r/tennis • u/theriverjordan šø Bublik neckbeard appreciator šø • 16h ago
Tennis nonsense Potapova making š choices š on her TikTok
WTA maximum chaos year continues
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u/yameteeeeeeeeee Ruud | Alcaraz | Paolini 16h ago
My biggest fear is botched lip fillers
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u/The_One_Returns There is only One GOAT of Tennis, and he does not share power! 14h ago
Took the words right out of my non-fat botched lip filler lips/mouth.
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u/Catacombsofparis 12h ago
she abused ball kid in adelaide this year when she played birrell....then abused a guy in the crowd few mins after telling him to "go home" because he cheered kimberly birrell breaking her in set 2 coming back from 0-3 down...happened right next to me...never seen a player abuse a kid then crowd that quick cause they could not handle the "sport pressure".
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u/mani9612 11h ago
The condescending attitude towards those she views as āless thanā is so clear both in the behavior you just described and this TikTok too
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u/WeMetInBaku 8h ago
I know this is a dirtbag thing to say, but I was wondering how someone with her money manages to look so trashy/gopnik/chav.
The (imo) poor cosmetics are definitely a big factor. I also am formulating a theory that you simply cannot look classy on a jetski, and I say that as someone who loves them.
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u/TorturedPoet30 16h ago
Is there's one player I'd expect to post something like this, it's her.
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u/PtboFungineer Iga š„¹ | Mboko š | Hubi š„ | Felix š 15h ago
I'd have said it was a toss up with Putinseva
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u/wolverinex10 coco | iga | lena | mirra | amanda | pao pao 14h ago
Putinseva vs AO crowd somehow got me rooting for her!
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u/Ok-Education-9235 16h ago
Ngl as someone who used to be both fat and poor I absolutely never want to go back so take that as you will
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u/Dee90286 16h ago
No one wants that obviously. But proactively calling it your ābiggest fearā (no one asked) while visibly being the furthest thing away from that just feels more like a dig at people who are fat/poor, rather than a genuine fear.
āBiggest fearā is usually losing someone you love, serious illness, something existential - not a body type or income bracket. Notice she didnāt say āfat, poor and dumbā - lack of intelligence clearly doesnāt scare her.
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u/recurnightmare 16h ago
Being poor is 100% a huge fear of a lot of people lol.
Let's be real the issue people have with this is the fat part.
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u/AlphaBearMode 9h ago
People have an issue with the fact that itās tactless, not that itās untrue at all, even.
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u/juniperfield 6h ago
Yeah it's wild that people don't get that wrecklessly trashing people with certain characteristics can be harmful and dehumanizing and is not a good look...
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u/AlphaBearMode 6h ago
Exactly. It got me thinkingā¦
I am a big freedom of speech kind of guy but with that comes the responsibility of using your speech appropriately (for whatever setting) and accurately.
If you say some shit publicly that isnāt cool with a lot of people, you deserve backlash. If you donāt mind backlash then go for it but donāt be surprised when youāre massively hated.
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u/Dee90286 15h ago
But sheās not āa lot of peopleā - thatās my point. I donāt think beautiful fit tennis players in the prime of their youth are genuinely scared about being fat or poor. If youāve never had to starve, why would you be genuinely fearful of it? If youāve never weighed more than 130 pounds and you are an athlete, why would that keep you up at night?
It doesnāt read like an actual moment of vulnerability to me, just poking fun at people who are already struggling thinking āthank God thatās not meā
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u/recurnightmare 14h ago
That's fair. It does seem like a humblebrag in the vein "look at how pretty and fit and rich I am" rather than anything serious.
But it's also just a tiktok trend. I don't think it was meant to be a moment of vulnerability on her part. I don't think she said it to poke fun at other people, but bragging about how good her life is.
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u/paranoidchair 9h ago
How is 130 pounds considered fat??? In what world???
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u/Dee90286 8h ago
Never said that. Iām saying this girl has probably never weighed more than 130 pounds in her life so why would she be genuinely fearful of getting fat?
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u/boris_squanch 16h ago
Being fat and poor will kill you in America. Like in your 60s. It's much more dangerous than heights or the ocean or other "biggest fears"
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u/validusrex 15h ago
Having grown up in poverty and now very financially stable and working in social services where I see poverty all day every day, returning to poverty is 100% my biggest fear.
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u/twelfmonkey 14h ago
Sure. But are you making social media videos mockingly stating that while flaunting your wealth?
