Well, okay, it's not Australia's fault, but I'm really tired of the Australian Open.
First of all, I hate the blue on blue court.
After playing so well on the green and blue, nothing seems as atheistically pleasing to me as that great combination. The blue on blue makes it difficult for me to watch too, because it all looks so monotone and boring on TV. And you should know that I'm not a fan of the ridiculous courts that team tennis uses, I just want a classy combination of colors. All the all blue does is make the Open look unbearably hot and static.
Secondly, everything seems so out of place. I mean, the players look like they are about to die under the summer sun, and I look outside to see someone slipping on a snow covered sidewalk. It makes the whole thing seem like a dream. I would like the whole world to have to suffer the winter that we're going through, don't tell me that somewhere it is really nice and they get to be outside hitting tennis balls while I play at 6:45 on a gym floor.
Thirdly, the matches are on at really weird times. I mean, they are at normal Australian times, but it is not normal for me. I wish I could stay up through the night, but I can't. I wish I could watch matches as I get ready for work, but I can't.
Lastly, they replay the matches during the day on ESPN Classic. This could be a brilliant solution, except for the bottom line has already shown the score of the match that they are replaying, which makes it not worth watching.
Now, I've got nothing against the Australian Open as a tournament. But as a major? I'm ready for a change. How out the Chicago Open?
For those of you who are fans of the Land Down Under, continue your dedication! To those who like me are watching little of the year's first major and wish for a change well, suck it up and get used to it. Even I realize this blog post won't make the ATP change their majors :-)
ok the blue on blue has a point, but the tourney's got a lot of orange to contrast w/ the blue which i think is sweet. secondly, the matches at 8 and 9 at night are perfect bc i can watch them instead of them being during school. also, the ao revives the power that tennis loses in these months due to weather, so its nice to have some tennis during the winter. and australia seems like a cool country and they talk weird so you can't deny australia's awesomeness. :)
ReplyDeleteYea, well, I was kind of without a topic. But the Australian Open is kind of like the loser of the 4 majors for me.
ReplyDeleteFrench on clay = Awesome.
Wimbledon on grass = Best.
US Open with the J Block = Way Rad.
Australian in winter = Reminds me tennis is cooler than soccer, but still the least of these.