Hype revival of mixed doubles

Last year, at Carlos Alcaraz interviewwho is his favorite player? “Well, I’m a big tennis fan,” Alkaraz began. He deleted some names: Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner. The courier put pressure on him: Where is the woman? “Okay, I watched WTA, too,” Alkaraz said. “Well,” he said, and using his hands through the thick black hair. He smiled nervously as the crowd murmured. “No, I mean, obviously. Well, when I turn on the TV, if it’s WTA, ATP, I like to watch it anyway.”

Afterward, Alcaraz was criticized for failing to name a single female tennis player, but I don’t think that’s much. With some notable exceptions, most men’s green stars are not outspoken champions of gender equality, and if I were forced to do so in front of ten,150,000 people, let alone televisions. If anything, the expectation that Alcaraz should watch women’s tennis is entirely in conversation with the relative egalitarianism of the sport he plays. How often does Anthony Edwards ask to consider his WNBA viewing habits? Then I checked x, saw Alcaraz then admitted that he was too nervous to give his real answer, young British player Emma Raducanu. Why? Because, he said, he was “shy to girls.” wait,I think That’s the real quote? No, even though it’s past.

I read in late June that Raducanu and Alcaraz will be in the mix of tag team titles “Reimagined and Upgraded” at the U.S. Open this summer. This is not true, is it? However, this time, I should have seen it come. In February, the American Tennis Association, which hosts the U.S. Open, announced that the Hybrid Doubles Championship will be held on August 19 and 20 in the so-called mid-week, starting at the traditional main start of the qualifying tournament. Participants will be determined by the new formula. Instead of the usual 32 teams, there are 16, which are eight best singles rankings, as well as eight wildcards. Given the reshaping framework of the game, there is no doubt that most, if not all, wildcards chosen by the tournament will include the most famous singles players. Obviously, this is to attract as much attention as possible. And, no one has no return from Serena Williams, but has attracted more attention than five-time Grand Slam champions Alcaraz and Raducanu. But what exactly is it?

The fact that men and women can fight each other seriously in legal competition has always been part of the casual appeal of tennis, which is what makes it unique to the audience sport. The first mixed doubles Grand Slam champion was awarded in 1892, now known as the U.S. Open. The winner was American man Clarence Hobart and Irish woman Mabel Cahill. Cahill also won the singles and women’s doubles championships and published a book at the same time, titled “Her performance: Men”.

But as the sport grows bigger, solo rewards start to go a long way over doubles, with fewer and fewer top athletes playing doubles seriously, especially on the men’s tour where teenagers play longer – the least popular matches, rather than two-thirds, while financial incentives focused on singles are often more stressful. There are fewer matches with partners of other genders. As the sport becomes more compelling, the singles game is much more weight. After all, the Grand Slam is not a Grand Slam. If the top players go deep into singles draws, they can quit the doubles. Doubles are increasingly dominated by experts, especially among men. (There are some top women, most notably the largest star in the United States, Coco Gauff, who is the former world number one doubles, but in the long run, they almost always focus on singles.) Talent says talent comes out of doubles discipline; despite this, the game is still high and many fans are committed to it. Double the fans love the fast pace of game scores, the network of ping pong, extreme angles and delicate spins, players deploy on shooting percentages; they understand the tactical nuances of teamwork and the complex chemical composition. But, specifically, mixed doubles have become an afterthought for the Grand Slam. Games are often played on the outside courts and at odd times. Last year, the U.S. Open mixed-blood final won by Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori was aired in front of a mid-air crowd on Thursday. They allocated $200,000 in bonuses. The winner of the singles match received $3.6 million.

This year, the mixed doubles champion will be allocated one million dollars. The runner-up will receive 400,000. The competition will be held on the show and will be aired on ESPN. As far as buzzing is concerned, the strategy has been successful. Even people who don’t follow doubles, including me, are talking about it. The competition will be able to sell tickets to meet its TV partners and never sell the Goose’s interests. Fans want to see the stars, and this approach provides a high concentration in new situations. It might be interesting. It’s easy to justify these changes: the game can attract new fans, introduce more people to mix doubles, encourage more tennis participation, and emphasize the complementary qualities of men and women playing on the same stage. Tag players are already facing a reduced chance of losing money as tours put more resources into singles. However, there is no provision that organizations must support the most unsuccessful and unfavorable parts of their businesses. The new format is good for the business.

But what yes it? Tennis is an entertainment car, but it is also a sporting game, not a popular game. You can convert attention to money, but that is not the same as value. A popular contest is an exhibition, and that’s it. To convince top players to play, the game is guaranteed to not interfere with their ambitions in the singles tournament, which is why it is a two-day game. The scoring format of the match has been changed to make time-shortened time frame possible: one group is the first to four games, with a possible third set being beaten by a tiebreak of 7. Over the past two months, the competition has turned the process of determining the field into its own reality show, regularly announcing who pushes its name toward, who is, who is outside. So far, 14 of the 16 teams have been selected (some are reorganized due to injuries), some of which are pleasant. In my case, Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka should have wildcards in the Super Bowl. However, there were only one pair of defending champions, Errani and Vavassori had a wide range of successes. Taylor Townsend, the world’s top female doubles player, is playing football, but her inclusivity may be related to teammate Ben Shelton, who happens to be the top ten American in the singles. The second-place female Kate field Siniaková (just occupied by Townsend), who played with the first men’s doubles player Marcelo Arévalo, but at least so far, they have not played. “When two world No. 1 tournaments were not in the competition, there might be nothing to say,” Siniaková told a Czech journalist.

Last year, Siniaková won the Olympic gold medal in competition with TomášMacháč. They smashed Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva, who are fourteen pairs so far, confirmed to be available for play at the U.S. Open. Siniaková and Arévalo may still have a chance, as injuries and absences continue to shake these pairings. Navarro paired with Sinner and was one of those who retreated, and that might be the same. Both players never speak before their respective management teams submit their names together. Sinner is still alive in the Cincinnati Open, which will begin at the U.S. Open in less than a day of mixed races. (So, for that matter, is Alcaraz.) Probably the best singles player merger talent outperforms long-term doubles teams. But it would be fun to watch them try. That’s not what happened here.

Instead, the U.S. Open offers us a realistic dating series. (This is another thing I have to do a fact check.) It’s called “game, suit, matchmaker,” in which an ice skater’s Pilates coach will date seven men at the U.S. Open. More mixed doubles! More things that young people want are obviously derivatives of the show”Love Island. “This brings us back to the rumored Raducanu and Alcaraz, who have dated over the years, mainly based on each other’s names, understandable but can cry. Hype video. That’s OK, Alcaraz’s improvement in the final in Cincinnati on Monday will make it difficult or impossible for him to play in New York on Tuesday. Or, neither Alcaraz nor Raducanu played a lot of doubles, let alone together. “I’ve known Emma long ago,” Alcaraz explained to their pairing. Rakanu talks about “real connection.” I would be surprised if their management team was not involved. Raducanu once answered some of the same words after surgery in Alcaraz. That post was also proven to be fake. The two were once spotted greetings in the distance in the warm-up area of the Madrid Open, and recently held an event for Evian, which sponsored them. They are promoting handmade water. Meanwhile, the tabloids have been shipped for several months. ♦