Jon Wertheim answers your questions about the Paris Games, the next Wimbledon icon and the lost generation.
, Andy Roddick and I are doing our first live show next month, in conjunction with the Cincinnati Open.at 6:30 on August 9! It’s completely open to the public, and we seriously can’t wait to hang with you guys. 🎙️🎾Jon, as a tennis fan, I have a question about the sport in the Olympics. It seems like people such as yourself are hyping tennis in the Games. I’m not feeling it this year and I wonder if this has jumped the shark.
Second, the format guides us. It’s best-of-three tennis in Paris. No guaranteed day off between matches. One week versus the two for majors. Players entering two, and sometimes three, events. There are cues that suggest to fans this isn’t the equivalent of a major. Likewise, how are Americans supposed to generate a rooting interest against, say, Victor Wembanyama when we not only know him to be a charming and admirable guy, but he plays for San Antonio and tours our cities’ arenas? Even if he—and the other NBA players on the French team—face Team USA for gold, doesn’t fervent nationalism seem sort of … silly?
Where were we? Oh, right. Who is more likely to win eight Wimbledon titles? Great probability question. One player is much closer, but he also has so many fewer opportunities. For that reason, I’ll take the Alcaraz option. It sounds silly to the ear, not dissimilar to the June discussion about whether Swiatek can win double-digit Roland Garros titles. But as a matter of math … heand is not yet 22 years old.
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