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Giri Nathan

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Patrick Redford

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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)

BNP Paribas Open 2024 – Day 9

Tennis

Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 1: Novak Djokovic Put To The Sword By Italian Hotshot

Simona Halep smiles after her doping ban is slashed

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Simona Halep Appealed A Career-Ending Doping Ban And Won

Andrey Rublev yells at a linesperson at the Dubai Open.

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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

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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)

2024 Australian Open – Day 4

Frances Tiafoe Is Getting Lost In The American Shuffle

Alexander Zverev competes in an Australian Open match

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Alexander Zverev’s Upcoming Trial Looms Over His Recent Success

Jannik Sinner with his Australian Open trophy

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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

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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

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Aryna Sabalenka Gets Her Revenge Against Coco Gauff

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

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Daniil Medvedev Wins The Battle Of Enormous Counterpunchers

Hubert Hurkacz shakes hands after beating Arthur Cazaux

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

2024 Australian Open – Day 6

Beware The Fearsome Tennis Child Mirra Andreeva

Iga Swiatek slides in her second-round Australian Open match

2024 Australian Open – Day 5

Iga Swiatek Survived Danielle Collins’s Haymakers

Sumit Nagal celebrates a point at the Australian Open

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Sumit Nagal Broke A Huge Serve, Is No Longer Broke

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

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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

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Some Italy Updates

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Samer Kalaf

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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

2023 WTA Finals – Final Day

Iga Swiatek Is Back Where She Started

T.M. Brown is a Brooklyn-based writer who has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, as well as the good versions of Deadspin and the Village Voice. He writes the newsletter <a href="https://tedthoughts.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tedthoughts.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696431933834000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vP6E3SoXDsrjiq0Qj9HM5">Is It Supposed to Look Like That?</a>

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Surviving Break Point

Hubert Hurkacz celebrates with his Shanghai Masters trophy

2023 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Day 14

Hubie Hurkacz Is Happy Again

Jannik Sinner poses with the China Open trophy

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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.

2023 US Open – Day 13

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

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

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Interviews

An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References

2023 US Open – Day 14

Novak Djokovic Beat Daniil Medvedev In A Symphony Of Pain