AO SF - Kubot/Marach vs. Bhupathi/Knowles[3]

[Love Game]

Men's Doubles - Semifinals / Day 11 Australian Open

Lukasz KUBOT (Poland) / Oliver MARACH (Austria)

vs.

Mahesh BHUPATHI [3](India) / Mark KNOWLES [3](Bahamas)

When: 11:00 a.m. Melbourne local time
Where: Rod Laver Arena
One link: @ http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-austrailian-open-3.html


This should be a good one. Though Kubot/Marach are unseeded at this AO, they have taken out the top-seeded doubles pair (Nestor/Zimonjic) and the 6 seeds (Fyrstenberg/Matkowski). Their opponents today (Bhupathi/Knowles) are a well-known team and seeded 3rd.

 

[Love Game]

ATP rankings

6 Bhupathi, Mahesh(IND)
7 Knowles, Mark(BAH)

69 Kubot, Lukasz(POL)
72 Marach, Oliver(AUT)

http://www.atpworldtour.com/5/en/rankings/entrysystem/doubles.asp

 

[Love Game]

Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles are a great team and so well-experienced, but i'm gonna guess that the seed-smashing team of Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach will continue in their win zone and make it through to the Final.

 

[Love Game]

The roof is closed ........................

 

[ruerooo]

Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles are a great team and so well-experienced, but i'm gonna guess that the seed-smashing team of Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach will continue in their win zone and make it through to the Final.

You know the game, LoveGame - and you sat right through Verdasco/Tsonga with me! - so what makes you think they'll pull the upset?

 

[Chris De Tone]

Wow! Someone posted about doubles? Thank you! I like the experienced team to cool them off...Mahesh and Mark in 3.

 

[Love Game]

the players are warming up ........

 

[Love Game]

You know the game, LoveGame - and you sat right through Verdasco/Tsonga with me! - so what makes you think they'll pull the upset?

probably because i dont know as much as i should about bhupathi/knowles???

also because they knocked out nestor/zimonjic

 

[Love Game]

Wow! Someone posted about doubles? Thank you! I like the experienced team to cool them off...Mahesh and Mark in 3.

i understand.
no problem.
that's what the contest is about.

we shall see what we shall see!
neither team has played indoors this AO as far as i know ... for what that's worth.

 

[Chris De Tone]

Appreciate the post, Love Game. Thank you and take care!

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Where can i view this?

 

[Love Game]

Appreciate the post, Love Game. Thank you and take care!

well, youre very welcome.
are you staying to watch?

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bhu/kno break to lead 2-0

 

[Love Game]

Where can i view this?

it's in the OP! `

 

[Love Game]

the unseeds looking not together so far.

bhu/kno hold 3 love

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Ohhh thanks. Missed the link.

 

[Love Game]

^^^ youre welcom, Oui!

kub/mar finally on the board 1-3

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

I've always found that Bhupathi serve a little awkward.
It's doing the job though!

4-1

 

[Love Game]

so far, bhu/kno just too strong 4-1

 

[Love Game]

I've always found that Bhupathi serve a little awkward.
It's doing the job though!

4-1

sure is. the both look strong.
the newcomers dont know what to do with them so far.

 

[Love Game]

marach w/trainer, saying he was dizzy?
headache? got something OTC.

before that both teams held 5-2

 

[Love Game]

successful challenge by kubot 3-5

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

5-3

Bhupathi/Knowles serving for set.

If things carry on this way we'll be seeing the women's semi soon.

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Damn, this is a boring match.

 

[Love Game]

match essentially half over ........

 

[Love Game]

uh oh.
kub/mar not playing as they did earlier in week
lose serve 0-1

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Damn, this is a boring match.

Yeah i never really expect it from doubles
but i think the 'newcomers' won't forget this match as quickly as you and I.

 

[Love Game]

what's wrong w/marach?
could it be bhupathi's serve?

bhu/kno hold 2-0

 

[Love Game]

marach holds 1-2

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Wow that's the kind of look/posture you never want to expose in front of your opponenet(s).



This is going off-topic (since this is the most active thread on the board right now): does anyone know if the Cash/Wilander exo will be shown? It's on after the Feddick match.

 

[Love Game]

Wow that's the kind of look/posture you never want to expose in front of your opponenet(s).



This is going off-topic (since this is the most active thread on the board right now): does anyone know if the Cash/Wilander exo will be shown? It's on after the Feddick match.

no it wont.
none of the legends matches have been shown.

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Darnit.


What a return from Bhu at 0-15!

 

[Love Game]

bhupathi breaks again 4-1

 

[IvanAndreevich]

Finally it's over. What a snoozefest

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

6:3 6:1

It was even easier than it looked for the winning pair.

 

[Love Game]

newbies go bye-bye. veterans thru to final.

bhu/kno were sooooo the better team today.


p.s. never any stats for doubles matches.
don't really need 'em for a virtual blowout.

 

[Love Game]

here's that great dtl by bhu mentioned by Oui ...

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Note: Announcement made at the end of this match that play has been suspended on the outer courts due to the EHP (extreme heat policy)