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• If you make her sad we will all come after you, Jalen.
• Five bucks Andy brings his X-Ray to the first design meeting. (BBC)
• There's a lot here about WNBA players pushing for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that had me nodding my head. (Awful Announcing)
• Related: Carole Bouchard had an interesting chat with former WTA President Micky Lawler, who is now with the Unrivaled women's basketball league. (The Tennis Sweet Spot)

• The funniest thing about the Sakkari-Putintseva kerfuffle is Poots shading the ATP lol. (Tennis.com)
• "Deciding whether or not to default players based on outcomes they cannot fully control leaves tennis in a situation where it will face legitimate accusations of inconsistency the next time an umpire’s decision means that someone is defaulted for a similar or even lesser offence because someone has been hurt." (The Athletic)

• From her grass-court skepticism to her critique of tennis marketing, Andrea Petkovic's Substack newsletter remains a must-read:

"I had the pleasure to interview Wang Xin Yu after her semifinal win. She was hilarious, witty, smart. She had better jokes up her sleeve than most of the comedians on Netflix right now. The WTA, however, posted an edited clip of her answers on their social media that made her sound like EVERY. OTHER. TENNIS. PLAYER. OUT. THERE." (Finite Jest)

• Speaking of grass-court skepticism...is he? (BBC)

• Funsies: Trying to pick your 10 Best Movies of the 21st Century is agonizing because (1) DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY BEAUTIFUL BABIES and also (2) HOLY SHIT BRING IT ON IS 25 YEARS OLD?!?!? (NY Times)
• TIL: Southeast Asian mangos and Indian mangos are hella different? (NY Times)
• Bop: Mr. Cardamom for mayor:

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