Put An End To Round-Robin
Dear Mr. Etienne de Villiers,We are a rare breed. We love tennis the way it once was. You win, you advance. You lose, you go home. We understand that the ATP undertook extensive research to discover t... continue reading »
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"The situation in Vegas was a disgrace and not to mention scandalous... you can't change the rules in the middle of the tournament! Rules are made before a tournament to ensure the equality of all players. Changing them is just wrong! And unfortunatley for"
"Please end this rediculous RR idea. I attended one tournament that tried the new system and can say with assurity that this idea lacks a lot of thought process behind it and is simply not enjoyable for fans"
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"It's a joke! - as confirmed by the Blake episode."
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"I havent heard even just one player say RR is nice. For god sake, take RR out from tennis."
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"you win you advance, you lose you're out, period."
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"The RR format does not promote excellence in the sport and clearly displays the money-chasing attitude of the office."
"While I defend the right of the ATP to experiment with the game, the cost of RR (as seen the last two weeks) is clearly higher than the benefits. It also seems to violate the spirit of competitive tennis. Please consider it a failed experiment and revert "
"RR is a fiasco of the ATP organisation. Your authority is disgracefully shaken with it. A change would be for your own good, to say nothing of the players and us the fans. Just return to the old principle"
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"If tennis is "ruined" by this crazy round robin idea, this is one tennis fan that will stop watching tennis. It changes everything that makes tennis excited now!! DON'T DO IT!!!"
"Round Robin sucks....."
"Stop this circus, ATP. Now. For your own sake and for the sake of tennis, or otherwise what is it all about?money or sport?"
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"I find RR to be the most complicated and messy system in tennis. It's well and good if there are 8 or 16 players but with a big draw of 32 it's totally unworkable and is a farce. I grew up with a knock-out system in professional tennis tournaments and don"
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