Forgive me if you've heard this one before, but I've never cared much for the marriage of tennis and the Olympics. (There’s no such thing as “third place” in tennis!!!!!)
I don't care about amateur players, but don't like that pros are in the Games -- professional boxers aren't allowed in, so why pro tennis players? -- especially ones who now try to claim winning a medal is more important than a major. (Um, no.) Even when my girl Steffi won it in 1988 it ended up rubbing me the wrong way, because no one ever used the term Grand Slam — the sport’s highest achievement— instead replacing it with “golden.” (That’s not something everyone had access to, so it’s kind of apples to oranges.)
I'm even less interested now that Angie Kerber is out. (A medal would have been a nice way to cap her stellar career.) And how about all of this American women drama: Emma Navarro and her bullshit heiress sour grapes!; Danielle Collins turning into Alexander Zverev after retiring (because her racket wasn't doing the talking) against Iga!; and silly Coco Gauff, who wants to blame her unreliable forehand on a perfectly fine overrule! So dumb.
But the show must go on, so whom do you think will be golden in 2024?
AI does it again 😂😂😂
— SRF (@S_RF_CA) July 31, 2024
Nadal’s AI sharing his thoughts on the defeat against Djokovic 😂😂
‘Even his own mother knows it’
AI is a menace indeed pic.twitter.com/W16T7nPtoz
Can't even root for Carlos and Nadal anymore.
Kind words from Garbiñe Muguruza
How does winning the Gold Medal tarnish Steffi's grand slam? They call it a Golden Slam, so I would think most people would say she won the Grand Slam and the Gold Medal, not the Gold Medal and some other tournaments!
ReplyDelete@RS: I just mean that no one ever says Steffi won the "Grand Slam" -- the highest achievement in tennis. They always say "Golden Slam," which doesn't have the same ring to it.
ReplyDeleteI agree on your thoughts regarding professional players, of any sport as far as I'm concerned. However, and I admit a bias, the Italian players really do seem to kick it up a notch when they are representing Italia. Reading their posts, watching their performances at these Olympics and at Davis Cup, representing and succeeding for the home country seems to mean everything to them.
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