Week 29/30 - 2020 Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan - men's tennis event (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Week 29/30 - 2020 Olympic Games - Tokyo, Japan - men's tennis event (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Elegant Point wrote:
Great result for Liam. Would it be sacrilege to say wish Joe and Neal had played the doubles together?

No, but I am happy with Joe & Andy playing together.

Andy comes with possible injury issues, and again some ongoing doubts here, but if you are going for gold ( or at least a medal ), it makes sense to pick the player with the biggest upside. Neal's a great player but with Andy's big time experience and possible best level ( quite apart from how different pairs are likely to gel ), like Jon, I felt it was a very understandable choice by Joe. Joe & Andy simply looked the better chance to me and, as long as Andy's injury issue continues as unrestricting as he says it is, it still looks very good.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 27th of July 2021 09:42:46 PM

flamingowings · All-time great

Badosa retires during her singles match and is wheeled off court. Possibly a w/o in the mixed.

flamingowings · All-time great

Andy/Joe are a set up

Pilster · Social player

Anybody know when liam plays next?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Pilster wrote:
Anybody know when liam plays next?

Hes just about to start his last 16 v Chardy.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Andy and joe lose the second set tie break and into a match tie break. Tight this. 2 hours so far for 2 sets.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

Andy and Joe lost.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dang, Andy and Joe lost the mtb 10-7. All over but tough battle. cilic and Dodig are a tough pair. They play Daniell and Venus of NZ next

PaulM · Tennis legend

They had a point for 5-3* too

And would have had a great shot in the semis with the Kiwis upsetting Columbia. Such a shame.

Badosa out if mixed, second French pair are in. Always feels wrong that in a 16 field countries can have two teams.

wolf · Tennis legend

Liam lost the first set 6-7(3) but is 3-3 in the 2nd. C'mon.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
They had a point for 5-3* too

And would have had a great shot in the semis with the Kiwis upsetting Columbia. Such a shame.

Badosa out if mixed, second French pair are in. Always feels wrong that in a 16 field countries can have two teams.

agreed, but their top pair lost today, and easily, so they only have 1 pair left in now!

wolf · Tennis legend

Liam breaks for *5-4.

Ballavong · Lower Club Player

So impressed by Broady today. Win or lose. Great stuff

Shhh · Challenger level

Survives break back point and Liam takes the 2nd set 6-4. Into a decider. Thats really impressive from Liam who was 6-7, 0-2 down and I thought.....heading home!