Looks like the ATP and ITF are now working closely at securing the Davis Cup in the calendar

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/63227833

Id never appreciated one of the main historic issues was how teams are selected - my reading is that the ATP want rankings to be used, and with that the idea of awarding ranking points to the DC would arise, as opposed to the ITF standing by captains selections. Personally , I dont give one jot over ranking points in a team event and think they arent needed. It doesnt change the attitudes of the players. But, anyway, seems for now they are pushing forwards together

JonH comes home wrote:

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Well, Dan wading into the DC doubles pair discussion - "it should have been me" -and to be fair he has a point as to why the Evo and Skupski pair was overlooked, certainly last year.

Certainly, he isnt holding back on his comments

I hope Dan backs this up the next few weeks with Peers and shows some decent doubles results, at his best he is a good player on the doubles court but hasnt been too hot recently, results wise

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 Maybe Dan should not have started a spat a few years ago about doubles with Jamie then? 

JonH comes home wrote:

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Blue_Belle wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/dan-evans-threatens-quit-davis-cup-1918744

Well, Dan wading into the DC doubles pair discussion - "it should have been me" -and to be fair he has a point as to why the Evo and Skupski pair was overlooked, certainly last year.

Certainly, he isnt holding back on his comments

I hope Dan backs this up the next few weeks with Peers and shows some decent doubles results, at his best he is a good player on the doubles court but hasnt been too hot recently, results wise

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 Maybe Dan should not have started a spat a few years ago about doubles with Jamie then? 

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 Hey Belle (or Blue?) - I cant remember what Dan and Jamie argued about now but the crux of Dans argument now seems to be that Leon picked Joe and Neal and Joe and Andy , and Dan is better than all those guys. Based on what happened in Glasgow, he may have an argument, hard to say really as personally Ive not seen much of Dan playing doubles! 

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 Look back to 2019, Jon

Dan said doubles was for lazy guys who couldn't be bothered to work hard enough for singles, and Louis Cayer was completely unqualified to take over at the LTA because all he ever did was coach some wannabe half-useless doubles players 

 

Made me smile 

But BB is probably right - didn't make himself any friends 

Blue_Belle wrote:

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Blue(or belle) or Flamingowings (FW) returns will do ;)

Dan is a good doubles player and has played with Neal but on the face of it, he doesn't play doubles as much AND Joe/Neal are both FAR more accomplished than he is (they have titles and slams after all). That said, people were saying it was Joe, not Andy that didn't play as well.
Ideally we would've gone for something like: Joe/Andy, Joe/Neal, Neal/Dan.

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 Heheh!!!!! 

welcome back , FW, youve been missed! Or should I now say BB! 

Coup Droit wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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Blue_Belle wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/dan-evans-threatens-quit-davis-cup-1918744

Well, Dan wading into the DC doubles pair discussion - "it should have been me" -and to be fair he has a point as to why the Evo and Skupski pair was overlooked, certainly last year.

Certainly, he isnt holding back on his comments

I hope Dan backs this up the next few weeks with Peers and shows some decent doubles results, at his best he is a good player on the doubles court but hasnt been too hot recently, results wise

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 Maybe Dan should not have started a spat a few years ago about doubles with Jamie then? 

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 Hey Belle (or Blue?) - I cant remember what Dan and Jamie argued about now but the crux of Dans argument now seems to be that Leon picked Joe and Neal and Joe and Andy , and Dan is better than all those guys. Based on what happened in Glasgow, he may have an argument, hard to say really as personally Ive not seen much of Dan playing doubles! 

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 Look back to 2019, Jon

Dan said doubles was for lazy guys who couldn't be bothered to work hard enough for singles, and Louis Cayer was completely unqualified to take over at the LTA because all he ever did was coach some wannabe half-useless doubles players 

 

Made me smile 

But BB is probably right - didn't make himself any friends 

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 Dan is Dan after all! 

Blue_Belle wrote:

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Blue(or belle) or Flamingowings (FW) returns will do

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 I thought we had agreed that it was FO, for FlamingOwings?

Welcome back, either way.