Coup Droit wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Close but well done. Is Doumbia related to former player Yayiha Doumbia, Senegalese top 70 player?

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I don't think so. 

But might be wrong.

Sadio was born and grew up in the Toulouse area, as did his partner here, Reboul (who's dad and uncle run a big academy, are key figures and coaches at the Stade Toulousain tennis club, and are very good players in their own right, previously part of the Seniors world ITF circuit I think) 

Never heard of any links to Senegal for Sadio (although it might be distant family, of course) 

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 thanks CD - which is a shame as it would have been good to see Doumbia be a family line! Back in the 80's/90s , players like Nduka Odizor of Nigeria, and Yayiha Doumbia followed in Yannick Noahs footsteps, highly talented and shot makers (in the French  tradition I guess but heading down the Gael Monfils line) and it is a shame the Black African line has dried up - Morocco of course and Tunisia have had players over time but Black players from African have not had much success recently, presumably down to lack of investment and money      

SF:  (1) Luke Bambridge & Nathaniel Lammons (USA) CR 165 (62+103) "defeated" Nathan Pasha & Martine Redlicki (USA/USA) CR 357 (141+216) by a walkover

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Final:  (1) Luke Bambridge & Nathaniel Lammons (USA) CR 165 (62+103) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili & Dennis Novikov (RUS/USA) CR 333 (155+178)

Still no kosher Brit winner this week:

Final:  Teymuraz Gabashvili & Dennis Novikov (RUS/USA) CR 333 (155+178) defeated (1) Luke Bambridge & Nathaniel Lammons (USA) CR 165 (62+103) by 7-5 4-6 [10-8]