They both back their service games but credit their mentors for aspects elsewhere.
“We didn’t know how to do anything at the net three days ago, so we’ve definitely improved a lot,” McCabe continued. “I didn’t know how to play doubles, so I was standing in the wrong places and everything.”
Self-deprecating quips aside, it’s clear that McCabe and Tu have it. They’re clearly having fun and have chemistry on the court – where Tu says 20 per cent of their chat is tactics and the other 80 per cent is banter, “or saying something and doing the opposite” – and off the court, where they naturally finish each other’s sentences.
“Singles is a lot more physical on the body and everything, and you’re out there by yourself. Doubles, you’re with someone and you can go out there have some fun and just do stuff you wouldn’t normally do in singles, and somehow it works,” McCabe said when asked about the difference in dynamics between the two games.
