UK Doubles Rackets shock...

Barker and Robinson win in 4!

When the existing Rackets Doubles World Champions, Harry Foster and Mark Hue Williams, lost in the semi-finals to unseeded Guy Barker and Ali Robinson in 7 games, with Barker and Robinson 3/1 down at one point, we didn't necessarily think we would have to throw out the entire form book. But after Sunday's Final it seems that we might have to! Having taken 7 games to defeat Harry and Mark, the octagenerian partnership [that's editorial license at its most extreme..!] of former World Champions Guy and Ali subsequently went on to defeat Alex Titchener-Barrett and Tim Cockroft in 4 straight games, 12, 11, 5, and 7 in the final on Sunday 28 February. Congratulations to Guy and Ali for putting up such a forceful battle in a flawless match; results on this link:

http://www.wwswitchboard.com/booking/tournresults4.aspx?rotoid=8684

 The Lacoste Open Doubles Championship starts on Saturday 13 March, just time for a couple of weeks in the gym for any competitors seeking to lift their game that tiny bit more...