MIAMI 2021, DOUBLES THREAD. 22nd March - 4th April

[Sallydaisy]

MIAMI DOUBLES - Entry List (as at 18/3/21)





Seed*
Names
Current
Ranking

Entry
Ranking



1
Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah
3
3


2
Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic
8
7


3
Ivan Dodig / Filip Polasek
19
19


4
Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
21
18


5
Wesley Koolhof / Lukasz Kubot
21
19


6
Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
23
25


7
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
26
32


8
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
29
30



Marcelo Melo / Jean-Julien Rojer
42
38



Henri Kontinen / Edouard Roger-Vasselin
43
46



Jeremy Chardy / Fabrice Martin
55
56



Raven Klaasen / Ben McLachlan
69
70



Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff
70
55



Oliver Marach / Luke Saville
70
68



Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen
73
73



Austin Krajicek / Franko Skugor
75
74



Marcelo Arevalo / Horia Tecau
76
75



Marcus Daniell / Philipp Oswald
77
78



Rohan Bopanna / Benoit Paire
133
69



Nikola Cacic / Dusan Lajovic
157
79



Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
163
29



Felix Auger-Aliassime / Hubert Hurkacz
170
49



Daniel Evans / Neal Skupski
173
55



Fabio Fognini / Maximo Gonzalez
229
63



Tim Puetz / Alexander Zverev
229
64



Alexander Bublik / Adrian Mannarino
294
80



Taylor Fritz / John Isner
313
59



Alex de Minaur / John Millman
331
64



Grigor Dimitrov / Kei Nishikori
1388
57



(WC)
-




(WC)
-




(WC)
-

[Sallydaisy]

Doubles Alternates




Names
Current
Ranking

Entry
Ranking



1
Miomir Kecmanovic / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi
272
87


2
Marcelo Demoliner / Santiago Gonzalez
93
93


3
Cristian Garin / Joao Sousa
376
95


4
Luke Bambridge / Dominic Inglot
118
113


5
Jonathan Erlich / Aslan Karatsev
291
113


6
Ariel Behar / Gonzalo Escobar
113
115


7
Radu Albot / Nikoloz Basilashvili
366
117


8
Andres Molteni / Hugo Nys
135
133


9
Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe
319
136


10
Matthew Ebden / John-Patrick Smith
143
145

[Sallydaisy]

MIAMI MENS DOUBLES, British Players

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares draw Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald.
Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram will play Austin Krajicek and Franko Skugor.
Dan Evans and Neal Skupski face Nicholas Monroe and Frances Tiafoe.

[Jane]

Jamie and Bruno on court now. Best of luck, guys :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Jane]

First set to Jamie and Bruno.... 6 - 4...well done:cheer:

[themass15]

Good going, will switch over to watch when Stef's match is over

[Jane]

Jamie and Bruno get the win - well done..6-4, 6-4 :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Jane]

Dan and Neal have started and have taken the first game. Best of luck. guys :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Jane]

First set to Dan and Neal....7 - 6 :yahoo:

[exislander]

The British pair win 7-6 6-2. Well done lads!

[Jane]

Dan and Neal win the match.... 7 - 6, 6 - 2, Well done guys :cheer: :cheer: :GBflag:

[Sallydaisy]

Joe/Rajeev serving for the first set at *5-2.
:peace:

Well done Jamie/Bruno and Dan/Neal.
:thumbup:

Shame they have to meet in R2 .....
:whistle:

[Sallydaisy]

Salisbury/Ram through 6'2, 7'6(5)

[Jane]

Jamie/Bruno lead Dan/Neal 3 - 0

[exislander]

Now 5-5

[Jane]

Come on, Jamie/Bruno!!!:thumbup:

[Jane]

First set to Jamie and Bruno...7-5 :dance::dance:

[Sallydaisy]

Jamie/Bruno now 6-5 in the 2nd set, Dan/Neal serving to stay in the match.

[Jane]

tb time :sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Tiebreak for the 2nd set (and match?). Jamie/Bruno to serve first:

*1-0
2-0* minibreak to J&B
2-1*
*2-2 broken back
*3-2
3-3* even Stevens

[Sallydaisy]

3-3*
4-3* Evoski drop another serve
*4-4
*4-5 and then Jamie drops 2 serves!!!
4-6* Ace from Dan the Man
7-7

2nd set to Evoski. 7'6(4).

CTB to decide it.

