J Murray/Becker v Benneteau/Mahut - Aust Open Doubles R1

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J Murray/Becker v Benneteau/Mahut - Aust Open Doubles R1

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Benn/Mahut to serve first,

0-15 great first point for JM/Beck

0-30

15-30

15-40 early bp chances

30-40

game JM/Beck, great first game at the Australian Open for Jamie Muzza just as brother Andy holds for 4-4 in the second set.

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Becker to serve (I presume!!), 1-0, hopefully plenty of bombs to come from his racket in the course of the match...

15-0

30-0

40-0

game JM/Becker, couldn't have wished for a better start!!

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Benn/Mahut to serve 0-2,

0-15

15-15

30-15

40-15

game Benn/Mahut 1-2

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Muzza to serve 1-2,

15-0

30-0

40-0

game JM/Becker, VERY quick hold from Jamie there, 3-1

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Benn/Mahut to serve 1-3,

15-0

30-0

40-0

40-15

40-30

game Benn/Mahut 2-3

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Becker to serve 3-2 first set,

15-0

30-0

(As Andy breaks for 6-5 in the 2nd set - woohoo)

30-15

30-30 big point to keep the initiative in this set

40-30

deuce

adv JM/Becker

deuce no2

(Santoro goes two sets up against Clement)

adv Benn/Mahut bp

deuce no3

(Ginepri goes a break and 2 sets up)

adv Benn/Mahut

game Benn/Mahut back on serve 3-3

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Benn/Mahut to serve 3-3,

0-15

15-15

15-30

30-30

40-30

game Benn/Mahut 4-3

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Muzza to serve 3-4,

0-15

15-15

(As Andy wins the second set 7-5)

30-15

40-15

40-30

game JM/Becker 4-4

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Benn/Mahut to serve 4-4,

15-15

30-15

40-15

game Benn/Mahut 5-4

(as Andy breaks first game in the 3rd set - go Andy!!)

Salmon · Tennis legend

The are doing pretty well. Thanks for the scores, Guy.

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Becker to serve 4-5, serving to stay in the first set

15-15

30-15

(As Hewitt breaks to beat Dancevic in 4)

30-30

30-40 set point Benn/Mahut

game and first set Benn/Mahut 6-4, very tight first set could have gone either way

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No problem Arka, not too difficult to do on the laptop while watching Andy on the TV!! (Except missing the occasional point when something decent happens in the main match!!)

Benn/Mahut to serve first in second set,

30-15

40-30

game Benn/Mahut 1-0 second set leading 1 set to love

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Becker to serve 0-1,

30-30

(scoreboard not working great just now)

40-30

game JM/Becker 1-1

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Benn/Mahut to serve 1-1,

15-0

30-0

40-0

game Benn/Mahut 2-1 not much pressure on the french pairing's serve just now