http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11436654/SAN JOSE, Calif. - John McEnroe took another successful step in his comeback with a thrilling victory in the doubles semifinals of the SAP Open.
McEnroe, 47, and his partner Jonas Bjorkman beat Jaroslav Levinsky and Robert Lindstedt 6-3, 4-6, 10-8, with the third set being decided by a tiebreaker. In the newly shortened doubles scoring format, the first team to 10 points by a margin of two wins, with no regular third set being played.
McEnroe and Bjorkman will face Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas in Sunday’s doubles final. McEnroe is looking for his 78th professional doubles title, to go along with his 77 singles titles.
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Ok, does this say more about McEnroe, or about the level of competition in doubles?
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