Mike Bosanko Dear Mr. Peterson, My name is Justin Weaver. Major networks such as ESPN have paved the way for local networks to follow in their biased, one-sided slighting of tennis events. Not too many tennis fans will forget ESPN cropping off the Australian Open Women's Trophy presentation in which Jennifer Capriati soundly defeated world number 1 Martina Hingis for her very first Grand Slam title. Or, how about CBS showing just about half of the Women's Final at the Ericsson Open between Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati. Now, it's WTEN's turn to add to the horrible decision making.
Tennis is an integral part of many lives in the Capital District, as well as the entire nation.
The tennis community as a whole unfortunately, is a minority. We are not considered in the high realms of basketball fans, or football fans when it comes to media coverage. I feel that we have gotten the short end of the stick. It's not fair. When Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs, it not only opened the door for women tennis players, it gave women a sense of hunger to achieve, and it gave the entire nation the belief that anything is possible.