[Jane]

MTB time :sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Evans serving first:
*1-0
*1-1
*1-2
1-3* Skupski
1-4* Soaray have a lot to do ...
*1-5 Oh dear ..... Jamie
*2-5
2-6*
3-6* one back for Soaray
*4-6
*5-6 and they held both serves,
5-7*
6-7* and another one back for Soaray
*7-7
*7-8 Evo to serve, for the match.
7-9*
7-10*

GSM Dan & Neal

[Sallydaisy]

GSM Evans/Skupski v Murray/Soares: 5'7, 7'6, 10'7
Very close fought match indeed ... shame it was against a fellow Brit (and partner)

:GBflag:

[Jane]

Dan and Neal get the win, but I am gutted for Jamie and Bruno.

[JAMES4578]

Good contest but most disappointed at the result. Felt Jamie/Bruno should have had the measure of them and were close to the win earlier, oh well credit to Dan and Neal.

[Hawkeye]

Is that Neal 2 Jamie 0 since they split?

[Sallydaisy]

Is that Neal 2 Jamie 0 since they split?
Yes.
:shades:

[Sallydaisy]

Salisbury/Ram d Demoliner/Gonzalez 4'6, 6'4, 10'2

[Sallydaisy]

No Brits in action today in Miami ...
... but the Doubles Quarter Finals are set:-

Arevalo/Tecau v Evans/Skupski
[4] Dodig/Polasek v Marach/Saville
[7] Salisbury/Ram v Korda/Mmoh
Kecmanovic/Qureshi v [2] Mektic/Pavic

[Jane]

Anybody know what the problem was just after Salisbury and Ram's match started last night? There was a lot of hanging around and discussion going on but I had the sound off (was watching something else on tv)and didn't manage to hear what it was all about when I un-muted.

[Sallydaisy]

Anybody know what the problem was just after Salisbury and Ram's match started last night? There was a lot of hanging around and discussion going on but I had the sound off (was watching something else on tv)and didn't manage to hear what it was all about when I un-muted.

They stopped play at *15-0 on the Dem/Gonz serve after Salisbury/Ram queried whether a winner on the next point was in or out (which would have taken it to *30-0 or 15-15 in their favour). Hawkeye didn't call and the Umpire therefore thought the ball was in!

It looks as though there was a malfunction with the Hawkeye system so no audible sound of an out call for the players so they could stop play and no lights/sound on the Umpires' keypad. The Umpire reported the problem and then said he could see the light to indicate a ball was out or in.

From what I understood about the dialogue, the guidance was that every time there was a disputed point the umpire would have to check the lights on his console and call himself any disputed calls. The players weren't happy with that so play was suspended and the umpire called the supervisor.

Mostly, Demoliner/Gonzelez were unhappy that they'd have to replay the second point (which they won) because Salisbury/Ram thought it was out but there was no Hawkeye call for the Umpire to realise that they were correct.

Very complicated, they couldn't move court because the electrics/Hawkeye were out on other courts too. So, they tried with the Umpire using his light system but then that failed too so eventually, at *30-15 they had to stop play until it was fixed.

It had been working for the prior match on that court.

Play was stopped for around 15 minutes all told.

[Jane]

Thanks Sally for that detailed explanation. What a carry-on!!! ;)

[Hawkeye]

Joe and Rajeev are in to the semis with a 7-5 6-2 win over Korda and Mmoh.

[Jane]

Well done Joe and Rajeev :cheer: :cheer:

[Sallydaisy]

On serve for Evski, 3-3 in the first set.
They had a break point but Arcau have just held serve for 4-3.

[Jane]

6-6 tb time

[Sallydaisy]

Turning into a bit of a marathon!
Evski serving at *4-5, now 5-5.

[Sallydaisy]

:eek:
Evski now serving to stay in the first set at 6-7

Sadly, they dropped serve at the crucial moment.

[Jane]

They lost it!!!:crying:

Come on guys :thumbup: :GBflag:

[Jane]

Second set to Dan and Neal 6 - 3 :thumbup: :yahoo:

mtb time :sofa:

[Jane]

Dan and Neal get the win....6-7, 6-3, 11-9 Well done, guys!!:GBflag::GBflag::cheer::cheer::cheer:

[exislander]

So close but a good win for Dan/Neal!

[themass15]

Great news to wake up to

[Jan]

Well done lads :bravo:

[Sallydaisy]

Crikey, that was close!!!
We'll done Dan and Neal.
:GBflag:

[Sallydaisy]

The Brits are back in action today for their Semi-Finals:

COURT 1:
N/b 18.00: [7] Ram/SALISBURY v [2] Mektic/Pavic
N/b 19.30: EVANS/N SKUPSKI v [4] Dodig/Polasek

Full OOP: https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/miami/403/daily-schedule

[Teresa]

Well done, was tracking the live scores.