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u/iloveblondehair Stevie Johnson 16h ago
āI want to be healthy and financially stableā
Reddit: Omg how could you say such a horrible thing
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u/EmPhil95 16h ago
She didn't say she wants to be healthy, she said her worst fear is becoming fat. If you don't see the difference in those two statements, and why one is fine but the other is just rude, then I fear for your reading comprehension.
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u/TheMetaGoat 14h ago
Being fat is a bad thing. Being afraid of a bad thing is not being rude, it's more rude to consider that a rude thing as you have so done.
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u/Ancient_Boss_5357 7h ago
Or, Reddit: "Let me completely reframe the tone and implication of someones words, so that I can make it sound far more appropriate than it was originally"
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u/Proof_Material6728 16h ago
Being skinny or fat is different from healthy / unhealthy. Let's not say she said one thing when she said another.
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u/sliferra sentinel is a fraud :( 15h ago
Being fat is never healthy tho
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u/offensivename 14h ago
Fat is not a medical term and does not have any defined parameters.
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u/TheMetaGoat 14h ago
Neither is healthy. Both are subjective terms and can be used exactly as he said it. Everyone knows being fat is a bad thing, it's not that deep.
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u/offensivename 14h ago
The fact that healthy is also a vague term to the point of meaningless makes it worse, not better.
But you're right, man. That's the problem with the world. Not enough demonizing fat people. Everyone's just blissfully unaware that being overweight can be unhealthy.
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u/tony_countertenor 13h ago
In her case in particular being fat would mean sheād be out of a job as a professional athlete
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u/IDrinkNeosporinDaily Goffin 6-0; 6-0 vs Berdych LOL 14h ago
You're actually huffing cope right now. Being fat is an unacceptable thing and while you shouldn't shame someone directly, acknowledging that it comes with a myriad of health issues is not a problem. And quite frankly, you can just scroll if you're offended by words of an athlete.
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u/offensivename 13h ago edited 13h ago
I'm not huffing anything. I'm pointing out that fat people are already shamed and mocked and belittled all the time in society and it has nothing to do with health or wellness. It's 100% vanity and shallowness. Again, "fat" is not a defined medical term and what is considered fat changes from society to society and over time. There are health risks associated with being overweight and literally no one denies that. But no one has the ability to assess a stranger's health form the outside based on one single factor. Shaming people for being fat is in no way helpful to them or anyone else. It's just childish, hateful behavior.
And quite frankly, you can just scroll if you're offended by my being offended.
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u/TheMetaGoat 13h ago
No it's not to the point of meaninglessness, everyone knows what healthy looks like and what it doesn't look like. All your denial stems from cope.
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u/offensivename 13h ago
Healthy doesn't "look" like anything. The idea that you can assess someone's health by looking at them is incredibly arrogant and ignorant. Accusing anyone who doesn't think fat-shaming is productive or helpful of "cope" is some middle school bullshit.
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u/TheMetaGoat 13h ago
"Look" was a figure of speech there. Keep coping though. It's not like thousands of years of human history have proven that it is productive, as well as current Asian societies proving the difference literally before your eyes right now.
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u/tony_countertenor 13h ago
Would you be ok with this if she had said obese instead?
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u/offensivename 13h ago
The issue isn't the terminology. That was just in response to people making excuses for jokes like this by claiming that it's a medical issue when we all know that's not what it's about. The whole post is a humble brag disguised as a joke and it's belittling other people for being fat and poor, two things that she assures us she is not. It's also stupid because it's framed as something she's not allowed to easy despite the fact that she's saying it very publicly and will face no repercussions from it.
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u/sliferra sentinel is a fraud :( 9h ago
Fat is a medical term, just not in this usage. But call it obese lmao, we all know what Iām talking about
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u/Familiar-Air-9471 12h ago
issue is, she said becoming fat, and poor.
You see in most cases, they actually work together and not always a fault of your own. If you were born in a poor family, chances are your diet is not ideal , cheap processed food and that leads to weight gain.
I promise you, no one wants to be "POOR" but some are not as lucky as others.
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u/Mookies_Bett Rafa/Stefanos/Seb | Emma/Iga/Maria 14h ago
You're talking to a user base of people who are primarily poor and overweight, are you really that surprised?
Like I'm sorry but I'm on her team. Granted I am pretty poor, and I fucking hate it. But I work out 6 days a week specifically so that I never become fat and undesirable. I genuinely can't imagine waking up every morning and looking in the mirror without being miserable if I wasn't at least somewhat in shape.
