Davis Cup has the spotlight in tennis now. USA played Brazil and there were some controversies. John Isner complained about the noise the Brazilian bench was making during their head-to-head in Florida. He was saying they would say nasty things from the bench, but the Brazilian coach said those words had no effect on the outcome on the match. I think tennis players should be able to filter out things like that; that's why they are professional! But still, saying things like that during a toss or during play is actually against the rules, so the ref should have done something about it. It's just kind of nasty that would happen. John Isner said it didn't affect him, but obviously it did because he wouldn't be complaining about it. So whatever.
Nadal has brought a lot of attention to the small Chile tournament. It sold out on Thursday because of his presence. This is completely different to last year, where it took them a year to sell all their tickets. It's the Nadal Effect. Top players usually don't have an incentive to go to small, no-name tournaments, so those tournaments never get attention or funding. It's only when big players go to these tournaments do they get any attention. But for some of the lower-ranking players, they must be really pissed that Nadal is ruining their chances at winning an ATP level tournament. Oh well.
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