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mad dog1 said:
Sorry to disappoint you @tlm. ;)
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I would rather watch paint dry than boring doubles. Hit serve return serve with the possibility of maybe one or two more shots and rinse and repeat. The majority of the time is spent picking up balls and preparing to serve. I don’t care if it’s pro level doubles it’s still boring as hell.
 
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Can we get IDs of player description to TTW username?

For example, who is yellow shirt boi?
 
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S&V-not_dead_yet

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megamind said:
Thanks!

based on the first 4 vids

@S&V-not_dead_yet has a solid net game
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One would hope so with a username like that.

ms jolly seems to be amazing at everything!
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She is, trust me. Not only was she attacking my serve low at my feet but moving in to finish. My MXDs 9.0 partners do not do this!

not seen enough of mr jolly and pickles just yet, but will watch the next 2-3 uploads
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@J011yroger hits a heavy, and I mean heavy, ball. Good thing he was on my side!

@Pickle9 hits slightly less heavy but that's still heavy; we played singles prior and he passed me plenty - I couldn't even get a racquet on a lot of them.

shoutout mad dog for the great videos!
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(y)!!
 
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@tlm I get you. The better you get at dubs, the more fun it is. Dubs is a completely different game than singles. If your expectation is the same for both then you will be disappointed. :)
 
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tlm said:
Ya it takes a whole year of points to find 10 good one’s. Lol
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So you're saying these are not boring? That's progress. We'll turn you into a doubles aficionado in no time. This is, after all, why a self-proclaimed doubles hater is following a doubles thread. :D
 
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mad dog1 said:
@tlm I get you. The better you get at dubs, the more fun it is. Dubs is a completely different game than singles. If your expectation is the same for both then you will be disappointed. :)
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I know what your saying and with the right group of players it can be fun. I just love to hit the ball off the ground from the backcourt. My wife loves playing dubs and I am playing more mixed doubles now, and yes you are correct it’s a completely different game.
 
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S&V-not_dead_yet said:
So you're saying these are not boring? That's progress. We'll turn you into a doubles aficionado in no time. This is, after all, why a self-proclaimed doubles hater is following a doubles thread. :D
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No I am following it because I thought that we were going to see some real tennis like Max playing Jolly. I can guarantee that would draw a thousand times more interest than watching doubles play.
 
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tlm said:
I know what your saying and with the right group of players it can be fun. I just love to hit the ball off the ground from the backcourt. My wife loves playing dubs and I am playing more mixed doubles now, and yes you are correct it’s a completely different game.
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@siata94 and I hit for over 2 hours yesterday and over 1 hour was just spent practicing volleys. Probably did over half an hour of volleys from the service line. Was a lot of fun. Great for working on footwork and agility. :)
 
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tlm said:
No I am following it because I thought that we were going to see some real tennis like Max playing Jolly. I can guarantee that would draw a thousand times more interest than watching doubles play.
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Pickle and s&v played a very tightly contested and very entertaining set of singles, but the camera wasn’t set up yet because jolly, the ms, and I were hitting and chatting on the next court. It’s actually quite nice to meet and get to know the real people behind these screen names.
 
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I'm going to see Nicolas Mahut play dubs for the first time* in 48 hours.

No Herbert, but Roger-Vasselin is also an awesome doubles player.

* Pretty sure he's played doubles before, will just be the first time I've seen him play live.
 
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tonylg said:
I'm going to see Nicolas Mahut play dubs for the first time* in 48 hours.

No Herbert, but Roger-Vasselin is also an awesome doubles player.

* Pretty sure he's played doubles before, will just be the first time I've seen him play live.
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Enjoy! Hope you don’t fall asleep from boredom. ;)
 
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tlm said:
Years back I was at Cincinnati and after Roddick played they had some doubles play, obviously that’s the only way they could get people in the stands to watch doubles. My wife was all excited to watch the Brian brothers play, I watched for about 10 minutes and quickly became bored and went and got a beer.
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I enjoy watching high level tennis regardless of format. Can learn so much watching them.
 
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Chadalina said:
I prefer watching pro doubles to most singles. Singles lacks variety in todays game, reminds me of boys 14's in bigger bodies
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That's pro mixed doubles in the first post, isn't it?

Female partner on one side is obvious, might need Margaret Court's help to identify the other one.

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Chadalina said:
I prefer watching pro doubles to most singles. Singles lacks variety in todays game, reminds me of boys 14's in bigger bodies
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You are not in the majority, just checkout how many fans show up to watch pro doubles matches. When I saw dubs in Cincinnati they would show it in the night session right after the singles play otherwise the seats would be empty.
 
