London's absurd schedules. The doubles are getting in the way. Scrap the doubles?

[UnderratedSlam]

Almost half the singles matches are starting late due to doubles matches that ALWAYS have at least one tie-break and nearly always go into that silly mini-3rd set.

I'm getting tired of it. I am sure the singles players are too.

One would think that having JUST TWO bestof3 singles matches per day would ensure punctuality. But no. The doubles, which 5 people in the entire world follow, get scheduled only two hours earlier, and they keep interfering with the schedule.

It's embarrassing enough that this highly useless "doubles Masters Cup" even exists, let alone that it takes place at the same time and same venue as the singles.

Frankly, I'd scrap doubles as WTF altogether (since its biggest "star" is the "legendary" Granollers) but since it "has" to be played this week in London can't the organizers move it an HOUR EARLIER?

There are no crowds so WHY stick the doubles and the singles so close together? ATP organizers have literally no common sense.

Combining ATP WTF with WTA's Cup would be a LOT smarter. Or a junior boy's WTF filling in the gaps. Both options would be great.

This however is a joke.

 

[pj80]

I agree...nobody cares about doubles

 

[TheAssassin]

Be thankful the deciding set goes to a supertiebreak straight away lol...

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Almost half the singles matches are starting late due to doubles matches that ALWAYS have at least one tie-break and nearly always go into that silly mini-3rd set.

I'm getting tired of it. I am sure the singles players are too.

One would think that having JUST TWO bestof3 singles matches per day would ensure punctuality. But no. The doubles, which 5 people in the entire world follow, get scheduled only two hours earlier, and they keep interfering with the schedule.

It's embarrassing enough that this highly useless "doubles Masters Cup" even exists, let alone that it takes place at the same time and same venue as the singles.

Frankly, I'd scrap doubles as WTF altogether (since its biggest "star" is the "legendary" Granollers) but since it "has" to be played this week in London can't the organizers move it an HOUR EARLIER?

There are no crowds so WHY stick the doubles and the singles so close together? ATP organizers have literally no common sense.

Combining ATP WTF with WTA's Cup would be a LOT smarter. Or a junior boy's WTF filling in the gaps. Both options would be great.

This however is a joke.

I'd not say that scrap them, but schedule them 1h30m earlier.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Be thankful the deciding set goes to a supertiebreak straight away lol...

Three full tie-breaks... that would be enough to turn me terrorist.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I'd not say that scrap them, but schedule them 1h30m earlier.

... in some obscure East End tennis club 10 miles away...

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Three full tie-breaks... that would be enough to turn me terrorist.

Where would you attack first??
If you have no plans yet, I give you a target, attack @Yugram 's secret military base, I'll pay you 500K dollars

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

... in some obscure East End tennis club 10 miles away...

Eh no.
Let it be at O2 arena only.

 

[blablavla]

... in some obscure East End tennis club 10 miles away...

on grass, in the fresh air

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

on grass, in the fresh air

Space or bust.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Where would you attack first??
If you have no plans yet, I give you a target, attack @Yugram 's secret military base, I'll pay you 500K dollars

I'll do that, but only if @Yugram turns out to be a doubles WTF supporter.

Which I doubt.

Because statistically the odds of a randomly chosen tennis fan following doubles tennis is 0.0000001%

 

[UnderratedSlam]

on grass, in the fresh air

... with cows and sheep milling around, interfering...

 

[blablavla]

... with cows and sheep milling around, interfering...

would you allow them to keep the lines?

 

[r2473]

ATP Finals is a sexist event

 

[UnderratedSlam]

would you allow them to keep the lines?

I would allow them to do anything, including charging at the players...

That this is a GOAT is of course very symbolic.

 

[blablavla]

ATP Finals is a sexist event

not only sexist, but it discriminates based on merit, only top 8 players.
though, in defense of the WTF, it is known to invite on a regular basis an injured person

 

[UnderratedSlam]

ATP Finals is a sexist event

And racist.

And discriminates against the poor. When has there ever a poor player been invited?

 

[Jonesy]

Doubles is not tennis, its oldsman game.

 

[blablavla]

Doubles is not tennis, its oldsman game.

the WTF in singles doesn't have a history of liking "intelligent tennis", when was it last time hold on clay?

 

[mbm0912]

They really should eliminate doubles from the tour.

 

[norcal]

They really should eliminate volleying from the tour.

fixed for ya.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

They really should eliminate doubles from the tour.

They really should eliminate volleying from the tour.

fixed for ya.

You need a course in Tennis-Fixing...

"They really should eliminate journeymen servebotting from the tour."

There. Fixed.

 

[bhpower]

I like Doubles, maybe matches could start an hour earlier.
Anyway it's not like matches are starting very late.

 

[norcal]

Another evil match tiebreak coming up...watching dubs is fun, especially if you are wfh and getting paid for it!

 

[Username_]

Doubles should be best of 1

 

[Nostradamus]

We can solve the problem by making all the top 8 guys play doubles as well as singles. to play in ATP tour final , you have to play doubles if you make the singles draw. Then we will see, Federer/ djokovic vs Nadal/ Thiem

 

[norcal]

We can solve the problem by making all the top 8 guys play doubles as well as singles. to play in ATP tour final , you have to play doubles if you make the singles draw. Then we will see, Federer/ djokovic vs Nadal/ Thiem

Winner gets a date with Diego's gf?

 

[blablavla]

Doubles should be best of 1

best of 1 game? 1 point?

 

[Deleted member 688153]

booooo why scrap doubles, it's fun, just schedule it at a different time

there's 24 hours in each day, if they can't do that they're not trying hard enough (or are miserly and just don't want to pay staff overtime/penalty rates)
why let them get out of that by letting them scrap an important part of the sport?

 

[mbm0912]

Doubles should be best of 1

 

[Deleted member 688153]

We can solve the problem by making all the top 8 guys play doubles as well as singles. to play in ATP tour final , you have to play doubles if you make the singles draw. Then we will see, Federer/ djokovic vs Nadal/ Thiem

oh my god fedace with the good post, do my eyes deceive me

that's a great idea, make them do a doubles match like the davis cup, that would actually make the event cool instead of something that only fed and djoker heads care about

 

[ND-13]

It is just an extra 15 minutes for the extra TB. I like the doubles and we dont see that televised often. I am thankful for it.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Doubles should be best of 1

Best of one games.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

They should scrap the singles

 

[UnderratedSlam]

They should scrap the singles

Coz no Fed?

There should be a new rule banning all tennis events where Federer doesn't play.

And award Halle, Cincy and Basel the 5,000 points (each) that they deserve.

 

[James P]

Just spice up the doubles a little bit. Losers get vaporized by lasers on live tv.

 

[Johnny505]

The start times are stupid for the singles, afternoon session at 1400hrs, evening session at 2000hrs. Just start play earlier in the day.

 

[Nadalgaenger]

I agree...nobody cares about doubles

Peter Fleming begs to differ!!

 

[Down_the_line]

No. Horrible idea.