Week 47/48 - Davis Cup Finals - Madrid (Spain), Innsbruck (Austria), and Turin (Italy) (indoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Week 47/48 - Davis Cup Finals - Madrid (Spain), Innsbruck (Austria), and Turin (Italy) (indoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dang.

12-10, jeeps. Time to leave them to it , I am sure my stress levels arent helping them. See you at the end of it folks

Spireman · Strong Club Player

Reminds me of footie penalty shoot outs against Germany.....
Think I will watch Leeds v crystal Palace while I hope for a come back!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Oh heck .

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done Germany - hard to see them winning this, Russia seem clear favourites now

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R3: Kevin Krawietz & Tim Pütz (GER/GER) CR 32 (14+18) defeated Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 23 (3+20) by 7-6(10) 7-6(5)

GER 2 GBR 1 cry

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Definitely feels like a World Cup Quarterfinal losing on penalties

Bagel · Lower Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
R3: Kevin Krawietz & Tim Pütz (GER/GER) CR 32 (14+18) defeated Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 23 (3+20) by 7-6(10) 7-6(5)
GER 2 GBR 1

Extraordinary second set tie break. A match with zero service breaks and indeed only one break point. Then GB take a 5-0 lead with 2 breaks followed by Germany winning 7 in a row with 3 breaks of their own.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

One silver lining in losing in the last 8 is that we dont qualify automatically for next years finals and have to through qualies. If they keep the 18 team draw which includes the 4 semifinalists and 2 wildcards, there will be 12 places through qualies. I believe that is 12 straight home or away matches so GB will play a one off match and it could be at home. I think Im correct that those matches are still 5 rubbers but over 2 days, with 2 singles day one and 2 reverse singles and a doubles day 2, best of 3 sets these days.

I read somewhere that the draw for that is early next week? Not sure when matches are played Next year, it was early March this year, so it would be indoors if we are at home.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 1st of December 2021 09:21:54 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R3: Kevin Krawietz & Tim Pütz (GER/GER) CR 32 (14+18) defeated Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 23 (3+20) by 7-6(10) 7-6(5)
GER 2 GBR 1

I don't follow doubles much but saw a bit of this match.

Could someone kindly tell me:

In their normal pairs, does usually Joe play on the right and Neal play on the left?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Joe's assessment of the match.

wolf · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
R3: Kevin Krawietz & Tim Pütz (GER/GER) CR 32 (14+18) defeated Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 23 (3+20) by 7-6(10) 7-6(5)
GER 2 GBR 1
I don't follow doubles much but saw a bit of this match.
Could someone kindly tell me:
In their normal pairs, does usually Joe play on the right and Neal play on the left?

Yes.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, Wolf

I thought neither looked very comfortable, on return of serve, and at the back say, (in particular Neal), and I wondered if one of them was not playing on their normal side.....

But bang goes that theory.....

wolf · Tennis legend

I'd say Joe was the one that was absolutely awful on return. Neal was hardly consistent but he did make 6 or 7 good ones which stayed hit. Joe seems to never hit backhands down the line and I think opponents have realised that and just cover the middle.

Dare I say it they missed a Jamie Murray type lob return, or a bit more back quality from a singles player.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
I'd say Joe was the one that was absolutely awful on return. Neal was hardly consistent but he did make 6 or 7 good ones which stayed hit. Joe seems to never hit backhands down the line and I think opponents have realised that and just cover the middle.

Dare I say it they missed a Jamie Murray type lob return, or a bit more back quality from a singles player.

Yes, Joe looked poor. And you may well be right about the return of serves overall.

But Joe can't hit a backhand down the line on return if he's on the righthand side, no? Do you mean off the opponent's return when he was serving on the left? Or a backhand to the ad court if he's receiving on the right? (which I wouldn't call down the line but I guess you could, we all describe things differently, not trying to be picky).

Just seemed to me that Neal seemed half falling over, not in the right place for a lot - but, as said, I only say about half of it....