Faulkner

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... 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

Rothenberg stirring up shít per usual. I made the mistake of giving that nonsense oxygen.

Nabil Taleb from Paris

Eritrean model Bruck Tekle

So this is becoming a thing, stoked by the usual suspects: the RG press folk forced Dominic to leave the main press room in the middle of interviews (moving to a smaller room) because Serena wanted to take questions immediately after her loss. Of course, Serena has become the target of most of the ire. Tempest in a teapot caused by reporters who don’t find the actual tennis interesting enough to cover.