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Osaka vs Swiatek is a brilliant watch😍 wta need to do more to capitalise on these match ups!

CHICAGO

This is how it feels to miss a no-ad return before a changeover

How is this a default? If Sorribes Tormo and Bouzkova actually protested to get their opponents defaulted for this, they should also be banned from playing the remainder of the tournament.🤦🏻‍♂️

UChicago’s Econ Majors be like

all-time men’s singles Grand Slam titles won minus Grand Slams missed due to default or deportation: Rafael Nadal - 22 Roger Federer - 20 Novak Djokovic - 20

“Tiebreakers for fifth sets are good for the game”

Intrasquad Matches

New celebration when my opponent double faults

The Blog would’ve made for an interesting discord

You can’t trust someone that doesn’t use an overgrip

Sports illustrated fired him for challenging their pay cuts during the pandemic. He ran to unseat FIFA’s president. He challenged human rights abuses in Qatar. RIP Grant Wahl, who’s career was as much about great reporting as it was about speaking truth to abusive power.

Nothing more humbling than seeing your toss go two zip codes behind you on film and you still hit it

Following his graduation from @CWRU, James Hopper (UTR 12.40) will transfer and has verbally committed to @UVAMensTennis for fall of 2023 as a graduate transfer. The seven-time DIII All-American and 2022 NCAA doubles champ has overall records of 61-19 in singles/95-13 in doubles.

How it feels to coach a player that’s thinking about anything but tennis

A year ago today Peng Shuai took to social media with an account of sexual assault. The @WTA demanded “a full and fair investigation.” That never happened. The player’s health/safety remains a source of concern. And…WTA is returning to China in 2023. What a moral failure.

Five-star recruit Stephan Gershfeld (#54 in class of 2023 / #2 in NY at Tennis Recruiting) has verbally committed to @UChicagoTennis. Won state singles championship & is 2nd 5-star recruit landed in class by the Maroons. Also won USTA National Indoor Championships in 16s singles.

Damn