Why do you think that round robin format is not implemented in tennis?

Answer 1

actually it is at one of the biggest tournaments at both the womens and mens side (its the atp masters event and the wta tour masters event) its on tv every year (espn 2) and usually marks the last major tournament of a year

Answer 2

Because unlike team sports where there are limited participants, tennis has a lot of players per tournament and it will take forever to have a round robin format. Imagine a Grand Slam with 128 players playing a round robin.

There is the Masters season ending tournament where only the top 8 players may enter, and they have a round robin system in the first round. The equivalent in womene's tennis has the top 16 and that's already too many for round robin; they use a conventional elimination system instead.

Answer 3

I don't know the official reason that the system was vetoed. I think it was something about it being overly complex and prone to failure. Whatever the reason, I for one am glad they abandoned it. It is a ridiculous idea. The supposed point was to preserve the top seeds in a tournament so that fans would get more of a chance to see their faves compete. A stupid idea and unfair to boot. If a player is really worthy of a high ranking, he shouldn't need a lifeline. If he goes out and gets beaten early, then tough. Hopefully he'll learn to try harder the next week. It also undermines the potential for upsets. If a top player like a Federer or a Nadal goes out in the first round, it might be disappointing, but the result should stand. Obviously I, like everyone want to see the top guys play each-other in finals, but this should happen because they are on good form, not because a system or format has engineered it to happen.

Answer 4

It takes too long.
You can only play a certain number of matches per day.
It's sometimes confusing.