Oh that clock at the top left corner looks so cool. A good reminder for myself too because I'll be most likely taking a few days break from work right around that time, so definitely something to look forward to. Hopefully Andy will be fit enough to precipitate.
the word on the street is that Andy has stepped up his training.
Federer is also working hard on his game in Dubai.
and nadal is busy playing poker.
Oh that clock at the top left corner looks so cool. A good reminder for myself too because I'll be most likely taking a few days break from work right around that time, so definitely something to look forward to. Hopefully Andy will be fit enough to precipitate.
well the color matches anyway. the clock looks a bit out of place but we will enjoy it anyway.
we will take it down once the Australian Open starts.
They all look pretty good, herc. Love it! So unique.
I am glad you like it emma.
looks like we have brought the board to life a little bit. it looks alive now for a change.
I cant figure out at the moment as to how to space them just right but this will have to do for now.
that spot is left blank in the far right hand corner at the top.
I will try to figure it out tomorrow now.
John McEnroe Rips Doubles, Says He’ll Take Federer/Nadal Over The Bryans Any Day!
by Tom Gainey | December 8th, 2013
Speaking at the Statoil Masters earlier this week, outspoken legend John McEnroe ripped into the current state of doubles on the tennis circuit, calling for the discipline to be abolished!
“Why we are even playing doubles at this point is a mystery to me,” McEnroe told the Telegraph. “I love doubles but I don’t even recognise what this is. … They play an inch from the net. It is like wham, bam, thank you ma’am.
“If you cut out doubles and gave that money to singles players ranked between 200 and 1,000, maybe that would do something for the game. Then some other guy who never really had the chance to play ends up becoming No 100 in the world instead of quitting when he’s No 400.
“Most doubles players, I hate to say, are the slow guys who were not quick enough to play singles.”
As the moment few top singles players enter doubles tournaments and among the final 16 men (8 teams) to qualify for the London ATP Finals event last month, only the Bryans, Leander Paes, Radek Stepanek and Fernando Verdasco were among the faces an average fan would recognize.
And even the Bryans, one of the all-times greats, were in McEnroe’s crosshairs.
“What do you think they are playing doubles for? I like them and single-handledly they’ve tried to keep doubles going. There is something cool to watch these twins.
“But sometimes I hear people saying they are the greatest doubles players of all time. I’m like ‘Excuse me?’ If you put Federer and Nadal together, I am taking them.”
I think the new timer is awesome.
I had been going into threads to see how close we were to the 1st slam, now it's more convenient.
Great touch!
affirmative. thanks.
it sort of adds a little life to the board. all those numbers are constantly ticking.
so now the board looks a little animated.
traffic seems to be picking up. we are almost at 50 members.
I would say at this current rate we just might have around 200 by the end of 2014.
I would say that we have made astounding progress in such a short time.
viewership/readership is also moving in the right direction.
200 cool folks is all we need. I think that is a reasonable goal. that was a 3 year goal but it is going to happen much sooner.
lot of people want a cool place to chill. its just that the change is uncomfortable and not always seamless and easy.
Hi herc, there now seems to be one too many clocks at the top. Can we just have one for AO and perhaps only the upcoming ones for the coming week?
For Example, we can have Brisbane, Doha and Chennai. And of course AO. And then we can move on to the week after and replace all those with Sydney and Auckland but keep AO until it's over and then replace it with FO. What do you think?
traffic seems to be picking up. we are almost at 50 members.
I would say at this current rate we just might have around 200 by the end of 2014.
I would say that we have made astounding progress in such a short time.
viewership/readership is also moving in the right direction.
200 cool folks is all we need. I think that is a reasonable goal. that was a 3 year goal but it is going to happen much sooner.
lot of people want a cool place to chill. its just that the change is uncomfortable and not always seamless and easy.
Is the newest member propstoart our propstoart from tennis4u? Have we welcome him? He's a very good poster and I've always liked him.