[Rollo]

I've seen the ATP finals event in Houston promoted so much I can quote it. At least 100 times.

I've seen zero, zip, nada, nyet, bagel ads for the Home Depot event in LA this year. And this is after last years disaster with all the top women being there.


The WTA needs to wake up. As Andy screams in the ATP spot "That's not very nice!

 

[Dava]

GOD! I hate this! Why cant they just put up a big 'bat-signal' over LA.

 

[faboozadoo15]

good question... i really don't know... well actually i DO know that the championships wouldn't need much advertising to be a HIGE success again in new york. why did they leave madison square garden in the first place??? and then why hamburg??? and then why la??? bogus choices for all if you ask me... (nothing against germany or cali but they have so many weeks of tennis).

 

[Rollo]

I hear ya faboozadoo15

The WORST the women did in New York was 40,000 plus in 1977. That's better than LA last year, and it was 27 years ago, not to mention only 4 days!

The women were getting anywhere from 80 to 100,000 at MSG.

But I mean, I've seen NO ads. In the past MSG advertised on TV and in tennis magazines.

I just hope the same clowns who did this years LA summer event aren't the promoters.

 

[Dava]

I hope they do it soon, during the US Open would be the perfect time to market this event.

 

[faboozadoo15]

didn't lindsay say some of her FRIEndS didn't know the event was going to be in LA???

 

[Tratree]

I was thinking the same thing earlier, Rollo. Where the heck are the WTA ads? They had a booth at Acura for the finals at Staples....whooop de doo. I'm telling you, the WTA needs to get Dobbins/Bolgia from NY that promote Acura to do the finals. Acura is a highly successful tournament every year and Harvey and his group are a big reason. They actually PROMOTE the thing.

 

[decemberlove]

they really need to bring it back to msg

 

[hingis-seles]

Last year, when Monica was in LA for the Championships, her friends asked her why she was there and she said for the Championships. They responded that they didn't even know the Championships were being held in LA.

 

[brunof]

Who gives a crap about women's tennis when we can watch Roddick and the American Barrage?

 

[WtaTour4Ever]

I was thinking the exact same thing I've seen the ATP promo 1000x, but nothing from the WTA, when will they learn.