Australia's Channel 9 said that the first time something like that happened, the point would be replayed, but if it happened again or, say, his cap blew off, he/the team would be docked a point.

wolf · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Does this also mean that Joe will automatically qualify for the ATP finals at the end of the year ?

Only one Slam winner that finishes outside the top 8 gets a spot.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Does this also mean that Joe will automatically qualify for the ATP finals at the end of the year ?
Only one Slam winner that finishes outside the top 8 gets a spot.

But does put them in a very strong place . I think theyve also got to remain in top 20 pairs to get the grand slam slot, but that should be easy.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jamie's column for the Beeb in which he discusses his disappointment after losing the final of the mixed (& confirms that he & Beth will play together at R-G), his & Neal's early exit from the men's competition (he comments on the match against Johnson & Querrey), playing until he's 40 & his concerns about Colombian meat!