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Did Kubot/Melo tank in their final RR match to play Harrison/Venus? #tennis

I watched a little bit of this match yesterday, and Kubot/Me...
Massive splenetic base
  11/18/17
interesting. hard to judge tanks in doubles tho. two guys ha...
Cerise fortuitous meteor
  11/18/17
Normally I'd agree with you, but I watched a set of their ma...
Massive splenetic base
  11/18/17
wonder if there's a dubs thread on the tennis forums where t...
Cerise fortuitous meteor
  11/18/17
Kubot/Melo got gaped today 4&2. Looks like they succ...
Massive splenetic base
  11/19/17
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Cerise fortuitous meteor
  11/19/17


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Date: November 18th, 2017 2:26 PM
Author: Massive splenetic base

I watched a little bit of this match yesterday, and Kubot/Melo who have been crushing it lately played HORRIBLY against Murray and Soares. So bad in fact, that it looked like a tank job to me without knowing any other facts.

But today, as I look at the doubles semi-finals, I see that Kubot/Melo, who are the #1 doubles team in the world, beat Harrison and Venus (a pretty green team this year, qualifying on the strength of their RG win). However the other SF features Kontinen and Peers, the #2 doubles team who lost to Harrison and Venus, but who are far more accomplished.

Did Kubot and Melo tank their final RR in order to get the easier SF? Of particular note, Murray and Soares would not have qualified had they lost, so they were certainly playing all out to win.

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Date: November 18th, 2017 9:54 PM
Author: Cerise fortuitous meteor

interesting. hard to judge tanks in doubles tho. two guys have to be on, and have to have the right vibe with each other. it's easier to have a fucked up day in doubles where nothing goes right than in singles.

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Date: November 18th, 2017 11:26 PM
Author: Massive splenetic base

Normally I'd agree with you, but I watched a set of their match yesterday and thought they were tanking even before I realized they had a reason to do so. It was very weird.

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Date: November 18th, 2017 11:38 PM
Author: Cerise fortuitous meteor

wonder if there's a dubs thread on the tennis forums where this has been discussed.

also would be curious to see the betting patterns. maybe they got paid off?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3801686&forum_id=2#34721069)



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Date: November 19th, 2017 12:13 PM
Author: Massive splenetic base

Kubot/Melo got gaped today 4&2.

Looks like they successfully got 400 points and $96k for winning the SF instead of 200 points and $36k for winning the RR.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3801686&forum_id=2#34723201)



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Date: November 19th, 2017 12:14 PM
Author: Cerise fortuitous meteor



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