Week 38 - ATP 250 - Zhuhai, China (hard)

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Week 38 - ATP 250 - Zhuhai, China (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
I was wondering what had happened. Did anyone see it?

No, but probably with Andy at the moment, it was quite likely simply a case of the better olayer won

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: Aslan Karatsev (***) WR 63 defeated (7) Andy Murray WR 41 by 4-6 6-3 6-2
Another GB player suffering from a Davis Cup hangover?

Get that for Dan, he played his socks off last weekend, but Andy had a rest since Friday last week in effect

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (2) Cameron Norrie WR 17 defeated (Q) Marc Polmans (AUS) WR 152 by 0 & 3

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QF: Aslan Karatsev (***) WR 63 vs (2) Cameron Norrie WR 17

wolf · Tennis legend

Wow, stands completely packed for Jamies doubles QF vs the Chinese pair on a side court. Well over a 1000 people there. This proves having the early(ish) rounds of a tournament run over a weekend works quite well, instead of what normally happens is you get to a weekend and its just a one court setup.

For me, the perfect schedule would be start tournament on Saturday, and then the later rounds played mostly on an evening concluding with a Friday final. This would also work quite nicely for TV as the finals doesnt clash with an over saturated market with football and other team sports being played on a weekend, plus people just naturally being more out and about.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (2) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 50 (26+24) defeated (WC) Gao Xin & Li Zhe (CHN/CHN) CR 1181 (563+618) by 4 & 4

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Doubles here v interesting- Jamie and Michael could go top 8 and a possible tour finals place. Theyre currently live 12 th. But the pairs in 10th and 11th we both also left in the semis so it will be very interesting!

wolf · Tennis legend

They have to be top 7 to make the finals, which is a further 500+ points.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
They have to be top 7 to make the finals, which is a further 500+ points.

Ah of course because Hijikata and Kublers win, forgot that. Still with a couple of 1000 events (Shanghai and Paris) and 3 weeks of 500 events (Beijing, Tokyo, Vienna/Basel) to come, it will put them in the mix with a title here?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: Sebastian Korda & Mackenzie McDonald (USA/USA) UNR (0 [but a CH of 176 in September 2021]+50) vs (2) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 50 (26+24)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Aslan Karatsev (***) WR 63 defeated (2) Cameron Norrie WR 17 by 7-6(5) 7-6(5) bleh

Rich2310 · County player

Not really happening for Cam this year. Some disappointing results.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Some doing a lot of heavy lifting there

-- Edited by Jeff Stelling on Sunday 24th of September 2023 10:54:55 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (2) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 50 (26+24) defeated Sebastian Korda & Mackenzie McDonald (USA/USA) UNR (0+50) by 6-3 6-7(4) [10-2]

They first served for it at 5-4 in the second set.

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Final: (3) Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow (USA/USA) CR 55 (27+28) vs (2) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 50 (26+24)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

After Nelly Korda's mess-up in the Solheim Cup over the weekend, the Korda family aren't having the best of times .....