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Lol. I didn’t realize how important audience following was to winning tennis matches.

• anthonyIPH 8mo ago
  That was my first thought, but then again, players with a large fan base are more likely to get a wildcard into an event they don't directly qualify for.
  • potato3732842 8mo ago
    Or players with that potential are likely to get resources investment earlier in the pipeline making them more able to perform well on non-subjective criteria
• ericmay 8mo ago
  Pretty important! More fans mean more sponsorship dollars, which mean better coaches, food, &c, which means better conditioning and training for the match, and thus a higher chance of winning and getting more fans and more sponsorship cycles. I actually think it’s great. The level playing field can get a bit overrated. Hungary entrepreneurs will intuitively understand the parallels.
• p1esk 8mo ago
  Actually audience support during tight matches can be decisive.