Jul 14, 2017
3:18:41pm
3:18:41pm
No, I think you are dead wrong on it being bad for the sport and bad for young
players.
I think a better argument you could make that is similar to you argument is a point John McEnroe made this morning. He said when he played, people put a greater emphasis on finishing the year #1 rather than the numbers of majors won. In this era, we look more at the number of majors won. I can buy that argument. Federer can finish the year with 3 majors and still not have had the best year overall.
But the majors are the majors for a reason. Some tournaments are more important that others. Guys skipping tournaments doesn't, IMO diminish the game or their records.
I think a better argument you could make that is similar to you argument is a point John McEnroe made this morning. He said when he played, people put a greater emphasis on finishing the year #1 rather than the numbers of majors won. In this era, we look more at the number of majors won. I can buy that argument. Federer can finish the year with 3 majors and still not have had the best year overall.
But the majors are the majors for a reason. Some tournaments are more important that others. Guys skipping tournaments doesn't, IMO diminish the game or their records.
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