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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Weeks 22 & 23 - French Open (Roland-Garros) - Paris, France (clay) - DOUBLES

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Luke and Sander are a set all. Big set to come. Come on lads!

PS I note that Skander Mansouri hasnt done much at all since dumping Luke - karma?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (9) Christian Harrison & Evan King (USA/USA) CR 39 (21+18) defeated (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 7 (3+4) by 3 & 4

QF: (16) Hugo Nys & Edouard Roger-Vasselin (MON/FRA) CR 71 (39+32) defeated Sander Arends (NED) & Luke Johnson CR 79 (37+42) by 6-4 3-6 6-2 hmm

They were always going to be up against it in an encounter with such an experienced pair. Still a good tournament for the boys &, by the looks of it, they were just outside the seedings. Come Wimbledon...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
PS I note that Skander Mansouri hasnt done much at all since dumping Luke - karma?

No, that's the Swiss player Marcus Walters beat in the first round of the Monastir M15. wink

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Semi underway, Joe and Neal are at 4 all. Looks like this will be a v close battle

paulisi · Tennis legend

They lost the tie break, but are up a break in the second

seagull · Hall of fame

5-3 down in decider but back to 5 all now

LordBrownof · Futures level

Woooohooooo!

simon381 · Lower Club Player

Good win and into the final. 10-7 in the final set tiebreaker.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (8) Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 35 (20+15) defeated (9) Christian Harrison & Evan King (USA/USA) CR 39 (21+18) by 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(10-7) biggrin

For the whole of the first half of the MTB it looked as though Joe & Neal were going to lose it! The Yanks had also served for it at 5-3 in the decider!

*****

Final: (5) Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos (ESP/ARG) CR 21 (10+11) vs (8) Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 35 (20+15)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Fantastic, what a result and it is marvellous to see how they have turned around their form and their season.

And an all British pairing as well - double the excitement!

B00thy · Strong Club Player

nailbiting .. phew! great result! and like Jonh says, an all-British pairing biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

We have 4 finalists now from the French to add to 5 in the AO (from 15 key events in each - 5 main draw events, 4 junior draw events, 6 wheelchair)

Joe/Neal, Hannah, Alfie and Alfie/Gordon here, joining Henry, Hannah (girls doubles), Alfie, Alfie/Gordon and Andy Lapthorne in Melbourne.

I need to add up but that is 12 players from that list but that is 12 out of 46 actual total places available in finals - I would be surprised if any other country surpasses 12 out of the total 46 places.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
We have 4 finalists now from the French to add to 5 in the AO (from 15 key events in each - 5 main draw events, 4 junior draw events, 6 wheelchair)

Joe/Neal, Hannah, Alfie and Alfie/Gordon here, joining Henry, Hannah (girls doubles), Alfie, Alfie/Gordon and Andy Lapthorne in Melbourne.

I need to add up but that is 12 players from that list but that is 12 out of 46 actual total places available in finals - I would be surprised if any other country surpasses 12 out of the total 46 places.

It's 46 finalists from the 15 events in each Slam. So 12 out of a total of 92 places over the 2 Slams, no?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
We have 4 finalists now from the French to add to 5 in the AO (from 15 key events in each - 5 main draw events, 4 junior draw events, 6 wheelchair)

Joe/Neal, Hannah, Alfie and Alfie/Gordon here, joining Henry, Hannah (girls doubles), Alfie, Alfie/Gordon and Andy Lapthorne in Melbourne.

I need to add up but that is 12 players from that list but that is 12 out of 46 actual total places available in finals - I would be surprised if any other country surpasses 12 out of the total 46 places.
It's 46 finalists from the 15 events in each Slam. So 12 out of a total of 92 places over the 2 Slams, no?

Ah , yeah. I forgot to multiply by 2! Either way, be interesting to see if anyone has matched 12.