[Jane]

Ram and Salisbury lost the first set 3 - 6 :sad:

[Sallydaisy]

And the match.
:sad:

Mektic/Pavic won 6'3, 7'6(5)

[Sallydaisy]

Dan/Neal up on livescore now.

[Jane]

3 - 3 in first set

[Jane]

6-6 tb time :sofa:

[Jane]

First set to Dan and Neal 7-6 well done guys :GBflag: :thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Well fought by Dan and Neal.

Here's the Tie-break order, Dodig/Polasek (DP) serving first:
*0-1 D&N broke
0-2*
1-2* MP broke back!
*2-2
*2-3 D&N broke
2-4*
3-4* MP broke back!
*4-4
*5-4
5-6* Good serving from Dan
5-7* and that's the first set for GB ...
:GBflag:
...and a broken racket t'other end!
:smashed:

[Jane]

One set all !!
MTB time :sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Well that 2nd set went by in a flash (and I was watching Masterchef!).
So, 1 set apiece
D/P to serve first:

*0-1 DN break
0-2*
0-3* and hold 2
*1-3
*1-4 oooooooooooooh and another break, that's a bit in the bank for DN
1-5* good serve from Neal to set up that hold

[Sallydaisy]

1-5* and the Brits need to hold their nerve right now for a place in the Final.
2-5* whoops! not in the script but they're still 1 break up on t'others
*3-5
*4-5 Dan needs to hold both his serves right now ...
4-6* 1 down ...
4-7* that'll do nicely
*5-7 at the change of ends

[Sallydaisy]

*5-7 DN could do with another break for safety
*6-7 but Dan hit his shot into the net, Neal needs to hold both his serves
6-8* great serve
6-9* and that brings up 3 match points. Could they break for it???
*7-9 2 match points

[Sallydaisy]

Dan to serve for the match at 9-8 in the 3rd set.
Please don't blink now lads, it's very close!!!

Well in Dan Evans!!!

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

They did it 7'6(4), 1'6, 10'8 and into the Final ...
:GBflag:

[Jane]

Brilliant - well done, guys!!!:cheer::cheer::cheer::clap::clap::clap: :GBflag::GBflag:

[Teresa]

Excellent. I had my doubts in the second set. Hiding as usual.

[exislander]

Oh wow, fantastic win!

[RosieBear]

Brilliant!!!!!! Over the moon for Dan and Neal :yahoo: So impressive from both on final point after seeing 2 MPs go - great first serve from Dan, decisive put away by Neal :clap: So hope they can go all the way :peace:

Bad luck to Joe and Ram, not a great time for Joe to have an uncharacteristic bad day :sad:

[Sallydaisy]

From the lovely folks on British Tennis:
This puts Neal ahead of Jamie in 19th in the rankings.
Dan and Neal go equal 8th in the race (for now, it's very early in the season).
Dan goes into the top 90 doubles.
:lol:

[Sallydaisy]

The ATP doubles final in Miami is on Saturday, not before 20:30 BST.
Dan Evans/Neal Skupski, GBR v [2] Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic, CRO

According to Steven on Twitter) Dan and Neal are the first Brits ever
to make the men's doubles final at the Miami Open in its 36-year history

[Jane]

Players warming up. Best of luck guys :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

On serve, Neal has the honour at *1-2.
The Brits hold to 30, 2-2.

[Sallydaisy]

The Brits get an early break after a DF from Mektic, Dan to serve at *3-2,

The Croats break straight back ... 3-3.

[Jane]

3-3

[Sallydaisy]

4-4, Neals' serve came under pressure in that game.

[Jane]

First set gone - 4-6 :sad:

Come on guys :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Mektic/Pavic take the first set 6'4.
The Brits have played really well, just one or two errors and the Croats making the most of any chance. It's excellent doubles and really good to see Dan and Neal working so well as a team in their first event together, especially against the [2] seeds!

[Sallydaisy]

3-3 no breaks yet in the 2nd set.

[Sallydaisy]

It could all come down to the next game ...
... Mektic/Pavic just held to lead 6'4, 5'4

So, Dan/Neal are serving to stay in the match.

[Jane]

Oh no!!!:sad: They lost, but with a little bit of luck they could have won. Anyway, well done to Dan and Neal getting to the final. :thumbup: :thumbup: :GBflag:

[Sallydaisy]

:sad:

Great week for Neal and Dan but they were up against a formidable experienced doubles team and they ran the Croatian very close.

[RosieBear]

Valiant effort from Dan and Neal but it was always a tough ask. Superb to have made the final (and history!). I feel so happy to be watching British players in big time matches again. What a buzz.

[JAMES4578]

Oh well not to be but good run from Dan and Neal!