your speculated placebo effect or not, the sport needs to be cleaner.
yes, allowing your top stars to dope and get away with it allows these “superhuman” performances that may draw a ton of fans. but at some point, too much is too much.
like pro cycling, many top pro tennis players take PEDs, some legal, some fringe, and some outright banned for any margin they can get.
but the sport is popular enough now that it needs to start curbing this to allow more parity of opportunity. and you’re seeing those efforts now.
your speculated placebo effect or not, the sport needs to be cleaner.
yes, allowing your top stars to dope and get away with it allows these “superhuman” performances that may draw a ton of fans. but at some point, too much is too much.
like pro cycling, many top pro tennis players take PEDs, some legal, some fringe, and some outright banned for any margin they can get.
but the sport is popular enough now that it needs to start curbing this to allow more parity of opportunity. and you’re seeing those efforts now.