@Gael_Monfils So happy for you and your family, coaches, and friends. Glad to have been part of the current that passed through to you on many occasions. Best to you and yours @Gael_Monfils !!
Another one ❤️
The team have done such an incredible job recently and it’s paying off, so happy we achieved a 1-2.
Thanks to everybody for the massive support too, always special to come back in the US 😘
Then, with the Yankees, I thought of him as the greatest, and still never knew. Glad to hear his teammates and manager were there to support him, but, I never knew…
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I never realized how much racism Reggie Jackson faced. As a kid, I thought it was dealt with before I was born. I remember seeing the As win repeated World Series titles with him. Then, with the Yankees, 1/2
@rennaestubbs@nahdeeeyuh I think it was great because it sounded live as opposed to recorded and sing along to. So many don’t know what live singing sounds like. I appreciate him for putting on a show that wasn’t Pre-recorded. 👍Usher.
@nahdeeeyuh I saw him at his peak in concert & it was great. I don’t like the use of the face mic for this kind of performance. I love his dancing/talent but for this type of thing i would have loved to have heard him sing those iconic songs that i know every word of & dance when appropriate
@TheTennisLetter@andyroddick@jon_wertheim if it’s wrong, why is WTA considering it? It’s the same reason golf and golfers went to LIV Golf.
MONEY!
If organizations weren’t completely driven by money they might be back up their stances on player & tournament issues.
Andy Roddick & Jon Wertheim believe WTA needs to lay out conditions for Saudi Arabia before they commit to them in order to protect the players, ‘𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙄𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮?’
Andy: “The devil is in the details. Homosexuality is illegal. But we have openly gay players. Kasatkina came out last year. If she goes there to play, are we just telling her to take a week off of her sexuality? How do we protect our own players who’s life choices are viewed as criminal when they enter this place? How do we protect those mechanisms? And can whatever is said now be trusted when it’s in practice?”
Jon Wertheim: “So what if we said ‘We’re really thrilled & flattered by your interest. Here’s what we need to see before we move our tour there. We have openly gay players. It’s not only awkward, it’s really problematic & disturbing that homosexuality has not been decriminalized. It’s like any business with KPI, right? Here are the thresholds we need to see. Hit these & were good to go. I think tennis has more leverage here than it gives itself credit for. Maybe the WTA needs to say, ‘Listen, before we can commit, we need to see XYZ.’ If the Saudis say they’ll go find another sport, then so be it.”
Jon Wertheim: “Again, the devil is in the details. Can tennis say to the Saudis ‘We’d love to have a partnership, there’s a lot of potential. We could use your cash infusion. But we need to see a certain number of conditions met before we sign on the dotted line here.’”
(via @Served_Podcast & @jon_wertheim)
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Yesterday my darling adored husband Tim Joss died in a cycling accident. He made me so very happy. He always said ‘am I alright for you’. He so was. We loved other deeply. Utterly bereft.