Allen McDuffee

Journalist, creator: @Court_Theory, a new project dedicated to all things #tennis 🎾 Former: @TheAtlantic, @WIRED, @WashingtonPost

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Producers got to McEnroe on Cabahlli. 😂

#RolandGarros

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Which best describes you?

a) If Cobolli drops the 1st set, I’m out.

b) If Cobolli loses the first two sets, I’m done.

c) Watching all of it, hoping for a miracle.

d) Keeping an eye on the score and will watch if it seems Cobolli will win.

e) I’m not watching.

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Alright, here we go…

#RolandGarros

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Maja Chwalinska won more singles matches than anybody at this year’s French Open.

She just couldn’t get the final one.

Mirra Andreeva takes the title 6-3, 6-2.

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You say Cobolli.

John McEnroe says Cabahlli.

(Never mind the fact that he was talking about Arnaldi.)

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John McEnroe not piecing together why Sinner’s name doesn’t end in a vowel is just…🤦🏻‍♂️

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Going out on a limb here and saying it’s probably a good thing there are privacy spaces at #RolandGarros

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It's super strange that the commentators thought the closed roof would benefit Zverev instead of Jodar, the guy who hits big with tighter margins.

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Is it too soon to talk about how Venus and Serena are positioning themselves to end their careers with gold medals around their necks in their hometown of Los Angeles in 2028?

#RolandGarros #LA28

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Anisimova hugging the baseline isn’t rushing Parry.

She’s rushing herself.

Her team should have instructed her to hang back for a shot or two until she’s in control of the point. This isn’t a hard court.

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At the desk on TNT, Zach Svajda just said today is his father’s birthday. 😭

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It’s stunning that the two best men’s tennis players in the world can only be defeated by each other and their own bodies.

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Novak Djokovic making his plans for #25

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In our Roland-Garros preview, I wrote that the weather would likely be Sinner’s biggest opponent.

And here we are.

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Naomi Osaka was 22 years old when she said she didn’t like attention and grappling with the intensity of being under a very public spotlight, as many young phenoms do.

Trying to use that quote as some sort of “gotcha” surrounding her walk-on outfits seven years later is ridiculous.

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If there’s anybody who is going to prove her point, it’s a white dude with a smug look on his face.

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Rafael Jodar is running through opponents with the kind of clarity and efficiency that Federer and Nadal would in the early rounds of the majors on their way to the title. 👀

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And there goes Daniil Medvedev to that classic clay-courter Adam Walton.

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Absolutely stunning that TNT is forcing us to watch the desk instead of showing us the Gael Monfils sendoff.

These people will screw its fans at all costs.

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Not to mention Hugo Gaston retiring triple match point down instead of allowing his opponent to win the match.

And then, of course, there’s his cheating.