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Grigor Dimitrov can spread his legs really wide.

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Alcaraz’s kit for Paris and ATP finals:

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Qinwen now has a dedicated Nike shoe line.

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Foki is back and giving a f*ck as always

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DemCae @demcae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Siniakova, Bejlek, Bouzkova, Muchova, and Noskova all wearing the same dress. They weren’t going to a funeral service, but representing Czechia in the Billie Jean King Cup.

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"The very visible presence and self-aggrandizing antics of the 'influencers' (some 100 of whom were said to be given credentials by the USTA), which broke out like a bad case of genital herpes in Flushing Meadow this year."

peterbodo.substack.com

The US Open, Hurtling Toward the Abyss

A farewell to tennis, Part 1

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DemCae @demcae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"It’s being shouted from all corners: The U.S. Open has become an overcrowded, overpriced circus awash in influencers, aspirational influencers, corporate stooges, drunken buffoons, brand activations, inane stunt food, weed smoke, and bettors."

defector.com

The State Of The U.S. Open Is The State Of Us | Defector

It’s being shouted from all corners: The U.S. Open has become an overcrowded, overpriced circus awash in influencers, aspirational influencers, corporate stooges, drunken buffoons, brand activations, ...

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Muchová with a higher ranking than Swiatek.

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Rybakina with the WTA number #1 trophy.

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I read most tennis journos (Wertheim, Carayol, Cambers, Steph Myles, Courtney Nguyen), but I struggle with Ben Rothenberg and Carole Bouchard: the first‑person style throws me off completely. I loved their writing when they were at NYT and L'Équipe, and I actually miss their reporting and insight.

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simoncambers.substack.com

Simon Cambers: "I really don’t buy the arguments given for not starting at 6pm, instead of 7pm. (...) There is time to come back (players came from 2 sets to 1 down 14 times at this year’s US Open, for example) and if the stadium is not full until the end of the first set, it’s not a big problem."

US Open parting shots: Winners, (sore) losers, and two major changes required

From two worthy winners (in tennis terms), late nights and controversy, this year’s US Open was certainly not short on talking points

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DemCae @demcae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On @jonwertheim.bsky.social "50 parting thoughts": "Can this be right? When players are assigned to show courts at Wimbledon, they—or, more accurately, their management agencies—get 40 tickets? At the U.S. Open, it can be even more, depending on the player and the context."

si.com

50 Parting Thoughts From the 2026 U.S. Open

Elena Rybakina and Alexander Zverev took home the hardware, while influencers and high ticket prices dominated the conversation at Flushing Meadows.

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Someone needs to tell Shelton that the grumpy face won’t change anything. It just comes off as immaturity.

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Players who lost Aus Open and US Open finals in the same season in the 21st Century: Justine Henin 2006 Roger Federer 2009 Aryna Sabalenka 2026

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US Open 2026 Men's Wooden Spoon went to Stan Wawrinka who lost to Berrettini who lost to Navone who lost to Etcheverry who lost to Michelsen who lost to Tiafoe who lost to Shelton who lost to Zverev

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US Open 2026 Women's Wooden Spoon went to Liudmila Samsonova who lost to Joint who lost to Svitolina who lost to Kalinskaya who lost to Navarro who lost to Pegula who lost to Sabalenka who lost to Rybakina

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“Sabalenka won Indian Wells and Miami”

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Rybakina 9,901 Sabalenka 7,875 Difference: 2,026 The #1 will be decided in the end of the year's Finals.

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Rybakina 6-4 Sabalenka Unforced errors in the first set: Sabalenka - 15 Rybakina - 5

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Given Serena’s lack of interest in whatever this man is saying, it’s almost certainly about the men’s final tomorrow.

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ESPN efficiency is atrocious. The point ends and the ad is already on screen. Not even a single second is lost. Sabalenka’s ball abuse was shown as a recap in the next game.

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