AO 2021

[ElwoodBlues1]

Genie can play a bit though.

I reckon when they're young and hungry they do well, and then when they get a bit older they realise they can earn enough have a good lifestyle because no matter how hard they try they just aren't going to outcompete someone like Williams.

I think its just reality that also rans in tennis get bundled out early sometimes because the new breed are hungry and they don't want to put in the work to be mediocre. 

You are probably right....Genie was ranked No 5 at one stage and I get Tennis needs faces and looks to sell the game and the easy money was there for her given she could sell fresh air with her looks and social media profile.
She probably had the choice of knocking herself out to try and stay top ten or just embrace the offers she was getting and devote more time to making money off court.
I guess I was just pointing out that good looks, a heavy social media presence and a savvy personality will get you further than ability a lot of the time and that is a bit wrong to me and sending the wrong message to a lot of kids but thats seems to be the way these days with influencer's making a career out of ordinary folk following them and Genie is more of a influencer than a Tennis player these days.

[Gointocarlton]

You are probably right....Genie was ranked No 5 at one stage and I get Tennis needs faces and looks to sell the game and the easy money was there for her given she could sell fresh air with her looks and social media profile.
She probably had the choice of knocking herself out to try and stay top ten or just embrace the offers she was getting and devote more time to making money off court.
I guess I was just pointing out that good looks, a heavy social media presence and a savvy personality will get you further than ability a lot of the time and that is a bit wrong to me and sending the wrong message to a lot of kids but thats seems to be the way these days with influencer's making a career out of ordinary folk following them and Genie is more of a influencer than a Tennis player these days.

Hornikova had a highest ranking of 8, never won a major.

[Thryleon]

You are probably right....Genie was ranked No 5 at one stage and I get Tennis needs faces and looks to sell the game and the easy money was there for her given she could sell fresh air with her looks and social media profile.
She probably had the choice of knocking herself out to try and stay top ten or just embrace the offers she was getting and devote more time to making money off court.
I guess I was just pointing out that good looks, a heavy social media presence and a savvy personality will get you further than ability a lot of the time and that is a bit wrong to me and sending the wrong message to a lot of kids but thats seems to be the way these days with influencer's making a career out of ordinary folk following them and Genie is more of a influencer than a Tennis player these days.

I dont disagree but its just modern sport.  Marketing plays a part.

One of the best English strikers in the last 30 years was a bloke named Matt le tissier. 

Played his entire career at southampton and barely got a look in for the English National team.

Check his highlights.

Only thing that held him back was his looks.