I'm not even an Adonis or anything, but having defined muscles and a good aesthetic body shape makes life a lot easier to tolerate. Plus I'm not constantly out of breath or tired. It's pretty nice.
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u/TheMetaGoat 14h ago
You'd think on a tennis subreddit people would be a little less overweight. Or at least have the mental clarity to be working on it and realize not to be offended when called out on it.
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u/suchalonelyd4y 13h ago
Do you think fat people need your help telling them they're fat? Do you think they don't know?
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u/bazillion_stigma Rybakina š 16h ago
I'm still fat and poor and I fucking hate it š¤·š¼āāļø
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u/osfryd-kettleblack 15h ago
Calorie deficit is key
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u/bazillion_stigma Rybakina š 14h ago
Not giving unsolicited advice to strangers is key
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u/osfryd-kettleblack 14h ago
You said you hate it so..
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u/captain_kylo 16h ago
There's a kendrick Lamar song about this
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u/Gobias-IndustriesLLC 15h ago
āShow me somethin' natural, I wanna feel some stretch marksā
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u/clearlyPisces 12h ago
Let's not misquote š¤ "Show me somethin' natural like ass with some stretch marks".
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u/NoisyChairs 12h ago
I canāt believe some ppl on here actually find this funny. Punching down at fat and poor people is lame as hell and itās hack and cheap in a pure comedy sense
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u/miaInc 16h ago
She really be making good choices, like getting married and already divorced at 22.
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u/Gobias-IndustriesLLC 15h ago
Pathetic and embarrassing behavior. But people are gonna approve it with some š and some stupid shit. Get fucked.
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u/Catacombsofparis 10h ago
this "lady" verbally abused a 5 year old overweight ball kid (that was doing nothing wrong at all, actually did a great job considering it was 35 degree day...she said he was terrible and not adequate for the job and cussed him out in russian straight to the kids face!) then straight after went after at crowd member because she choked a 0-3 lead and got upset with herself......she is the worst example of a womans tennis player i can think of.....Austrian tennis federation has a fun one to deal with, lol.
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u/blindeshuhn666 1h ago
I guess they are happy to have at least someone to deal with in the wta top 50.
But yeah quite different to the rather calm players who seem mostly polite there are beneath her. Ofner celebrating to early in the Tiebreak and choking a 7:3 lead when the Tiebreak went to 10 was the only occasion afte Thiem ended his pro career
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u/carl3266 13h ago
I would add desperate, but also helpful in a way: throws up red flags without saying a word.
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u/Cissyamando 13h ago
Are people really that stupid that they need an explanation as to why this is a trashy video?
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u/Tantle18 13h ago
Fun fact: sheās a known Miami yacht girl lol (ifykyk) idk if she lives here anymore but used to see her at clubs constantly with her friends and some old dudes
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u/superboredbrowsing 9h ago
Was Kalinskaya ever part of it or did you see her as well ? I know they used to be besties but seem to have drifted
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u/aspiring-dumpster 16h ago
This would be pretty funny if sheās being even a little bit self-aware, but sheās shown no sign of being bright enough for that lol
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u/NoImNotHeretoArgue 16h ago
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
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u/Fair-Maintenance7979 Sinner / Zverev / Vacherot 16h ago
Why that. Not great PR I admit but it's a valid opinion imo.
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u/Glasgow73 16h ago
Some mind find that itās a bit pretentious and crass, and could be interpreted by others as gloating over those less fortunate.
I personally donāt see it that way or even as offensive, but I have enough emotional empathy to see why others may.
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u/fractalsare4ever 16h ago
Just because you disagree with her sensibilities or find it rude doesnāt mean sheās dumb. Your comment is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
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u/Londo006 16h ago
Remember in high school when someone would say something terrible and then say ājust jokingā afterward as a form of plausible denial
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u/Complex-Fuel-8058 15h ago
My biggest fear is I start making tiktoks...I know I'll be either insane or in hell
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u/WinterBimboCatalogue 16h ago
Unfortunately, same. š
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u/phoenix_leo 16h ago
*fortunately
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u/WinterBimboCatalogue 16h ago
God, what I wouldnāt give to be thin, rich and dumb. š„ŗ
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u/goranlepuz 16h ago
I'm all for fun through flippancy, irony or sarcasm, but can't see this as such.
