by ti-amie I thought that this might be needed because some topics, while related to Grand Slams, aren't specific to the Slam that is currently being played. Here's Taylor Fritz talking about how he ended up playing today and the role the chair played.
by Suliso Who do we think will be the next player not named Alcaraz, Sinner or Djokovic to win a Slam? It's not obvious...
by JTContinental It's possible Taylor Fritz could win this one, otherwise I say it will be either Zverev or Shelton.
by jazzyg As long as Sinner and Alcaraz are 1-2 in the world, I don't see it happening. No one other that possibly Djokovic at Wimbledon is capable of beating both of them.
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Suliso jazzyg wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:28 am
As long as Sinner and Alcaraz are 1-2 in the world, I don't see it happening. No one other that possibly Djokovic at Wimbledon is capable of beating both of them.
Next 5 years all 20 Slams? Surely not, even the combo of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal weren't that dominant.
by ponchi101 I thought Draper was going to keep improving on his IW title. Not.
Rune showed so much promise, but with the joke coaching... not.
Fritz is older than J/C, so I don't see him improving much more to beat them, so no.
So that leaves me with some really young kid that may get better soon. Either Fonseca or Mensik. But it looks really bleak for everybody.
And yes, we are worse than when we had R/R/N. At least then we had three. We only have two now.
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Suliso Murray, Thiem, Cilic, Wawrinka and del Potro won Slams in that era besides the obvious three. If there are only two dominant players it should be slightly easier for someone else to sneak in. I suppose we'll see in a year or two how it looks. Or maybe in just a week
by ponchi101 My problem with this is that in the recent past, you had like tiers (borrowing Ashkor's term). You had R/R/N at the top. Always competing for the title. Then you had Murray, who was clearly better than anybody else but not the top three. I group Delpo, Cilic and Wawrinka together, despite Stan's much better record, because they showed up on a few occasions.
But you also had a bunch of guys that were always better than the guys below. Tsonga, Berdych, Ferrer, Raonic and Kei were consistent QF/SF. Starting a slam, you could safely bet they would be in the second week.
Now, I think we can safely say that Zverev's claim that he was in the tier below J/C was the most foolish statement for the year. He is #3 because somebody has to be #3 (Novak is the real third best player right now) but, since he made that statement, he has done nothing. And below J/C and Novak, nobody is above anybody else. It will take somebody a major change in his game to get to Tier 2. Much more for Tier 1.
by Suliso On a another topic I was asking myself which active (top 100) players have been to QF's at all four slams. Here is the list in order of current rankings.
ATP
Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Medvedev, de Minaur, Rublev, Khachanov, Dimitrov, Berrettini, Nishikori, Cilic
WTA
Sabalenka, Pegula, Swiatek, Keys, Svitolina, Muchova, Krejcikova, Ostapenko, Pavlyuchenkova, Jabeur, Azarenka
by Owendonovan Fritz or de Minaur. Watching the Shelton match yesterday, I was thinking Ben is pretty good, though I don't see him reaching a Sinner/Alcarez level.
by Suliso I'd be shocked if de Minaur ever reaches GS final let alone wins one. I do see a chance for Fritz if all stars align.
Sinner will be 24 soon, Alcaraz a year and a half younger. I believe a real rival will have to come from a group younger than Sinner even if one of the veterans (Fritz, Zverev) get lucky and win one.
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jazzyg Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:41 pm
jazzyg wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:28 am
As long as Sinner and Alcaraz are 1-2 in the world, I don't see it happening. No one other that possibly Djokovic at Wimbledon is capable of beating both of them.
Next 5 years all 20 Slams? Surely not, even the combo of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal weren't that dominant.
You are almost certainly right. I just can't see who it will be. Maybe Rublev based on the 1st 4 games vs. Alcaraz.
by ponchi101 If it were only about speed, Demiñaur for sure. But he simply has no power.
It is like Navarro. He has to win every point twice. Maybe even 3 times.
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ti-amie JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:11 am
It's possible Taylor Fritz could win this one, otherwise I say it will be either Zverev or Shelton.
by Suliso Can we finally agree that time of Djokovic is over and he's no longer capable of winning a Slam?
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dryrunguy Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:53 pm
Can we finally agree that time of Djokovic is over and he's no longer capable of winning a Slam?
