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Just now, heywoodu said:

How kind of you to avoid naming Bertens there :p 

 

I had great hopes for Bertens after that amazing Madrid run. And she really had a panic attack after being considered as one of the top favorites at French Open and after she basically disappeared. Wasted match points at Rosmalen and her mentality after that got even worse :( 

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6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I honestly don't see how that has even remotely as much of an influence as winning the 24th Grand Slam would have. At all. Serena Williams really does not need the Olympics.

True, but winning a gold is such a unique experience. For most Americans here winning gold twice would be on par with her winning 24 grand slams. Gold Medalists are just held in great regard in the US 

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8 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Right of course, but another Olympic gold would solidify Serena as one of the greats. It would also make her advertising deals just a bit better, even if she makes the record.

 

Of topic question here: Is the Olympics considered a Grand Slam by people, or is it in a special catagory to tennis fans?

 

Olympic gold medal is waaaay below any of the Grand Slam titles. Only ones hyping it are the ones who never won a GS but have won the gold medal (Elena Dementieva). This isn't even close.

 

I tell you, don't believe in the second gold medal talk. Serena wants Court's record and NOTHING else.

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Just now, Olympian1010 said:

True, but winning a gold is such a unique experience. For most Americans here winning gold twice would be on par with her winning 24 grand slams. Gold Medalists are just held in great regard in the US 

But not for her and not really in the tennis world, and that's what it's about in this case :) 

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Just now, Olympian1010 said:

True, but winning a gold is such a unique experience. For most Americans here winning gold twice would be on par with her winning 24 grand slams. Gold Medalists are just held in great regard in the US 

 

No, no and no. Tennis is one of these Olympic sports where Olympics are NOT the most important event out there. Golf is obviously the second and baseball the third.

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Just now, heywoodu said:

But not for her and not really in the tennis world, and that's what it's about in this case :) 

True. Plus, she’s already a household name here. Maybe I just want her to win a second gold :cool:. After Osaka, she’s my favorite player.

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Just now, Monzanator said:

 

No, no and no. Tennis is one of these Olympic sports where Olympics are NOT the most important event out there. Golf is obviously the second and baseball the third.

Yes, I’m aware of that. However, many of the world’s best players will still show up. I only know the names of players with Olympic medals or multiple grand slam titles.

 

I’d put Football as first by the way. Then Baseball, then Tennis, then Golf, then Basketball. Those are the main offenders. However, I believe only Baseball and Football should be kicked from the Olympics.

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