At the 2010 French Open, Rafael Nadal played his first match after reaching an agreement with French timepiece maker Richard Mille. Mr. Mille doesn’t make just any watch. He makes very expensive watches. Mr. Mille had reached an agreement with Mr. Nadal to wear his $525,000 watch during his matches. The ESPN commentators made a big deal about this. It turned out to be a big deal like the Venus Williams panty flashing. The watch weighed in at a total of 20 grams. The commentators were saying that the 20 gram watch was going to throw off Nadal’s balance. The commentators forgot that it used to be common for tennis players to wear watches during their matches. Brad Gilbert had a contract with Ebel in 1986 and he was calling match Nadal’s match. Despite all of the criticism over this watch, I do not believe that a 20 gram watch will affect the play of Rafael Nadal.
Since you referred to "the ESPN commentators (making) a big deal about this," it would be good to include a link to the article or cite it according to APA format (i.e., I realize you may have been referring to commentators from watching tennis live). Apparently you are correct in noting that a 20 gram watch has not affected the play of Rafael Nadal.
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