Now that a wild month Down Under has finally come to an end, here's 50 thoughts on the Australian Open from jon_wertheim
A lot of this falls on Tennis Australia. The fundamental question: do you simply want to cash the largest check? Or do you want to broadcast/promote/present your event responsibly in the U.S.?
These programming decisions are not made by broadcasters. ESPN analysts Pam Shriver and John McEnroe and James Blake and Darren Cahill, et al? They do great work. They’re not the problem. Don’t direct your outrage at them. The real problem: this is all self-perpetuating. Bury tennis on paid streaming platforms, scrimp on promotion and mistreat it with programming decisions … and, naturally, ratings will rival those for Bavarian Darts League. When the ratings decline, it only gives the suits more justification for mistreating the sport.I was told Nadal lost nine pounds and suffered heat stroke in his quarterfinal match against Denis Shapovalov. Mind you, this is among the best-conditioned athletes in the world.
Taylor Fritz reached the fourth round of a major for the first time and acquitted himself well, losing a five-setter to Tsitsipas. Last year, you’ll recall, he lost another five-setter, then to Djokovic in the third round. He’s the ATP’s top American, he’s still maturing, and, to his credit, is beyond the point of moral victories.The 22-year-old Serb was supposed to play Djokovic in the first round, not only the top player and nine-time champ but a fellow countryman.
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