Amanda Anisimova defeated Aryna Sabakenka in three sets and managed to irritate the world no, 1,
Question: “I just wanted to ask about a point in the 2nd set. She celebrated before the ball went past you. You looked at the umpire. I just wondered if you thought that was more of a hindrance issue?”
Aryna: “I was just trying to chase the ball. She was already celebrating it. I was like ‘I mean, that’s a bit too early.’ She kind of pissed me off like saying ‘That’s what she does all the time.’ But I was grateful and thankful that she said that because I was like, it actually helped me to keep fighting. I was like ok, now I’m gonna show you the tennis. I came back because I got really angry in that moment. Probably in the 3rd set I should’ve remembered and probably it would’ve helped. But it is what it is.”
59 year old billionaire Bill Ackman played Newport Challenger doubles with Jack Sock and lost to Tomic and Jasika 16 57. Today Ackman explained the experience which has been criticized by many tennis purists such as Andy Roddick…
“I can speak in front of an audience of a thousand people or in a TV studio on a broad range of topics without any preparation and without a twinge of fear, but yesterday I had my first real experience with stage fright. I found myself on a tennis court in a live streamed professional tournament with a few hundred in the crowd. Throughout the match, my wrist, arm and body literally froze with the expected negative outcomes. I had difficulty breathing, and it was not a fitness issue. It got a bit better as the match progressed, but I was not able to overcome it. I regularly play with mid-20-year-old D1 college players and recently retired pros on a familiar court with no audience with none of the same symptoms. It was a very humbling experience that gives one even more respect for the pros who play for a living in front of the cameras and the crowds. We forget that they also need to manage the challenges of their carefully examined personal lives, their break ups, their emotions, financial stresses, and their mental health, family, and other challenges. Tennis is one of the few sports where the athlete is out there alone in front of the klieg lights for hours operating with incredible intensity with barely a bathroom break. And they might have been awakened in the middle of the previous night for a drug test while staying far from home. For all but the top players, they also struggle financially as they manage their small businesses working to recruit and retain talent, manage expenses, balance their budgets, and pay their taxes on time. Whatever respect we already have for these incredible athletes, it is not enough. They deserve more of our applause and appreciation.”
The age of Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon ’25 opponents: 28 25 26 23…
Roger Federer has picked Novak Djokovic to beat Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinal.
Oliver Holt, one of the UKs top journalists for The Daily Mail wrote: “The brevity of Sinner’s ban was an insult to clean athletes everywhere…He should not be here playing Djokovic…Tennis looks like a sport, that has given up in the battle against performance enhancing drugs.”
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