Aberdeen Cup - Sunday - LIVE to this messageboard

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Aberdeen Cup - Sunday - LIVE to this messageboard

Sheddie · administrator

Scotland serving:

15-0

15-15

30-15

40-15

Game

Scotland lead 5-3

England have held for 5-4

Sheddie · administrator

Great commentary Imoen, please keep it up

Andy is right-handed, Jamie is a leftie, that should help distinguish them

The deuce court is left, ad court is right

Scotland serving:

40-30

deuce

ad england

deuce

Sheddie · administrator

Ad Scotland

Game and 1st set Scotland : 6-4

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Mr. I-can't-serve serving for the set.

2nd serve 15-0, slightly unorthodox volley from Jamie, the ball was near his ear, but excellent reflex.

2nd serve 15-15, nice little rally, a Murray nets.

30-15, ace

2nd serve 40-15,

40-30, nice volley from Aucks, deceived Andy who then had to watch it go past him.

2ns serv deuce, great lob from Aucks, Andy leaves it but it stays well in the lines (perhaps he forgot he was using the tram lines)

ad Eng. Aucks reads the smash and hits a passing winner down the line.

2nd serve. deuce. Aucks hits the return out and streams in annoyance.

2nd serve. ad Scot. Aucks attempts a nifty intercept but can't get the ball back over the net.

game and first set Scotland. ace.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

ultimateshedman wrote:

Great commentary Imoen, please keep it up

The deuce court is left, ad court is right

Will do!

OK, England to serve first. Aucks serving.

15-0. ace.

30-0, both Mus stayed back that point. But Jamie netted the return.

40-0, greg and Aucks got themselves confused, both on the same side at one point but they stayed cool and Aucks hit a passing cross-court winner to take the point.

game.

1-0 England 2nd set.

Sheddie · administrator

Auckland must be very frustrated to have missed that return on their only bp of the set...hopefully he can keep his composure and come back strongly

Auckland has taken the ad court then and Greg has moved to the deuce court. That's a very interesting move, normally the lefties always take the ad court, I've seen one exception in pro tennis but can't think who. I believe that the reason is that the left-hander will be returning the serve out wide, [probably the most effective serve in doubles] with his strongest side.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Jamie serving.

15-0, Jamie hits the return of the return straight at Aucks, who shields himself but can't get it into play.

30-0,

30-15, wizzing return from Greg which scarely bounces at all, completely foxing Jamie who watches it slide under his racket.

40-15, ace

game scot. return just long.

1-1.

Aucks is playing on his left, so the deuce court, I presume. Practising for when he plays with Jamie perhaps?

Sheddie · administrator

Scotland hold to 15

Are either team staying back on the 1st serve and then 1 player going up on the 2nd serve or are they playing 1 up 1 back on both serves ?

Sheddie · administrator

Greg in trouble on serve....15-30 down

30-30

40-30

Game

4-6, 2-1

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

greg serving.

15-0, Aucks hits a lovely angled volley.

15-15.

15-30, Jamie's turn to fox Aucks with a volley. These two are obviously the best doubles players on court.

30-30, one of the Murray's goes long on the third shot of the rally.

40-30, Andy goes wide on the return, not very happy with that!

game. Jamie's lob is just long, well left by Aucks.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

ultimateshedman wrote:

Are either team staying back on the 1st serve and then 1 player going up on the 2nd serve or are they playing 1 up 1 back on both serves ?

I've seen only one point where they stayed back and that was the Murrays returning one of Auck's serves. Other than that they are always 1 up 1 back on both.

Sheddie · administrator

imoen wrote:

Aucks is playing on his left, so the deuce court, I presume. Practising for when he plays with Jamie perhaps?

From reading your commentary; Aucks is playing on the ad court which is unusual because usually the leftie always plays on the ad court.

Maybe it will be the same when he plays with Jamie in the AO aswell

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Andy serving at 1-2 second set.

0-15, df.

15-15, ace.

30-15, ace. lovely, right on the T

40-15, Jamie read Aucks' return and intercepted, hitting a volley winner that Greg just wasn't looking for.

ok, they just stayed back for that serve.

game Scot. Aucks annoyed at himself as he hits a driving volley into the net.

2-2.

Sheddie · administrator

Attacking tactics for both teams....maybe it's the influence of Jamie as whenever I've seen Andy in DC doubles , he's always played 2 back for returning the 1st serve and 1 up, 1 back for the 2nd serve.

When I saw Jamie in Bratislava they played 1 up 1 back for both serves