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SirBloody Idiot · 01-06-2011, 10:45 PM

The seeds keep on tumblin'

Roland Garros II - Men's Doubles
GRAND SLAM - Friday (Day Seven) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

Thirteenth seeds Rob Bowenburg and Jarkko Maxum are still alive in the men's doubles in Paris with a straight sets win over Argentina's Miguel Bertolotto and Mauro Santana. The South American pairing had started their week with a surprise first round win over Morton Blundell and Jason Bradley, and looked good against the CWLanders early as they led 3-0 in the first set. Bowenburg and Maxum powered back, though, and managed to take the first set in a tiebreaker as they created a number of free points from some smart serving that set up some easy volleys at the net. The second set was a plodding affair as Bowenburg and Maxum failed to get a break of serve despite a number of opportunities until the final game of the match as they secured a 7-6(4), 6-4 win.

They expected to meet third seeds Hayden Onwye and Ross Onwye in the third round before the Moroccan brothers were ousted by Björn Donaldson and Brett Read in straight sets. Semifinalists in Season I, the Onwye brothers were stunned by the makeshift pairing in a tight contest as they failed to take advantage of key opportunities to take both sets. Donaldson and Read had a third of the break points that their opponents had, but made the most of their chances with consistently attractive tennis and smart work at the net. Ensuring at least one West CWLander will make the quarterfinals, they set up a Bowenburg/Maxum meeting with a stunning 6-4, 7-6(3) win after coming back from 0-40 at 5-6 in the second set.

Nothing doing for Scotland Rivers and Ivan Genov as they fell to a very convincingly looking outing by eighth seeds Ion Andueza and Sanchez Emelio. Having cruised through their first round match, Rivers and Genov met a pairing who have grown up on clay and looked a street ahead of their opponents at times in terms of cohesiveness. Down a set and a double break, Genov and Rivers got a real run on to take the second set to a tiebreaker and after getting the minibreak immediately looked set to capitalise on their hot streak. Unfortunately they couldn't as Andueza and Emelio set up a third round meeting with Carlo Amato and Patrick Pascaul 6-3, 7-6(3).

Seeded players out: Hayden Onwye & Ross Onwye; János Varga & Zoltán Varga.

01-06-2011, 10:45 PM	#63 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	The seeds keep on tumblin' Roland Garros II - Men's Doubles GRAND SLAM - Friday (Day Seven) - Paris, France - Clay (Red) Thirteenth seeds Rob Bowenburg and Jarkko Maxum are still alive in the men's doubles in Paris with a straight sets win over Argentina's Miguel Bertolotto and Mauro Santana. The South American pairing had started their week with a surprise first round win over Morton Blundell and Jason Bradley, and looked good against the CWLanders early as they led 3-0 in the first set. Bowenburg and Maxum powered back, though, and managed to take the first set in a tiebreaker as they created a number of free points from some smart serving that set up some easy volleys at the net. The second set was a plodding affair as Bowenburg and Maxum failed to get a break of serve despite a number of opportunities until the final game of the match as they secured a 7-6(4), 6-4 win. They expected to meet third seeds Hayden Onwye and Ross Onwye in the third round before the Moroccan brothers were ousted by Björn Donaldson and Brett Read in straight sets. Semifinalists in Season I, the Onwye brothers were stunned by the makeshift pairing in a tight contest as they failed to take advantage of key opportunities to take both sets. Donaldson and Read had a third of the break points that their opponents had, but made the most of their chances with consistently attractive tennis and smart work at the net. Ensuring at least one West CWLander will make the quarterfinals, they set up a Bowenburg/Maxum meeting with a stunning 6-4, 7-6(3) win after coming back from 0-40 at 5-6 in the second set. Nothing doing for Scotland Rivers and Ivan Genov as they fell to a very convincingly looking outing by eighth seeds Ion Andueza and Sanchez Emelio. Having cruised through their first round match, Rivers and Genov met a pairing who have grown up on clay and looked a street ahead of their opponents at times in terms of cohesiveness. Down a set and a double break, Genov and Rivers got a real run on to take the second set to a tiebreaker and after getting the minibreak immediately looked set to capitalise on their hot streak. Unfortunately they couldn't as Andueza and Emelio set up a third round meeting with Carlo Amato and Patrick Pascaul 6-3, 7-6(3). Seeded players out: Hayden Onwye & Ross Onwye; János Varga & Zoltán Varga.