Tennis & Teamwork

Tennis is most often recognized as one of the few major sports where a single competitor can become victorious without the aid of a team. Doubles is the exception in the tennis world where you and a teammate must work together with synced movements to win titles. With over 50 Men’s doubles titles, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan from America hold the number 1 ATP spot. And yes it’s not just a coincidence that they have the same last name, they are identical twins! The most recent major title captured by the brothers was the Australian Open. This event is the very first grand slam event to be played every year, which occurs in late January at Melbourne Park.
American tennis didn’t just stop with one doubles title on the world stage; women from the states also crushed their opponents to take the women’s Australian Open doubles title. These were none other than the Williams Sisters who have captured a career 13 doubles titles together. Besides competing for over $10.7 million in prize money, they get to play in what I think is the best looking tennis complex on the planet. The following is a link showing the beautiful Australian skyline and tennis center. Here. The main white facility is the 94 million dolllar Rod Laver Arena which has a retractable roof. This roof was used during the finals, but not because of rain, temperatures had climbed to 115 degrees 3 days in a row. Even though Australia is aesthetically pleasing and might have cute little kangaroos running a round, it is sweltering.