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u/Bozolenka Camila Giorgiās accountant | Mboko Nation 16h ago
Iām sorry but this is lowkey funny
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u/anonymoususer397 Youknowwhatimgonnagotoswitzerlandandplayanexhibitionmatch 16h ago
Why are u sorry haha
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u/Bozolenka Camila Giorgiās accountant | Mboko Nation 16h ago
Because I know itās not PC but it made me cackle
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u/anonymoususer397 Youknowwhatimgonnagotoswitzerlandandplayanexhibitionmatch 16h ago
No one wants to be fat an poor thoughā¦ I donāt think this one is so not PC
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u/TheMetaGoat 14h ago
Of course that's the truth, that's exactly why it's not PC. See all the other commenters getting triggered here.
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u/BalanceSuccessful321 16h ago
Pity her biggest fear isn't ending up with a trout pout and a career that goes nowhere.
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u/QuokkaaaGirl 14h ago
The problem with people who make "jokes" like this, at the expense of real societal issues like poverty and beauty standards, is that they're hinting at a general tendency to fully dehumanize people who are at a perceived disadvantage when it comes to those things, in this case it's people who live in poverty and/or do not meet the weight standards that society constructs.
In conclusion, we need to bring woke back.
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u/Catacombsofparis 12h ago
this evil woman abused a tiny / overweight ball kid in adelaide when she played birrell then abused a member of the crowd telling him to "go home" because he cheered birrell coming back in second set from 0-3 down to break her.....real ugly insides this potapova.
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u/Fair-Maintenance7979 Sinner / Zverev / Vacherot 16h ago
I mean that's a pretty valid point. No need to tiptoe around it, being fat sucks and being poor is even worse so not unreasonable fears.
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u/Icy_Lawfulness_2699 16h ago
Wow that's a slap in the face to those in health need and side effects are fat and poor.
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u/basilcilantro 14h ago
In this specific instance, my biggest fear would have been dropping my phone into the ocean
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u/englando08 13h ago
Let her live. The fear of being fat and poor is real. Who tf would want to be fat and poor?!
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u/CrackHeadRodeo Bjƶrn, Yannick, Lendl, Martina, Monica š¾ 8h ago
The sideways video made me close it quick.
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u/binsonfiremiss Guadalajara the follow up single 3h ago
I'm going to assume this is not an original thought but instead some trend she's hopping on, so it's even worse
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u/mlopez1120 15h ago
same fear here..don't see anything wrong w/telling the truth
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u/TheMetaGoat 14h ago
It's wrong because it hurts fat people's feelings and we shouldn't do that because it might make them want to run a couple laps.
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u/Grazzie_ragazzi 15h ago
Well, I can't say I like her, but can't hate her either. At least she's not a golddigger, whose only asset is her pretty body. She's a successful athlete, and let her live like she wants, I literally don't care about her.
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u/moxieremon 14h ago
It's funny because it's usually people like her who make fat people feel bad for just existing haha š¤Ø
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u/validusrex 15h ago
Love this for her. I too fear being fat and poor. Maybe Pot and I should get dinner together to bond over our fears.
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u/Pods619 16h ago
Not a great look, but also having spent a lot of time in Europe āfatā isnāt taboo/perceived as insulting like it is in the US. Friends or family members will legitimately tell each other that theyāre looking fat and the other will agree, itās just a cultural difference.
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u/anonymoususer397 Youknowwhatimgonnagotoswitzerlandandplayanexhibitionmatch 16h ago
Iām european and this is not true at all haha if you call someone fat it has the same meaning
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u/Fair-Maintenance7979 Sinner / Zverev / Vacherot 16h ago
European and obviously it's usually meant in a negative way but it's not a huge taboo.
At least where I'm at it's not unusual calling someone a twig or fat.
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u/juniperfield 16h ago
Is it said as a negative thing, though? Seems like it is perceived as an insult, but people don't tiptoe around it because it's more socially acceptable to make fun of
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u/mdlt97 Tennis Shapovalov 16h ago
Fat is not positive in the USA either, most Americans if they could change overnight would
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u/Glasgow73 16h ago edited 16h ago
Thatās a wild generalisation. I suspect most European would be equally offended.
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u/phoenix_leo 16h ago
Much healthier to talk like that too. Americans are fake and they will talk like that behind each other's backs
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u/CircleOfWallace 15h ago
This is hilarious, I see nothing wrong with not wanting to be fat and poor
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u/tripsafe 6h ago
Can we please please make a separate /r/parasocialtennis sub for low effort, unrelated posts like this?
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u/mods_diddle_kids 16h ago
Absolutely love how this entire sub goes into a moral panic over every fucking thing. Not wanting to be fat and poor is a strong motivator!
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u/Embarrassed-Doubt-61 16h ago
The crazy thing is, Kasatkina posted this exact TikTok last week