# Junior Tennis Champion-Too fat to play. Fair?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-tennis-champion-too-fat-to-play-fair/634244>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-tennis-champion-too-fat-to-play-fair/634244 "2012-09-09T22:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-tennis-champion-too-fat-to-play-fair/634244/81 "2012-09-12T16:05:45Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> They could be judging it based on any or all of those criteria and any of them would be valid. Or they could be using the blood test results.

Or as was pointed out up thread they may be subjectively judging it based on the seeming slip in her singles play while her doubles play has remained strong.

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**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-tennis-champion-too-fat-to-play-fair/634244/82 "2012-09-12T16:29:16Z")

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Dseid, you are looking at a paraphrase written by a reporter and acting as if it is the official position of the USTA. And then demanding proof that it’s not their official position just as icing on the cake. That’s no way to be, broseph.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-tennis-champion-too-fat-to-play-fair/634244/83 "2012-09-12T16:30:30Z")

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> [@Hbns](#):
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> Or as was pointed out up thread they may be subjectively judging it based on the seeming slip in her singles play while her doubles play has remained strong.

Also true.

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