“The legendary athlete wants to make it easier to attract new fans to tennis”, — write: sport.ua
“I am constantly asked about the future of our favorite game and what I would change in it if I could. Here are my thoughts. Some of them may surprise you.
First, I don’t like the scoring system because it makes it harder to attract new people, especially young people, to tennis. I think we should remove 15, 30, 40 and make it 1, 2, 3, 4. If we need to win by two points, let it be 3-3, but let’s remove 15, 30, 40.
Second, each player’s shirt must have a name and number on it. Why? Because we have to promote our players like all other sports do. Look at basketball, football, baseball – there the players have a name and a number.
Third, I want to [на турнірах Grand Slam] all played in a three-set format. Or men and women should play the same number of sets. Because the revenue comes from media content, and because of that, women are always underrepresented,” said Billie Jean King.