In the Quarter finals they were up against the number one team in the world of Bob and Mike Bryan from the United States . After losing all previous matches to the number one team in the world this year in straight sets. The team of Coetzee and Moodie split the first 2 sets and found themselves in a match tie break to decide the match. After a roller coaster of a tie break and a few lead changes the Sth African Team prevailed 10-8 in the match tie break for their first victory together over the number one seeds and a spot in the Semi Finals.
Coetzee said, “Winning a match like this one today give you a lot of confidence. Those guys are the best team and have definitely had the better of us this year. Again, this win gives us a lot of confidence and reinforces that we belong here with these best teams”.
In the semi finals, the pair took on the 4 th seeds of Buhpathi and Knowles. After a dominant first set by their opponents, Coetzee and Moodie fought hard in the 2 nd set doing everything to force a match tie break. Unfortunately they fell just short losing a tight 2 nd set and the match 6-0 7-5. |