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Jannik Sinner smiles; an inset photo of Patrick Redford pointing

This Is So Stupid

Point/Counterpoint: I Am Not Jannik Sinner

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 11: Luca Nardi of Italy is congratulated by Novak Djokovic of Serbia after their match during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 11, 2024 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Simona Halep smiles after her doping ban is slashed

Simona Halep Appealed A Career-Ending Doping Ban And Won

Andrey Rublev yells at a linesperson at the Dubai Open.

Andrey Rublev Defaulted From Dubai Open After Russian-Speaking Linesperson Says He Cussed

ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli (left) sits alongside Kevin Foster, PIF Head of Corporate Affairs

ATP Tour Announces Deal To Accept More Saudi Money

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Frances Tiafoe of the United States falls to ground in the round two men's singles match against Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 17, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Will Murray/Getty Images)

Frances Tiafoe Is Getting Lost In The American Shuffle

Alexander Zverev competes in an Australian Open match

Alexander Zverev’s Upcoming Trial Looms Over His Recent Success

Jannik Sinner with his Australian Open trophy

Jannik Sinner Booted And Rallied To His First Major Title

Jannik Sinner shakes hands with the umpire after beating Novak Djokovic in their Australian Open semifinal

Jannik Sinner Interrupts Novak Djokovic’s Reign At The Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka folds her hands after beating Coco Gauff in the Australian Open semifinal

Aryna Sabalenka Gets Her Revenge Against Coco Gauff

Daniil Medvedev retrieves a ball in his Australian Open quarterfinal against Hubi Hurkacz

Daniil Medvedev Wins The Battle Of Enormous Counterpunchers

Hubert Hurkacz shakes hands after beating Arthur Cazaux

A Tennis-Pilled Novice And Tennis Knower Discuss The Australian Open So Far

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Iga Swiatek slides in her second-round Australian Open match

Iga Swiatek Survived Danielle Collins’s Haymakers

Sumit Nagal celebrates a point at the Australian Open

Sumit Nagal Broke A Huge Serve, Is No Longer Broke

Simona Halep wipes away sweat during her loss at the 2022 US Open

Simona Halep Says This Doping Ban Could Be The End Of Her Career

A maritozzo pastry from Rome next to Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner

Some Italy Updates

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Racquet Magazine’s Future Up In The Air After One Cofounder Removes The Other

Iga Swiatek lifts the WTA Finals trophy in Cancun

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Surviving Break Point

Hubert Hurkacz celebrates with his Shanghai Masters trophy

Hubie Hurkacz Is Happy Again

Jannik Sinner poses with the China Open trophy

Jannik Sinner Beats The Best At The China Open

Nick Zarzycki is a Toronto-based writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Deadspin and Toronto Life.

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Russia Daniil Medvedev in action, returns the ball vs Serbia Novak Djokovic during the Men's Singles Finals match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

I Finally Understand Why You Ding Dongs Won’t Come To The Net

U.S. Open stenographers Michele Cook and Linda Christensen.