Martina Hingis

[Lizard]

I just found out that Martina Hingis is still playing pro tennis. She's in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

Who knew?

[cashead]

Quietly came back from her second retirement caused by getting caught doing the drugs a couple of years ago, I think.

[Big D]

She was/is ranked no.1 in doubles.

[Lizard]

When did the pro men stop taking doubles seriously?

[Galfon]

since hewitt/macmillan, though newcombe/roche were up there.

[Big D]

When did the pro men stop taking doubles seriously?

Probably a gradual drop off as the game has evolved. The mens games can last 3+ hours and playing doubles, especially at slams are a big ask. Another factor is at Wimbledon the doubles play to win by 2 clear games at the end of set 5. Worst case scenario would be long singles followed by long doubles. Given the massive amounts of media and strict warm up/down and recovery regimens it would be very tough on a Djoko or Murray to play both.

There is a realisation that some top doubles players really are specialists and can take partnerships a while to develop too. Obviously the top men and woman would be instantly near the top of the doubles rankings but the likes of Bryan/Bryan/JMurray etc are real specialists.


Oh an prize money. 2million if you win the mens or womans singles, half of 350k if you win mens/womans doubles or half of 100k for mixed.

To put it into perspective, quarterfinalists get £250k in the singles, getting to the second round secures £50k.

[rowan]

Speaking of which, some things are just more important than sports: