TENNIS: US Open 2025 week 2

I didn’t mention the controversy about the grown man caught on camera stealing a hat that a player had clearly passed to a child, getting named and shamed online. His ensuing apology made the early evening news.

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I read an article pointing out that tennis is the most popular sport on TV among women in the UK. There was some blether about men having more free time, but then, you never know how long a tennis match is going to take. Of course, it is one of (if not) the best sports on gender parity, and has had female stars going back to Suzanne Longlen – and I imagine most women are perfectly happy watching athletic young men like Jack Draper etc play too…

Women’s finals: ( Read more... )

Men’s finals: I listened to this live.

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