Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, UAE (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, UAE (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Also, one more thought - Lloyd is struggling to get back into that top 30 and onto the top 20 where he was. A good week or two would maybe help.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
Still very early days of course but that win currently takes Lloyd & Jean-Julian up to #6 in the live doubles race on 835 points.

Next Brit is Joe with Rajeev at #15 on 610 points
It is indeed early days, and I am perhaps being harsh. I think the two back to back Masters events coming up will shake it up. At the moment, the top 12-20 teams feel a bit all over the place and have a few singles predominately players in there, and seem pairs that did well at AO but arent really a long term pairing.

Actually, looking at the official race figures and Lloyd & Jean-Julian's activity together, I have no idea how live-tennis.eu ( which was my source ) has such a high figure for their race points.

There's some other dubious figures there too.

I can agree their ATP site live race points of 565 which has them currently showing as #11. Their points are 250 + 180 + 45 + 90 ( so far this week )

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 26th of February 2024 02:09:35 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Andy wins another match! smile

L32: Andy Murray WR 67 defeated (PR) Denis Shapovalov (CAN) WR 120 by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in two hours & 32 minutes

Jan · Hall of fame

Hooray!!!

christ · Futures level

The lad appears to be learning the ropes.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Andy wins another match!
L32: Andy Murray WR 67 defeated (PR) Denis Shapovalov (CAN) WR 120 by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in two hours & 32 minutes

Lovely, well done Andy. I guess Shapo has been out for a while (injured, marriage etc) but nonetheless. And done within 3 hours as well, haha

Tanaqui · Club Coach

Good stuff from Andy!

As Jon said, Shapo is coming back after an absence but is a very good player when on form, and I was half expecting this to be a bit of a banana skin for Andy, so that's a really decent result.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Apprently it is Andy's 500th hardcourt win

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

Andy beginning to hint that the end is close!! Hope this works as never pasted a link before!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68406425

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RJH1962 wrote:
Andy beginning to hint that the end is close!! Hope this works as never pasted a link before!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68406425

A few months could mean quite a lot though...a few years clearly he hasnt left so it is sort of all he can say without being specific.

Most likely it feels he will call it a day this season at some point and I imagine he will want to do Wimbledon and the grass, most likely the Olympics if he qualifies (or a partner selects him for doubles?) and I imagine the US Open as well.

My instinct would be after the US Open, why would he bother with tournies after that unless he has somehow got himself into DC contention and he chooses to play DC as well, that is only thing I can see taking it beyond the US Open

Whichever way, looks like his final season though.

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
RJH1962 wrote:
Andy beginning to hint that the end is close!! Hope this works as never pasted a link before!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68406425
A few months could mean quite a lot though...a few years clearly he hasnt left so it is sort of all he can say without being specific.
Most likely it feels he will call it a day this season at some point and I imagine he will want to do Wimbledon and the grass, most likely the Olympics if he qualifies (or a partner selects him for doubles?) and I imagine the US Open as well.
My instinct would be after the US Open, why would he bother with tournies after that unless he has somehow got himself into DC contention and he chooses to play DC as well, that is only thing I can see taking it beyond the US Open
Whichever way, looks like his final season though.

Think if he started to get some results he would happily stay playing. He would never want to become just a name to be beaten for young players. Would love him to continue as He's the reason I came back to follow tennis again.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Apprently it is Andy's 500th hardcourt win

Well done, that man smile

And lovely that he has a close match finally go his way

Jan · Hall of fame

RJH1962 wrote:
Andy beginning to hint that the end is close!! Hope this works as never pasted a link before!
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68406425

Thanks. This made me smile:

During that match, Murray appeared to tell his box "this game is not for me any more" but, when asked about those comments in Dubai on Monday, he said: "People read a lot into what I say on the court and it's not always rational."

Jan · Hall of fame

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Apprently it is Andy's 500th hardcourt win
Well done, that man
And lovely that he has a close match finally go his way

Absolutely!