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SirBloody Idiot · 26-06-2011, 11:44 PM

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

Second seeds Heath Davis and Jojo Mustard will this Sunday compete in their third straight Grand Slam final after a tough three-set win over thirteenth seeds Rob Bowenburg and Jarkko Maxum. In a match in which both teams played a high standard of doubles tennis, Davis and Mustard drew first blood as they took the first set in a tiebreaker 7-4. Bowenburg and Maxum led by a minibreak early in the breaker, but were chased down by the two-time Grand Slam champs who continue to impress with great communication and skill. It looked game over at 5-3 in the second set, and with two match points on the Davis serve it seemed as if the World No. 2 pairing would be into a final unscathed. However the pairing failed to convert either of them and watched as the thirteenth seeds rallied to secure back-to-back breaks and the second set 7-5. But in the third set, the favourites lifted a gear and showed their undoubted quality as they struck early to take the East-West pairing out of the match. They broke twice to secure the win 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-1 to move into another major final.

They will meet top seeds and defending champions Hugh James and Ralph Robinson in a hotly-anticipated showdown between the world's top two teams. The American duo saved their best form for the second set against the surprise success story of Ivars Emsis and Alexey Yarkin as they secured their spot in the final 6-3, 6-0. The pairing have met in a Grand Slam final before - CWLand last year - where the then CWLand prevailed in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. The two teams also met just a fortnight ago in Düsseldorf where Davis and Mustard again took home the bickies in a dead rubber 6-3, 4-6, [10-7].

Seeded players out: Rob Bowenburg & Jarkko Maxum.

26-06-2011, 11:44 PM	#99 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	Roland Garros II - Men's Doubles GRAND SLAM - Thursday (Day Twelve) - Paris, France - Clay (Red) Second seeds Heath Davis and Jojo Mustard will this Sunday compete in their third straight Grand Slam final after a tough three-set win over thirteenth seeds Rob Bowenburg and Jarkko Maxum. In a match in which both teams played a high standard of doubles tennis, Davis and Mustard drew first blood as they took the first set in a tiebreaker 7-4. Bowenburg and Maxum led by a minibreak early in the breaker, but were chased down by the two-time Grand Slam champs who continue to impress with great communication and skill. It looked game over at 5-3 in the second set, and with two match points on the Davis serve it seemed as if the World No. 2 pairing would be into a final unscathed. However the pairing failed to convert either of them and watched as the thirteenth seeds rallied to secure back-to-back breaks and the second set 7-5. But in the third set, the favourites lifted a gear and showed their undoubted quality as they struck early to take the East-West pairing out of the match. They broke twice to secure the win 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-1 to move into another major final. They will meet top seeds and defending champions Hugh James and Ralph Robinson in a hotly-anticipated showdown between the world's top two teams. The American duo saved their best form for the second set against the surprise success story of Ivars Emsis and Alexey Yarkin as they secured their spot in the final 6-3, 6-0. The pairing have met in a Grand Slam final before - CWLand last year - where the then CWLand prevailed in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. The two teams also met just a fortnight ago in Düsseldorf where Davis and Mustard again took home the bickies in a dead rubber 6-3, 4-6, [10-7]. Seeded players out: Rob Bowenburg & Jarkko Maxum.