#2 Seed Max “The Beast” Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor d. WC Mark Knowles and Nicolas Almagro 6-3 7-6(3)

Written by: Staff on 11th March 2012

Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski vs Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi

#2 Seed Max "The Beast" Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor d. WC Mark Knowles and Nicolas Almagro 6-3 7-6(3)

epa03017102 Daniel Nestor of Canada and Max Mirnyi of Belarus return to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski both of Poland during their at ATP World Tour tennis doubles final match held in O2 Arena in London, Britain, 27 November 2011. EPA/KERIM OKTEN |

Mirnyi and Nestor put on another classic doubles clinic late this afternoon at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. Knowles, Nestor’s former partner, entered last minute with Almagro and it was clear that the Spaniard was not in his element. The baseliner was eaten up by serves and the constant forward attack of Mirnyi/Nestor. Knowles tried his best to level the playing field between the two teams, but even with his vast experience, Mirnyi/Nestor were able to play and take advantage of Almagro.

Mirnyi is still a beast on the court, serving upwards of 125mph and covering all angles at the net. Some of the volleys he made had the veteran tennis fans on hand shaking their heads or clapping in admiration. Nestor wasn’t too shabby either, taking control of the middle and serving effectively at the right moments.

Topics: almagro, Daniel Nestor, Mark Knowles, Max Mirnyi