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| What will tennis be like in 10 years? by maccaogl 05 March 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think that in 1970 sets went on until someone led by 2 games - whenever that might have happened - and that doubles matches could be epic events lasting many hours and producing some of the most dramatic matches, what do you think might constitute a GS mens match in 2017? I doubt anyone thought cricket could ever have been condensed into the farce that is 20/20, so could it ever be possible that horrors like the Champions tie-break, round robin qualifying (!), or 3 set GS matches could ever feature at the big events? It seems unlikely, but if you'd been told how disgracefully Doubles would have been dismembered you'd never have believed it, so why not? Can you ever trust money-fixated administrators not to chuck it all in pursuit of "accessibility" for bigger market share? The US Open already gives a scary hint, with their refusal to countenance the glory that is the infinitely long final set. How long before the rest bow to the power of TV and tailor the game to the requirements of the low attention-span grazing TV audience? |
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| 1. Federer will still be no.1 2. Britain will still be crap 3. Women will be getting higher prize money than men 4. Wimbledon will be demolished by a tornado, and therefore it will be moved to Grimsby 5. Sue Barker will still be mentioning Henman and Murray at Wimbledon, despite the fact they retired years ago 6. Navratilova will come out of retirement (again) 7. Sharapova will lose her voice, due to her constant schreeching 8. Williams sisters will complete a full season on the tour 9. Albania will be the new dominant force in the WTA |