Week 14 - ATP 250 - Sarofim & Co US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston, TX, USA (clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 14 - ATP 250 - Sarofim & Co US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston, TX, USA (clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60) defeated Hugo Dellien & Emilio Gómez (BOL/COL) UNR (0+653) by 1 & 4

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

I still can't quite get my head around how well these lads are doing. Here we are and they are seeded in ATP tournaments and winning matches like they've been doing it forever. Who thought this would be the case this time last year?

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

adz1983 wrote:
I still can't quite get my head around how well these lads are doing. Here we are and they are seeded in ATP tournaments and winning matches like they've been doing it forever. Who thought this would be the case this time last year?

It has been quite the rise! Almost 1 year since they started playing together in Nottingham in M25s. That first week, w.b 11/04, they made the semi finals before winning the next 3 weeks in Nottingham. Henry was ranked 472 and Julian 424.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

and it is easy to diss it as just doubles but that would be v much unfair. I watched the Break Point Netflix first episode last night , which was focussed on Nick K and TK winning the Aussie Open. The play we saw was such high quality and the emotion and effort put in no less than in singles; there are clearly structural issues with ATP level doubles (and WTA) and promoting it, getting singles players to play regularly etc are all issues that need to be overcome, but let's never underestimate that there are some damn fine players in these doubles fields and Julian and Henry have done so well to get into the top echelons, so quickly.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60) vs Facundo Bagnis & Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG/ARG) UNR (0+206)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60) vs Facundo Bagnis & Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG/ARG) UNR (0+206)

Julian and Henry get a walkover - we will take that. Into the semis. Have they played an atp 250 semi before?

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Ongoing rain delays impacting play in a huge way.

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

Blue_Belle wrote:
Ongoing rain delays impacting play in a huge way.

Singles are playing R16, so will be playing 2 matches a day to catch up. One or 2 others may pull out of doubles draw.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60) vs Facundo Bagnis & Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG/ARG) UNR (0+206)
Julian and Henry get a walkover - we will take that. Into the semis. Have they played an atp 250 semi before?

Yes. Pune, India in January

Rich2310 · County player

Love these guys.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60) vs Facundo Bagnis & Tomás Martín Etcheverry (ARG/ARG) UNR (0+206)
Julian and Henry get a walkover - we will take that. Into the semis.

Their semi-final opponents also had a walkover against the top seeds (& AO champions), Hijikata & Kubler:

SF: Robert Galloway & Miguel Angel Reyes (USA/MEX) CR 146 (81+65) vs (3) Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 116 (56+60)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Into the final via a 3 set win.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

10-5 in the MTB, and now play Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell in the final. That will be tough but winnable. Good look to the guys

If the weather allows, will start at 1030pm tonight

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Julian and Henry are top seeds in next weeks challenger down in Sarasota, Florida. They are 54 and 55 live rankings today and will be entering the top 50 with the title tonight and a win next week as well. Come on lads.