Doubles Competition at the Australian Open

[Fiero425]

Nice "hold" by Martina to take a 3-0 lead in the MD final!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Back on serve Hingis/Paes leads 3-2

Nestor to serve

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nestor with a love service game,he made up for it,being broken in his last service game

3 games all

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paes and Nestor are missing some routine volley's so far in this match

Hingis/Paes leads 4-3

 

[Fiero425]

Back on serve Hingis/Paes leads 3-2

Nestor to serve

As usual, it isn't Martina's fault! Her partners always let her down! The conventional wisdom is that her serve is a detriment in double, but that isn't why she loses! Last season at the USO final, up a set and it was all good! Pennetta just stinks for some reason when it really counts! Martina's partners just forget how to play for long stretches! lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well Paes held serve

Hingis/Paes leads 5-4

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Remember to Daniel Nestor has the best serve of all the players here,being a left he just serve out wide,unreturnable serve,also he is a tall player as well which adds to his advantage

 

[Fiero425]

Remember to Daniel Nestor has the best serve of all the players here,being a left he just serve out wide,unreturnable serve,also he is a tall player as well which adds to his advantage

Well that's ironic since he was broken in the first game at love IIRC! :lolz: :laydownlaughing Broken again to lose the set! "Oh the humanity!" :lolz:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Martina Navratilova in the crowd,probably to support her good friend and Mixed Doubles partner Paes

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Daniel Nestor of course double faulted,just when I said he had the best serve? lol! isnt that always the way

Hingis/Paes win the 1st set 64

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Hingis/Paes take the first set, thanks to multiple faults by Nestor.

 

[Fiero425]

Daniel Nestor of course double faulted,just when I said he had the best serve? lol! isnt that always the way

Hingis/Paes win the 1st set 64

Losing his serve twice! :nono

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Remember to Daniel Nestor has the best serve of all the players here,being a left he just serve out wide,unreturnable serve,also he is a tall player as well which adds to his advantage

Well that's ironic since he was broken in the first game at love IIRC! :lolz: :laydownlaughing Broken again to lose the set! "Oh the humanity!" :lolz:

Yes but he righted the ship and broke back immediately

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lovely ROS from Paes right to the feet of Nestor

 

[Fiero425]

Remember to Daniel Nestor has the best serve of all the players here,being a left he just serve out wide,unreturnable serve,also he is a tall player as well which adds to his advantage

Well that's ironic since he was broken in the first game at love IIRC! :lolz: :laydownlaughing Broken again to lose the set! "Oh the humanity!" :lolz:

Yes but he righted the ship and broke back immediately

If she can complete this with Paes, both Martina's will have retired only to come back, win a few titles including a major or 2 with him! Wow! :clap :eyepop

 

[Kirijax]

Just saw this on Twitter.

Australian Open ‏@AustralianOpen 8m8 minutes ago
#Paes playing his 32nd Slam final . Earned distinction of being oldest Slam winner in history winning 2013 @USOpen men's doubles w/Stepanek.

Australian Open ‏@AustralianOpen 15m15 minutes ago
#Hingis played 1st Slam final aged 15 - winning @Wimbledon doubles w/Sukova in 1996. Today is her 26th singles/doubles/mixed Slam final.

Amazing!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

^ Paes is just a pleasure to watch over the years,with the different partner's he has had.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great soft hands from Nestor at the net with that volley

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ball caught the tape of the net and flew off the racquet of Paes at the net

Mladenovic/Nestor break lead 2-1

 

[GameSetAndMath]

This is the 25th year for Paes on the circuit.