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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The thing that frustrates me the most about Brennan and her ilk yammering on about Caitlin Clark being disrespected is that Clark is far and away the best-known, most promoted, most famous player in women's basketball, well beyond her actual (and considerable) accomplishments as an athlete!

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The Second Serve @the2ndserve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"For a guy who wasn’t getting any free points, grinding away in both service and return games alike, trying to win by virtue of raw baseline meritocracy, Nishikori took his career about as far as his physical tools could take him." @girinathan.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/kei-nishikor...

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Kei Nishikori: A Wizard Prepares to Disappear - The Second Serve - Home of OPEN Tennis Magazine

Kei Nishikori plays his last Japan Open

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I relate more to two-handers! But that’s my fav one-hander easy

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

some thoughts on the retiring Kei Nishikori , still my favorite backhand

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

wrote about Zverev after Roland-Garros, and the same thoughts apply now: defector.com/its-hard-to-...

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

well deserved, great blogs all around!

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

why did a hat with a word upside down on it become the allbirds of the head

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🐈Rex Parker🐈‍⬛ ✏️ 🧐 @rexparker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Everything is phone”—this is v good

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

great match and classic tennis temperament matchup between deceptively old brat-style individual and the deceptively young wizened elder

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Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

These gambling-sponsored push notifications, which have been thrusted at tennis fans for days now, are deeply trashy work by the U.S. Open. They historically wouldn’t have credentialed reporters if it was our websites pushing this stuff.

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Aryna and can’t think of another off the top of my head

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

i don’t think Mertens gets enough credit for unreal consistency. i doubt many other player on tour have hit at least 3R for an almost five-season chunk of Slams

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

also when its the same crowd rooting for Monfils over Isner its because they have eyeballs

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

we gotta change the parameters of the sport to make this more the norm, rather than an anomaly #raisethenets

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Shelton has a “showtime” rep but the return game and rally tolerance make for a pretty brutal watch more often than people seem to realize

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Talking U.S. Open with some tennis heads this Tuesday, 9/8. I'll be signing CHANGEOVER paperbacks too. Free to attend mcnallyjackson.com/event/2026-0...

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

very interesting. Gael knows better than me, but my outside view of it: if he felt his backhand was a relative weakness in baseline rallies, the long rallies he preferred would've only exposed that weakness even more

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

do you have a link? would love to watch

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The Second Serve @the2ndserve.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sugar-water pop songs play on the changeovers at least two clicks too loudly. “Get into the groove,” Madonna sings, but it doesn’t seem like anybody is." via @owensports.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/arthur-ashe-...

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Who is Arthur Ashe Stadium For? - The Second Serve

Arthur Ashe Stadium might be the worst viewing experience in all of major sports.

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

so often see my timeline aligned in ironclad support of a seemingly random player in a match i’m not paying attention to and then i deduce who his opponent is lol

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have heard, but have not yet confirmed, that “9-to-5” was blasting on court while this was happening

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

wrote a bit about Stan Wawrinka last week, watched his last match today www.thesecondserve.com/stan-wawrink...

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The Stanimal's Last Stand - The Second Serve

Stan Wawrinka gets a wild card into the US Open.

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

you're out there exploring your innermost demons and the limitations of the human body and this is who is there to witness you (amazing thread)

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

genAI service where people pay me for shitty blurry photos and videos to post on social media suggesting to their friends that they were at The Event but in reality can just stay home

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

crazy to be that vulnerable and damaged in front of a crowd that is just kind of Looking At Phones While Buzzed. mass public events are getting weird!!

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

came out for the vibes and honey deuces, saw a cursed ancient beast crying and dying

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Jj wolf’s current aesthetic could be described as “Magassi”

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rachel @racnel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

finally got this out from the library for some US open eve reading! (@girinathan.bsky.social)

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