2702443, The commentary during the Serena match was cringeworthy Posted by bentagain, Tue Sep-03-19 12:55 PM
Admittedly, I don't watch a lot of tennis...if any at all TBH
Caught the CoCo vs Naomi match...and then the Serena vs Martic match
1 thing I can credit to OkaySports, is being able to see systemic 'cism in real time in our sports culture
I don't know how commentators, in 2019, aren't being reprimanded for descriptors like...
Bullying Intimidating
...to describe Serena...
while describing the yt european player as
Creative Imaginative
They literally reduced a black player vs a white player to...
physicality vs intelligence
Do better.
IRT CoCo, I found myself questioning the parents decision
That 2nd set was a complete mental breakdown
Some things should just naturally get corrected as she matures
she definitely has the skill
But it was difficult to watch her breakdown on such a huge stage, and a lot of people don't come back from that
What's wrong with being Junior champ 2 years in a row...?
Just thought to myself if the parents had considered such a disastrous result
...she also got washed in doubles...
Hope she can extract the relevant lessons from this tournament moving forward, and becomes the sensation everyone is projecting
But it felt like a huge gamble, that probably wasn't necessary...in hindsight.
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