My favourite Grand Slam is here!! I love it because of the night matches. Hopefully we'll see a lot of 5 setters that end around 12am.

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

Robin Thicke is going to meet Prakash in the parking lot. 

Ha!😂

@Faulkner

Casper looking yummy at Indian Wells

Bye Joker!  Glad you came!!😂

I had never heard of this guy before.

Lucky loser!

Crazy. A swarm of bees invaded the main court at Indian Wells during the Alcaraz/Zverev match, causing a delay. Carlitos got stung.

 

Bee invasion suspends a tennis match in one of the biggest tennis courts in the world.

Wow. pic.twitter.com/dBXu7xRlRp

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 14, 2024

Mohammed said “ladies and gentlemen play suspended due to bee invasion” pic.twitter.com/oUPYxwnNug

— Mahee, Ph.D., FHEA (@tkamal16) March 14, 2024

Edited March 15, 20241 yr by Faulkner

^^ Dang, so many things that have plagued IW over the years!

On an up note, honey for everyone, I guess?

On 3/15/2024 at 1:33 PM, DramatistDreamer said:

^^ Dang, so many things that have plagued IW over the years!

On an up note, honey for everyone, I guess?

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Official confirmation from his club that Kostantin Koltsov, Aryna Sabalenka's long time life partner, passed away on Monday. Absolutely horrendous news.

 

Hockey club Salavat Yulaev confirms Konstantin Koltsov's death

Arthur Cazaux fainted in Miami and was forced to retire. Likely due to the heat. Scary scenes.

 

Is it me, or did there appear to be little urgency in getting to a player who’s just collapsed on court? Hope he’s alright.

Sabalenka is experiencing the ‘best of times and the worst of times’ this season. It does seem Dickensian.

3 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Is it me, or did there appear to be little urgency in getting to a player who’s just collapsed on court? Hope he’s alright.

Sabalenka is experiencing the ‘best of times and the worst of times’ this season. It does seem Dickensian.

Heartbreaking for Sabalenka. I can’t even imagine the mental health challenges she’ll face in light of this.

Feeling so heartbroken for Aryna, it seems like Konstantin shared her beautiful playful nature and that they loved each other deeply. She'd once called him her dearest person, best friend, and strongest support.

So much tragedy for someone so young. 💔

R.I.P. Konstantin… pic.twitter.com/LTnS1taxO0

— ꧁✬NAT✬꧂❤️#️⃣2️⃣4️⃣🏆 (@ElkNat877) March 19, 2024

Mayot was called out for his apparent indifference to Cazaux’s collapse, and now he’s taken to Twitter to try to set the record straight:

 

Arrêtez de lancer une fausse polémique pour rien. Cela faisait plusieurs jeux qu’il ne se sentait pas bien et qu’il commençait à cramper. Je ne l’ai pas vu tomber et j’ai cru qu’il s’était allongé car il avait une crampe. Quand j’ai compris que c’était sérieux je suis de suite https://t.co/HHNVjGEnTG

— Harold Mayot (@HaroldMayot1) March 18, 2024

His tweet translates to:

“Stop starting a false controversy for nothing. It had been several games since he didn't feel well and he was starting to cramp. I didn't see him fall and I thought he was lying down because he had a cramp. When I understood that it was serious I immediately followed.”

Edited March 19, 20241 yr by Faulkner

^^ Ask Shuzo Matsuoka whether a cramp can be serious enough to warrant attention.

Tsitsipas... Mmmmmm

This Damm kid seems like a jerk:

 

A moment of contention between O'Connell and Damm 👀@MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/n3jyHM7kVE

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 25, 2024

10 hours ago, Faulkner said:

This Damm kid seems like a jerk:

 

There were fireworks in the Seyboth Wild match with Jary

The Murray match was a hoot too!😂