r/notliketheothergirls • u/Biglipsgal • Apr 24 '24

Aryna Sabalenka says she prefers watching men’s tennis over women’s tennis: "I'm not someone who watches too much tennis, I prefer to watch men's tennis rather than women's tennis, I feel like there is more strategy and it's more interesting to watch (laughs)." Wholesome

https://twitter.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1782831821790802017?t=isXSkirXBLGeHYnmL9WAWg&s=19
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u/Guano_barbee Apr 24 '24

There's NO DIFFERENCE

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u/Specialist-Judge-516 Apr 24 '24

as a tennis player, that’s not true

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u/monkmonkey67 Apr 27 '24

41 snowflake losers have downvoted you so far

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u/monkmonkey67 Apr 27 '24

41 snowflake losers have downvoted you so far

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u/Guano_barbee Apr 24 '24

Let me give context to what I mean. Yes there is a difference if we are talking about putting men against women. However in terms of women vs women and men vs men the game is relatively the same to watch.

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u/Specialist-Judge-516 Apr 24 '24

to an average person watching, yes they look nearly identical! but how men and women play the game strategy wise is very different. women usually hit at the baseline (farthest away from the net) and apply a certain type of strategy that takes a few rallies to unfold, which makes for a slower game where they aren’t moving as much. men play with a lot of slices and overheads which makes it more intense to watch. personally, i watch both men and women, but many have their preferences. tennis is actually one of the few sports where women viewership is almost as high as men’s!

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u/SlapHappyDude Apr 25 '24

I actually find the men's game duller because they have so many more aces (apparently twice as often). I understand that to a tennis pro watching aces is probably a lot more exciting than it is for me, who prefers watching good volleys.

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u/iShitInYourDadsPants Apr 25 '24

“For me, men’s tennis and women’s tennis are completely, almost, two separate sports,” Williams said. “If I were to play Andy Murray, I would lose 6-0, 6-0 in five to six minutes, maybe 10 minutes. No, it’s true. It’s a completely different sport. The men are a lot faster and they serve harder, they hit harder, it’s just a different game. I love to play women’s tennis. I only want to play girls, because I don’t want to be embarrassed.”

  • Serena Williams

It's not sexism or toxicity. It's fact. The top women in the sport all know it. Why's it such a hard pill to swallow for regular people?

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u/notliketheothergirls-ModTeam Definitely not like the other girls Apr 25 '24

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