r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • 1d ago

Tennis Maria Sharapova introduced by Serena Williams, enters tennis hall

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/46060245/sharapova-introduced-serena-williams-enters-tennis-hall
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u/Morgoth1814 1d ago

Honestly cool

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u/graison 1d ago

Of fame?

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u/fibberjabber 1d ago

Just hall way

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u/RapNVideoGames New Orleans Saints 22h ago

We’ve decided to remove the word fame to reduce stress associated expectations and negative connotations to the word. Like changing South Central LA to just South LA.

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u/twangman88 1d ago

Legally they can’t call it that because it’s just tennis.

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u/Low-Restaurant8484 14h ago

4th most popular sport in the world

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u/coffeebribesaccepted Minnesota 4h ago

By number of TV viewers? Or people who play? Or just the general number of people who have any interest in the sport?

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u/Low-Restaurant8484 4h ago

By number of fans. Could be fans of playing or watching, any level of casual probably qualifies

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-most-popular-sports-in-the-world.html

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u/twangman88 14h ago

With the worst sense of humor it seems

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u/fhota1 1d ago

Guess Im kinda surprised she wasnt in it already. I dont watch much tennis but she was one of the few names I knew just from cultural osmosis

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u/Wafflinson 1d ago

You generally don't become eligible for most of these types of awards until a certain number years after you are no longer active in the sport. Not sure on tennis rules specifically, but in most "hall of fame" situations you can't get in as an active player.

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u/fhota1 1d ago

Huh. I guess Id assumed shed retired a while ago but looks like only 2020

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/foulandamiss 1d ago

2004 was only 10 years ago, man.

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u/Davidx91 1d ago

The fact that I didn’t even know she was retired. I thought they just inducted a currently active player.

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u/Poems_And_Money 1d ago

Which other sports honor athletes who have been suspended for doping?

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u/daviEnnis 22h ago

Her suspension really showed how silly some of the PED discussions are lol.

She took a PED which was allowed, then they changed the list, and her person failed to take note. Essentially, they're all taking PEDs at that level, you just need to do your admin correctly. 😂

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u/pataconconqueso 1d ago

Tennis doesnt care about doping, talk about fairness in sports lol. Both the men and women’s wimbledon winners has been suspended for doping earlier and no one batted an eye

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u/zmoit 1d ago

I started watching Maria in London, 2005. What a babe