Lisa Flanagan

So sorry this took so long!

NEW: "The Corporate Sleaze"

The USO is over and we're left with a lingering ick about that orange guy and how the USTA handled it. Of course, we also talk Carlos and Aryna's big wins, commentating outside the lines, and actually protecting women in sport

Genuinely embarrassing look for the US Open.

Absolute carnage at the US Open

24000 people stuck outside Ashe, unable to reach their seats due to enhanced security protocols

Players will either be further delayed or walk out to a two thirds empty stadium - all so Rolex can tickle the ego of a fascist

Felix!!

These shots on match point by Krejcikova!

Venus Williams, 31 years after her WTA debut, beats world #35 Peyton Stearns in DC!

Serving big (9 aces!), moving well and hitting more consistently than we had any right to expect. She's royal 🎵👑

Coco!! 🥹✨🥳

What if these organisations created stable jobs for human tour guides instead?

No.1 Sabalenka vs. No.2 Gauff in Saturday's RG final!

overall H2H: 5-5
Grand Slam H2H: 1-1
clay H2H: 1-1

Carlos Alcaraz wraps up a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 win over Tommy Paul in just 1h34m to reach #RolandGarros  semifinals.

Night match was shortest match today; faster than either of the two-set women's quarterfinals that got played today:

Sabalenka d Zheng 1h57m
Swiatek d Svitolina 1h41m

Casper Ruud: I think Iga's an incredible player & not only her. I think women's tennis is really cool to watch these days. You have Sabalenka dominating. Iga has won already 5 slams in her young career. Coco is there now #3. So those 3 have been really cool to follow and watch.

Theeeeeeere she is!

Queen Vee has arrived. And does not disappoint.

Error Counts On some jarring unrealities slowly creeping into tennis, thanks to crappy AI.

Couldn't stop thinking about the bizarre AI mangled images that have been atop the WTA website for the last 12 hours and counting, so I wrote about them here.

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NEW EPISODE: 🎵"Hateration, Holgeration In This Dove Soiree"🎵

A lot packed in here:
- Barcelona and Stuttgart results
- PTPA's first hearing + ATP calling Opelka a mistruther
- Harriet the smell police
- Tsurenko lawsuit
- Serena on the Sinner suspension

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NEW! "Vibes Cartel"

Breaking down the PTPA's antitrust lawsuit against the tennis governing bodies aka 'the cartel'

Which parts work, and which parts invite skepticism
What are the goals?
Is unionization on the table? (not really)

thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/vibes-cart...

I don’t want to pick between Ons and Jasmine, just want a good match 🤩

madison keys to win her 1st grand slam title:

ann li
elena gabriela ruse
[10] danielle collins
[6] elena rybakina
[28] elina svitolina
[2] iga swiatek
[1] aryna sabalenka

1st to beat 1 and 2 b2b to win a GS since sharapova at 2006 us open

Petition for Madison to switch to Yonex kits now too. Much better designs than Nike.

Madison Keys!!! Slam Champion. Beating No.1 and No.2 on the way!

Keys getting so many shots back.

I missed the end of the match!! Woo so glad Keys won!

Yes, Maddie!!

This match!! My heart is racing!

The scheduling of the women’s matches today is woeful.

SEASON 11 PREMIERE! "Obsessed"

Ask me about the rejected title 🫥

thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/obsessed/

At this rate, I’ll have to retire from tennis. It’s all too much.

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We've just published our 2024 WTA Wrap episode AND launched our GoFundMe for our 2025 season!

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EPISODE 363 -- Bookends: 2024 WTA Wrap thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/bookends-2...

Thanks for a great season (and a great 10 years!) ... but the season isn't over

Rafael Nadal helped me maintain a connection to my ailing father | The National My dad suffered with Alzheimer’s during the last years of his life - but the name 'Nadal' was somehow still tucked away in some miraculously accessible part of his mind

I rarely do this — but sometimes it really is personal.

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