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muirneach · 6 months ago

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idk i just hope the tournament organizers see this (and tbh probably inevitably rome also) as a real wakeup call as to how scheduling goes and how they need to give them a goddamn break. i honestly doubt it because i do not think any organizers really give a shit about the actual players (otherwise this would probably not have happened tbh) but i hope they get it together

#this is unprecedented how many injuries we have like genuinely is this not terrifying to atp??#i think i heard rumour of dubai or someone being given a 1000 level tournament. NO!!! WE DONT NEED ANOTHER ONE!!!#and i know that no city will want to give up their tournament #but somethings gotta give we cant be putting these ppl through the fucking ringer every goddamn week #i think if tennis had a more unified business model (aka novak’s players union or something)#and players had a base salary (the way literally every other sport does) rather than only getting money if you play and win #then players would be allowed to have more breaks #and not rely on pushing themselves because they have to pay coaches equipment flights doctors etc etc #idk. i think about the logistics and business and economic end of tennis A Lot #also more standardized courts/balls etc is needed but i really dont know enough about the physical aspect as much #like obv i like having three different surfaces i think its unique and fun and the adjustment period for the players is not the worst thing #but even still theres so much variation between courts of the same surface even at the same event #and balls are different too i think #idk everything in tennis is so fragmented and disconnected #like atp and wta and then each tournament has vastly different organizations so theres so many competiting stakeholders #again. novaks players union is sorely needed #whoops i wrote an essay in the tags about sports business again whateverrrrr #tennis

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