The Doubles Thread

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru

• Nov 6, 2012

• #901

"double qualification for the double WTF" ?

talking about pairings, i still don't have any answer to the following issue:

what happens if a player "qualifies twice" for the double masters... i mean that 2 teams containing a same player end the year in the list of the 8 qualified teams.
that's mathematically possible ! i didn't find anything about it in the rulebook... but they say participation is supposed to be manatory.
... then the guy could play against himself !!! isn't that great ?!

but seriously, what if:
- A is playing with B during the 1st part of the year, then changes of partner and plays the 2nd part with C
- {A,B} and {A,C} are theoretically among the 8 teams qualified for the WTF
- {A,B} is ranked higher than {A,C}

... is A forced to play with B or can he choose his partner ?
(and it could be worse if several players are in this situation...)

i would like to see this happening.

 

db10s

Hall of Fame

• Nov 6, 2012

• #902

vive le beau jeu ! said:

talking about pairings, i still don't have any answer to the following issue:

what happens if a player "qualifies twice" for the double masters... i mean that 2 teams containing a same player end the year in the list of the 8 qualified teams.
that's mathematically possible ! i didn't find anything about it in the rulebook... but they say participation is supposed to be manatory.
... then the guy could play against himself !!! isn't that great ?!

but seriously, what if:
- A is playing with B during the 1st part of the year, then changes of partner and plays the 2nd part with C
- {A,B} and {A,C} are theoretically among the 8 teams qualified for the WTF
- {A,B} is ranked higher than {A,C}

... is A forced to play with B or can he choose his partner ?
(and it could be worse if several players are in this situation...)

i would like to see this happening.

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Thats one of the best hypothetical questions.... And its realistic! I think the player would play with his current partner only. And the other guy would be screwed.

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Mar 11, 2013

• #903

Indian Wells 2013

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Mar 13, 2013

• #904

Results - Wednesday - March 13th

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jun 2, 2013

• #905

French Open 2013

doubles draw shaping up nicely . . . (happy to see marach doing well)

Kaz/Marach d Beneteau/Ziminic 64 57 61

= = = = =

Lorenzi / Starace vs. Bednarek / Janowicz
now playing in "the bull ring"


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jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jun 2, 2013

• #906

Id like to see Huey/Inglot go deep, I like big Dom

 

RodSmooth

Professional

• Jun 2, 2013

• #907

IMO Bappeti and Paes were the best Team play wise and Charisma wise. Bryan brothers are bland to me. Where as Paes and Bappiti were huge in there country and very energetic.



I used to play futures and doubles was just something to do honestly.

My question is do Doubles players at a top 10 level get Respect and a fanbase like some singles players.

From what i see, NO besides the Bryan brothers.


What do you think?

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jun 5, 2013

• #908

good question, RodSmooth ......... food for thought ........... bryan brothers are on center court/philippe chatrier right now:

Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Bob Bryan (USA)[1] v. David Marrero (ESP)[8]
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[8]

lookin good!

 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster

• Jun 5, 2013

• #909

where can we watch this quarterfinals ?

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jun 5, 2013

• #910

Nostradamus said:

where can we watch this quarterfinals ?

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i'm sorry, Nostradamus, dear! :neutral:
(always wanted to say "Nostradamus, dear" to someone! :razz:

I believe they showed it on espn2 b/c it was part of the center court program .... sadly, only the GS and WTF seem to show doubles anymore!

Here's the Current Doubles Draw ...

 

R

-RF-

Hall of Fame

• Jun 5, 2013

• #911

Shout out to Janowicz for getting that far

 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster

• Jun 5, 2013

• #912

-RF- said:

Shout out to Janowicz for getting that far

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Yea I know, the man can't volley, that was incredible without hitting any volleys

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jul 4, 2013

• #913

Lotsa Doubles Today - Thurs. July 4th

WIMBLEDON 2013

No.1 Court - 1:00 pm Start Time

1. Gentlemen's Doubles - Semi-finals
Bob Bryan (USA)[1] v. Rohan Bopanna (IND)[14]
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] v. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)[14]
2. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-finals
Daniel Nestor (CAN)[8] v. Horia Tecau (ROU)[2]
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)[8] v. Sania Mirza (IND)[2]
3. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-finals
Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) v. Rohan Bopanna (IND)[7]
Vera Dushevina (RUS) v. Jie Zheng (CHN)[7]

No.2 Court - 11:30 am Start Time

1. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-finals
Marcin Matkowski (POL)[11] v. Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)[3]
Kveta Peschke (CZE)[11] v. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)[3]
2. Gentlemen's Doubles - Semi-finals
Leander Paes (IND)[4] v. Ivan Dodig (CRO)[12]
Radek Stepanek (CZE)[4] v. Marcelo Melo (BRA)[12]
3. Mixed Doubles - Quarter-finals
Bruno Soares (BRA)[1] v. John Peers (AUS)
Lisa Raymond (USA)[1] v. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)

TIME NOW in London, England, United Kingdom
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fullscreen.html?n=136
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romeo8880

G.O.A.T.

