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Level99Cooking t1_j5fypmr wrote

America's media darling loses and its still all about her. Wish these writers would talk about people other than Gauff and Raducanu so these 8 week a year fans would learn about some other players.

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ntotheed t1_j5g6241 wrote

I also wish the media would stop covering the young, up and coming players with so much fervor. I know it's super exciting to cover the next "insert legend's name" but let Coco or whoever just be themself and play their game. It adds too much pressure and then narratives are pushed.

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luckyscars t1_j5ge0k3 wrote

It’s not really possible though.

Players benefit from publicity. The issue is always how much publicity. This is an impossible thing to regulate.

If Magazine A is “allowed” to write a story about the next bit thing, and if that story proves to have commercial interest, of course Magazine B wants to write it. It’s a case of 100 small bites eating the whole apple.

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ntotheed t1_j5hqyrb wrote

Agreed, it's impossible to regulate because there is inevitably going to be a good amount of people very interested in reading about the next big thing.

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APEHASKILLEDAPE t1_j5htgvx wrote

This, this turned me off to coco three years ago when they couldn’t stop fawning over her and telling us she IS a future champion. Nothing to do with coco herself but I’ve been around long enough to see all these future American stars never win at the highest level.

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rogeeeefan t1_j5jiyh4 wrote

Sloane Stevens won a major, Sofia Kenin won a major. That is the highest level. Jessica Pegula is knocking on the door& CoCo made it to the final of French open last year.

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SysAdmyn t1_j5i2zam wrote

I couldn't possibly agree with you more. I don't follow tennis at all, but this has been happening in the NFL especially (you could say it's always been like this l, but the point stands).

Take Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes for example. Both seemingly very likeable people who have the ability to play at the highest level in their field. I also don't have a team that's a rival with them, so I'm not biased to hate them lol

However I dread watching them nowadays because the announcers won't stop hyping them up and talking about how "Any play could be the greatest play ever with guys like this!" and "Oh man, everything they do is so unprecedented! They make it look so easy, so it'll only get better!" until you eventually find yourself rooting for them to fail. The announcers deify them until they're completely unrelatable and unfun to watch, so you cheer for whoever they're against just to feel like the outcome isn't predetermined.

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jd52995 t1_j5g27on wrote

Seriously. Who tf cares about the loser? I sure AF don't.

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rap4food t1_j5g39rl wrote

yet you are here. Wasting your precious time complaining about something you supposedly don't care about.

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jd52995 t1_j5g3yyh wrote

I downvoted this bullshit. And will say so. Go step in a tub of Legos.

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ShowOff90 t1_j5g6pcw wrote

Got nothing better to do with your time since your little ponies floundered with a sub .300 record?

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jd52995 t1_j5gdfmx wrote

I'll be the first to admit Russel Wilson was a mistake. That has nothing to do with what's going on. I don't upvote posts about the donkies losing in a sub that doesn't care.

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champagnepuppy1 t1_j5gkgjd wrote

They both were way overhyped qnd actually suck truth be told.

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Level99Cooking t1_j5goj25 wrote

Coco Gauff is 18 and ranked 7. Please shut the fuck up.

You can be critical of something without sounding like a dipshit.

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champagnepuppy1 t1_j5gonjg wrote

In the weakest era ever. Cool thanks for helping make my point.

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Level99Cooking t1_j5gpdfa wrote

In an era where people usually break through in their mid 20s because the tour is too physical for young players to hang in there.

Go somewhere else pls.

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