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tlm said:
You are not in the majority, just checkout how many fans show up to watch pro doubles matches. When I saw dubs in Cincinnati they would show it in the night session right after the singles play otherwise the seats would be empty.
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I dont concern myself with what others like :) Most of those people still have plastic on their racket handles (not you ofcoarse :) )

Guys like djok and nadal drive me crazy, its like working on a factory line, the same thing over and over and over. Its great to play that way, just really hard to watch

Bharami is my favorite doubles player to watch, guy is so creative. But the real pro's are entertaining as well
 
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Bharami was a very, very good tennis player. Sure, he almost became a comedian later on .. but it was off the back of excellent tennis skills.

The guys in the original post are good enough to be entertaining. Not only for shot making, but positional play and tactics.
 
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So much to gain from the few minutes of watching!

Everyone looks so relaxed and smooth, for people at the top of their respective levels who hit the ball so well, you certainly make it look effortless - I am sure this is due to the amount of work you guys put into having solid fundamentals.

Also appreciated S&V-not_dead_yet 's emphasis on great serve placement to set up a solid first volley, and the approach to the net looked very calm and methodical... while I'm still working on not sprinting to the net like a madman. Very much enjoyed how all of you guys played!
 
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tomato123 said:
So much to gain from the few minutes of watching!

Everyone looks so relaxed and smooth, for people at the top of their respective levels who hit the ball so well, you certainly make it look effortless - I am sure this is due to the amount of work you guys put into having solid fundamentals.

Also appreciated S&V-not_dead_yet 's emphasis on great serve placement to set up a solid first volley, and the approach to the net looked very calm and methodical... while I'm still working on not sprinting to the net like a madman. Very much enjoyed how all of you guys played!
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Yup. All are very good players! And even more importantly, good people. :)
 
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tlm said:
You are not in the majority, just checkout how many fans show up to watch pro doubles matches. When I saw dubs in Cincinnati they would show it in the night session right after the singles play otherwise the seats would be empty.
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I'm with @Chadalina and yes, I know I'm not in the majority. The advantage is that it's easier to get good seats.
 
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S&V-not_dead_yet said:
I'm with @Chadalina and yes, I know I'm not in the majority. The advantage is that it's easier to get good seats.
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Your right much easier to get good seats. Speaking of good seats when I was at Cincinnati I was lucky enough to get first row seats. I saw Rafa, Roger, Tommy Hass, Joker and Murray that first day. The players would come over a few feet from where I was sitting to towel off. It was amazing watching these guys close up, there is no doubles play that could even come close to that experience.
 
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tlm said:
Your right much easier to get good seats. Speaking of good seats when I was at Cincinnati I was lucky enough to get first row seats. I saw Rafa, Roger, Tommy Hass, Joker and Murray that first day. The players would come over a few feet from where I was sitting to towel off. It was amazing watching these guys close up, there is no doubles play that could even come close to that experience.
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I have seen them all except Joekervitch. I have courtside tickets to see him play this weekend, but am far more excited about getting to see Mahut play doubles.
 
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tlm said:
It was amazing watching these guys close up, there is no doubles play that could even come close to that experience.
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No arguing the "amazing" part. For me, the Bryan brothers, Murray/Soares, Kontinen/Peers, Kubot/Melo, Nestor/Zimonjic, Herbert/Mahut, et. al. are also amazing in different ways.

Another thing is that I can't imagine doing hardly anything the singles pros do but I can imagine doing some of the things the doubles pros do [positioning, communication, pinching the middle, etc.].
 
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tlm said:
You are not in the majority, just checkout how many fans show up to watch pro doubles matches. When I saw dubs in Cincinnati they would show it in the night session right after the singles play otherwise the seats would be empty.
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Your sir are a grade A ****, don't like it go watch/read something else. No one wants to hear your 2.5 tennis opinion.
 
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tlm said:
I would rather watch paint dry than boring doubles. Hit serve return serve with the possibility of maybe one or two more shots and rinse and repeat. The majority of the time is spent picking up balls and preparing to serve. I don’t care if it’s pro level doubles it’s still boring as hell.
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Once the wife and I went to watch the finals of a WTA tournament (very low level in terms of ranking). The doubles final was first up, went the distance and the crowd was into it all the way through. The singles final was an error fest up to 4-4 in the first at which point, we left to fetch dinner. And the crowd was bored too. I guarantee that some of the shots you see in doubles, you simply don't in singles, it's just forehands and backhands with a few volleys. When they are hitting hot, it's great, else it can be painful. There was this video called worst ever tennis match starring Donald Young. It was played at Cincy. There can't be any doubles game as horrendous as that.
 
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