Players like Benneteau need to thank Roger Federer - McEnroe
The Julien Benneteau's quotes about the privileges that Roger Federer enjoys on Tour like often playing at night on the biggest courts are still relevant, and the ESPN analyst Patrick McEnroe gave an interesting opinion on it. 'I’ll say this, okay? The players like Julien Benneteau, really any players, to be honest, should be thanking Roger Federer for all he’s done and still doing for tennis', said McEnroe. 'Now, is there favoritism for the top players at majors when it comes to court assignments and schedule? Absolutely, there is, okay?
Does it need to be held in check at times, called out a little bit? Of course. We’ve done that plenty of times, by the way, at ESPN when it comes to why is Venus Williams on Court 2 at Wimbledon, for example? These kind of things happen all the time. The fact of the matter is that the players who get the better scheduling or the better courts, et cetera, basically deserve it, okay? They basically, at the end of the day, the people running the events are looking at filling the seats and keeping the sponsors happy, keeping the people at ESPN happy, keeping you reporters happy. That’s part of the game and part of the deal. If you think Serena Williams shouldn’t be playing every single match on center court at night or Roger Federer shouldn’t or most of them, then you’re not living in the reality of what big-time sports entertainment is about.'
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2RIZVnn
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