Australian Formation

n: The often upsetting tactic of a doubles team, in which the partner of the server stands at net on the same side of the court as the server. It is also known, somewhat perplexingly, as the American formation. In Davis Cup history, quite independently and a number of years apart, each nation used it to defeat a doubles team from the other nation, so both countries have labeled the hateful play with the other country's tag. However, if you prefer not to foster nationalism, you can call it the tandem formation.