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Right? Plus he's got a raging case of backpfeifengesicht.

I just wish I felt more confident in the Yankees' bullpen. Big names. Uneven results.

Wow, that takedown of the Sackler family was a thing of beauty. And hilarious. And horrifying.

Anyone know why Mahut is playing Davis Cup dubs today with Benneteau and not his regular partner Herbert? Is it sentimental because Benneteau is retiring or is Herbert hurt?

Okay, good point from Shriver, that it's so difficult to hear anything when you're on (or even just near) the court, that it's very likely Serena didn't even hear what the ref said regarding the point off and code of conduct violation.

Watching the men's doubles final and really appreciating Renee Stubbs's on point commentary.

Have I mentioned that I love Naomi Osaka? (I like Madison too, but she's so effing frustrating with lack of consistency and inability to rise to the occasion.)

Yeah, those ads were ubiquitous. That was very unfortunate. Also kind of funny.

All these ads are making me HATE Serena AND Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not cool, ads!

I'm really hoping for a Serena-Sloane semi. That could be a wonderful match. I'm so impressed with Sloane's skills. Speaking of impressed, I was so impressed with Basilashvili's fighting spirit today. He was so overmatched by Rafa, but he hung in there valiantly even though he was on fumes in the third set.

As much as I usually despise corporate bs, the shallow part of me LOVES that rule. I cannot stand 99% of all the beards and facial hair nastiness that's de rigueur with today's kids. They're the cutest, most beautiful they'll ever be, total eye candy, and they're sporting these hideous thickets that look as though thousands of species are growing in there. Plus food. Weeks' worth of food. Yuck.

Okay, I'm not happy seeing Rafa's knee taped again. Anyone hear of any problem coming into the tournament?

I've been appreciating the elegant simplicity of the UNIGLO togs for Roger. A lot of the Nike kits he's had in recent years (most notably the absurdly fug 2017 Oz Open outfit) have been awful. Nike's really gone off the rails.

Lord knows I'm not Serena's biggest fan, but I can buy that. Having never had a family member murdered myself (thankfully), I'm not going to criticize.

No mention of Ten?

People often comment that it must have been a loss as a personal catching coach to lose Girardi, but I always suspected the Catcher Whisperer in those years was Tony Pena. I wonder if that isn't a big loss for Sanchez. I also think Sanchez is hurt with the fans by his withdrawn personality. He gives an impression (which may be false) of defensiveness and even not caring.

I will always get goose-bumps at Shen and Zhao's 2003 Worlds: It certainly is hard to think of other more recent examples under the current scoring system. "Dreary" is truly the word.

When I clicked on this link and saw the headline I reflexively checked to see if the url was for The Onion.

In addition to Denis's friends and family, my thoughts immediately went to Frank Carroll, imagining how awful this must be for someone of his age who has devoted his life to coaching. I believe he was still Denis's primary coach, wasn't he?

As masterful as Djokovic is, there's something suffocating about his tennis that makes it unpleasant to watch. Plus, you know, his personality. Ugh.

The men's final is now guaranteed to su-u-u-uck, unless you're an extreme Rafa or Nole partisan. (Hopefully Angie and Serena can cook up a barn-burner.)

I'm not a Serena fan either, TVbitch, although I like her much more than I used to. I personally think she's become much more likable as she's aged.* I just don't enjoy the aesthetics of either her or Venus's games, despite the great athleticism. *The turning point came when she and Venus did that hilarious Apple ad that was from the point of view of a guy dreaming he was playing ping-pong against them and totally beating them. They were both so funny in it, I began to warm to Serena. (I'd liked Venus for a while before that ad.)

Do you still wuv Boris, mojoween? Of the two, Stefan is the one I suspect now has a portrait in his attic!

Sloane makes beating Madison Keys look so easy. She was just floating around to each ball, swinging fluidly, peacefully, and the ball was firing off her racquet. She doesn't give the impression of being a great athlete, but she's stupendous. I'm really looking forward to the final. I hope it's a great match. I'll be happy with either player winning.

I realize this isn't exactly your point, but he looks much shorter than 5'7". He looks nearly a foot shorter than Rafa, who I think is 6'1".