Singles

Singles at club level is a choice, and increasingly a minority one. There is nobody to blame, nobody to cover the lob, and nothing between you and the scoreline for two hours. The designs here are the ones about individual style rather than partnership: the player who still comes in behind the serve and loses beautifully, the one who gets one more ball back, the one who has never once eased off. Long rallies, no conversation, and a drive home you spend rehearsing the third game of the second set. If you put your name down for the singles flight this season, this is your rack.