With more and more activities, novelties, internet, video games etc. vying for attention today, people will one day reach a point, if they haven’t already, where only a selective number of sports will make them look up.
Already WNBA is on the verge of extinction. You can blame the economy only so much before reality sets in.
Heck, even NBA is forced to constantly evolve to just keep up. And that’s with megastars already on the screen today.
With tennis not being picked up as sport of choice by the current generation at any alarming rate, any offshoot(s) like doubles and WTA are bound to feel the heat sooner than later.
Bryan brothers, Serena and now Clijsters / Justine combo appears to be the last line of defenders holding the line. And the reason they are there is even more pathetic: No one is willing and able to carry the baton any further.
After Sharapova develops crow feet, that part of the deal doesn’t seem to be looking up too much either.
Does that mean more events featuring both mens and womens players like the Slams, Indian Wells etc. so they can force it down our throat – by default? Since you are already there and there are no mens matches on show, the fan is more likely to watch above two groups instead of listening to live music at the café.
Or can it get so bad one day that the expensive, nearly melting ice cream will appear a better use of time?
