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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Is Sinner-Alcaraz in danger of making majors boring?

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

Making - no because mens tennis majors have been predictable and boring for a very long time.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Making - no because mens tennis majors have been predictable and boring for a very long time.

Not sure I agree - having a few expected and usual winners doesnt make it boring, I personally think it adds to the narrative around big name players, who might breakthrough , upsets being real etc. The Champions League will usually have one of maybe 6 possible winners, but most folks would say it isnt boring. Or maybe they would, eye of the beholder.

Womens tennis - and a large part of the reason I follow it less - is that is too unpredictable, hard to find the narrative, feels like the proverbial toss up.

I guess we are all different!

Tennpar · Club Coach

Whilst very much appreciating the skill and artistry of the matches played by the top guys, I don't think I always have enough focus to keep watching the same guys over, knowing who's likely to win

I get more out of the women's matches because they're more unpredictable, and I like some of the back stories - just watching Svitolina/Andreeva - Svitolina on tour with her family, post-childbirth, and Andy Bettles's advice from the coaches box (alongside Gael)

christ · Challenger qualifying

Personally I find the tennis interesting when I like the players, and don't watch/ follow when I don't. I'm not a huge fan of either of Messrs Alcaraz or Sinner, but I am lucky in that I can follow a bunch of other folk that play in tournaments where neither of the top two are invited.

For those that only follow the top tier tournaments, they should be careful what they wish for: it would be a lot more boring if only one of the two were active - at least with two you begin to get a narrative regarding the two, even if no-one else challenges them.