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Serena losing to Jill Craybas at Wimbledon. :eek: I was there. It still seems impossible that Serena could possibly play that bad. Especially on grass. Still SMH.

Berdych smacked Roger Federer out of the Athens Olympics in 2004, one of Federer's most dominant years on tour.

He's ... behind me, isn't he?

Common usage isn't 'false', it is the usage of language that makes the most sense to most people. To most people, talking about the 1960s but including 1970 and not 1960 is weird and misleading. That is why in common usage, the 60s means 1960 - 1969.

Good stats, but we also need to talk about break points saved to get a true picture of 'clutch'. Otherwise all we are saying is that Nadal and Djokovic are much better returners than Federer. Not even Fed's most deranged supporters can disagree with that? I have the feeling that more than...

Your poor TV is stuck on Fox News? That explains everything lol ...

If there was an award for totally missing the point, it would be yours. No contest.

If you can get $4.7 million on the WTA Tour, why would you compete at a low rent slam that only pays $100K? Go back to logic school.

Probably for the best if all you know how to do is parrot clichés.

It is still business. Some regions are willing to take a loss on a big sporting event because it raises the region's profile and they think they will make more back on tourism, national and international business opportunities. It's s gamble but that is fundamentally a business decision...

You might be. The rest of us are discussing the WTA Champion taking home $2 million more than the equivalent on the ATP next week. Hint: the clue is in the thread title. Apparently this has something to do with liberal politics, virtue signalling and social justice warriors. In your head. In...

LOL. Yes those well famous Chinese "social justice warriors" meddling in the "free market" to bankroll the WTA, in the name of "liberal politics" ... Just a tip, try reading what you write before you post it to avoid making a complete and utter fool of yourself.

It will be the most lucrative event for the winner who will win the biggest prize money in the history of tennis male of female. "In comparison to the $4.75 million prize money for the undefeated winner, the men’s equivalent, the ATP Finals, pays out only $2.7 million, Wimbledon $3 million and...

You call it blackmail. I and the rest of the untriggered world call it business. The WTA has a valuable product so they call the shots. They name the terms and conditions that the slams must adhere to if they want that product. The slams are free to take it or leave it. Strictly business.

They don't have to. They can accept the fact that their tournament revenues will be decimated when the WTA boycott if they don't. Wimbledon and the French Open could have chosen to lose a ton of money in ticket sales, sponsorship and TV rights or they could have chosen to pay peanuts to close...