Building a doubles partnership
Plan serving, receiving, net movement and partner communication together. Use tour partnerships and mixed doubles to examine how contrasting strengths combine.
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Agree a practice format when serves are still developing
Specified first-ball, positioning and rotation agreements, then a progression from feeds to actual serves.
Cabral and Tracy recover from 3–5 in the decider to reach Shanghai final
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Cabral and Tracy recover from 3–5 in the decider to reach Shanghai final
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A 59-minute final ends a 13-match streak: Dabrowski and Stefani win Beijing
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A 59-minute final ends a 13-match streak: Dabrowski and Stefani win Beijing
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Dabrowski and Stefani win Wuhan for a third consecutive tournament title
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Dabrowski and Stefani win Wuhan for a third consecutive tournament title
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Dabrowski and Stefani win Wuhan for a third consecutive tournament title
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Davis Cup Final 8: why a team result can read 2–1
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Davis Cup Final 8: why a team result can read 2–1
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A down-the-line doubles return needs a next-ball plan
Expanded the reason for central coverage, the cross-court comparison and a four-player next-ball drill.
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When can a doubles team change its serving order?
Added a four-player sequence, fixed receiving sides, new-set choices and partner-contact rulings.
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No breaks, then 11-9: alternates Droguet and Jacquet win Estoril
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No breaks, then 11-9: alternates Droguet and Jacquet win Estoril
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Goffin’s Brussels farewell plan: two wildcards and a Friday hall change
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Goffin’s Brussels farewell plan: two wildcards and a Friday hall change
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Korean under-12 boys beat Romania 2-1 for third straight semifinal
Added all three tie scores, previous editions, the girls’ result and the next matchups.
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Five wins without a dropped set: Miedler and Oberleitner take Shanghai
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Five wins without a dropped set: Miedler and Oberleitner take Shanghai
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Five wins without a dropped set: Miedler and Oberleitner take Shanghai
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Siniakova and Patten: eight straight points against Djokovic, then an 8–10 finish
A 48-minute comeback and a 94-minute quarterfinal at the 2026 US Open mixed doubles. The scoring sequences and Muchova’s account reveal the day’s partnership questions.
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5–0 was not the finish: the Williams sisters and the lead a tiebreak can take away
Serena and Venus Williams led the deciding US Open tiebreak 5–0 before losing 10–7. Their 2026 doubles return shows why a big lead still leaves two teams with work to do.
8 min readYou shouted “get back” to your doubles partner. Why can that cost you the point?
USTA’s short-lob example explains when doubles communication becomes deliberate hindrance, why a late claim fails, and why grunts and involuntary cries need different treatment.
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Siniaková and Townsend: does your doubles partner need to play like you?
After their 2026 Roland-Garros title, Kateřina Siniaková praised how different her game was from Taylor Townsend’s. The useful lesson is about shared options, not simply pairing opposites.
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A US Open semi-final, then retirement: why Joe Salisbury chose to stop
Joe Salisbury retired at 34 after a final US Open semi-final with Rajeev Ram. His account separates the ability to compete from wanting another season of tour life.
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