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Old School - New School Doubles Strategy
Common Principles
What bothers us the most here at TennisOxygen.com is when we hear other pros try to sell their product by explaining that they have some mythical secret that will magically take your game to the next level. Let's be completely honest: there are no secrets, there are no gimmicks, there are no bells, and there are no whistles in the game of tennis. Those who are successful in the game simply have a profound understanding of what is going on in each particular strategy situation. Nowhere is this more apparent than with the most successful doubles team in history, the Bryan Brothers. In this next doubles strategy video, Christophe analyzes the strategy behind two nearly identical points played out by the Bryan Brothers at the 2011 US Open and Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn at the 1931 US Open. These two points are so similar that it is almost scary. It is amazing that after 81 years of tennis evolution, the strategy of doubles play has remained the same.
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Djokovic Wins Epic Contest to Retain Melbourne Crown
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic captured his fifth Grand Slam championship title as he defeated No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in an epic final contest at the Australian Open on Sunday night in Melbourne.
At five hours and 53 minutes, it was the longest-ever match at the Australian Open and the longest men's Grand Slam final on record, surpassing the previous record of four hours and 54 minutes when Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl at the 1988 US Open.
In his acceptance speech, Djokovic said, "Rafa, you're one of the best players ever, one of the most respected players on tour. We made history tonight; unfortunately there couldn't be two winners tonight. I wish you all the best for this season and I hope that we will have many more finals like this."
It was the third successive Grand Slam final that Djokovic and Nadal have contested, and saw the Serb extend his winning streak over Nadal to seven straight matches. The pair clashed in six finals last season, with Djokovic prevailing in each one, including at Wimbledon and the US Open.
When asked whether it was the greatest win of his career, Djokovic said, "I think [it] comes out on the top because, just the fact, that we played almost six hours is incredible. I'm very proud just to be part of this history, part of the elite players that have won this tournament several times. I was very flattered to be playing in front of Rod Laver, in front of the all time greats, and in front of 15,000 people that stayed until 1:30 a.m."
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