Well, that settles it. Novak is winning the US Open. Write it down.
by ponchi101 Agree, with the possible exception scenario of J/C being out of the slam.
Carlitos has injured himself in the past, and Jannick may hire another trainer that forgets to wash his hands properly. Other than that, what Suliso says.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:01 am
Who do we think will be the next player not named Alcaraz, Sinner or Djokovic to win a Slam? It's not obvious...
i would say Shelton.. he has the game, and the courage..
by Owendonovan On Hulu, the Wimbledon graphic with Alcaraz makes him appear to have the salt and pepper hair of a 40 something year old man.
by ponchi101 A woman of such intelligence and brilliant prose believes in superstitions.
She is ... so different.
by ashkor87 Shelton is the one I would watch. He has th game and the heart..he steps on court thinking he will win. We all saw yesterday that AA is deficient there ...
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:29 am
A woman of such intelligence and brilliant prose believes in superstitions.
She is ... so different.
what about the person who predicted that whoever meets Polina Kudermetova in the first round will win Wimbledon? Was right last year too, it is said (but cant check now) Maybe it is time to believe in superstitions and oracles!
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mick1303 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:05 am
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:29 am
A woman of such intelligence and brilliant prose believes in superstitions.
She is ... so different.
what about the person who predicted that whoever meets Polina Kudermetova in the first round will win Wimbledon? Was right last year too, it is said (but cant check now) Maybe it is time to believe in superstitions and oracles!
I guess, any Kudermetova would suffice. Last year Krejcikova beat Veronika in the 1st round.
by ponchi101 We always remember the strange coincidences. The thousands that did not come true we forget.
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mick1303 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:31 pm
We always remember the strange coincidences. The thousands that did not come true we forget.
Yeah, it's like with dolphins. We never got the stories from the people, who were pushed by dolphins not towards the shore, but in the opposite direction.
by ti-amie A visual joke about the dish Iga said is her favorite - pasta and strawberries
by Suliso I favor Shelton over Zverev and Fritz as a potential Slam winner. He's much younger and has more upside. If it's not him then we need to think about players much younger (Fonseca, Mensik) who are not ready just yet.
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FredX
Wow. We all know this, but seeing it laid out like this is quite striking.
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ti-amie ESPN Delivers Most Watched Tennis Telecast of the Year and Most Watched The Championships, Wimbledon in Six Years
Tennis
Most Viewed Wimbledon Quarterfinals and Semifinals in Six Years
Ardi Dwornik 1 hour ago
Most Viewed Ladies’ Semifinals in 10 Years
Most Viewed First Round in Eight Years
Most Viewed Day One on Record
ESPN+ recorded its most-streamed Tennis Tournament on record
ESPN delivered a banner edition with The Championships, Wimbledon 2025, generating some of the highest viewership since securing rights to the All England Lawn Tennis Club tournament in 2003.
Successes include the most viewed quarterfinals and semifinals of the past six years, the most viewed Ladies’ semifinals in a decade and the most viewed Wimbledon Day One ever on ESPN platforms.
The Finals:
Sunday’s Gentlemen’s Championship between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz averaged 2.9 million viewers, +31% vs. 2024
The viewership peaked at the end of the match with 4.0 million viewers.
The match only (excluding trophy ceremony and post-match analysis) averaged 3.2 million viewers, +26% vs. last year’s match.
The Finals, Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s, coverage averaged 2.2 million viewers, +19% vs. 2024
The Saturday’s Ladies’ Championship averaged 1.3 million viewers
The match only (excluding trophy ceremony and post-match analysis) averaged 1.9 million viewers, up +18% vs. last year’s match.
This was a lopsided match, with Iga Świątek delivering a dominant performance over Amanda Anisimova.
Semifinals:
The audience across both the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Semifinals was the most viewed of the past six years
Semifinals coverage averaged 1.1 million viewers, +33% vs. 2024.
The July 10 Ladies’ Semifinals
This was the most viewed Ladies’ Semifinals in a decade (the 2015 edition featured Serena Williams), with No. 13 Anisimova defeating No. 1 Sabalenka and No. 8 Swiatek’s victory over Belinda Bencic.
Viewership averaged 897,000, +31% vs. 2024.
