A Quote by Bethanie Mattek-Sands
You have some singles that play doubles, but you have doubles players that can beat singles players when they're playing doubles.
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You know, I think playing doubles definitely helps your singles game in all aspects. Just being able to get that match practice, match preparation before playing singles matches. Then it also builds confidence just getting wins from doubles, yeah.
Doubles is exciting. Especially in the U.S. a lot of elite players play. They want to learn more about doubles, recreationally play and enjoy. When you see doubles live, you see how fast it is.
The proudest thing I have ever done was to win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
I've never had big problems about being long on the court. During the U.S. Open I played three events (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) and some people asked me if I want to stay overnight on the court.
I can personally say if I'm not relevant in the singles world and my only choice is to play doubles, I'd probably stop playing tennis.
I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking about me and my performance and questioning my career and my achievements, where is the next mixed doubles pair, please show it to me. I would like to know.
I would say playing doubles is great for, you know, just in general. For the singles game, as well. You're able to work on returns, serves, aggressive playing. Also able to practice pressure situations.
I was eighth in the world in doubles, 67th in singles. Could I have achieved more? Yes, perhaps, but I did it my way.
In doubles there was nobody before me. I have changed how people look at doubles.
I want to promote doubles, educate people and media about doubles.
I have always played under pressure because I have always played for my team in doubles and mixed doubles and it was always like if the doubles pair win then the team wins.
Doubles does not have adequate support, promotion and sponsorship and budding shuttlers are more keen to take up singles.
If more people knew about it, followed the teams, they would really enjoy watching mixed doubles and doubles.
We've said from the beginning when we traded Richie (Sexson), we're trading home runs for doubles and the ability to manufacture runs... Doubles are almost better. I mean, home runs are great, but when you've got guys who smack those doubles, you're in good shape, you've got a lot of guys in scoring position.
To play with one of the greatest doubles players of all time in Mike Bryan was super-fun.
Tennis is a young man's game. Until you're 25, you can play singles. From 25 to 35, you should play doubles. I won't tell you exactly how old I am, but when I played, there were 28 men on the court - just on my side of the net.
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