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^^ Why not? There have been lot of changes recently, so it's about time that this kind of format should be tested and see how it goes. Of course, there are going to be some criticism as there are fans that are old and traditional, but for me, it doesn't matter, if the game became more interesting and exciting and fun to watch then I will give it a thumbs up.

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) strikes me as a good event. It was created by Serena Williams' trainer and Coco Gauff's mentor. The reviews I found about this tournament is that the organizers are focused on attracting younger tennis players. However, some Top 10 tennis players will participate.
I liked that they named the matches like this:
Take a look at these games

Saturday, June 13
Day Session
Match 1 - 4 PM CET: Lucas Pouille "The French Flair" - Elliot Benchetrit "The Underdog"

Match 2 - 5.15 PM CET: Dustin Brown "The Artist" - Benoit Paire "The Rebel"

Match 3 - 6.30 PM CET: David Goffin "The Rebel" - Matteo Berrettini "The Hammer"

Night session
Match 4 - 9 PM CET: Feliciano Lopez "The Bullfighter" - Alexei Popyrin "The Sniper"

Match 5 - 10.15 PM CET: Stefanos Tsitsipas "The Greek God" - Richard Gasquet "The Virtuoso"

Sunday, June 14
Day Session
Match 1 – 4 PM CET : Elliot Benchetrit “The Underdog” – Alexei Popyrin “The Sniper”

Match 2 – 5.15 PM CET : Dustin Brown “The Artist” – Matteo Berrettini “The Hammer”

Match 3 – 6.30 PM CET : Feliciano Lopez “The Torero” – Lucas Pouille “The French Flair”

Night Session
Match 4 – 9 PM CET : Richard Gasquet “The Virtuoso” – David Goffin “The Rebel”

Match 5 – 10.15 PM CET : Stefanos Tsitsipas “The Greek God” – Benoit Paire “The Rebel”

https://www.tennismajors.com/news/uts-news/uts-the-program-of-the-first-week-end-tennis-majors-263681.html

I don't know if you guys have heard of Patrick Mouratoglou "Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS)". It's a very different format from the tennis we have seen for many years, so controversial that it might change the whole tennis game.

https://twitter.com/UTShowdown

Lots of big names already sign to test it this experiment such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem, and David Goffin.

Tell me guys what you think about this one.

I read the same thing however things ain't getting any better in the US so the Government has a big decision to make when it comes to opening up sports again. Also are the tennis players willing to take the risk entering a country where the cases are averaging 20k+ daily and with these protests going on it could get worse.

I agree that Djokovic and Nadal will continue to dominate however we are seeing signs that some of the young talent are starting to get better against these top players but its just grand slams where they lose their nerve against Djokovic and Nadal.

@btc_angela Federer is definitely not retiring in 2020, as he had clearly hinted that we will see him participate in next year’s Australian Open tournament. However beyond 2021 it looks very difficult for him to carry on as he’s suffered multiple injuries over the year’s, and his recent setback shows that he may not even play the entire season in 2021, hence we all should be prepared to see him retire by mid 2021.

Sources:

https://www.essentiallysports.com/roger-federer-does-not-want-to-retire-in-2020-australian-open-2020-atp-tennis-news/

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ill-miss-the-adrenaline-rush-roger-federer-opens-up-on-retirement-atp-tennis-news/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-8406713/Roger-Federers-latest-injury-news-send-shiver-trepidation-tennis.html

Federer has gone into this sort of 'sabbatical' since 2017, so perhaps everyone thought that he is going retire, but he is not. He is just resting and selecting tournaments he wanted to join and has higher chance of winning. So I don't see him retiring anytime soon, he will continue after this pandemic and when that knee injury heal. Of course, he is old, but Father Time will caught up on him, but for me he can still play good tennis in the next 2-3 years.

I heard that US Open will start as planned.
Any way,  I really doubt that Federer can win one more GS.
In my opinion in a next a few years Djokovic and Nadal will continue to dominate world Tennis.
I don't see who can replace them.
Thiem?  Medvedev?

Good timing though. But prior to this announcement, I thought that he had recover already because he has posted some video swinging already. But I guess it worsens when there's no tournament because of the pandemic. Still, he has a lot of time to heal without any pressure and continue tennis next year.

