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Kyrgios could not be less interested in this Herbert match right now. He’s getting booed for his lack of effort.

Yeah, it’s beautifully done. I found the credits at Adweek: https://www.adweek.com/creativity/serena-williams-voice-of-belief-sets-the-tone-in-poignant-nike-u-s-open-ad/

That Nike commercial with Richard Williams coaching young Serena interspersed with clips of adult Serena is really quite moving. It makes me a little misty whenever I see it.

You don’t think Jarry’s service motion is a little crazy? He gets a decent pop on it, but it’s strange.

She lost R2, yeah. R3 starts tomorrow.

Muguruza played after the Sock match on Armstrong. You mean Round 3?

Wow, Muguruza really fell apart last night after I went to bed. Qualifier Karolina Muchova came back to beat her in three.

Basilashvili made that ending more complicated than it needed to be, but he dismissed Sock.

This guy has a sick body, but he’s headless in most of his photos.

Ha! They’re both legends in their own right. I’m good either way, but I’d like Serena to remain in the hunt maybe a bit more.

Another Venus/Serena battle on Friday. I hate when one has to take out the other in the first week of a Slam.

They really shouldn’t have anyone playing in these conditions. It’s a danger to fans, officials, ballkids, and the athletes.

I can only glance at matches online today, but Tsitsipas looks like he’s struggling in the heat. I get that the USO has a bias towards American players, but Sock/Basilashvili is not a nighttime stadium-court match. It just isn’t.

I wish I could find the gif of her dabbing with the camera circling her in slow motion...

Haha! Oh this match is going to be FIRE 🔥

Well, Nishioka is not even close to challenging a somewhat off Federer tonight. Had three chances to break but produced some mind-boggling errors. So sad to see what’s happened to him since that ACL injury.

It’s been consistently bad for a few years now.

She’s at #47 now. She was #9 as recently as January!

Hey, when people here talk mess about Chandler, you ignore it and keep it moving. As well you should. It is what it is.

Novak Djokovic is a warrior. He looked like death in that heat, constantly doubling over as if he were about to puke, and for him to recover and come back with such vigor is impressive. And look at Monica Puig serving a double bagel to Voegele. Is every Japanese male player on today? Sugita lost to Gasquet earlier. Nishioka is playing Fed under the lights, Kei’s playing Marterer, and Taro Daniel’s playing De Minaur.