Re: WTA Stars

I forgot to mention something in reference to my last post. The reason it's so important for the WTA or ATP to create specific stars is because tennis is a one-on-one (or two-on-two) sport so there's not an entire team to root for. Nor is there a team's structure and PR people to make stars of the players for the league, that's all up to the players' and their people themselves.

Also, tennis is an international sport, so there are often not the instant connection one might have for the local team. While some countries or nationalities have gotten fully behind their players (the Serbians for their few top players, the English for Andy Murray, and now the Chinese are rallying behind their women), as a whole, it comes down to one player making a connection and becoming famous for tennis fans around the world. That has, sadly, not always equalled mainstream fame and success.