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What is it about tennis that attracts the biggest assholes on the planet. Its like almost every high level player has a massive stick up their ass and has a grating personality.
Not justifying in any way, but I think it's part of the nature of single player sports, where it's always you against the world. Combine that with a sport like tennis, where 0.5% skill difference is the difference between receiving millions and living on scraps. You see the best players in the world crack.