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Worrying times: lots of challengers missing in 2013

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#133 · (Edited)
reading the betting part in the last pages one might get the idea bet365 is constantly losing money on futures, I've my doubts about it.
 
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This may veer off topic a bit, but I am curious what everyone thinks about TOO MUCH TENNIS.

In other words, with the way the game is played today, it's brutal as compared to the past. Players are constantly sick, fatigued or injured, which obviously reduces the quality of tennis. Now, even most of the great matches at the top levels are played with some sort of physical issue in the background with at least one of the players.

Maybe at the lower levels physical fitness isn't such a concern for organizers and fans. But wouldn't less Tennis = Higher Quality Tennis?

I know. This doesn't adress nor solve the issue of money and players making a living outside the top 50. Obviously higher prize payouts and more perks would solve a lot of this. But I understand it's a lot more complicated than this. Just like reducing or moving tournaments around.

One last thought - WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE EARLY BRAZILIAN FUTURES?? I questioned some in the industry early in 2012 and was told lack of sponsorship of course. But then Florianopolis became a WTA event and Sao Paulo now holds season ending Challenger Chps. Maybe just a re prioritizing by Brazil?
 
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This may veer off topic a bit, but I am curious what everyone thinks about TOO MUCH TENNIS.

In other words, with the way the game is played today, it's brutal as compared to the past. Players are constantly sick, fatigued or injured, which obviously reduces the quality of tennis. Now, even most of the great matches at the top levels are played with some sort of physical issue in the background with at least one of the players.
I read a doctor having worked in Roland-Garros for long : he thought that what you say is the description of the tennis from the past, when players actually did keep on playing when injured or having some problems, but now players stopped playing earlier when they had problems. Besides, players are more closely followed by doctors. And I also think that PEDs do help like in football where players play so much more often and better than in the past ...
 
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Futures #s for this decade and projected for this year: Parenthesis = #'s that fall between two months. ( BR= First 6 Brazilian Futures cancelled 2012)

MTH 2010 2011 2012 2013

Jan 17 28 24 (4 BR) 23

Feb 25 21 29 (2 BR) 30

Mar 34 41 52 42

Apr 37 51 41 41

May 40 61 57 66 (77)

June 51 51 69 53 (42)

July 53 59 58

Aug 52 64 63 (81)

Sept 61 70 75 (57)

Oct 55 53 52

Nov 40 35 44

Dec 14 12 19


TOTAL 479 546 583 ~550


Not sure what this tells us, but just thought it was interesting how many futures were added in 11,12. And now a dip early this year.
 
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Just noticed the Rome Rai Open, usually held the 3rd week of April is not in the calendar :confused:
 
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strange cause I didn't read anything about this cancellation while there were several articles about the Napoli CH being cancelled on italian websites.
 
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