Episode 17 - A Bow To The Bryans, What To Do With Doubles & Creating The Perfect Player

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports & Recreation, Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2012

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In a week when Bob and Mike Bryan finished a year ranked No.1 for a record 8th year, we pay homage to them, but ask whether they should get more recognition. What should tennis do to give doubles more media exposure and television/radio airtime? Should major changes be made to the doubles form of the game? Plenty of thoughts are offered by you, our listeners. Elsewhere, we review a cracking week on the ATP and WTA Tours, and build the perfect player with the help of Carlos Moya, Mark Philippoussis and Gaston Gaudio.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm John Mackenore and you're listening to the tennis podcast.
0:12.6	With the Brian Brothers topping the rankings for a record eight-year,
0:15.9	we talked doubles on the tennis podcast.
0:18.2	Does it deserve more airtime on TV? Should it change?
0:21.8	We'll ask the questions right here. We'll also review Stockholm,
0:25.2	Moscow, Vienna, Aneluxenberg and work with Carlos Moyer,
0:28.7	Mark Filippus isn't gassed on Gadio to try to build the perfect player.
0:34.5	Well, hello, welcome to the tennis podcast. We're up to episode 17.
0:39.9	17 tennis podcasts, I can't believe I can think of that much to say.
0:44.2	Well, if you believe that, you'll believe anything.
0:46.3	But yes, we are here, Catherine Whitaker and myself, David Law,
0:50.7	and we're here to talk about the tennis week that has been,
0:53.6	the tennis week that is to come, all sorts of other things as well,
0:57.2	including doubles. What is to be done about doubles?
1:01.4	Should anything be done? Is it the perfect sport already as it is?
1:04.8	We are inspired by the Brian Brothers who have finished the year,
1:10.4	number one in the world, for the eighth year in total,
1:13.6	the fourth year in a row that they've managed to do that,
1:15.9	quite an achievement, really, is a record achievement in fact.
1:19.1	And it did get me thinking, do they get enough credit?
1:22.0	Do they get enough attention?
1:23.9	And is there anything that the game should be doing to improve all of that?
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