Netflix’s emergence into the highly competitive sport by setting up a Nadal-Alcaraz in Las Vegas means: a revolution, a change of era. Currently the NBA has devalued its rings by adding an interim tournament because no man can wait for a champion for nine months. The interspersing of direct encounters of Old and New Testament tennis between the Australian Grand Slams and Roland Garros represents a direct challenge to the survival of classical schemes.
The challenging nature of Netflix making him a natural candidate for acceleration The disappearance of traditional sports formats, violation of the sacred calendar. It will be argued that an exhibitionist reduction of tension devalues the essence of a sporting event to death. This defense argument will be followed by alleged evidence that true fans will skip the Las Vegas masquerade and focus on the dirt of Paris or the lawn of Wimbledon later. Very nice, but how many are there? Casino folk don’t demand to enjoy Nadal and Alcaraz life or death. He just wants to see them and say he sees them. Live the experience, tell it.
Even for those of us who have never enjoyed a live show, Siegfried and Roy are Las Vegas giants, with their white tiger moves roaming the audience. The footage takes your breath away even across the screen, and it ends with the second of the tamers nearly being swallowed by their ten-inch-toothed pet. The metaphor is as immediate as it is effective. Nadal and Alcaraz hop onto the striped tiger skin courtFeaturing the Gladiator soundtrack that would be developed into Ridley Scott’s sequel. The Majorcan tennis player had already developed this amazing innovation in surface combat against Roger Federer in 2007; Here it is impossible to ignore Cassius Clay pretending to box for millionaire figures in casinos. The tennis match is an anecdote, the Netflix-sponsored celebration rises to the category. Welcome to the Super League in all sports except football.