The July 11 Gentlemen’s Semifinals
This was the most-viewed Gentlemen’s Semifinals in six years, and featured No. 2 Alcaraz vs. No. 5 Fritz and No. 1 Sinner vs. No. 6 Djokovic (the 2019 edition featured Nadal and Federer).
Viewership averaged 1.3 million, an increase of 34% vs. 2024.
Quarterfinals:
The July 8 and 9 Quarterfinals on ESPN and ESPN2 were the most viewed in six years
Viewership averaged 488,000 viewers, +25% vs. 2024.
Overall Tournament Highlights:
2025 was the most-watched edition of the tournament of the past six years
Coverage on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 averaged 721,000 total viewers, +6% 2024 over 250 hours.
This is also the fourth best Wimbledon to date on record (dating back to 2012).
The rights agreement with AELTC began in 2003, with exclusivity as of 2012.
On June 30, ESPN captured its most viewed Wimbledon Day One on Record.
Coverage averaged 539,000 P2+ and was +37% YoY.
ESPN+:
ESPN+ recorded its most-streamed Tennis Tournament on record. Engagement was up 163% and viewership increased by 24% vs. 2024.
The top feed on ESPN+ during the Tournament was the Gentlemen’s Championship, with engagement up +67% from last year’s coverage. The Ladies Championship saw a double-digit increase in engagement vs. 2024 (+19%).
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https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-rele ... six-years/
by ponchi101 I wonder why 31% more people tuned in to see this year's men's final.
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dryrunguy ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:50 pm
I wonder why 31% more people tuned in to see this year's men's final.
I'm betting a large percentage of those folks were people who missed the Roland Garros final, read about it later, felt instant regret, and hoped for something similar.
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meganfernandez ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:50 pm
I wonder why 31% more people tuned in to see this year's men's final.
Maybe easier to find or better promoted on ESPN? More likely to stumble upon it?
by ashkor87 Now the only Grand Slam event remaining this year is the USO.. which tournament has the highest correlation with the USO, in the sense of predicting the winner? seems to be Cinci.. not very surprising, but the Canadian is very much off the mark, with champions like Giorgi and Popyrin and Carreno Busta.. which is quite surprising..
by Suliso Wouldn't it actually be AO?
by ponchi101 But that is no fun. The calendar separation is too much.
In view of Sinner's dominance on hard courts, and his recent victory over Alcaraz, he is now the prohibitive favorite for the USO. Which did not work out for Alcaraz.
And with Iga's win, she is the favorite for the USO. Whatever lack of confidence she had, is gone.
by Suliso I'd still pick Sabalenka on fast hard courts. Sinner is so obvious that not even worth discussing.
by JTContinental Iga has been very average on hardcourt this year. I would put her 3rd or 4th on the list, which would be led by Sabalenka.
by ponchi101 The next summer swing will tell. But I say her issues were due to lack of confidence, not technical or health stuff.
Aryna may be the one suffering some doubts now. Those three losses at slams may be hurting, especially since they all went three sets.
Coco will recover fine, so yes, I have no issues with her being a top three candidate for the USO.
As Suliso says, Sinner on a hard court looks hard to beat.
by Suliso That's true albeit was she really a serious threat to win Wimbledon before week two of the tournament?
by ponchi101 That's what we don't know. She said it was unexpected, but we can't tell if she is just playing the politics of the game.
Did she enter the tournament believing she could win, or did she believe she could win when she was 6-0, 5-0 and serving for the championship? Depending on the stage at which she really thought she could do it, our guessing is irrelevant. If she really thought so from the beginning, she is a different player.
by ti-amie
Good for them.
by patrick Where are the real mixed doubles teams other than Errani/Vavassori? Will Siniakova be allowed?
by ponchi101 This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".
I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares
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skatingfan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 4:17 pm
This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".
I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares
Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.
by JTContinental No cap, I'd rather watch any of those matches than a standard mixed doubles match, including one involving Siniakova, but I can see why players would be outraged, especially if they rely on the extra prize money.
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ponchi101 skatingfan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:49 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 4:17 pm
This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".
I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares
Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.
Thanks for this, but it makes no sense to me. Alcaraz and Raducanu do not have rankings that are high enough for "direct entry"?
Same for Tiafoe and Maddie.
