On 9/9/2025 at 3:07 PM, I Am A Swede said:

Why do they keep coddling this giant manbaby? 

Unfortunately, many seem afraid of him…as to why, I don’t know.

On 9/9/2025 at 6:47 PM, Soapsuds said:

Seriously, the tournament was ruined by his appearance. I was actually enjoying this year's tournament.

I was listening to a podcast where the journalists were saying essentially the same thing. That orange Menace completely overshadowed the finals and left a lasting impression. Almost no one was even focused on Alcaraz and the women’s finals seemed to be in the rear view.
 

I think the USTA shouldn’t be let off the hook, there ought to be an investigation into why and which broadcast networks they were trying to force into censoring their coverage. Was it just in the U.S.? Or was it international broadcast networks as well?

With Thiem's retirement, I had to find a new favorite. I found the Czech male players in Lehecka, Mensik, and Machac.

Sunday’s Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner US Open men’s final averaged 3.0 million viewers on ABC, marking the largest audience for the event in a decade and an 82% increase over last year’s final between Sinner and Taylor Fritz.

The previous day’s Aryna Sabalenka-Amanda Anisimova women’s final averaged 2.4 million, up 50% from Sabalenka-Jessica Pegula a year ago.

Five years ago yesterday