Daniel Cox/Gastao Elias beat fifth seeds Michal Konecny/Andrej Martin 16 64 64.
Dan and Gastao had to survive a mauling before they showed their true class. They broke first and then conceded six straight games in the first set. Then the recovery started. I couldnt follow much of the last two sets because I was making lunch for the family.
I hope that they will partner each other whenever they are in the same tournament.
The scoreboard was inactive for a few minutes when it was 2-1 to Lazare in the third, so it's possible that Dyce was injured.
Yes, Arka, you were right. He actually suffered a cramp in his right hand.
That's a real shame as he dominated the first set. Australia is always a tough place for Brits; look at how badly Andy performed even when he was 18. It's mighty impressive of Dan and Dyce to have done this much. And they can do more....
It'll be 5:30 a.m. out here. I gave up sleeping during nights ages ago, so I'll be here.
I can keep a record of the scores; but very often, I go mad while Livescoring Andy or Boggo, so it is possible that I'll not be able to do it if Dan's match becomes very tense.
Play was due to start at 10am on court 21. Started on time, 11pm GMT.
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