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skatingfan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:17 pm
skatingfan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:49 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 4:17 pm
This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".
I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares
Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.
Thanks for this, but it makes no sense to me. Alcaraz and Raducanu do not have rankings that are high enough for "direct entry"?
Same for Tiafoe and Maddie.
All of the players that got direct entry have a singles ranking of 15 or higher. I haven't done the math but it looks correct.
by ponchi101 I like the women's styles much more than the men's.
by ti-amie It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.
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skatingfan ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:20 pm
It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.
Really? I think they look like hospital scrubs.
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ti-amie skatingfan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:55 pm
ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:20 pm
It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.
Really? I think they look like hospital scrubs.
by ponchi101 Yes. It is pretty plain and dull.
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dryrunguy ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:20 pm
It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.
I agree 100%. It looks very comfortable, and I didn't see a hint of sweat in his shirt or shorts. It must absorb sweat very well without actually looking sweaty. Meanwhile, Nardi looks like he had stood in the rain for 20 minutes.
But I will concede the design could probably be more interesting. What I appreciated was the practicality and functionality of it.
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dryrunguy dryrunguy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 4:27 pm
ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 11:20 pm
It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.
I agree 100%. It looks very comfortable, and I didn't see a hint of sweat in his shirt or shorts. It must absorb sweat very well without actually looking sweaty. Meanwhile, Nardi looks like he had stood in the rain for 20 minutes.
But I will concede the design could probably be more interesting. What I appreciated was the practicality and functionality of it.
I guess I have to take this back. I saw a decent amount of sweat today. But it still seems better than the average kit in terms of absorption.
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ti-amie She’s Serving New Tennis Clothes at the U.S. Open
After years of playing in store-bought attire and without an apparel deal, Taylor Townsend, now the world No. 1 in women’s doubles, is attempting a label of her own.
By Josh Levin
Aug. 18, 2025
Updated 2:14 p.m. ET
Viewers of the splashy new U.S. Open mixed doubles championship taking place this week will see teams comprising some of tennis’s most recognizable stars: Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu; Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina; Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys. They will also see familiar athletic brands.
Mr. Alcaraz, Ms. Keys and Ms. Raducanu are all paid to wear the Nike swoosh. Mr. Fritz has an apparel contract with Hugo Boss, Ms. Rybakina with Yonex and Mr. Tiafoe with Lululemon. Ben Shelton, the young American tennis star who is also in the competition, is sponsored by On.
His mixed-doubles partner, Taylor Townsend, recently became the No. 1 women’s doubles player in the world. But many people may not recognize the logo she is wearing.
Ms. Townsend, 29, has been playing without an official clothing sponsor since 2017, when her contract with Nike lapsed. This year, those closely following her on-court appearances might have noticed her in garments with an interlocking TT, the logo for a namesake apparel brand she has been developing.
After eight years of playing in clothes bought off the rack and without a sponsorship, Ms. Townsend decided “to do my own thing,” as she put it in an interview. She has enlisted the help of Talton Alexander-John Ballard, 45, a designer outside Atlanta who goes by Alexander-John, and who has worked with New Balance and Puma. “Similar to how Q works with James Bond — that’s how I feel to Taylor,” he said.
Ms. Townsend showcased her TT logo at this year’s French Open and Wimbledon tournaments. Using a heat-transfer process, Alexander-John affixed it to her store-bought dresses and long-sleeved tops to create customized gear. “That’s her Frankenstein collection,” he said jokingly. “We took what she had at the time and kind of pieced some things together.”
Ms. Townsend's new looks for the U.S. Open include styles with a Tyrannosaurus rex theme (top) and an orca motif (bottom).Credit...Photographs by Alexander-John (top row); Simeon Kelley (bottom row)
By last month’s Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, Alexander-John had whipped up a new set of outfits for Ms. Townsend featuring the logo and a gemstone motif. For the U.S. Open, where she is also playing in the singles and women’s doubles competitions, the pair designed several more ensembles around three themes.
For her first mixed-doubles match, Ms. Townsend plans to wear a kit inspired by orcas — an idea she got from a message that the actor Samuel L. Jackson, a tennis fan, sent her on Instagram about photos she shared during the DC Open. In one picture, taken after Ms. Townsend won a match, she was raising her hand above her head like a shark’s fin. In his message, Mr. Jackson told Ms. Townsend that she wasn’t a shark — she was an orca. (Killer whales, after all, are the ocean’s apex predators.)
