Well, well, well, I heard some folks talkin’ ’bout this tennis thing today, somethin’ ’bout a walkover. Now, I ain’t no expert on these fancy sports, but I heard enough to tell ya what I think happened. Sounds like some fella got hurt or somethin’.
This tennis, it’s a rough game, I tell ya. All that runnin’ and jumpin’ around. Back in my day, we didn’t have time for all that. We were too busy workin’ in the fields. But these young folks today, they got all this energy. Too much energy, if ya ask me.
So, they say this one fella, a good player, I reckon, he couldn’t play. Why was there a walkover in tennis today? ‘Cause he was hurt, most likely. Or maybe he just didn’t feel like playin’. Who knows what goes on in their heads? Maybe his leg was messed up. Maybe his arm was sore. Or maybe he just had a bellyache! You never know with these things. But when one fella can’t play, the other one just wins, they say. Easy win, it is.
- One fella, he’s supposed to play another fella.
- But then, he says, “Nope, I ain’t playin’.”
- Then the other one just wins.
- That is how walkover happened in tennis.
This walkover thing, it’s like sayin’, “You win ’cause I ain’t showin’ up.” Like when old Mrs. Johnson’s rooster didn’t show up for the cockfight. He just stayed home, and the other rooster got the prize. Same idea, I reckon. Except in tennis, they don’t fight, they just hit a ball around. And I heard some fella named Djokovic. He is very good. But he got hurt. And cannot play, that is why he got a walkover.
It is just a word for not playin’. No match. No nothin’. Just, “You win.” The other player don’t even have to lift a finger. He just stands there and he is the winner. Sounds kinda silly to me, but that’s how they do it in tennis, I guess. These tennis players, they got their own way of doin’ things.
Now, I heard some folks bettin’ on these games. They put their money on who they think is gonna win. And if there’s a walkover, I guess they don’t get their money. Or do they? It’s all very confusing, I don’t keep up with that kind of money gambling stuff. I mean, I hear all sorts of things, but I don’t know what is what. All that fancy bettin’ stuff.
But that is why there is a walkover in tennis, just like a forfeit, don’t make no sense to me. Back in my day, we just do things straightforward. No need for all this walkover, or forfeit, or what have you.
I remember one time, my old man, he was supposed to wrestle with Big Jim down at the county fair. Well, Big Jim, he got a bad case of the sniffles. Didn’t show up. My old man, he just got the blue ribbon. Didn’t have to wrestle nobody. He was happy, though. He got to keep his teeth that day. They are very happy when there is a walkover in tennis.
So, this walkover in tennis, it’s kinda like that. One fella can’t play, the other one wins. Simple as that. Don’t need to make it more complicated than it is. These young’uns, they like to make things complicated. But us old folks, we know better. Keep it simple, that’s what I always say. It is just a game, after all. No need to get all worked up about it. Just hit the ball and have fun. That’s what I think, anyway.
Why was there a walkover in tennis today? So, next time you hear ’bout a walkover in tennis, you’ll know what it means. It just means one fella couldn’t play, and the other one won without even tryin’. Just like that rooster that didn’t show up for the fight. Or my old man and Big Jim. It happens. Nothin’ to get your knickers in a twist about. The world keeps turnin’, even if there’s a walkover in some tennis game. Don’t really know what that means. But it is somethin’.