Woman's tennis = scumbugs

The women are at it again - digging their grave a little deeper with the upcoming Rogers Cup in Toronto. With a field supposedly having the best players in the world (with most confirming), the withdrawals have begun. Mauresmo first and today venus Williams. No surprise there.

Venus Williams is too stupid to understand her role in the promotion of tennis. She is a great "taker" from the game but refuses to give back by appearing at as many tournaments as possible and selling the game when needed. I would have bet everything I had that she would not appear and I'm sure the list of withdrawals is just beginning to swell. Too bad for the tennis fans in Toronto, who should know better than to support women's tennis when the women themselves don't support it. The WTA seems to be toothless when dealing with their players and the women need a body with real strength because they don't have any idea of the damage they have caused to the sport. I have said it on many occasions - the Williams sisters are the most talented women ever to play tennis - and they have done the most damage to the sport. Perhaps barring them from the next "major" would be an appropriate punishment.

The men, on the other hand, continue to put on an impressive show in Montreal where most of the top players did appear and the matches have been very competitive (unlike the women who rarely have a match worth watching, unless you enjoy seeing finals end up 6-1, 6-2.) the men are bolstered by the fact that Federer and Nadal and Roddick understand the importance of showing up and selling tennis to the fans. Roger is the greatest of all time (I have said that in this Blog for 3 years) yet he continues to show up and play almost everywhere as well as provide interviews etc. He is a tremendous ambassador for the game, with class that few women have demonstrated.

I take take away equal money for the women. Pay them according to the walk up gate and let the players police those idiots who pick and choose when they want to play.

I hope Venus loses in the first round in the U.S. Open.