Too much of a good thing is not a good thing when it comes to tennis matches according to Bill Simmons.
We have seen a trend of sports trying to shorten their game times in recent years, catering to shorter attention spans and increasing content competition. Major League Baseball implemented a series of changes including a pitch clock and the results have been tremendous for the sport as viewership increases and games no longer seem like an interminable slog.
And now with US Open matches going deep into the night, Simmons is asking for tennis to do the same. He argues that matches taking four-and-a-half hours to complete are far too long to keep anyone entertained.
"I've watched tennis my whole life. I've played tennis, I love tennis. Tennis matches are too long," Simmons declared. "We've lost the narrative with this. These guys are too good. The rallies and the points, these matches are four-and-a-half hours routinely now. And I just think it's absurd, and I've talked about this forever. I don't think anything should be four-and-a-half hours. Literally anything, movies, sporting events, a dinner, anything. I don't want to do anything for four-and-a-half hours that's supposed to be entertainment."
Of course, Bill Simmons knows this is going to be a molten hot take for tennis purists. However, he stuck to his guns, even suggesting that the sport shorten sets to get games completed in a reasonable time.
#simmons #matches #hours
We have seen a trend of sports trying to shorten their game times in recent years, catering to shorter attention spans and increasing content competition. Major League Baseball implemented a series of changes including a pitch clock and the results have been tremendous for the sport as viewership increases and games no longer seem like an interminable slog.
And now with US Open matches going deep into the night, Simmons is asking for tennis to do the same. He argues that matches taking four-and-a-half hours to complete are far too long to keep anyone entertained.
"I've watched tennis my whole life. I've played tennis, I love tennis. Tennis matches are too long," Simmons declared. "We've lost the narrative with this. These guys are too good. The rallies and the points, these matches are four-and-a-half hours routinely now. And I just think it's absurd, and I've talked about this forever. I don't think anything should be four-and-a-half hours. Literally anything, movies, sporting events, a dinner, anything. I don't want to do anything for four-and-a-half hours that's supposed to be entertainment."
Of course, Bill Simmons knows this is going to be a molten hot take for tennis purists. However, he stuck to his guns, even suggesting that the sport shorten sets to get games completed in a reasonable time.
#simmons #matches #hours
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