Court Theory 🎾

Aaaaaannnnddd here we go...

Andreeva is just letting Baptiste defeat herself. And it’s not taking much.

Portia Archer has departed the WTA after less than two years. Notable: The organization seems to have released a statement on her behalf that she departed effective two days ago. There's also no quote from her. 👀

@TunedIntoTennis Definitely not right-handed Martina 😂

Another sport.

Rafa Jodar is tearing it up again. He’s got 17 winners, and Munar has…one. 🤯🎾

Wawrinka just stole the 2nd set from Norrie (who got tight at the end). But now, with almost two hours on the court already, Wawrinka has to do the thing that has plagued him the most in recent play: keep his energy up to complete the third set with a high enough level to win.

At every level of the game, playing in rough conditions is a challenge. And at every level of the game, winning under those conditions is rarely done with your best tennis. It’s no beauty contest. You just have to find a way to win. That’s what Sinner did today against Alcaraz.

Big pet peeve: Commentators who should know better saying, “Back to deuce!” when it’s the first deuce of the game.

The crowd in Monte-Carlo is struggling with competing wishes: • A win for Valentin Vacherot • And a Sinner-Alcaraz final

@Yessrao Not sure that matters. If you’re the sole breadwinner for a family you didn’t create, that’s some serious pressure that isn’t of your making.

@Court_Theory But he’s earned enough for 2 generations 🤣😅😁😂 No?

Can’t imagine the kind of pressure Stefanos Tsitsipas must feel. The whole family operation is on his shoulders. Two parents/coaches. Two brothers on tour. And a younger sister in the juniors. There’s evidence of only one source of income, though.

It feels wrong that Rafa Jodar wins Marrakech and won’t be in Monte-Carlo.

Gilles Cervara has left Team Basavareddy, and this Instagram post opens up a whole host of questions. 😳🧐

Man, they disrespected Sofia Kenin with this fit. 🫤

While Coco was speaking, the camera moved out to the crowd where a man of color was waving an American flag for a woman of color — and that hit me in a way I wasn’t expecting.

If I was the chair umpire: “Sir, nobody here bought a ticket to see or hear you, shut your pie hole.”

If Coco wins this match, Sabalenka’s team better use the trophy presentation as an opportunity to get a head start and get the hell outta dodge. 😅🎾

What’s so exciting about watching Hailey Baptiste in this period is that she has really taken in the full range of possibilities with her supreme athleticism. Watch out, WTA. You in danger!

It’s 4-all in the first set between Hailey Baptiste and Aryna Sabalenka. And it’s exactly the match I thought it would be when I wrote The Daily Theory this morning. Not getting The Daily Theory yet? Let’s get you fixed up. Link in bio. 🤓

Leif Shiras with these Atmane Actual Factuals. 🤣

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Did we call out this Vacherot-Fils match in The Daily Theory or what?!?