I thought doubles was a good way for me to practice and get some reps in - I didn't like to train in the gym as much as players these days.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I do doubles on Monday and Thursday, take Wednesday off or do easy cardio, do doubles on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend I just get outside and get active - jog or bike ride, or play tennis with my mom.
I'm pretty professional. I'm very aware when I'm not playing well and what I need to improve. I'm pretty motivated to fix things. There are guys out there who are not realistic; they don't like to take blame for certain things they don't do well. That's the nature of doubles sometimes: it's easy to find faults in your partner.
That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.
I just think repetition and getting the game reps shooting the ball in games really helps, rather than just practicing. You can get game timing.
I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.
Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you'll tone your muscles without bulking up.
I see so many people in the gym just slinging weight around. You can accomplish more if you squeeze the reps out in perfect form, instead of going big and trying to kill it every time.
Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym.
If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands.