Players want more money
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nighthawkrr
Professional
he said it was an accident.
Oval_Solid
Hall of Fame
Its time to replace all these greedy tennis players with AI tennis bots
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Skiing is financially less rewarding than tennis and he also said he was afraid for his safety.
Sinner wimped out of skiing, so that was no accident.
Sinner wimped out of skiing, so that was no accident.
Rosstour
Talk Tennis Guru
Arnaldi, Berrettini, Wawrinka, Bashilashvili, Schoolkate, Dimitrov are all outside the Top 100
Better_Call_Raul
Legend
Socialists want your money too.
big ted
G.O.A.T.
I think fans would pay to see 3 of those players
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
She also has greater lung capacity.
RSJfan
Legend
A significant portion of the revenue should be shared with ticket buyers, I gently suggest around 50%. Without ticket buyers you will have another 2020 USO with only player coaches/family and no fans situation and no one wants that disaster again. I think a reasonable starting point is for every ticket you purchase you are given by year end 150% of its face value until ticket buyers have in aggregate received 50% of the tournament revenue for the year. I will forward this idea to Dr Raul for analysis and further refinement of the details.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
A significant portion of the revenue should be shared with ticket buyers, I gently suggest around 50%. Without ticket buyers you will have another 2020 USO with only player coaches/family and no fans situation and no one wants that disaster again. I think a reasonable starting point is for every ticket you purchase you are given by year end 150% of its face value until ticket buyers have in aggregate received 50% of the tournament revenue for the year. I will forward this idea to Dr Raul for analysis and further refinement of the details.
Thank you so much for showing me so many innovative paths toward making tennis big again. And this is before we have even heard Dr. Raul’s thoughts on the matter.
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BlackMagic
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I also want more money! Who doesn’t?
Everyone who say he/she doesn't want more money is fooling himself/herself
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
Oh yeah lets give players more money when the world number one chokes 4-1 30-0 up
Lets give Sinner more money when he's up 5-1 in the 3rd and dies from the heat
Lets give Bublik more money when he loses R1
Lets give De Minaur more money when he hits amateur level club shots into then net
Lets give Tiafoe more money when he loses to Watanuki Indian Wells 2025 R2
Lets give challenger players more money when there's a high rate of match fixing
Lets give more money to the double faulters of the WTA
Lets give more money to players who do nothing for 50% of the season, make 2 or 3 decent runs and tank opening rounds.
Before they ask for more money, how about putting on more of a show. The same work ethic from these "professionals" wouldn't cut in on a job site as a labourer. They'd get dropped/sacked immediately.
Lets give Sinner more money when he's up 5-1 in the 3rd and dies from the heat
Lets give Bublik more money when he loses R1
Lets give De Minaur more money when he hits amateur level club shots into then net
Lets give Tiafoe more money when he loses to Watanuki Indian Wells 2025 R2
Lets give challenger players more money when there's a high rate of match fixing
Lets give more money to the double faulters of the WTA
Lets give more money to players who do nothing for 50% of the season, make 2 or 3 decent runs and tank opening rounds.
Before they ask for more money, how about putting on more of a show. The same work ethic from these "professionals" wouldn't cut in on a job site as a labourer. They'd get dropped/sacked immediately.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
This is one of silliest arguments I have ever read. The fact that we've had a slightly topsy-turvy French Open is supposedly evidence that players are over-paid.
The fact is that unpredictability has breathed life into this iteration of the French Championship.
And the other fact is that since when was the real contest supposed to begin in R1 and R2? Sensibly people don't even tune in before the Round of 16.
The fact is that unpredictability has breathed life into this iteration of the French Championship.
And the other fact is that since when was the real contest supposed to begin in R1 and R2? Sensibly people don't even tune in before the Round of 16.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
Put yourself in the shoes of the people trying to sell tennis as a sport.
I will tell you that Schnaider will lose for no reason to much lower ranked WTA players time and time again through the year.
Chwalinska will fade after the FO, not as hard as Boission from last years but she won't do much else
How are you supposed to market the sport with all these upsets of top players? I laugh thinking about Bublik and De Minaur as Top 10 players compared to the likes of Nalbandian, players with real skill and determination and kicking ability.
The sport is missing talent pools with all the right tools. Half of these players who are in the top 30 think their lives are made because they can afford to make deep runs twice a year and they're safe.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
You give me a chuckle. Love your work.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Because of the large fields in slams they can give rise to unpredictability, whereas the ATP/WTA favours the top 30.
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
At least I am keeping my eye on the numbers, you're sitting back in Hollywood land thinking about feelings e.g. the poor players.
I am not paying higher ticket prices to see the smorgasbord of Medvedev, Bublik, Fokina, Tsitsipas....
I used to be able to pay $50 AUD 2014 to see Nadal R1 front row Rod Laver Arena, now it's $150 excluding club fees you have to pay to get access and you run the risk of getting Tiafoe vs some Aussie player....no thanks.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
Inflation has come along a lot since 2014. And part of the fun of a slam is to discover a break-out star.
If you're not buying tickets at the AO, then a lot still seem to do so. I certainly wouldn't pay that much for a lucky dip, so there we agree.
If you're not buying tickets at the AO, then a lot still seem to do so. I certainly wouldn't pay that much for a lucky dip, so there we agree.
cha cha
Hall of Fame
C'mon, stop hiding behind the righteousness. Be honest for once.
You don't give two craps about the sport.
None of us does.
The only thing I need is for tennis to be pretty, because I have no money on it.
The only thing you need is for it to be predictable, because you do.
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
You want me to say I haven't made money from non-favourites. Sorry to say I have. I didn't lose money on Sabalenka because I'm not silly enough to take 1.11 H2H
Her result reflects the state of the game. I watched most of it, she lost it hitting stupid balls and having no mental game.
Betting and ranking system grumble aside, the tour is still turning into a giant challenger tour outside Sinner, Alcaraz and Zverev.
Shelton could barely beat any South-American ranked outside top 100 on clay.
helterskelter
G.O.A.T.
At least Arnaldi de-Tiafoed the draw. I thought you’d appreciate him for that.
MrFlip
Hall of Fame
hahaha
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