Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
INSANE GOOD,,, that forehand by Sock on match point was bigger and More topspin than NAdal's. best Doubles match of the Century
Wimbledon Men's Doubles
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Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
That was the first doubles match I've seen in a very long time. I'm really glad I happened to tune into it!
haha
Same here.
llodra_fan
Professional
Doubles are always very very entertaining ! They might be the youngest doubles grand slam champions combined in the open era, Mustard correct me if I am wrong.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Wonder if this AMerican and candian pair will stay together ?? and is Sock dating Bouchard ? heard he broke up with Stevens.
Down_the_line
G.O.A.T.
That was fun to watch. Can't believe doubles isn't more popular.
What a journey for Pospisil and Sock too. This was the first event they ever played together so I guess they found chemistry right away. They also earned this championship, having upset the #2 (Peya/Soares), #5 (Paes/Stepanek) and #1 (Bryan/Bryan) seeds en route. Just an impressive run for these guys.
Feels so cool to see someone I know from junior holding the Wimbledon trophy. Canadian and British Columbian pride!
What a journey for Pospisil and Sock too. This was the first event they ever played together so I guess they found chemistry right away. They also earned this championship, having upset the #2 (Peya/Soares), #5 (Paes/Stepanek) and #1 (Bryan/Bryan) seeds en route. Just an impressive run for these guys.
Feels so cool to see someone I know from junior holding the Wimbledon trophy. Canadian and British Columbian pride!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I learned today, if you hit the forehand big enough, it will go thru your opponents. I am going to try this next time I play doubles. I am going to hit my Forehand as hard as I can right the body or head of my opponent..................... this should be Fun............
helennnnnn
Professional
Well that was easily the most entertaining match of the day!
LONDON -- Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil and American partner Jack Sock won the Wimbledon men's doubles title on Saturday in an upset of the defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, six-minute thriller.
Pospisil and Sock were playing together for the first time and are the first team since 2000 (Lleyton Hewitt and Max Mirnyi) to win a Grand Slam title in their first tournament together. The Bryan twins were bidding for a 16th Grand Slam doubles title and 99th overall.
Pospisil said they had a simple formula for beating the all-time best doubles pair in Grand Slam history.
"Close your eyes; hope you play the best tennis of your life," he said, smiling.
Sock and Pospisil were playing on Centre Court for the first time. Pospisil, ranked 179th in the speciality, was playing in only his fifth doubles event at a major.
"We had a lot of fun, people could see that," Sock said. "That's part of why we did well. We really enjoyed being out there. As kids we grew up watching this tournament. This is what we kind of dreamed of doing."
The 21-year-old Sock became the third-youngest player to win both a Grand Slam men's doubles title and a Grand Slam mixed doubles championship in the Open era, adding to the mixed title he won with American Melanie Oudin at the U.S. Open in 2011.
Todd Woodbridge and John McEnroe, both 20, were the only men to win both titles at a younger age, with McEnroe being the youngest.
Pospisil's previous best was the round of 16 with Ottawa's Jesse Levine at Wimbledon in 2013 and with Toronto's Daniel Nestor at the 2013 US Open.
The last time there was a Canadian man in the Wimbledon doubles final was in 2009 when Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic won their second All England Club title.
Pospisil and Sock saved four match points over two fifth-set games before Scok drilled a winner down the line for the historic victory.
Pospisil and Sock were playing together for the first time and are the first team since 2000 (Lleyton Hewitt and Max Mirnyi) to win a Grand Slam title in their first tournament together. The Bryan twins were bidding for a 16th Grand Slam doubles title and 99th overall.
Pospisil said they had a simple formula for beating the all-time best doubles pair in Grand Slam history.
"Close your eyes; hope you play the best tennis of your life," he said, smiling.
Sock and Pospisil were playing on Centre Court for the first time. Pospisil, ranked 179th in the speciality, was playing in only his fifth doubles event at a major.
"We had a lot of fun, people could see that," Sock said. "That's part of why we did well. We really enjoyed being out there. As kids we grew up watching this tournament. This is what we kind of dreamed of doing."
The 21-year-old Sock became the third-youngest player to win both a Grand Slam men's doubles title and a Grand Slam mixed doubles championship in the Open era, adding to the mixed title he won with American Melanie Oudin at the U.S. Open in 2011.
Todd Woodbridge and John McEnroe, both 20, were the only men to win both titles at a younger age, with McEnroe being the youngest.
Pospisil's previous best was the round of 16 with Ottawa's Jesse Levine at Wimbledon in 2013 and with Toronto's Daniel Nestor at the 2013 US Open.
The last time there was a Canadian man in the Wimbledon doubles final was in 2009 when Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic won their second All England Club title.
Pospisil and Sock saved four match points over two fifth-set games before Scok drilled a winner down the line for the historic victory.
video interview how sock and pospisil got together and reaction to winning...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/pospisil-a-dream-to-be-a-wimbledon-champ/
http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/pospisil-a-dream-to-be-a-wimbledon-champ/
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Jack is GOAT. Johnny Mac will be so jealous.
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
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