This is so fucking stupid because obviously Eala is going to win even though Rybakina is clearly the Star of the Swing (and probably Player of the Year to any unbiased observer. "Fans" who just vote for their home country's player regardless of who's deserving take all the fun out of fan voting. Eventually, WTA might take this feature away because one country ruined it. Thanks a lot.
@sensible_salad Why wouldn't accolades be based on merit? The world we live in has enough injustice, it's a terrible thing to add to that intentionally.
@sensible_salad A player becoming only the 30th #1 player of all-time while winning the US Open on one leg is far more interesting and captivating than a player winning a measly 500. Get real.
@ChangeLoopz@WTA@MercedesBenz Because if the fans can't vote objectively, they're not going to keep doing polls. Voting for an undeserving player en masse takes all the fun out of fan voting.
@FOXSports@Commanders@TomBrady@JayD__5 The way you wrote that sentence makes it sound as though Brady is entering his third season with the Commanders. Hire real journalists!
Normally I would think anybody in, like, the top 100 men could beat the #1 woman but with the state of the WTA right now and the state of the ATP right now... I'd take Sinner and Alcaraz over Rybakina for sure but anyone else would be a toss-up
My thing with this whole situation is why was he even asked that? Of course he's gonna say yes, he's a competitor, he has to believe in himself. Yeah, it was a dumb answer but it was a way worse question. And it's honestly hilarious that he had to squeak past the World #2151 right after saying that