Jake

I’ve tried pretty hard to find something interesting about Fritz. The man and his tennis. I have not succeeded.

Mañana folks.

I feel like every movie he’s ever made is a documentary on Scorsese.

Ben. Mate. Who has ever, ever claimed for even a single drunken second that any court at Cinci is the best on tour?

The tennis scoring system may be the only thing left I entirely believe in.

Your book sounds right up there with the Bible for bad takes.

Wow. That was some match. Aryna pretty choppy out there but just finds a way squeak through. The big takeaway was E. Raducanu (and Senor Roig). That level will take her to the top 10. And I’ll be right there for it.

Won’t forget that game in a hurry.

She’s definitely happening. So good to see (again). Hopefully Roig sticks. He’s the business. 🙏🏻

Tremendous set from Emma and Roig. 👍🏻🔥

“Yay, we love the air traffic control towers looming over us like giant fucking Soviet era robots!”

Really?! I think she’s loving it and her tennis is showing it.

If you’re a tennis fan get yourself to the Raducanu/Sabs match asap just to listen to Roig. An absolute eduction in tactical motivation and motivational tactics.

And then you get 1000s lasting three weeks. It’s all very problematic. But if the climate is changing then tennis has to change with it. I don’t see any other way.

It’s not okay. Even for Bo3. The 1000’s have to install roofs for aircon if it gets above a certain temperature/humidity level. They won’t, of course. Until someone doesn’t make it off the court…

It was Medvedev that said someone’s going to die out there. He looked damn close yesterday. Nuff said. 😐

Roig sounds like Mafia boss giving instructions on how to take someone out with a monkey wrench. I love him.

Bill Shakespeare. Our man in Washington.

I’m all good. Until I try and write something. De Quincey I am not. 😂

They are definitely alive. But they don’t win anything. Because the top guys are just insanely good at returning the bombs nowadays.

I’ve carved some time for Michelson/Rune. My senses tell me it’s going to be interesting…

Yeah, ‘disrespect’ may not be quite right. But it’s definitely…something.🤷🏻‍♂️

The ridiculously complicated relationship between creativity and drugs (prescribed, recreational, Etruscan wine) is pretty much as old as the species. I’m no closer to a ‘position’ on it than I was at 16. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s complicated. For me, it’s knowing how insanely competitive these people are and how much they hate to win the wrong way. They want to WIN. Not be handed it by an injury or someone just throwing it away. Osaka deprived Mboko of the chance to WIN and I think that’s bad form. Nadal woulda never.

As a friend once said to me: “you’re not responsible for your feelings but you are responsible for what you do with them”.

The best thing about Democracy is that everyone gets a vote. The worst thing about Democracy is that everyone gets a vote.

Osaka gets less slack from me simply because she explicitly tanked the match. Which is even more disrespectful (to both your opponent and the fans) than a shitty post-match speech. At least Aryna died fighting. That counts for a lot.

Your Navarro beef is nearly at the level of your Zverev beef. It’s a good time. 👍🏻🐄

Will Medvedev get over his 2025?

I honestly don’t know.

Mdjedovic has masses of power alongside a very suspect temperament and only okay movement. A long way to go before he’s sniffing at a very stacked top 30.

If Medvedev were playing literally any player better than Walton he’d be out by now. Dude’s dead on his feet.