Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Tennis has been going down a path that is leading them to their own destruction for some time. Now it is being realized.
Slams are by far the most important thing in tennis as it should be. It is what you strive to win, what you focus on, and what you should be most remembered for. We all agree on this. However, the shift over the past decade or so has made tennis so slam eccentric that it is now hurting the sport.
Fans like me, as we see discussed here on TTW are losing interest until slams. This will be detrimental to the sport. We no longer care for Masters, 500's, or even YEC. Heck, many cant even name the winners of this years masters or the past few YEC winners.
It has got out of hand. It has obviously been more noticeable considering the richer (big3) have got richer, and the poor (next gen) have stayed poor. No one cares that next gen are mopping up masters, because in the end all it is... is a paycheck.
You either win a slam... or your nothing. That is what the sport is selling, and many are buying this. Especially here on TTW. But at least them NGBS are getting paid. They are like professional NFL qb backups. Paid to make no impact.
Imagine if they actually were to raise the slam points?
Yikes.
Slams are by far the most important thing in tennis as it should be. It is what you strive to win, what you focus on, and what you should be most remembered for. We all agree on this. However, the shift over the past decade or so has made tennis so slam eccentric that it is now hurting the sport.
Fans like me, as we see discussed here on TTW are losing interest until slams. This will be detrimental to the sport. We no longer care for Masters, 500's, or even YEC. Heck, many cant even name the winners of this years masters or the past few YEC winners.
It has got out of hand. It has obviously been more noticeable considering the richer (big3) have got richer, and the poor (next gen) have stayed poor. No one cares that next gen are mopping up masters, because in the end all it is... is a paycheck.
You either win a slam... or your nothing. That is what the sport is selling, and many are buying this. Especially here on TTW. But at least them NGBS are getting paid. They are like professional NFL qb backups. Paid to make no impact.
Imagine if they actually were to raise the slam points?
