Week 8 - ATP 250 - ExxonMobil Open - Doha, Qatar (hard)

Crispy · Intermediate Club Player

Week 8 - ATP 250 - ExxonMobil Open - Doha, Qatar (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Strongbow wrote:
Rennies shares must be surging

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(And, yes, well done to Liam - great to be competitive - really made Med work for it in that first set - you could see the effort he was making)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dan and Jonny went down in 2 sets

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Dan and Jonny went down in 2 sets

SF: (3) Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden (IND/AUS) CR 54 (17+37) defeated Daniel Evans & Jonny O'Mara CR 187 (79+108) by 4 & 3

RainDelay · Pro player

Murray in a final set AGAIN

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

Bit more straight forward this time and a little less on court time! Won the last 2 sets 6-1 6-2

Jaffa · Challenger level

You've got to fancy him to go all the way now..

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
You've got to fancy him to go all the way now..

With the best will in the world, I'm not so sure:

QF: (WC) Andy Murray WR 70 defeated (Q) Alexandre Muller (FRA) WR 172 by 4-6 6-1 6-2 in two hours & 5 minutes smile

*****

SF: Jiri Lehecka (CZE) WR 62 (CH = 37 at the start of the month) vs (WC) Andy Murray WR 70

The Czech rising star saw off Ruusovuori in straight sets in the last 16 & the top seed, Rublev, in three sets in his QF.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Excellent , Andy keeps going !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

One more win and he goes top 50 and also ousts Jack as British number 3, for now at least

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Jaffa wrote:
You've got to fancy him to go all the way now..

On the basis of him being the underdog in the semi-final and against either potential final opponent?

miriam abc · Intermediate Club Player

He will likely face Medvedev or FAA in the final and he hasn't got a good record against the current top 10, so I don't think he will win and that he has a 50-50 chance of getting through to the final.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Yes I would go along with most here. He wont win the tournament, 50/50 in the semi and if he gets to the final then thats a great effort and puts him in a good place. Given he has said he wants to play the French one more time Im assuming he will want a seeding for this to be more practical.

I cant see Andy back in the top 32 if Im honest, top 50 sure but then we have all
Been proved wrong by him before.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Sorry for being positive about the chances of Andy - I am just in awe, and wouldn't put anything past him.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Sorry for being positive about the chances of Andy - I am just in awe, and wouldn't put anything past him.

Abslutely no need to apologise, Jaffa. I think those who disagree with you are trying merely to temper your optimism. wink I, for one, wuld love to be proved wrong!