How to Improve the WTA?

[coloskier]

Let's face it.... The only reason most men watch women's matches is for the eye candy.

[t135]

I enjoy the tennis.

[Swissv2]

Originally Posted by coloskier

Let's face it.... The only reason most men watch women's matches is for the eye candy.

skimpier clothing for the good looking players, I say.

[Netspirit]

The court is just too big for women with the current surfaces, rackets and strings.

Imagine 2 male players on a tennis court that is 1.5 times wider and 1.5 times longer. Imagine them getting "lost" on that real estate, visually.

What kind of game would they be playing?

That is what is happening with the WTA. Women are smaller, slower and less powerful than men, I would say 1.5 times so. And they play the game these conditions dictate - they get exhausted after 3 sets, they scream like there's no tomorrow, they get injured, they bash it from the baseline and never undertake a trip to the net unless they absolutely have to.

Shrinking the courts for women might help, but it's not happening. So there must be something else that can be done - I propose making the whole thing faster.

[firepanda]

Formalise grunting. Over, say, 50 decibels is interference. Remove second serves (Seriously. I hate big-servers). Remove lets. Remove coaching between sets or games or whatever. Lower female prize money or increase male prize money (Male do more work in slams and they draws far more crowds).

[jackson vile]

STOP FORCE FEEDING IT DOWN OUR THROATS. We want to watch men's tennis, stop cutting******* stupid sarena, etc interviews when there is a good men's match on.

WTA is kill ATP, we need to see more of the men.

[OverratedIvanovic]

Well I don't care about WTA but atleast don't feed me with Ivanovic vs Errani crap or Sharapova destroying someone 6-1 6-1 when there is a 5 setter thriller between Berdych and Anderson going on

[djones]

Originally Posted by Hood_Man

Also, as dramatic as some women's matches can be, they rarely match up to a competitive 5th set in the men's draw.

Very true!

[mcenroefan]

Let's also work on improving the ATP...its just as much in need.

[cluckcluck]

Originally Posted by mcenroefan

Let's also work on improving the ATP...its just as much in need.

Totally, the ATP should play best of 5 sets at every major.
In all seriousness, the ATP is not perfect, though it runs much better than the WTA does.

[jaggy]

I think the bikini idea needs more discussion

[hugobosstachini]

People talk about WTA but this Granollers dude. When the hell did he devellop such grunts To me I can't remember him doing this or probably I'm crazy. Lol.

[TERRASTAR18]

Originally Posted by ductrung3993

Sharapova, Kirilenko, Ivanovic and other hot chicks should play in bikini. Of couse, this does not apply to Schievone, Venus etc...

venus is hot. kirilenko,ivanorexic and the third chick are not......

[TERRASTAR18]

Originally Posted by Warmaster

Sorry, but that 'unpredictable nature' usually comes with 50+ unforced errors. That's just enjoying unpredictability for the sake of it.


I actually enjoy watching WTA matches from time to time, but from an economical point of view it's pretty obvious they shouldn't get as much prize money as the men.

but what is so exciting about an atp where only 2 ppl win. the two might fluctuate but it's only 2.

[TERRASTAR18]

Originally Posted by cluckcluck

Totally, the ATP should play best of 5 sets at every major.
In all seriousness, the ATP is not perfect, though it runs much better than the WTA does.

its fed, nadal and joker, the rest are pretty boring.

[TERRASTAR18]

Originally Posted by OverratedIvanovic

Well I don't care about WTA but atleast don't feed me with Ivanovic vs Errani crap or Sharapova destroying someone 6-1 6-1 when there is a 5 setter thriller between Berdych and Anderson going on

2 ppl who lose in 3 to fed, djoker or nadal in the next round so is it really that thrilling....

[consigliere]

Originally Posted by TERRASTAR18

its fed, nadal and joker, the rest are pretty boring.

Ok, i'm about to switch into rant mode but i'll try to be calm. There's nothing that pisses me off more than when we get these top 3 seeders matches shoved down our throats ( including warm-ups and breaks ) while other thrilling matches are being played. What the hell is thrilling about watching a player breeze through the match in straight sets huh ?? If thats your idea for competitive tennis then fine, just stop being so ignorant about it.
My idea for good tennis is some competitive, unpredictable matches which is why i dont watch Federer, Nadal or Nole's matches unless they're playing each other, i.e. finals or semis, with the exception of some rare occasions.

[t135]

Originally Posted by consigliere

Ok, i'm about to switch into rant mode but i'll try to be calm. There's nothing that pisses me off more than when we get these top 3 seeders matches shoved down our throats ( including warm-ups and breaks ) while other thrilling matches are being played. What the hell is thrilling about watching a player breeze through the match in straight sets huh ?? If thats your idea for competitive tennis then fine, just stop being so ignorant about it.
My idea for good tennis is some competitive, unpredictable matches which is why i dont watch Federer, Nadal or Nole's matches unless they're playing each other, i.e. finals or semis, with the exception of some rare occasions.

Well said....

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by consigliere

Ok, i'm about to switch into rant mode but i'll try to be calm. There's nothing that pisses me off more than when we get these top 3 seeders matches shoved down our throats ( including warm-ups and breaks ) while other thrilling matches are being played. What the hell is thrilling about watching a player breeze through the match in straight sets huh ?? If thats your idea for competitive tennis then fine, just stop being so ignorant about it.
My idea for good tennis is some competitive, unpredictable matches which is why i dont watch Federer, Nadal or Nole's matches unless they're playing each other, i.e. finals or semis, with the exception of some rare occasions.

True, like they were showing Nadal warming up, or straighting Ed, or Maria double bageling someone, while there were 2 matches going into a fifth set last night. When the Nadal match finished they moved to the Kanepi meltdown.

[Love Game]

Originally Posted by Tcbtennis

I guess it's that time of the year where the trolls come out to bash the WTA. They don't deserve equal prize money, the WTA sucks, the women are shriekers, blah, blah, blah. You guys seem to get your panties up in a bunch so easily. Enjoy life and worry about more important things. They aren't going to decrease prize money in slams. They aren't going to separate the WTA from the ATP at slams. The one thing they might do is address the shrieking but not in the current crop of players.

With the Internet there are other options to view tennis so you don't have to watch the WTA and have your heads explode with all the pent up anger you guys seem to have.

Believe it or not there are many who enjoy watching the drama of the WTA. It's like a soap opera with many twists and turns. Quite often the ending is not known until the very end. Unlike the ATP which is very predictable, the WTA can have you hanging to the edge of your seat, smacking your forehead in disgust, cursing at your favorite player. With the recent retirements and drop in form of a lot of high quality players things have fallen off a bit. But it will get steadier and better quality. Until then, take a chill pill.

excellent post!