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RogiRafaFan86 · 03-02-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by b8tta

Hope this doesn't seem like a stupid question (I'm new to following tennis) but I was wondering how the players decide who their doubles partner is going to be. Is it just a matter of Player X wants to team up with Player Y at a particular tournament or is it more complicated than that. I was just curious after seeing the doubles roster for Dubai where Nando is playing with Ferrer and Rafa with Feli. Thanks!

Well, normally it could be either one. But with this being an Olympics year, and with Davis Cup, Emilio Sanchez (Spain's Davis Cup captain) has a hand in it. Rafa will play with Ferrer in Indian Wells. They're just trying to find the pairings that will give Spain the most success. As for Rafa and Feli, they play doubles together a lot of the time anyway.

b8tta · 03-02-2008, 07:52 PM

Definitely makes sense ES would want to see who plays well with whom in order to put together the strongest possible team for these two big events. I didn't realize Feli had played a lot of doubles with Rafa, I thought he played doubles primarily with Nando. Thanks so much for the info, RogiRafaFan86...it's much appreciated.

Tiklish · 03-03-2008, 01:20 AM

Good luck to both doubles, Feli and Rafa and Fer and David!

b8tta · 03-03-2008, 04:01 PM

Fer won his match today 7-6 4-6 6-1. Way to go!!

Good luck in the next round!

Carlita · 03-03-2008, 04:58 PM

well done Fer!!

up next : Murray

(Roger

)

Sommarsverige · 03-03-2008, 06:25 PM

Congrats Fer

And hopefully he will win against Murray

RogiFan88 · 03-03-2008, 08:09 PM

Tough but good win for Fer over Rainer!

VAMOS, FER y DAVID!!!
Well, Fer gets Muzza instead of Rogi... let's hope he can get rid of him (I think Muzza's new haircut and the fact that he was sort of smiling were definitely big factors in the win today... j/k)... [or you may be wishing Rogi had won... ]!