Has Men’s Tennis Become Dangerously Homoerotic?
Since the days of John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, there has been a strong current of masculinity in men’s professional tennis. Boys have long viewed these athletes as brotherly role models while women have appreciated them as icons of virility. Recently, with the rise of Latino and Mediterranean practitioners of the sport, that current has taken a decidedly sexual turn. Maybe this isn’t entirely coincidental. Indeed, the marketers behind “Big Tennis” have profited handsomely by using this new image to their commercial advantage. Far too often, today’s professional circuit is dominated by an unnecessarily pornographic tone, with players willingly embracing bare-chested photography and salacious advertising campaigns.
The danger of this trend is evidenced by its popularity amongst adherents of the same-sex lifestyle. For the teenage boys and young men who love tennis, this has the unpleasant effect of injecting radical politics into an everyday sport. It turns normal heroes into pin-up models for their erotic enticement. Sports should be wholesome entertainment. They should most certainly not serve as the training grounds for untested social experiments.
Simply put, tennis is an aggressive competition between two men with little more than catgut-strung rackets and a fuzzy ball. Spectators are seated within breathing distance of the action. Each moan and shout ripples through the crowd. These raw emissions of brute force are akin to sexual cries in the eyes and ears of the homosexual. They look upon these players with their bursting forearms and perfectly muscled chests pungent with a hard-won sweat and see something decidedly dangerous. These athletes with their olive-colored skin, their long manes of curly, pubic-like chesthair titillate them beyond relief.
Numerous gay blogs have caught on to this trend and file reports the second a player begins to roll up his damp shirt. They see in these figures an impossible manliness, an ideal of the dreams that failed to materialize in their own lives. Washboard firm abdomens, with those wisps of hair leading down to bellybuttons, are direct invitations to far deeper fantasies.
The trend started with Pete Sampras in the early 90s. His Grecian good looks were coupled with a hirsute frame that he was unequivocal about showing off in public. The hairy Greek even inspired his own types of pornographic films which young viewers purchased in droves. For Sampras’s fanbase, it was less about Grand Slams and more about a semi-nude celebrity. In the years that followed, men likes Patrick Rafter of Australia and Marat Safin of Russia attempted to cash on tennis’s new emphasis on sensual photography, combining chestiness with a longhaired, ethnic look.
Some of the most notorious players in this set-game-match of seduction include:
Andy Roddick brims with power, particularly when it comes to his lightning fast serves. The 6’2” player wrestled with many a Mediterranean in his day, before realizing the potential cash cow in shorts-only tennis games. Now, a simple internet search turns up hundreds of pictures of this man’s brunette-haired pectorals and breathless accounts from the lacivious fans who enjoy the view.
Rafael Nadal fancies himself a centerfold model and never seems to appear in a magazine wearing proper attire. He grew up in the arid regions of Spain and calls himself an agnostic. It is no surprise, then, that he prefers clay courts in all their murky grittiness. On these dirt-covered surfaces so reminiscent of his homeland, swarthy Nadal gallivants on the baseline like an erotic dancer, stuffing his tight shorts with millions in grimy earnings.
Roger Federer boasts the title of the greatest tennis player of all time, outgunning his rival Nadal both on the court and in the realm of chest hair. The man seems quite proud of this fact, unfurling many a Nike top to reveal an abundantly masculine forest from the peak of his sculpted clavicles to his explicit navel. No wonder confused young men can’t get enough of him.
Spaniard Feliciano López has amazingly broad shoulders and the smoky look of a latenight disco patron. His hair is notoriously unkempt, hiding those barbaric grimaces with drenched strands as he winds up for a backhand. Admirers seem to especially fetishize his shapely, firm buttocks region consistently outlined in tight, silky shorts.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a French-African, made a name for himself in the libertine city of Sydney, Australia and hasn’t looked back since. He is a bit offensive on the courts, dominating with his heavy forehand and crafty net play. In fashion magazines, he’s willing to go all the way to impress with the curvature of his disrobed physique.
Juan Mónaco, nicknamed “Pico, the strapping Argentine,” is a rising star on the circuit and counts German sports brand Adidas among his many sponsors. Surely they are getting their money’s worth, as men and women around the globe swoon over his arrogant, half-dressed ways, whether at Wimbledon or those South American beaches where he wears but a speedo and nothing else.
