2016 Olympic Tennis Tournament - Doubles

Devil_dog

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No one may really care but I'm thrilled for the Brazilian team of Melo and Pereira - they took down No. 1 seeded French team of Mahut and Garcia in two sets.

Edit: My mistake: I erred in originally posting Simon but it was actually Nicholas Mahut.
 
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Raindogs

Hall of Fame
Just tuning in but I can just imagine all the hackneyed sock jokes I've missed with a Sock/Mattek-Sands duo on court.
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
Murray just teeing off to the Suarez backhand. Suarez couldn't help but tee off herself but misses. I just love seeing well known singles players play mixed.
 

Steve0904

Talk Tennis Guru
Sydney 2000 with Sebastien Lareau. This is Nestor's 6th Olympics, he started in 1996.

Oh, and Nestor played well, Pospisil played like crap. Hope they can regroup and win bronze.

No kidding. Pospisil was brutal. He DF'ed once in the 2nd set TB to go along with Nestor's 2, but Nestor was far better than Pospisil. Pospisil couldn't return to save his life. Couldn't volley. And once, he played a ball that looked like it was going out only to hit Nestor in the head/shoulder area with his volley. He was certainly the weak link.

Likewise, I hope they can regroup and win bronze.
 

helennnnnn

Professional
.@RafaelNadal & @GarbiMuguruza have withdrawn from the mixed doubles at #Rio2016 . No alternate on site, so @lucik2105 / @stepec78 get a W/O.
 

octobrina10

Talk Tennis Guru
ITF Olympic Tennis 4 minutes ago:
Rafael Nadal & Garbi Muguruza have withdrawn from the mixed doubles at Rio2016. No alternate on site.
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
ITF Olympic Tennis 4 minutes ago:
Rafael Nadal & Garbi Muguruza have withdrawn from the mixed doubles at Rio2016. No alternate on site.
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Devil_dog

Hall of Fame
.@RafaelNadal & @GarbiMuguruza have withdrawn from the mixed doubles at #Rio2016 . No alternate on site, so @lucik2105 / @stepec78 get a W/O.

Unfortunate but not surprised. Wonder how Garbine is feeling about this...

Commentator just mentioned this: Why couldn't Mark Lopez take Rafa's place to play with Garbine? I wonder this, too.
 
Sad. Nadal had the mixed doubles gold medal in the bag. I guess he'll just have to settle for 3 gold medals spread across 2 Olympics (which is still an incredible feat, and would make him the greatest tennis Olympian in world history).
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
I think that is a little unfair of Rafa to do that - I am presuming he was the one that made this decision and really should have known 3 events in advance was too much.
Well, he couldn't have known he was going very deep in both singles and doubles, though otoh, he kinda could know by the time they were drawing the mixed
 
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The dream to see him hold all three medals is over. Darn it Rafa! Why?

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irishnadalfan1983

Hall of Fame
Well, he couldn't have known he was going very deep in both singles and doubles, though otoh, he kinda could know by the time they were drawing the mixed

It's bad form - it was always a possibility and I wouldn't be happy if I was her. Again I am presuming this is based on him pulling out.
 

InvisibleSoul

Hall of Fame
DIdn't realize the bronze medal match for Mens Doubles until just now...

Pospisil/Nestor are playing Sock/Johnson.

That should be interesting... Pospisil and Sock have to play each other in doubles instead of together.
 

gogo

Legend
Sydney? Like when he was in his 20's? I can't imagine Nestor in his 20's


I think he looked exactly the same back then. ;) That sad dog look.
By all accounts an absolutely fabulous person.
I really wish that Pospisil could have kept his game from completely falling apart. Nestor deserved better.

Hopefully Pops will redeem himself in the Bronze medal playoff.
 
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