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Hubert Hurkacz shakes hands after beating Arthur Cazaux

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

Beware The Fearsome Tennis Child Mirra Andreeva

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

Samer Kalaf

A person holds a microphone with the Racquet Magazine logo

Journalismism

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

Iga Swiatek lifts the WTA Finals trophy in Cancun

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

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.

Nick Zarzycki

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.

Interviews

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

Novak Djokovic Beat Daniil Medvedev In A Symphony Of Pain

Coco Gauff kisses the 2023 U.S. Open trophy

Coco Gauff Met The Hype And Thanked Her Haters

Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates match point against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their Women's Singles Semifinal match on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Queens Roared, And Coco Gauff Roared Back

A protester disrupts the Women's Singles Semifinal match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

U.S. Open Semifinal Delayed By Climate Change Protestor Who Apparently Superglued His Feet To Stadium

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Madison Keys of the United States celebrates defeating Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in the quarter-final on Day 10 of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2023 in New York City (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)

Madison Keys Makes The Most Of Low Expectations

Ben Shelton volleys the ball during his U.S. Open quarterfinal against Frances Tiafoe

Ben Shelton’s Athleticism Beats His Opponent’s Creativity

Italy's Jannik Sinner reacts during the US Open tennis tournament men's singles round of 16 match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, early morning on September 5, 2023. (Photo by COREY SIPKIN / AFP) (Photo by COREY SIPKIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Jannik Sinner Is Once Again The Victim Of Thrilling Heartbreak

A crowd shot of Court 17 at the U.S. Open.

An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I’ve Encountered At The U.S. Open

Coco Gauff tells umpire Marijana Veljovic to call a time violation against her opponent, Laura Siegemund, at the U.S. Open

Coco Gauff Wins A Tense, Endless Mess

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic smile together after their Cincinnati Masters final

The Rivalry Between Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic Won’t Be Long, But It Will Be Legendary

Barry Petchesky

COLUMBUS, OHIO - OCTOBER 16: Cierra Gaytan-Leach of the Hard Eights prepares to serve during the Major League Pickleball finals match against BLQK at Pickle &amp; Chill on October 16, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)