Fernando Verdasco is an up and coming player who sidelines as a Calvin Klein underwear model. Both enterprises seem to provide him a steady revenue stream, as he crosses over from a simple athlete to a fulltime feature on gay blogs from coast to coast.
Serbian Janko Tipsarevic is the newest tennis professional to thump many a rakish man’s heart. He thrills with a dark-hewn handsomeness as he hogs his balls and parades around with a look that mixes angst and exigency. Clearly, his video escapades only add to his earthy, raunchy allure.
For teens and young men today, such homoerotic displays may lead them to question their own hormonal intents. They may turn a scintilla of doubt into a full-blown affliction of desire. It’s only natural for youths to admire their sports heroes. However, rarely is such semi-nudity found in football or baseball. In tennis, it is so expected that fans quietly riot unless they get their photogenic fill. Young people may think it’s “cool” to take their fascination with these star athletes to the next level, proclaiming themselves full-fledged enthusiasts of these bristling, hearty men whether they’re on or off the courts. But when the game is over, they are left with a host of personal problems and radical beliefs that are entirely inconsistent with America’s politics and, most scandalous of all, with our most cherished pastimes.
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Author: Stephenson Billings
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9:47 pm
Yes.
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9:37 pm
I’d like me a Roddick-Federer man sandwich with a side of Nadal, pls. And maybe Feliciano’s ass for dessert. DAMN!
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9:47 pm
I never did like tennis. Too much elbow and gays.
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9:48 pm
I’m sure you had fun finding all the pictures for your article Big Gay Al.
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9:53 pm
I have no idea what this is about. All your gay pornography was too distracting and detracted from the overall readability of the piece.
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9:56 pm
Wow! I had no idea what beauty Ive been missing…I will be paying more attention to Tennis from now on…
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9:57 pm
Why is it that when ‘mature’ (and I use that word sarcastically, it appears as if Billings can’t read past the first sentence of any given post) Christians tell others to grow up, they’re even worse when it comes to finding things gay?
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10:50 pm
I sold my lifetime box seats due to the large amounts of gay ball play.
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10:54 pm
So, you’re telling me that any sport involving a ball is gay? Wow, so, you only like hockey, and…..um……curling?
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10:55 pm
Oh Stephenson, You made my day.
I knew as soon as I read the name Bjorn Borg a true contemporary wrote this piece. Only you gave it the spit and knob polish it deserves.
I do believe the tennis ‘stars’ of yesteryear, with the exception of Bjorn, who had the most enchanting shark toothed abs on the planet, flew well below the gaydar of boy fan zines. I remember watching the match between Billy King and Bobby Riggs as a youngster wondering which man would best the other. If I remember correctly one wore the traditional tennis skort, which caused a lot of controversy. This may have been the start of the end for tennis as a pure heterosexual sport.
Fantastic article filled with up to date and informative graphics! Bravo!
BB
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10:59 pm
Wait, he just sucked fucked a guys dick? Wow, I thought you guys hated gays, not condoned them.
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11:01 pm
To suck and fuck at the same time would take impressive skill.
^nerd^
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11:04 pm
Shut up Sennen, I am trying to make a point.
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11:28 pm
Tomorrow is a school day! Brush your teeth before bedtime.
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11:33 pm
Ye, and since I am in college, I can get up whenever I want. So, since you like children, and like to molest them as well, you would probably want to get an early star, so go to bed and start fucking em early.
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8:56 am
Damion has tried to make a point on the Chris†Wire since the first time she’s ever posted, and like a match point double fault has failed each time.
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10:56 am
So, your words make no sense, and your gender confusion makes your argument invalid. Fail.
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12:20 pm
Damon’s mad because she got served in a tennis article.
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12:27 pm
Cassy, your horrible tennis puns are neither witty nor funny. And, yet again, you are getting your genders confused. Please make more sense.
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10:26 pm
Hehe ;]
And what the bloody hell is Miss Cassidy going on about??
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9:53 am
Thank you so much for the comment Blanche. I do appreciate your take on this important subject. Some of the comments here are downright abusive so it’s pleasant to here maturity and faith coming from one of my friends. God bless!
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8:23 pm
I have a question when ya going to post Hot Tennis female player ???
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8:25 pm
Good question.