The looks include a white dress with a pair of whales climbing up the sides of the bodice, and a crop top with a linear orca pattern near the midriff. What she chooses will depend on her mood and what her partner, Mr. Shelton, wears. “I will do what I can to match with him so we don’t look all over the place,” she said.
For her first singles match, Ms. Townsend plans to wear attire with a Tyrannosaurus rex theme — a tribute to her dinosaur-loving 4-year-old son. And for women’s doubles, Ms. Townsend, who will partner with Katerina Siniakova, plans to sport phoenix-inspired clothing: Her options include a black dress with embellishments that resemble glowing embers and a long-sleeved top with a flame print shooting up the arms.
“Every time that a phoenix is reborn, it has to burn itself to become new,” she said. “I’ve kind of been that throughout my career.”
Ms. Townsend, who last year reached a career high in singles at No. 46, grew up playing on public courts on the South Side of Chicago. After she became the top girls junior player in the world at 16, the United States Tennis Association told her it wouldn’t fund her travel to the U.S. Open unless she lost weight. (She made her own way to the tournament and won the junior doubles event.)
While a vast majority of top tennis players have some type of apparel partnership, whether it’s a multimillion-dollar deal or a handful of free outfits, Ms. Townsend is not unique in going without.
Hsieh Su-Wei, who has won seven women’s doubles Grand Slams, has played in off-the-rack looks for years. Zina Garrison, one of Ms. Townsend’s former coaches, was not sponsored for much of the 1980s, even after she reached No. 4 in the world in singles. (She finally got a contract with Reebok upon making the 1990 Wimbledon final, after playing throughout the tournament in clothes borrowed from Martina Navratilova.)
With her new venture, Ms. Townsend is following in the footsteps of another Black American star in this year’s U.S. Open: Venus Williams, who introduced her EleVen brand in 2007 and has since sold collections in partnership with K-Swiss and Lacoste.
And Serena Williams, Ms. Townsend said, is among her style influences. “She’s a curvy woman, I’m a curvy woman, so obviously we have to accentuate our body types and what makes us look good and what makes us feel good.” Ms. Townsend is known for not being shy about other players’ clothing choices: She recently chided Mr. Tiafoe, her friend, for looking like Ronald McDonald in the burgundy-and-gold ensemble he wore at the DC Open.
The goal of her fashion venture, she said, is to partner with a big apparel company that can bring it to retail, helping with manufacturing and distribution. There are no immediate plans to produce or sell the prototype designs Ms. Townsend has been wearing, but she will be offering a selection of branded merchandise, including T-shirts and hoodies, at an event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Aug. 22.
Like other athletes who have attempted branding endeavors, Ms. Townsend benefits from a built-in audience, including more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. Some fans are ready to become customers.
“I’m going to buy her clothes because I want to support her, and because I’m going to feel empowered wearing them,” said Mel Barrett, a 49-year-old journalist in Bethesda, Md. “I think it’s just sort of a big middle finger to these corporations who have decided what somebody is supposed to look like if they’re a pro tennis player.”
Cynthia Agyeman-Anane, 42, who owns a therapy practice in Severna Park, Md., admires how Ms. Townsend “stepped out and trusted herself,” she said. “I relate to her as a mom, as a business owner, as a Black woman.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/styl ... -open.html
by ashkor87 Good for TT !
by shmrck14 I love this for her. She deserves it!
by Suliso I wonder how many players have won the same GS as both a junior and a pro. Federer and Swiatek for sure, but who else?
by ponchi101 Edberg. Junior Grand Slam plus open slams.
Hingis. She won RG at age 12.
Lendl. Both a W and an RG.
Capriati. Junior RG and USO (age 13).
I am pretty sure there are more.
by ashkor87 Lendl never won W
by patrick Hingis never won RG if I recall
by Suliso It has to be the same Slam. Correct answers from 21st century only - Andy Roddick (USO), Andy Murray (USO) and Stan Wawrinka (RG). For women - Victoria Azarenka (AO), Simona Halep (RG), Ashleigh Barty (W) and Iga Swiatek (W).
