ATP or WTA- which one do you prefer to watch these days?

[Shells15]

Question in the title.

 

[gadge]

2010's ATP and 2000's WTA.

 

[StringGuruMRT]

ATP. Except for Halep, the WTA doesn't hold my interest anymore

 

[tennis tom]

I like gurlz--to watch.

 

[RaulRamirez]

Still ATP, but I follow the WTA fairly closely as well.
I think I've always preferred the men's game, but have a ton of vivid memories from the WTA as well.

Arguably, Emma's and Leylah's runs at the USO -- regardless of where their careers go from here -- was one of the two or three top tennis stories of the year.

 

[The Blond Blur]

At the risk of being labeled a SeXiSt, ATP. Men are just bigger, stronger, faster, and better athletes. There's only so much time in the day so I'm going to watch the better product. It's the same reason I watch the NBA over the WNBA. Granted I think the difference in ability between the ATP vs the WTA is noticeably smaller than the NBA vs the WNBA.

 

[Purestriker]

Question in the title.

I like them both equally. But I would rather watch WTA 100 players than ATP matches at the same rankings.

 

[longmacchiato]

Always followed the men's game but increasingly becoming more interested in the women's game. I grew tired of the big three men years ago. The top 10 women is more fun because it is constantly changing.

 

[skaj]

Both are so entertaining that I don't know which one to choose.

 

[Pass750]

Both, really enjoy women’s game, it’s not dominated by serves like men’s game.

 

[Jonesy]

I watch what is passing on tv. If given the choice at the same time i will choose the more competitive one.

 

[coolcamden]

WTA by a far margin. Their games, speed and skills are more in-line with me. The men of ATP with their speed and serves, especially the serves, are just too much for my humble brain to identify with.

The ladies, some of them, are pleasing to the eyes too.

 

[Saula]

Is this a serious question ?
The top woman would not be in the top 1000 on the atp tour .
Obviously i am going to enjoy better players playing better tennis , it is just common sense .

 

[Nadal_King]

ATP- sports always is more exciting with men playing it(please any feminist here don't jump the gun on me)

 

[Shells15]

Is this a serious question ?
The top woman would not be in the top 1000 on the atp tour .
Obviously i am going to enjoy better players playing better tennis , it is just common sense .

You clearly missed the point but fortunately most others did not.

 

[Kralingen]

Gotta be honest I’ll take an exciting women’s match over two 6’5” lanklets most days. The top men are still better to watch, but at the US Open I enjoyed Sakkari-Andreescu far more than Zverev Sinner or Opelka Harris for example.

people need to give WTA a chance.

 

[SinneGOAT]

It’s a serious crime that there is no poll I enjoy the ATP as it has more variety and has some bigger personalities, however that can also be due to more media attention.

 

[Keizer]

2010's ATP and 2000's WTA.

2000s WTA was something special indeed. Shame the current product cannot hold a candle to it, whether in terms of peak level or depth of the field.

 

[Ventoux]

Generally, much prefer ATP.
WTA, to me, means stroppy girls and pushy parents. And lots of screaming. To the WTA, screaming means women are powerful.
I do like Raducanu and Sakkari.

 

[Jokervich]

I always prefer to watch the ATP. Only time WTA is good if it's like Osaka vs Serena, otherwise it's worse than ATP.

 

[Saula]

You clearly missed the point but fortunately most others did not.

What point did i miss ? Why would i enjoy drastically inferior tennis ? Men are just better at sports witch makes watching them play more enjoyable .

 

[Sudacafan]

It depends.

 

[scotus]

Used to watch Justine Henin religiously. Now I don't watch the WTA at all.

 

[socallefty]

I like the ATP when I watch tournaments in person due to the higher quality of play - UTR16s on the ATP while it is UTR13s on the WTA and the difference in level of play is shockingly high (mens college level for WTA vs mens top pro for ATP). I have done doubles drills against a WTA player who was in the final of the WTA season-ending tournament (she is ranked in the top 10 for doubles still) and the shot speed/pace is like high 5.0 men I sometimes play against, but she was deadly accurate and therefore better. I also see a few WTA players come and practice at my club against our club coaches (who are UTR 12 and 13) and it is not particularly entertaining for me. In contrast, when Nishikori, Verdasco etc. used to practice at my old club, the serves, movement and topspin was amazing to watch.

On TV you can’t really see the difference in level as easily and both ATP and WTA matches can be entertaining. I’ll pretty much watch any ATP tennis on TV - if it is WTA, I won’t watch lower-ranked players I’ve never heard of, but will watch if it is top players that I know of. I am still more likely to watch the WTA than other sports on TV unless the MLB baseball playoffs are on or there is a NFL game I want to watch.

 

[khingdheano]

Without consciously choosing, I find myself gravitating more to WTA. Not sure why, because I'm really turned off by the women that are overly vocal. Maybe think the speed of their game is more like something I can relate to.

 

[adil1972]

Question in the title.

put a poll

none of these i only follow GS + WTF

 

[Shells15]

It’s a serious crime that there is no poll I enjoy the ATP as it has more variety and has some bigger personalities, however that can also be due to more media attention.

put a poll

none of these i only follow GS + WTF

Poll added

 

[adil1972]

Poll added

OK Thanks a Lot

 

[guitarra]

It really depends on the matchup.