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9:47 pm
hahahahaha, im an avid follower of tennis, i was a highly competitive junior international player, and the serbian on the right is tipsarevic, not djokovic. I saw him play in canada. great player, great player. tsonga is a great player as well, defeating federer at wimbledon, and federer is the alpha and omega of the world. How DARE you insult roger federer, tennis ameteur. That is unbelievable that you even have the nerve to evoke his name!!!!!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself, for federer is more of a god then your delusion of this “Yahweh” you speak of.
“In federer, we trust”
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11:14 pm
Thank you for all the links in the article…they are providing me with much one hand typing entertainment…
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9:50 am
I think they said one of the first Afro tennis players named Arthur Ashton unfortunately contracted some sort of disease associated with homosexuals and passed away.
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10:05 am
Remember kids. All sports are gay.
Seriousy Bill, this is A Beautiful Mind territory.
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6:36 pm
Another grand slam, Stephenson! Or should I say a “Game-Set-Match Point ACE!?!?” Seriously, well done! My only quibble with the article is that “Dangerously Homoerotic” in the title is a bit redundant. But, I understand you were probably just trying to emphasize the unique peril of such a deviant lifestyle choice. You ACED it!
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8:24 pm
is it me or you just sound and write Like billings …. it’s make me think that You are Billings on another user name
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8:59 pm
I’m flattered by the comparison. It suppose it is a clown thing, my friend. God bless!
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9:03 pm
It wasn’t a compliment.
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7:41 pm
Hmmm, I would love to see you follow this up Mr. Billings with the homoerotic sport of football.
Think about it. All those hot and sweaty men running around in their long, tight underwear and those shoulder pads (although that is so 1990s.) Now think about the concept of the game for just a moment. One guy is bent over and another comes up from behind just to take the center’s ball in to his hands. He passes said center’s ball on to another player. We all know the person with the ball, granted he’s running away from everyone else, secretly wants all 11 members of the opposing team (and some from his own) to jump his bones. And those same 11 members of the opposing team are trying to cop a feel of the ball. They are all wearing cleats so they can really dig in deep.
Now lets think of the positions of the players. You know what I’m talking about: center – the attention whore who who wants his ball fondled by other men. Then we have the quarterback which is just code speak for bareback. There are the tight ends and wide receivers – no explanation needed. Of course, the corner backs, middle and outside linebackers, well they are pretty much in collusion with the quarterback and really want to get in on that bareback action.
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8:04 pm
You, sir, have an incredibly filthy mind.
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8:09 pm
Me? A filthy mind? Take a look at the pictures below and tell me it’s not a homoerotic sport!
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8:10 pm
This coming from the guy who writes up gay stories for a supposedly Christian site.
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9:13 pm
Grow up!
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Just to prove my point
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rDDbozDHJ0A/SqzuR5qUEMI/AAAAAAAAAnI/AUEX-zITVZE/s400/Homoerotic+Imagery+of+Football.jpg
http://www.murderati.com/storage/football-ballet_746513n.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1303839378085
http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000190325/polls_21010_1800_352256_poll_xlarge.jpeg
http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/125566/125566,1190032136,3/stock-photo-football-center-hiking-the-ball-5409457.jpg
Let me know if you need any more evidence.
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10:09 pm
That’s certainly not the football I played in high school! How outrageous, but at least they keep their clothes on. I wouldn’t want to imagine these men half naked doing these things.
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10:18 pm
Well, you never know what carries over into the locker room now, do you?
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10:27 pm
Bullshit, that thought got into your head and you whacked off to it. Considering you write up gay porn, you can’t deny it.
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11:20 am
Considering women’s tennis was the launching pad for one of the most famous lesbians in history (Martine Navaroo) it wouldn’t surprise me one wit to see that men’s tennis is now the romping ground of gays. I don’t watch any of that crap anyways. NFL, and college football. Love Oklahoma.
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10:58 am
See my post above…..trust me, you’re not going to like it. LOL
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8:37 pm
Such a shame the homosexual agenda has decided to infiltrate our youth’s minds as well as the media with homoerotic content. We must take steps to get a good Christian man in political office to censor such demonic content.
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12:37 pm
The player on the right next to Feliciano Lopez, is actually Janko Tipsarevic not Novak Djokovic. It would be nice if you could find a hot pic of the latter too, as that’s the only thing this article was good for.
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7:49 pm
Sexuality is in the eye of the beholder.
Sounds to me like the author needs to say a few Hail-mary’s and take a cold shower.
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