Definitely, if everything fall into pieces (injury heal and recovery, pandemic is over), we might see Federer's farewell tour. Unless he got back his second win and win Grand Slams, then we might see some extension beyond 2021.

Well he isn't going to miss much as we still don't know if and when a another grand slam will be played this year. I think he will be back even though his age is now starting to be a big factor in his career but he and Nadal seem to keep going and nothing seems to stop them so I think he will be back for one last time to say farewell which I'm thinking will be next year. The farewell tour for Federer.

age factor is there for him, but for Nadal and Novak as well, they are both old ones for tennis, where one can win a tournament with 18 years, they are both above 33 years, so not much from them in the future
but there is a factor that tennis does not have new stars in last decade, there was not any player that could win tournaments in a series, and just a few that one one or two slams in last decade (Cilic (over30), Wawrinka (over30), Del Porto (over30), Murray (over30)), do not remember that someone else won any gran slam in last decade

Nothing is impossible but now age factor is also going against him as he is already 40 and this problem is still not giving him any good news hopefully we will watch this legend again but its very hard for him as came and win any title hopefully we will able to have some good tennis next year from Federer.

I like that you said "final" farewell because I can no longer count how many times fans have speculated about his retirement. I also don't recall him saying having a final season. Resting up worked well for him the last time, it could work again. Who knows if we get to see him winning one or two more titles when he returns and the retirement talks will be dismissed again.

According to this news, Federer has canceled the rest of the tennis season and will not play again this year https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/federer-otkazao-ostatak-sezone/2189249.aspx
Federer underwent surgery in February for chronic problems with his right knee, but things got complicated and he had to go for surgery again, and because of that he misses the rest of the tennis season this year.
Is this perhaps the final farewell of a tennis legend?
EDIT: I just found official news confirmation on Federer’s Twitter profilehttps://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/1270605149526986752/photo/1

Exhibition match on the way in Spain,


https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/06/day-1-region-valencia-tennis-challenge-de-minaur-bautista-agut-win-spain-exhibition/89083/

The finals is between two of my fav tennis today, de Minaur vs Bautista Agut. But the finals match was cancelled due to rain.

No fans, but good to see tennis moving as well in this new norm. It should have been the finals in Roland Garros this week if not for the pandemic.

If there will be a player that can lead by example, it should be Serena Williams for tennis. There are a lot of NBA personalities as well who have spoken against this unfortunate event and there are a lot more in different sports. Here is a video from Frances Tiafoe,

https://twitter.com/FTiafoe/status/126726440439301325.

And yes I agree, this is bigger than tennis.

#RacquetsDownHandsUp
#HandsUpDontShoot

I hope other tennis players will do the same.
They are not separate from society and normal life and should lead by example.
Hope to see Serena and Venus Williams in the similar action soon.

Yes I know this and the strange thing is that what is happening right now is exactly what Event 201 has predicted as the world shuts down for 6 months and then reopens for the cases to just continue to get worse which is what we are seeing. I know the world can't shut down forever and as we know money rules the world so Governments really have no choice but to open up and then also means sports as that is one big revenue stream for Governments and also for the gambling industry where most of the Governments around the world earn a lot of revenue from. Like everyone here, we just want to see some tennis played soon.

Great speech and attitude from this young fellow we need this spirit in our next generation for better and safe future of this world hopefully we have something good from them.

Great speech by a young tennis player: ''I want change''
https://twitter.com/emsulliv/status/1268312204329222144
Young tennis star Coco Gauff made a notable public appearance and gave her review of the unfortunate murder of George Floyd.
She showed her character both on and off the tennis court.
Well done girl, you could have kept your mouth shut but you chose to use your fame to push for the real thing.

It was a passing of the torch that time, from Monica Seles to Steffi Graf. And you are right, Monica is already dominating that time, its just unfortunate that this stabbing had happened, pushing her back and the true potential to stay at the top of the game.

I agree that we can't compare era's, it has been the case in many sports. Just like in tennis, when the sisters come into the scene, everything has change, Hingis was still the best women's player out there, until Serena took over.