Faulkner

Annnnd Naomi’s out in R1. Not sure when her game will click on natural surfaces. Sascha out to Vesely.

Wagner Paiva from São Paulo (currently in NYC with his husband Sid - Happy Pride!!! 🌈 )

Luke Casey from Sydney 🇦🇺

For me, the MAB era was an absolute stake to the heart of Y&R., possibly because of the fact that she believed she was honoring history yet warped it beyond belief. I think there was this idea that Y&R needed stronger villains in the Gothic tradition of Bill Bell, but the show during her era got so hideous and amoral that I found it unwatchable. (I’m assuming a lot of it was also Sheffer’s influence, as he did a lot of the same “honoring history” by desecrating it on ATWT.) I hated LML, but hers was another show entirely. MAB was just a deeply distorted and not very well-written or well-produced interpretation of Y&R.

I’m sure this has been posted before, but Linda and Alicia together were just special. I find myself mesmerized by the scenes I rediscover (or many cases, see for the first time) on YouTube.

Kuldeep from India

More of David from Guangzhou, China

Coric has withdrawn from Wimbledon, making Roger’s path to the final that much easier. And meanwhile...

Ayo from London

Until we need embeds for video, but this is nice.

Janis Danner from Hamburg, Germany

Allen from Shanghai 🇨🇳

These draws feel... curated. And it’s funny that after complaining about his seeding, Rafa is in Roger’s half but gets all of the most threatening players (including Tsonga, who nearly beat Fed in Halle) in his quarter. C’mon, Wimbledon, you don’t have to surround old Rog in bubble wrap. Gotta protect that cash cow/golden goose.

Tate from California

Speaking of that... Nadal’s path is BRUTAL, with a possible Kyrgios R2, and Novak opens against Kohlschreiber. Federer’s path is just eyeroll-worthy. The R4 is only potential challenge (on paper) until the semis.

Joseph Tyshawn in Atlanta

It lives.

Ayan Roy Chowdhury from New Delhi

Daniel Hansoe from Indonesia

Remember when Michelle Stafford was subtle and chilling? She was absolutely fantastic. And wow (almost) everyone was beautiful. The wonderful lighting helped, of course. But it was a sort of mythic, untouchable beauty. Diana Barton was a stunner in such an Old School Hollywood, film noir way. And it must be said that Peter Bergman was drop-dead gorgeous.

Sabalenka got her first big win in a while today, even if Wozniacki isn’t the player she once was. Sabalenka has really floundered since her epic 2018. Her fall has been underreported because Naomi’s season has been even more disappointing since Melbourne.

Oscar (ykfor) from Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Fernando Borges from Brazil 🇧🇷