Week 11 - Challenger - $35,00 H - Salinas, Ecuador

DJ · County player

Week 11 - Challenger - $35,00 H - Salinas, Ecuador

johnnylad · Tennis legend

tough one. But Muller has a huge serve and Jamie is like a terrier at the net!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

At last a glimmer of hope on what has proved to be a bad day for Brit tennis-players: Delgo & Muller earlier today thrashed the Argentinian second seeds, Schwank & Zeballos, 1 & 3! smile

steven · Tennis legend

(if only I cared about doubles outside DC ties LOL but

anyway)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

(if only I cared about doubles outside DC ties LOL but anyway)

Shame on you, Steven!

DJ · County player

With you on that, Lynne!

steven · Tennis legend

* feels thoroughly told off * ashamed

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

*feels obliged to back up Steven - I like to watch doubles, but can't get excited over who beats whom outside of DC (not even VERY excited over Jamie M)

-- Edited by Madeline at 10:20, 2008-03-13

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

nice to see Delgo edging nearer to top 100.

freerider · Futures level

i agree with Mad and steven... i think that there is a certain attraction to singles maybe to do with how the ranking works

freerider · Futures level

but that isnt to say that it isdnt nice for the brits to be doing well!

wolf · Tennis legend

I don't get it why people constantly bag doubles. Do you just not enjoy watching it? Do you think because you have a partner to help you through it is not a true test of tennis ability? I for one much prefer to watch doubles.

I would be truely interested to hear your views.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I prefer it when Bahrami is playing!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

wolf wrote:

I don't get it why people constantly bag doubles. Do you just not enjoy watching it? Do you think because you have a partner to help you through it is not a true test of tennis ability? I for one much prefer to watch doubles.

I would be truely interested to hear your views.

As I said, I do like watching doubles. I think it is the constant changing of partners that puts me off following the rankings.

john · Top national player

Dont think anyone's "bagging" doubles. Whatever that means. Think a few of the reasons why many people don't find it as appetising to follow might be the lack of coverage (no matter how high up the player you support is ranked it's unlikely you'll see them on TV in their career apart from DC and maybe Wimbledon), lack of prize money (I'm a big believer that if the guys who "concentrated on doubles" were anywhere near as talented as their singles counterparts at similar ranking then they would be paid as such) and also as has been said some people just don't like watching it.