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I love Yoshihito “I’m not Nishikori, I’m” Nishioka.

Another Nishikori serve observation:

TF happened to Sascha Zverev? Just saw he had a virus. Maybe he had what Serena had. Some observations: And this:

!!!!

Serena retired with some sort of illness? This hasn’t been her year so far. Played really well in Melbourne, then turned her ankle against Pliskova. Played a great match against Vika, now retires with an illness against Muguruza. Meanwhile, in Fabioland: From WTA regarding Serena:

Gunneswaran is kinda cute.

This is funny.

This point. And this!

And Nishioka beat RBA. So sad I’m missing the tournament this year. Meanwhile... And this is nice... She plays Danielle Collins next. (Kiki had beaten her in Dubai.) And this. A big win for Gunneswaran. 🇮🇳

Just saw that they’ve never had a straight-sets match. Check out the roar of a celebration!

Venus just beat Kvitova, y’all.

Karlovic beat Coric in the all-Croatian match. Seems like Borna hasn’t been as sharp this year. I’m missing the Venus/Kvitova match, which just went to a third. And Gunneswaran is a set up on Basilashvili.

Somehow I knew this would happen.

I’ve been in that side of the business, so I know how hesitant certain reporters can be to dig. But the bigger outlets (like the NYT) usually do ask those questions. They might not get the answers, but they usually ask and note a lack of candor. Everyone knew something went down, and Holofcener left the project right after JM did, so I thought maybe someone pulling the purse strings could have forced them out. For Julianne to be as blunt as to say she was fired by Holofcener (and to add she hadn’t seen the film), while not earth-shaking, is decently big news, especially for someone of JM’s caliber. Anyway, I feel like I’ve veered far away from my original point, which is that Andy gets decent scoops from time to time, even inadvertently.