http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/has-womens-tennis-gone-to-the-dogs Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.nicolemlavoi.com/has-womens-tennis-gone-to-the-dogs#comment-150 ken Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:32:06 +0000 http://nicolemlavoi.com/?p=1165#comment-150 I have honestly been surprised at the amount of "daddy discourse" around Federer. It could be a contest given that Clijsters is not a new mom in the way that Federer is a new dad. We will have to devote copious hours watching the US Open--all in the name of research, of course. My dog theory is this: men don't travel with small dogs because small dogs are not manly--except for maybe pugs. Also, men seem more likely to travel with women for companionship. I think it is less likely--for numerous reasons--for young, hetero female players--to find someone willing and/or able to fly around the world with them and deal with training schedules, etc. Thus speaks the cynic. I have honestly been surprised at the amount of “daddy discourse” around Federer. It could be a contest given that Clijsters is not a new mom in the way that Federer is a new dad. We will have to devote copious hours watching the US Open–all in the name of research, of course.
My dog theory is this: men don’t travel with small dogs because small dogs are not manly–except for maybe pugs. Also, men seem more likely to travel with women for companionship. I think it is less likely–for numerous reasons–for young, hetero female players–to find someone willing and/or able to fly around the world with them and deal with training schedules, etc.
Thus speaks the cynic.

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