WASHINGTON 2021 DOUBLES, 2-8 Aug: Main thread

[Sallydaisy]

Just 2 British Players are involved here this week - Cameron Norrie with Luke Savile AUS and Neal Skupski partnering Michael Venus NZL.
Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares withdrew (Bruno appendicitis) and Jamie didn't re-pair.
Joe Salisbury/Rajeev Ram also withdrew (not sure of reason)
Evans/Glasspool didn't make the cut.

K.Skupski/Bambridge lost in DQR1 to Lammons/Monroe
who subsequently lost to Paire/Withrow in DFQR

DOUBLES DRAW

[1] Peers/Polasek AUS/SVK v DeMinaur/Millman AUS/AUS
Arevalo/Middelkoop ESA/NED v Daniell/Melo NZL/BRA

[4] Klaasen/McLachlan RSA/JAP v Bublik/Golubev KAZ/KAZ
WC Querrey/Sock USA/USA v Dimitrov/Paul BUL/USA

Korda/Sinner USA/ITA v Q Paire/Withrow FRA/USA
WC Kyrgios/Tiafoe AUS/USA v [3] Bohanna/Dodig IND/CRO

Norrie/Saville GBR/AUS v Gille/Vliegen GER/GER
Martin/Purcell FRA/AUS v [2] N.Skupski/Venus GBR/NZL

It seems the Australians and New Zealanders like this event, 25% of the doubles players are Antipodean!!!
;)

W: 500, F: 300, SF: 180, QF: 90, R16: 45,

[Sallydaisy]

Just one British player in action in the doubles on Monday 2/8/21.

Cameron Norrie and Luke Saville vs Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 3rd match after 19:00 start (UK) so probably around 23.00 hours.
It's scheduled on Amazon Prime Video https://amzn.to/3fkbiN8 (https://t.co/Zy3l7pYKvH?amp=1)

[Sallydaisy]

Cameron Norrie/Luke Saville beat Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen 6-4 6-4 to progress to R2/QF of the doubles in Washington.

[Sallydaisy]

A win for Neal Skupski/Michael Venus - they beat Fabrice Martin/Max Purcell by 7-5 6-3.

[Sallydaisy]

Neal Skupski/Michael Venus d Cameron Norrie/Luke Saville

[Sallydaisy]

Semi-Final: Neal Skupski/Michael Venus v Korda/Sinner
Not before 6pm local, 11pm UK time.

[Sallydaisy]

Another Final for Neal Skupski ...
:thumbup:

Washington ATP 500 SF: [2] Skupski/Venus d Korda/Sinner 6'3, 6'0.

In the Final they'll play [4] Klaasen/McLachlan.

[Sallydaisy]

Final:
[2] Neal Skupski/Michael Venus v [4] Klaasen/McLachlan
Not before 2pm local, 7pm UK time.

[Nessie]

Oh dear! Neal and Venus had so many break chances and couldn’t take any in set 2. So sadly the opposition deserve the win.

[Sallydaisy]

Klaasen/McLachlan take the title 7'6(4), 6'4