That is the rank of the highest ranked USA womens player now.
It is a little amazing that US women's tennis has collapsed so quickly and completely. The future looks even worse than the present.
Even though I dont really care about any of the American players, I think this collapse will have significant negative effects. The WTA will be almost forced to have more international events, and with less widespread TV coverage. If it isnt declining already, it is hard to see how women's tennis will avoid a significant decline in the United States.
So does anyone have a good reason why US TV stations wont drop even more tournaments now that the US women cant compete?
Does anyone have a guess about what percent of the TV and ticket sales come from the United States?
Does this mean that the Tennis Channel will not get widespread availability and even less tennis than there is now will be available to the average cable subscriber?
I guess I cant expect anyone who isnt a tennis fan to care, but I would think that there would be more US fans upset that tennis is trending towards a future of only a handful of tournaments a year on TV and very little widespread coverage.
It is a little amazing that US women's tennis has collapsed so quickly and completely. The future looks even worse than the present.
Even though I dont really care about any of the American players, I think this collapse will have significant negative effects. The WTA will be almost forced to have more international events, and with less widespread TV coverage. If it isnt declining already, it is hard to see how women's tennis will avoid a significant decline in the United States.
So does anyone have a good reason why US TV stations wont drop even more tournaments now that the US women cant compete?
Does anyone have a guess about what percent of the TV and ticket sales come from the United States?
Does this mean that the Tennis Channel will not get widespread availability and even less tennis than there is now will be available to the average cable subscriber?
I guess I cant expect anyone who isnt a tennis fan to care, but I would think that there would be more US fans upset that tennis is trending towards a future of only a handful of tournaments a year on TV and very little widespread coverage.