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meganfernandez ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 5:27 am
Edberg. Junior Grand Slam plus open slams.
Hingis. She won RG at age 12.
Lendl. Both a W and an RG.
Capriati. Junior RG and USO (age 13).
I am pretty sure there are more.
Coco, US Open
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 2:10 amGood for TT !
Her mixed-dubs outfit looks great. The killer whale motif is cool. I don't like the logo, though.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:02 pm
It has to be the same Slam. Correct answers from 21st century only - Andy Roddick (USO), Andy Murray (USO) and Stan Wawrinka (RG). For women - Victoria Azarenka (AO), Simona Halep (RG), Ashleigh Barty (W) and Iga Swiatek (W).
yes, that is what I thought was intended by the question.
by ponchi101 Same slam. Sorry, did not read the whole thing.
by Suliso I did forget Gauff at RG, though.
by Suliso There a few others who win a different Slam or have gotten close (RU).
Notable active players who have won a junior Slam - Zverev, Rublev, Shapovalov, FAA, Fritz, Rune, Musetti, Fonseca; Svitolina, Jabeur, Bencic, Ostapenko, Kostyuk, Anisimova, Fernandez, Noskova.
by ti-amie I'm surprised that so many are saying both the men's and women's draws at the US Open are fixed. You don't usually see that.
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skatingfan ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:44 am
I'm surprised that so many are saying both the men's and women's draws at the US Open are fixed. You don't usually see that.
Really? I feel it's always like this, but it changes depending on who the person in particular thinks is always given a gift.
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ti-amie skatingfan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:53 am
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:44 am
I'm surprised that so many are saying both the men's and women's draws at the US Open are fixed. You don't usually see that.
Really? I feel it's always like this, but it changes depending on who the person in particular thinks is always given a gift.
When I was blogging I felt like a voice crying in the wilderness on this subject and got a lot of flak for it. Yes it's been around for a long time but the US Open seems to be the worst offender. One half of the draw is murderer's row and the other is a cakewalk. It used to be split between the bottom of the top and top o the bottom as an example. It's just so blatant now.
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FredX ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:25 am
skatingfan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:53 am
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:44 am
I'm surprised that so many are saying both the men's and women's draws at the US Open are fixed. You don't usually see that.
Really? I feel it's always like this, but it changes depending on who the person in particular thinks is always given a gift.
When I was blogging I felt like a voice crying in the wilderness on this subject and got a lot of flak for it. Yes it's been around for a long time but the US Open seems to be the worst offender. One half of the draw is murderer's row and the other is a cakewalk. It used to be split between the bottom of the top and top o the bottom as an example. It's just so blatant now.
So they rigged the draw against Alcaraz for Sinner? Why would that be in anyone's interest?
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ponchi101 FredX wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 11:58 am
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:25 am
skatingfan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:53 am
Really? I feel it's always like this, but it changes depending on who the person in particular thinks is always given a gift.
When I was blogging I felt like a voice crying in the wilderness on this subject and got a lot of flak for it. Yes it's been around for a long time but the US Open seems to be the worst offender. One half of the draw is murderer's row and the other is a cakewalk. It used to be split between the bottom of the top and top o the bottom as an example. It's just so blatant now.
So they rigged the draw against Alcaraz for Sinner? Why would that be in anyone's interest?
The USO got what it deserved for the infamous 1996 draw. They did not rig the draw (how could that be done?) but moved Kafelnikov from #4 to #6 and moved Agassi UP to #4, so the wanted Sampras/Agassi QF would become a SF, shown by CBS (and its multimillion $$$ contract).
Ever since, this keeps coming up.
And indeed, why would anyone try to rig the draw to avoid a J/C meeting? Which other final has as much potential?
by Owendonovan More often than not, it seems one of the top seeds gets an easier path. Rarely does it predict a reasonable 30 seed in 4th 20 seed in round of 16, teens for quarters, and top ten for semis for the top 2 players. One seems to get the players rising and the other gets the players sinking.
by ponchi101 And that is why draws are done at random.
You can even see that sometimes, it is not that the draw is unbalanced, it is that some player that has a hand over another is in the same side. This year, Osta was in the path for Iga at RG. Sure, it did not happen, but initially it looked like somebody had planned it to be funny.