• Jul 4, 2013

• #914

Bryan brothers going to a 5th set. Fat paes/stepanek up a set on melo/dodig.

 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.

• Jul 4, 2013

• #915

Bryan brothers through to the finals. Fat Paes/Stepanek and Dodig/Melo looks like it's headed to a 5th.

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jul 4, 2013

• #916

Dodig to serve for it at 5-3 in the 5th

 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.

• Jul 4, 2013

• #917

Fat Paes is eliminated.

 

6-1 6-3 6-0

Banned

• Jul 4, 2013

• #918

Looks like the Bryans will get their Bryan slam.

 

Hood_Man

G.O.A.T.

• Jul 4, 2013

• #919

Dodig/Melo what are you doing??

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Aug 3, 2013

• #920

STEPS and FISHY INTO THE SEMIFINAL

today in wash,dc ...

GRANDSTAND 1 - 5:00 PM
M Fish (USA) / R Stepanek (CZE) vs G Dimitrov (BUL) / M Llodra (FRA)

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Aug 9, 2013

• #921

tennistv.com (and some other channels) are gonna broadcast doubles matches from the grandstand court at about 1:30 p.m. local toronto time ... in about a half hour!

13:30 - [4] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA) V Jelena Jankovic / Katarina Srebotnik (SRB / SLO)

15:30 - [1] Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (ITA / ITA) V Gabriela Dabrowski / Sharon Fichman (CAN / CAN)

16:00 - J Goerges / B Zahlavova Strycova (GER / CZE) V [3] Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Kveta Peschke (GER / CZE)

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Aug 10, 2013

• #922

Of the times I've seen Srebotnik play, she's never lost.
It would be ronantic and nice for the Canadians to win,
and they could do it, but they'll have to step it up!

 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.

• Nov 7, 2013

• #923

Great match with the Bryan brothers right now. It's crazy how tight doubles matches are. Always comes down to such few amount of points. More often than not, the Bryans come up with the goods (hence the reason they are #1).

 

Sentinel

Bionic Poster

• Dec 23, 2013

• #924

Indian News:

Bopanna and Qureshi have reunited. Bopanna doing some heavy training in Hyderabad along with Somdev et al. He was timed over 800m.

Bhupathi says he will retire at Wimbledon, he's trying to make it to the W. He seems to be into business these days and is trying to balance tennis and business.

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #925

US Open Day 10 - Doubles

It's only one show court (Louis Armstrong), but the USO Website is showing doubles matches all day today ... also tennis channel, espn, and espn2! :mrgreen:

Day 10: Wednesday, September 3

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00am Start Time
1. Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Marcel Granollers (ESP)[11] vs. Alexander Peya (AUT)[2]
Marc Lopez (ESP)[11] vs. Bruno Soares (BRA)[2]
2. Women's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)[8] vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Jie Zheng (CHN)[8] vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)
3. Men's Doubles - Quarterfinals
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs. Ivan Dodig (CRO)[4]
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Marcelo Melo (BRA)[4]
4. Mixed Doubles - Semifinals
Sania Mirza (IND)[1] vs. Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
Bruno Soares (BRA)[1] vs. Ross Hutchins (GBR)


Men's Doubles Draw
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/md/index.html?promo=subnav

Women's Doubles Draw
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/wd/index.html

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beast of mallorca

G.O.A.T.

• Sep 3, 2014

• #926

I want GranolaBar-Lopez to win the USO this year.
Vamos !!

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #927

Hingis/Pennetta were a lot of fun to watch

 

tennisaddict

Bionic Poster

• Sep 3, 2014

• #928

jaggy said:

Hingis/Pennetta were a lot of fun to watch

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Black and Mirza have a fair chance to take them out.

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #929

Chan and Hutchins have done well also, pretty unexpected if anyone has mixed doubles expectations anyway

 

tennisaddict

Bionic Poster

• Sep 3, 2014

• #930

jaggy said:

Chan and Hutchins have done well also, pretty unexpected if anyone has mixed doubles expectations anyway

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Townsend was pumped up in their match against Barty/Peers. I expect them to make the finals, though their opponents are strong today.

