Faulkner

So...

Men’s quarterfinals 

Djokovic vs Zverev

Thiem vs Khachanov

Federer vs Wawrinka

Nishikori vs Nadal

Women’s Final 8

Keys vs Barty 

Halep vs Anisimova

Stephens vs Konta

Vondrousova vs Martic

Monfils can play Federer so well but have no weapons against Thiem and Djokovic. Matchups matchups matchups.

Halep picked a fine time to start GOATing.

Vox’s TV critic Emily VanDerWerff has come out as trans:

Oh Kei. Oy vey. Always taking the scenic route when he has chances to get off the court sooner.

So much for Struff “testing” Novak.

John from the Philippines

If you’re watching NBA as well, some interesting comparisons:

Mojib from Afghanistan 

And YouTube is down...

Given her year, that sounds about right.

Sloane, if you don’t handle this girl...

22 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

Missed the final set but incredible tennis.  Best of the year!  

It was intense, no doubt, but man, was Stefanos un-clutch. 27 (!) break chances against Stan came and went, a lot of them with wild FH errors. Of course, he’s young, and there’s no better preparation for a great career than tough, close losses.

Omkar from Pune, India

Oy. Stefanos. Can’t go out like this.

The Stefanos forehand really collapsed in those last few games. Incredible last point from Stan.

Wawrinka has beaten Fed on clay a few times, including his 2015 title run, but not sure how much this marathon match will linger on his body. 

Stefanos is absolutely caked in dirt.

I get that tennis scheduling isn’t an exact science, but RG should have anticipated that Kei and Benoit wouldn’t finish today.

Stefanos and these BPs.

NBC’s tiny little coverage window makes me wonder why they bother.

Stan and Stef are going to pummel each other. Meanwhile, their next opponent Rog has barely broken a sweat.

I don’t have TC at home anymore, so I can’t watch.

If any good came out of yesterday’s silliness, it’s the memes. 

Taro from Osaka, Japan

Joe from NYC

I’ve been hearing this everywhere this week, in the most random places.

John Tan from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hernando Taniko from Malaysia 

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I think we assume that NMS or some old-school Y&R veteran writer wants that job, especially under these conditions, with the knowledge that Sony/CBS are disdainful of Bill Bell’s Y&R, which is where NMS, Janice, et al trained. Sony/CBS made it their mission to dismantle his legacy over the past 15 years, which dates back to the time when all three ABC soaps AND Days were often beating Y&R in the demos. Yeah, they’ve brought back little cues, but that’s pretty trivial.