The U.S. Open needs to fix its late-match problem, jon_wertheim writes in his latest mailbag
MailbagI hope all is well. Is it not wild that as of the time of me writing this, there’s a statistical possibility of Ruud or Alcaraz leaving the US Open as the #1 ranked player on the ATP tour?Obviously this was written a few days in advance of the final. But it gives us a chance to point out A) the impact of the ATP stripping Wimbledon of points, B) a very strange year. Djokovic WON more majors in 2021 than he played in 2022. Nadal lost one match at a major but was persistently injured.
There was a fear all summer that ATP was going to have a “soft” No.1, who had never won a major. . Instead we get Alcaraz. And it feels right. Forget the question of Iga Swiatek and the hall of fame—that's been answered. What about Barbora Krejcikova? Along with that 2021 French Open in singles, she's now got six grand slam doubles titles to her name, including three this year.
** Is anyone ever at the requisite pay grade? I have yet to hear anyone say: “Funny you came to the right place for that question! At my pay grade I am entitled to address the issue you raise?”If a barn burner of a match played by two of the brightest young stars in the ATP takes place in the middle of the night, did it really happen?
My idea: lean into it. Have a 24-hour event. THREE sessions. It will always be prime time somewhere so schedule accordingly. Just play around the clock—and pay the players accordingly for the extra revenue. I’m only half kidding.This is one aspect of stupid tennis fandom that annoys me. The gentlest pointing out of shortcomings, the blandest noting of failures, the mildest of skeptical or inquisitive questions—all of them are seen as heresy to the fan cult.
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