For the first time in a long time, people are talking about tennis.
Unfortunately, any racket-heads out there hoping for some positive coverage of their beloved fuzzy-balled game will be sadly disappointed. There is a youth tennis shitstorm going down right now and it's not a good look for the sport.
The NextGen ATP Finals is an eight-man tournament that pits the world’s top 21-and-under men's singles players against each other. On Sunday, they held a party for the official draw in Milan.
Two round robin groups of four were made among the players in attendance, which seems innocent enough until you see how these groups were chosen.
https://twitter.com/BenRothenberg/status/927302745853431809
Players took turns selecting a model on stage, each of whom had the letter 'A' or 'B' hidden on their body. That letter would then correspond to the group they would slot into.
After the player had handpicked their model, they walked down a catwalk arm in arm. The model then unveiled the hidden letter to the crowd.
Unsurprisingly, the draw has received its fair share of criticism.
https://twitter.com/JudyMurray/status/927417986843074561
https://twitter.com/troublefault/status/927310094458597376
https://twitter.com/iamjt520/status/927310951392665600
