🎾 Lukas Neumayer vs Nick Hardt
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Already thinking about his imminent return, which will take place in the first months of next year on the Australian tour, Nick Kyrgios He is warming up with some statements that are sure to create debate. As if it were a letter written to the Three Wise Men, whoever was a Wimbledon finalist in the 2022 season has very clear ideas about the big five changes that he asks to occur in tennis so that this sport would be more popular among people. His words are not wasted.
- Three sets in Grand Slams (until quarterfinals)
“I think the matches should be best of three sets until the quarterfinals, and from there, best of five. That’s what would change immediately in the Grand Slams. If they put it best of three until the quarterfinals, We would see more guys reaching the quarterfinals, but then the best players would win in the best of five. The first week would be more exciting. How many times have you seen one of the best players in the world lose the first set and. then come back and win as if nothing?” Nick explained on the official website of the Australian Open.
“When Li Tu won the first set against Alcaraz in the first rounds of the US Open, it would be a tie set, and a decisive set to be played. That could change Li Tu’s career if he beats Alcaraz on the center court of the Grand New York Slam. That would be a name. I think it would be a very cool change. It would save us a lot of effort in the program in the first weeks, which always gets out of hand. The men’s matches don’t end until 2 or 3 in the morning. , No It’s sustainable.”
- Microphone the players
“I would also put microphones on the players. If you watch the NBA, they put a microphone inside the shirt by the neck, so you can’t feel it. Not doing it in tennis is absurd. Why wouldn’t you put a microphone on Novak or Alcaraz to know what they say. Before important points, many of us talk to ourselves. The content you can create would have fans glued to the screens.
- Better narrations and comments
“I’m not such a critical commentator. I don’t like when narrators go overboard with the players, because it’s not easy to be there on the court. The sport is very physical these days. Tennis narrations and comments need to change. When you’ve played, “You understand the Futures and the Challengers, how difficult it is to enter the Top 128 of players who are in a Grand Slam. We cannot promote the same players all the time. There are very good athletes who are not as well-known.”
In what other sport can you see your favorite female athlete next to your favorite male athlete on the same side of the net, fighting for a big prize? It’s not possible. You don’t see it in another sport. In the Masters 1,000, instead of men’s doubles on the one hand and women’s doubles on the other, only mixed doubles should be played. I would 100% play it. I have had the honor of playing alongside Serena and Venus. “I would have loved to share the court with Ash Barty, one of the most talented players in the history of tennis.”
- About the media
“The media side is very underrated. When someone turns on the TV, they may not know anything about the players. The commentary needs to be updated, adapt to the new generations. It needs to be strong, energetic for about 20/30 seconds, and “That can hook a new fan. I try, from both sides of the spectrum, to grow the sport as much as I can.”