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #931

First set 7-6 to Granollers/Lopez

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #932

Townsend and the Donald lose

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #933

The Spaniards take it

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #934

beast of mallorca said:

I want GranolaBar-Lopez to win the USO this year.
Vamos !!

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i really really like that team ... only team i dont want them to beat is bryan/bryan, whom they could meet in the final ... heckuva match that would be though ... hope it happens ...

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 3, 2014

• #935

I was impressed by the ground power from the Argentinians, be interesting matchup against the Bryans should it happen in the final

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 4, 2014

• #936

US Open Day 11 - Doubles

jaggy said:

I was impressed by the ground power from the Argentinians, be interesting matchup against the Bryans should it happen in the final

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argentinians? if you mean the spaniards, then it might be a bit iffy ... dodig/melo were looking tuff ... i dont want them to, but they might just beat granollers/lopez ...

Arthur Ashe Stadium 12:00pm Start Time
1. Men's Doubles - Semifinals
Bob Bryan (USA)[1] vs. Scott Lipsky (USA)
Mike Bryan (USA)[1] vs. Rajeev Ram (USA)

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00am Start Time
1. Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)[4] vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
Elena Vesnina (RUS)[4] vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE)

Not Before: 12:30pm
2. Men's Doubles - Semifinals
Ivan Dodig (CRO)[4] vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP)[11]
Marcelo Melo (BRA)[4] vs. Marc Lopez (ESP)[11]

Not Before: 2:00pm
3. Women's Doubles - Semifinals
Martina Hingis (SUI) vs. Cara Black (ZIM)[3]
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) vs. Sania Mirza (IND)[3]

 

PDJ

G.O.A.T.

• Sep 4, 2014

• #937

I want Date-Krumm to win more than any person in any event! It would be amazing. If she doesn't make the final, I hope the winners come from the other side of the draw as I like all 4, although sentimentally I give the edge to Cara Black.
Great thread.

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 4, 2014

• #938

well dodig/melo didnt live up to expectstions, and granollers/lopez topped them in two, 64 64 ..... woohoo it's gonna be the spaniards vs bryan brothers going for their 100th title on sunday!!!

if B/B win on sunday ... history w/b made!!!

 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 4, 2014

• #939

a little entertainment before the main course of monfils/federer

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 4, 2014

• #940

Love Game said:

a little entertainment before the main course of monfils/federer

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I can hardly contain my indifference, hurry up and finish old peeps

 

PDJ

G.O.A.T.

• Sep 5, 2014

• #941

Sad for Date-Krumm
Happy for Hingis
And good luck to the twins- let's make history!

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 5, 2014

• #942

Mirza and Soares take the mixed

 

Djokovic2011

Bionic Poster

• Sep 5, 2014

• #943

Congrats to FreeBird, LazyNinja and all the other Indian tennis fans on Mirza's mixed doubles win. And of course congrats to Sania and Soares! :smile:

 

stringertom

Bionic Poster

• Sep 5, 2014

• #944

jaggy said:

Mirza and Soares take the mixed

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In an exciting fashion, 11-9 in the superbreaker! Congrats!

 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru

• Sep 7, 2014

• #945

Mens dubs final just starting

 

Sentinel

Bionic Poster

• Jan 30, 2015

• #946

Paes-Hingis reach final of AO 15 (Mixed Doubles).

Top seeded Sania-Soares knocked out in semis.

There's some talk in the papers of Paes' behind-the-back volley (that won them the point on the next stroke) at the end of a 20-stroke rally.

 

Gary Duane

G.O.A.T.

• Jan 30, 2015

• #947

Sentinel said:

Paes-Hingis reach final of AO 15 (Mixed Doubles).

Top seeded Sania-Soares knocked out in semis.

There's some talk in the papers of Paes' behind-the-back volley (that won them the point on the next stroke) at the end of a 20-stroke rally.

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Paes is pushing 42. The guy is a miracle.

 

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru

• Jan 31, 2015

• #948

Gary Duane said:

Paes is pushing 42. The guy is a miracle.

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he's impressive.
his rival nestor isn't bad either... one year older and 22 straight years winning at least a doubles title !

 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster

• Jan 31, 2015

• #949

So Now, even in Advanced levels, Baseline can win ?

So did Fabio and Simon prove today that even in advanced and highest levels of Doubles game, you can NOW win at Baseline, and you don't need to come to net or serve and volley ???

 

Sentinel

Bionic Poster

• Jan 31, 2015

• #950

Just heard Paes and Hingis won the final.

41 years I am told.