Week 44 - Challenger ($125,000) - Astana, Kazakhstan - Hard

Akhenaten · Pro player

RE: Week 44 - Challenger ($125,000) - Astana, Kazakhstan - Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

Fletchins or Fletch sounds better

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (1) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins vs Michail Elgin & Alexandre Kudryavtsev (RUS/RUS)

TimProper · Junior player

I kinda like Hutching myself, only with the accent on the 2nd syllable as in "ka-CHING!" Since this partnership will inevitably accrue lots of prizemonies, I feel it can only be prudent to get in on the ground floor of shouting "hut-CHING!" every time they win a point. Not gauche at all, is it?

Regardless, they're about to start their final in Astana. I'm watching to count how many times Kudryavtsev throws his racquet - I think he's the ATP leader. Also, I'm watching to practice shouting "hut-CHING!" at my monitor. / confuse

Smidster · Challenger level

And it is good news to wake up to

Final: (1) Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins def Michail Elgin & Alexandre Kudryavtsev (RUS/RUS) 6-3 7-6 (10)

Shhh · Challenger level

Tweet from Colin;

Winners! We won a tough final 63 76 (10). Big thanks to @RoscoHutchins for a great week & especially for a strong performance in the final.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Well done, Colin & Ross!

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An auspicious start to the new partnership. biggrin

I see from Colin's web site that he'll be in Ortisei next week, playing with the Italian, Daniele Bracciali.

Drew · Nov 6, 2010

Very good start...promising

British_is_Best · County player

Barely time to mourn the end of the Flemski partnership before a title first time out for Fleming and Hutchins! Well done to the pair of them, shall watch with interest at the start of next season

James · Satellite level

Rohan Bopanna has chipped in with his thoughts on the nickname 'issue' ():

"....And also team Citrus @colin_fleming and @RoscoHutchins in Astana."