ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:32 pm Well, but different tournaments mean different things for all players. For Carlitos or Jannik, this does not mean much. For Rune or Draper, it might mean more.
It is like local tournaments. I am sure that the Tallin tournament means more to Kontaveit than all other tournaments, excluding Slams. Cami said it: one of her dreams was winning the WTA Bogota.
I say that this was one of those over reactions to the extra long dominance of the Big 3. We will see younger champions again. Not necessarily at 18, but yes at 20. And it might be soon.
Firstly, this 'next gen' thing is not a tournament. It's an exhibition. So to compare it to a real tournament doesn't make sense. It's an exhibition where they play around with the rules and scoring system to make it more 'attractive' to the people whose attention span is about 4 seconds.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:17 pmThey would probably be embarrassed to take up a spot in this event AND the bigger Turin final. Better to give their spots in the Milan event to another young player who would qualify. They don't need this event, but some other young gun does.Owendonovan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:52 pm I think the top 2 qualifiers bailing speaks volumes about the importance they feel this tourney is.
Secondly, no-one 'needs' this exhibition. The tour existed fine without it for decades. It's just another gimmick designed to make extra money for the people in charge.