Talk About Tennis 2.0

ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:21 pm

I don't understand. Is he saying that the ATP should be able to override local government protocols and let players out of their bubbles? This from the dude who during the height of the pandemic was going to crowded discos unmasked.

Kevin

I like Zverev's tennis, but I'm afraid not any part of his personality. Unfortunate...

How are being in a bubble in Miami and having no contact with the outside world in Rotterdam different? Seemed like he was making a comparison.


ATP players doing a lot of yapping lately... but I'm rarely interested in Gen Z's tone deaf grievances.

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:05 pm I like Zverev's tennis, but I'm afraid not any part of his personality. Unfortunate...

You are at least better off. I find his tennis uninspiring. And his opinions are puzzling, like this one.

Sascha's entitlement is the 'bubble' he should be lamenting.

Maybe I'm still off from my little fever last night but it took me three times reading this to understand what she meant.

Rublev would be #3 in the rankings if they were not being manipulated. He thought he'd be #4.

I have read it 3 times, read your post too, and I still don't get what she is talking about. Activism about what? Sure, you are explaining it but I don't see her saying that.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:41 pm I have read it 3 times, read your post too, and I still don't get what she is talking about. Activism about what? Sure, you are explaining it but I don't see her saying that.

I THINK she's saying there was a chance the ATP players would stage some kind of "strike" and not play today. Again I "think" that's what she's saying.

Myles is a loose cannon. If she's hearing this via rumor control she should either say "I'm hearing rumblings about players not taking the court" or not say anything at all.

That's my read of those cryptic tweets as well, but I also just don't believe it. I don't think they've got the collective backbone for it. And I dont' think they are ready for the reaction to whiny millionaires complaining about not getting quicker to $10 million in earnings. Especially those from countries that are not as wealthy. They might backtrack later and say it's about lower players getting paid when this doesn't play great among the public, but how much of that have we heard in recent months? They've just been complaining about what they themselves are earning.

Meanwhile, I've heard that Hawkeye Live puts 10,000 people out of a job. Even if it's a temporary, part time job, that's quite a figure and shouldn't be glossed over as much as it is in the push for more technology.

JazzNU wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:02 pm That's my read of those cryptic tweets as well, but I also just don't believe it. I don't think they've got the collective backbone for it. And I dont' think they are ready for the reaction to whiny millionaires complaining about not getting quicker to $10 million in earnings. Especially those from countries that are not as wealthy. They might backtrack later and say it's about lower players getting paid when this doesn't play great among the public, but how much of that have we heard in recent months? They've just been complaining about what they themselves are earning.

Meanwhile, I've heard that Hawkeye Live puts 10,000 people out of a job. Even if it's a temporary, part time job, that's quite a figure and shouldn't be glossed over as much as it is in the push for more technology.

A few years ago, I think it was when Naomi played her first US Open, we watched the Hawkeye system being set up on the old Grandstand (I miss that court so much). It's not some tech dude wandering out on court and plugging it in. I was surprised at how many people it took to get it calibrated and set up. I'm sorry to hear that.

My guess on Myles is that the players were not happy with the new ATP rankings because Federer is still ranked in the Top 10 due to the 2019 provision being included.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:44 pm

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:41 pm I have read it 3 times, read your post too, and I still don't get what she is talking about. Activism about what? Sure, you are explaining it but I don't see her saying that.

I THINK she's saying there was a chance the ATP players would stage some kind of "strike" and not play today. Again I "think" that's what she's saying.

Myles is a loose cannon. If she's hearing this via rumor control she should either say "I'm hearing rumblings about players not taking the court" or not say anything at all.

The problem with Stephanie is that she too often tries desperately to make things about her; tries too hard to 'prove herself'; to 'prove' how knowledgeable she is, or to 'prove' that she has the 'connections' to get inside information, etc...
If she simply concentrated on reporting the various elements of the pro tours, sometimes from unique perspectives, and left alone this insecurity based anxiety about proving herself, she'd be a decent reporter.