Conditions in the air in Paris are unusually dry, which turned the draw upside down.
Heh, heh, if by that you mean our respective favourites should do well, then, yah man!
Stacked indoor group on one side.
Doubles is a strongest-link-wins discipline. If you have the best player on the court on a given day, you are going to win more often than not.
Who do you want to see win?
Have a soft spot for Thompson, like the synergy with Purcell, would like them to make it. If not then Koolhof/Mektic. And you?
Top preference is Granollers/Zeballos. Then Koolhof/Mektic. I’d like to see Koolhof retire with another big title. He’s been killing it.
I just watched the Paris final today. Koolio was easily the best player on the court.
Just realized that Granollers has reached at least the semi in slams 15! times. And yet still slamless.
They should've won wimby 2 years ago, but the chair ump blew a call at a critical point. She claimed zeballos reached over the net on a routine put away. They tried to challenge, but couldn't. 2 point switch, I think they ended up getting broken, instead of holding.
Not sure why tennis tv only shows dubs if it’s 500 or above.
Annoying, but there it is.
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Making it a family event tomorrow with the doubles RR being shown on Tennis Channel. Will be the first time I’ve had a chance to watch my guy on live tv.Annoying, but there it is.
Good summary of the dubs wins in Metz and Belgrade:
Jamie Murray/ John Peers clinch Belgrade crown, Sander Arends/Luke Johnson rally to Metz title | ATP Tour | Tennis
Jamie Murray and John Peers clinched the 2024 Belgrade crown and Sander Arends/Luke Johnson rallied to claim the Metz 2024 title.
Here's the schedule for the dubs tomorrow:
ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am
[3] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) vs [5] Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)
Not Before 6:00 pm
[2] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [7] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)
Looking forward to it!
Nice, man - watching with your dad. Enjoyed your description of his support for you / enjoyment it gives him. Hope you both enjoyed the 1st dubs match....
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A 23:11 receiver points won ratio with 14:4 second set is a one-sided beatdown not as close as the score. I already considered your boys the favorites for the title, and this makes me double down on that opinion.Nice, man - watching with your dad. Enjoyed your description of his support for you / enjoyment it gives him. Hope you both enjoyed the 1st dubs match....
I'm please to see my boys through, and with an excellent performance. Close 1st set but they took the bull by the horns in the 2nd and won by breaking their opponents. This is a good summary:
Purcell/Thompson defeat Koolhof/Mektic at Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson kick-started the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals in style on Sunday afternoon in Turin.
Enjoy the stats. Yah man, dudes looked settled in their debut at the finals, hope it continues but there's a long way to go ....
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In the rematch of Wimby semi, I expect #5 P/T repeat the feat and get by #2 G/Z in straights.Enjoy the stats. Yah man, dudes looked settled in their debut at the finals, hope it continues but there's a long way to go ....
Watched the 2nd set of Patten/Heliovaara (also their debut) and Granollers/Zeballos - P/H served well and payed with conviction, getting an early break in the 3rd game. I agree with the comms - an assured performance.
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten secure statement win at Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis
Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten could not have asked for a better way to kick-start their debut run at the Nitto ATP Finals.
G/Z play T/P on Tuesday, and P/H, K/M.
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Expected result with Bolelli / Vavasoori getting through, but Kraweitz / Putz gave Pavic / Arevalo short shrift! The number 1 seeds beaten in straights.
Extended Doubles Highlights: Krawietz/Puetz upset top seeds Arevalo/Pavic, Bolelli/Vavassori surge to opening win on Day 2 in Turin 2024 | ATP Tour | Tennis
Watch extended highlights of all of the doubles action from Day 2 of the 2024 Nitto ATP Finals. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.
Gooooooo! Thompson/Purcell tomorrow.
Purcell being in top doesn't surprise me. His serve is surprisingly effective. He gets many free points.
On highlights it looked like Bopanna’s 2nd serve was sitting up short and juicy.
Bopanna has unfortunately dropped immensely which isn't surprising as he's now 44. Even when he was doing very well with Ebden with a slam, Masters and each getting to #1, he was the weaker link. Retirement will be on the cards soon for him. His movement is subpar and even I was surprised to see how well they did as a pairing. But 2025 needs to be fresh and it's time for Rohan to bow out and Ebden to look elsewhere.
H/P have just become the first team to clinch a berth in the semifinal.
If G/Z go on to win today, K/M would become the first team to be eliminated, and it would lock in H/P as the top seed out of the MB group.
Koolio and co. fight off a mp to force a 3rd and stay alive.Yah man - nice for your boys. Mind you, I felt a tad miffed that they got the better of my boys today - ya! Boo!
G/M looking more incisive, K/M more subdued. Fight! I say - fight!
I'm watching - love it! All to play for!
I believe K/M are still in play to snag the top seed from the group (with a win and a G/Z win over P/T).
The top 3 players in this list will compete in the same match tomorrow to decide pole position in the group. In a zero-sum game, Something’s gotta give.
It's clear that they're not going to stay together, after Bopanna played w Dodig and Ebden w Salisbury in one of the indoor tournaments in Asia (Shanghai?). Then, they paired back up in Paris, most likely bc they almost lost their spot in turin.
Bopanna looks like he’s pushing 60 with his “doubles body”, and Ebden has lost some of the agility that used to be a strength.
