The Draw

As expected, the top doubles players are out in force. Knowles and Santoro team for this one in an attempt to show their former partners, Nestor and Zimonjic, that they can also be a force to be reckoned with!!!

yep, some really top doubles teams playing here :D i see the Murray brothers are teaming up again :ok:

Monday, October 29, 2007

Doubles - First Round
E Butorac (USA) / F Cermak (CZE) d J Erlich (ISR) / A Ram (ISR) 76(1) 26 11-9 (Match TB) - Saved 1 M.P.
J Coetzee (RSA) / R Wassen (NED) d M Damm (CZE) / L Paes (IND) 36 76(5) 11-9 (Match TB)
G Canas (ARG) / F Gonzalez (CHI) d J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) 64 62
M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs J Haehnel (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

An excellent win for Booty and Cermak, although Erlich/Ram seem to be on a slippery side at the moment!

The Murrays are in action today as are Lopez and Nadal (Lopal??? Nadez??? :unsure: )

30 0ctober 2007

Doubles - First Round
J Kerr (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) d A Murray (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) 61 26 11-9 (Match TB) - Saved 1 M.P.
[WC] S Grosjean (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d Y Allegro (SUI) / R Lindstedt (SWE) 75 62
J Melzer (AUT) / T Perry (AUS) d F Lopez (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) 62 36 10-6 (Match TB)

So the Murrays lose. Unlucky as they were (after having a match point), I'm sure Booty will be smirking that he's actually had a better time of it than his former partner!

:) shame they lost though.....was wishing them well..I think they should play together more often..

i hope for good things from the nestor/zimonjic pairing. they did well to take the st. petersburg title last week, their 3rd tournament together :)

31 Wednesday 2007

Doubles - Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d J Coetzee (RSA) / R Wassen (NED) 46 62 10-7 (Match TB)
[7] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d G Canas (ARG) / F Gonzalez (CHI) 76(5) 46 10-8 (Match TB)
[3] J Bjorkman (SWE) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d J Melzer (AUT) / T Perry (AUS) 75 61
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 64


Doubles - First Round
P Mathieu (FRA) / J Nieminen (FIN) d [WC] M Gicquel (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 76(5) 46 10-4 (Match TB)

Nestor/Zimonjic are through 3&4 :clap:

Thursday, 1 November 2007

Doubles - Second Round
[5] L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Vizner (CZE) d E Butorac (USA) / F Cermak (CZE) 63 75
[6] S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT) d P Mathieu (FRA) / J Nieminen (FIN) 36 76(6) 10-8 (Match TB)
J Kerr (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) d [4] M Knowles (BAH) / F Santoro (FRA) 63 63
[8] A Clement (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA)d [WC] S Grosjean (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 36 76(5) 10-8 (Match TB)

:clap: to Clement and Llodra for coming through that all-french match :ok:

and not a great day for Knowles and Santoro :(

Friday, November 2, 2007

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [7] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett (ZIM) 76(5) 63
[6] S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT) d J Kerr (AUS) / A Sa (BRA) 76(3) 63
[8] A Clement (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) d [3] J Bjorkman (SWE) / M Mirnyi (BLR) 62 62
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [5] L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Vizner (CZE) 46 76(2) 10-8 (Match TB)

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Doubles - Semifinals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [6] S Aspelin (SWE) / J Knowle (AUT) 63 64
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [8] A Clement (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) 64 64

Zimonstor came up short today. lost to the chest bumpers 6-3 7-6 :(

although Zimonstor were up 5-3 in the 2nd :angry: