Doesn't the poll seem a bit idiotic since the majority of people on this forum seem to be males and not representative of who attends tennis matches?
Doesn't the poll seem a bit idiotic since the majority of people on this forum seem to be males and not representative of who attends tennis matches?
It does sometimes feel like a no girls allowed treehouse around here...a bunch of guys squawking about how girls are stupid and icky.
no offense but this forum is biased to men's tennis so this isn't really scientific.One of the main arguments against equal pay is that ATP tennis is supposedly more entertaining to watch then WTA. This poll puts the argument to the test. What do you prefer to watch, ATP or WTA? Vote and discuss, but keep it classy!
This forum is full of unbias tennis fans of both sexes so I can't think of a better place for this poll, if you don't mind me saying you seem to be preempting the poll result.
another stormfronter?Is this a joke? WTA isn't worth watching even it was the only chance to save your kid life. Thiese wankers and Thugrena fanboys from Brooklyn and Michigan can't be counted as tennis fans.
mad because he's right? the forum is filled with biased male fans. most of the threads are variations of calling nadal a cheater whether it's peds or mto's. and i'm a fed fan. the threads about the wta are always about how they get paid too much.
I don't like the WTA right now due to the personalitys of the top players and one dimensional baseline games. I do like a few players like A Rad, Pironkova and Na but I preferred the 80s and 90s eras.
Idiotic might be an overstatement. But I will say I have seen some very hostile/aggressive/misogynist anti-WTA posts in this forum and I would think a lot of WTA fans wouldn't stick around for long, especially if they are women. It does sometimes feel like a no girls allowed treehouse around here...a bunch of guys squawking about how girls are stupid and icky. Not exactly warm and welcoming for the ladies...it's not like it's constant, but sometimes it gets real bad. So, I don't feel this poll would be exactly representative of the general population, but what the hell, why not?
It's funny, one of the most disturbingly misogynistic posters on here was a woman! I can't remember her name, because she was banned a year or two ago. :?All my friends who are female tennis players say they don't watch women's tennis. Pretty much the people I know who would watch women's tennis are the male friends, and most of them would only watch when attractive players are playing.
that's good to know but my point still stands.I don't like the WTA right now due to the personalitys of the top players and one dimensional baseline games. I do like a few players like A Rad, Pironkova and Na but I preferred the 80s and 90s eras.
Case in point,Kvitova def. Ivanovic 3-6,6-0,6-0. WTFI like them both for different reasons. I like to see the shot making of the ATP guys. But the WTA is waaaaaaaaay more unpredictable. You never know what the heck is going to happen. I really enjoy that aspect.
ahem...i think this person wins alot-ATP can get boring with the same people dominating, so I can see part of the appeal behind the WTA.
I just find that tennis is one of the sports that needs a dominant figure or figures to stay interesting. The ATP has always had that. From Fedal to Sampras and Agassi to Borg-McEnroe and everyone in between.
The WTA was great when you had the Williams, Clijsters, Henin Mauresmo, Davenport etc...., but now it doesn't have that, and I think it hurts the WTA even though you can get a new winner every week.
And they can't serve out sets and matches. And it's ONLY 3 SETS!! Can you imagine if they played best of 5? Terrifying thought. Then I'm angry because I'm waiting for a men's match. I understand their serves will never be men's quality, but seriously, most of them can't even toss the ball in the air without having to catch it at least 15 times in a match, and as such, they DF a LOT. It's actually pretty embarrassing.
Yes, I voted ATP.
Idiotic might be an overstatement. But I will say I have seen some very hostile/aggressive/misogynist anti-WTA posts in this forum and I would think a lot of WTA fans wouldn't stick around for long, especially if they are women. It does sometimes feel like a no girls allowed treehouse around here...a bunch of guys squawking about how girls are stupid and icky. Not exactly warm and welcoming for the ladies...it's not like it's constant, but sometimes it gets real bad. So, I don't feel this poll would be exactly representative of the general population, but what the hell, why not?
All my friends who are female tennis players say they don't watch women's tennis. Pretty much the people I know who would watch women's tennis are the male friends, and most of them would only watch when attractive players are playing.
I used to know a man like that. But he was not a tennis fan at all. He had never played and he was not interested in tennis at all. He only watched women tennis. I remember that he liked all the players but Mauresmo and Henin.