Just so we’re clear: Emma Raducanu winning the US Open *from qualifying* WITHOUT DROPPING A SET (that’s 10 matches, for the uninitiated) is THEE most impressive one tournament result in the sport’s history.

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

Just in case you needed a final reason to avoid John Isner’s thoughts on anything for the rest of your life…

World: stop telling women to lighten up and smile more.

I know it’s a marriage of convenience and I won’t get my hopes up but Su Wei Siniakova is a fun watch.

I guess embarrassing himself in that one tennis tournament he bought his way into was not enough for Bill Ackman

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

did men who hate women, fun and well-written characters make up 90% of the voters

A theory: this cheap AI fiasco (and Tsitsi's invite) done deliberately to get people talking about the event w/o talking about sports washing. And here we all are, reposting a storm, and laughing, and barely ever mentioning the abusive, murderous kingdom. Don't watch it and have the last laugh. 😏

Okay. Who in the AI hell is this in the 6 Kings poster? Is it supposed to be Taylor Fritz? Or did the lead singer from The Killlers get a last-minute invite? Sleepy Andrew Garfield?

Jannik Sinner was asked which actor would play him in a movie "Which Hollywood actor would play you in a movie if there's a movie about you?" Jannik: "Let's go with Will Smith. Why not?" 😭😭😭 (via Six Kings Slam & Turki Alalshikh on Twitter)

Don't go on @theguardian.com for Dance reviews, or you may never be enticed to watch anything. I just realised their Dance critic has never given anything 5 stars, and slaps most productions w/ 2-3 stars. Honesly, I know our Dance scene is not that depressing... 🙄 cc: @philipoltermann.bsky.social

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

The worst possible president at the worst possible time

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

🌊 Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brazilian star Joao Fonseca is one of the centerpieces of this year's BNP Paribas Fortis European Open that is taking place for the 1st time in Brussels after a 9-year run in Antwerp. My Tennis TourTalk story + Monday report. 🎾 #tennis #BNPPFEuropeanOpen www.tennistourtalk.com/126795/fonse...

It's all fairly similar: Fonseca will play his 22nd ATP tournament (without NextGen Finals), Alcaraz was first seeded in his 12th ATP tournament, Auger-Aliassime in his 18th - to name a few recent others: Rune/Mensik 25th, Sinner 22nd, Shapovalov 20th, Musetti 14th, Fils also 12th (all were also 19)

What am I doing this Thanksgiving Day? Going to play tennis, of course. I'm thankful to still be mobile enough -- and antisocial enough -- to play singles. Here's a little October tennis court porn for those who indulge. #HappyThanksgiving

"It was a bear pit; a lot of these guys had been sharing a cell while on remand. “They got along really well – they were bros hanging out. Over time, there was this atmosphere of: ‘These crazy feminists, these extremists who want to have us punished for something that we didn’t do.’”" 🤮

‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists

nazis supporting nazis

Know you enemy, people

Elon Musk es el puto Lucifer con dinero.

thus marking the conclusion of Katy Perry: Flop Era and heralding the commencement of Katy Perry: Sicko Era

New WTA Top 10/Race Top 8: Sabalenka is now at 60 weeks as the World #1, Pegula has gotten back into the Top 5 and good on Alexandrova for making her Top 10 debut. WTA Race picture is clear as it's now just Andreeva, Paolini, and Rybakina for the last 2 spots. Paolini now #8.

New ATP Top 10/Race Top 8: Alcaraz surpasses Andy Murray with 42 weeks as the World #1 and solo possession of 15th all time. New highs for Rinderknech, Darderi, and Vacherot. Still many more events for these guys compared to the WTA, so long way to go in the Race Top 8.

Results after speaking with 2 US Open ballkids, both of whom have worked finals. Biggest jerk: Tiafoe. Other jerks: Zverev, Bublik, Djokovic is ‘a donkey and a half’. Fritz is a handful when stressed, MacDonald complains a lot. Shelton started nice but became a jerk as he got famous. Cont’d.

Valentin Vacherot's best result at the Big Events timeline makes this run even crazier AO: Q2 RG: Q2 WIM: Q1 USO: Q2 Indian Wells: DNP Miami: Q2 Monte Carlo: R2 Madrid: Q2 Rome: Q1 Canada: DNP Cincy: DNP Shanghai: 🏆 Paris: DNP

Tennis is so wonderfully wild sometimes.

Katerina Siniakova and Hsieh Su-Wei, the two most accomplished doubles players of this generation and longtime rivals, are teaming up together this week as the top seeds in Ningbo. This should be fun 🍿

This Years WTA 1000 Champions: Doha: Amanda Anisimova Dubai: Mirra Andreeva Indian Wells: Mirra Andreeva Miami: Aryna Sabalenka Madrid: Aryna Sabalenka Rome: Jasmine Paolini Canada: Victoria Mboko Cincy: Iga Swiatek Beijing: Amanda Anisimova Wuhan: Coco Gauff

damn ok! inevitable indeed. Coco Gauff is the 1st player in the Open Era to win her first 9 hard-court finals at WTA-level. Coco Gauff is the 1st player to win 9 consecutive WTA hard-court finals at since Serena Williams (12, between the US Open 2013 and Cincinnati 2015).

For most of the year, the story around Coco Gauff has been her struggles with her serve, her confidence, her forehand, etc., and yet her she is, winning the Wuhan 1000, holding the Roland Garros title, ranked a strong no. 3. If this is "struggling Coco," "locked-in Coco" will be unstoppable.

I’m crying, they’re crying, everyone’s crying. 🥹

Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech sitting on the bench together after the Shanghai final. Just two cousins living their dream. 🥹

Academy Award winner Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. How few actresses can say they've marched to the beat of their own drum and stayed so universally beloved? Simply irreplaceable.

New doubles pairing for Ningbo: Siniakova/Hsieh(!)

🎾Shanghai 2025🎾 The Shanghai final between Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot will be the 1st ATP Masters final between unseeded players since Tim Henman defeated Andrei Pavel at Paris 2003, and the 1st without top-50 players since Roberto Carretero defeated Alex Corretja at Hamburg 1996

The final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters Via @tennistv.com

Vacherot and Rinderknech aren't only literal cousins. Vacherot is a French name that means "person who takes care of cows". Rinderknech is a German name that means "person who takes care of cattle." Cowboy final in Shanghai.

Wow wow wow... didn't expect to wake up to these Shanghai Masters results!!

wait the cousins actually pulled it off

Nobel committee subtweeting Trump

Greta Thunberg should win the Nobel peace prize and not a convicted felon who makes war on his own people. #GretaThunberg #NobelPrize

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax. Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️ Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

Rounding up the Anti Fascists

🎾Shanghai 2025🎾 Holger Rune is yet to win a match on hardcourt against any player outside the top 100 in 2025 (0-4). Rune lost to #114 Reilly Opelka in Miami, #136 Terence Atmane in Cincinnati, #144 Jan-Lennard Struff at the US Open, and #204 Valentin Vacherot in Shanghai