Aachen 50K+H Challenger doubles

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RE: Aachen 50K+H Challenger doubles

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Meffert serving 2-0, second set,

15-0, Murray long with volley,

30-0, Murray long with return,

30-15, Murray volley winner,

40-15, Murray nets return,

40-30, Kerr backhand passing winner!

Deuce, double fault,

Game Kerr/Murray, Murray return tucks up Meffert who nets a volley.

Back on serve in second set at 2-1

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Kerr serving at 1-2, second set. (Kerr/Murray won first 6-3)

15-0, net cord keeps Germans in it, Kerr volley winner.

30-0, Murray volleyed winner at the net!

40-0, serve out wide, high return, smash from Murray,

40-15, Kerr cannot hit half volley after low return,

Game Kerr/ Murray (murray volley winner!)

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Petty serving at 2-2,

15-0,

15-15, Kerr backhand volley winner at net,

30-15, lots of volleys, germans finally win!

40-15, Murray nets the return,

Game.

The Germans are playing speed tennis!

3-2 second set

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Murray serving at 2-3, second set, (first set Murray/Kerr)

15-0, unreturnable serve,

30-0, returned long,

40-0, sweet backhand angled volley from JM,

Game for 3-3!

Needed that Jamie!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Meffert serving at 3-3,

15-0, big serve sets up smash,

30-0, volley winner, Kerr can't reach,

40-0, Kerr return is just wide,

Game, Jamie hits the roof with a mi**** forehand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4-3 Meffert and Petty

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Kerr serving at 3-4 ( i must spell mi**** miss hit!)

15-0, return into net, both Germans on baseline,

30-0, dinked voley wide from Meffy,

30-15, Murray surprised and outstretched racket sends volley wide,

40-15, return into net,

Wide swinging serve, return goes long.

4-4

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Petty at 4-4, 2nd set,

15-0,

30-0, Petty sends volley winner down the middle,

40-0, ACE,

40-15, dinked volleys everywhere, but Kerr wins it!

40-30, immense return from Kerr, Petty nets volley,

Game

5-4 second set, First set 3-6 Kerr Murray

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Murray serving to stay in second set, having won the first,

15-0, Big serve sets up easy forehand putaway for Kerr,

15-15, Kerr footwork gets him in a mess at net and sends volley long,

15-30, Murray tried to be clever but gave Petty an easy volley,

30-30, repeat of first point, but in other side of court!

40-30, repeat of first point!

Deuce - great return into tramlines, Murray squeezed out of it

Murray serve and volleys to thegame

5-5

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Meffy at 5-5,

0-15, Kerr won that point,

0-30, great low return from Murray, Meffy nets the volley,

15-30, Kerr misses with down the line forehand pass

30-30, Murray nets the backhand return,

40-30, unreturnable,

Deuce, Murray winner after Germans clash rackets,

Game Meffert and Petty

6-5

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Kerr at 5-6 second set, first set 6-3,

15-0, swinging serve out wide, unreturnable,

15-15, double fault

30-15, Kerr volley winner after Petty poor drop shot!

40-15, Murray smash forces forehand error into net,

Second serve ACE!

Tiebreak

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Petty serving 0-1 (Meffy volley error!)

Murray ACE 2-0 K/M

Lob long, 3-0 K/M

Meffy ACE 3-1 K/M (Meffy is huge - like Valuev the boxer!)

2-3

Kerr ACE 4-2 K/M

return into net 5-2 K/M

5-3 Murray nets forehand from mid court

5-4, Kerr nets backhand

Murray serving 2 points from victory!

6-4 Big serve and smash! 2 match points!

6-5 Kerr baloons volley long, back on serve

6-6 Petty easy volley,

both saved

7-6 K/M Meffy nets forehand volley after great Kerr return,

GSM Murray/Kerr as Petty nets a backhand from way behind the baseline!

Jamie Murray makes another challenger semi!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

In the first set, Jamie looked the best player by a mile.

His standards slipped in the second and the German pair were on top most of the set, until Jamie and Jordan upped their level in the tiebreak.

I think Kerr's slice and variation was more effective than Jamie's boom in the end.

Jamie's half voley pick ups were reminiscent of Henman at his pomp during the first set ecept in one game! He had to hit a lot but did it well. The Germans made hardly any half voley pickups which was probably the main difference in the match.

Good performance, but not great.

Hopefullt after another practice the boys will gel together even more and go on to reach the final!

That is unless they play Aucks and Delgado as I would prefer 2 Brits in final rather than 1!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Aucks/Delgado are playing now.

They are currently trailing 2-1 in the first set on serve.

They lost the last game to 15.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Jamie to serve

0-15, Aucks overhits a volley and sends it long

15-15, the other team goes long (I have no idea who they are as a pair let alone which one's which, sorry)

15-30, return winner

30-30 return long

30-40, return winner (Aucks couldn't get to it)

deuce, volley winner from Aucks

game A/D they pinned the others at the back of the court and both rushed the net, after a couple of volleys they got the winner.

2-2.