Australian Open 2018

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Re: Australian Open 2018

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RajaPaes have taken the first set on the tie-breaker 7-6. Leading 2-1 in the second set on serve...
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misread the awful Aussie website
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Serve dominated set on both sides....who will blink 1st
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On serve second set soares serving at 3-4
Soares/Murray hold to 4-4
Purav/Paes holds to 5-4
Purav/Paes win 7-6 (8-6) in the 3rs set tiebreaker :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Our guys won the tiebreak 7-3 against the fifth seeds (Murray/Soares) and its 4-4 in the second set.
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I hope Paes moves away from sliced return on backhand in this game. This is a crucial game for our guys
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Broken? Who was serving?
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Our guys broken. Purav tried to play safe in his service game by reducing first serve pace to about 150/160 kmph to increase 1st serve pct and we got undone here :(
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Some 12th game.....
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Lost the second set 5-7 :-(
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Second set lost but a great fight nevertheless. Paes kept out the sliced return and so was superb in this game again. I really hope he puts away that slice - he is playing some sublime tennis today :)
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Looks like we had 5 bp's in that 12th game. Well that's me done as it's 2am. Hopefully wake up to good news.
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What a win! Purav was the star in the tie-break.. amazing!:)
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An amazing win after saving a match point in the tie-break, 5-6 ... :bounce: :notworthy: :bounce:

[R2] Leander Paes (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (5) Jamie Murray (ENG)/ Bruno Soares (BRA) 76(3) 57 76(6)
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Re: Australian Open 2018

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Yes apparently a backhand winner did it. :D
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