Hoff

organized mess

[Rainesford Stauffer @Rainesford]

I admit I would like to see The Dress and would also like to read The Prenup.

[sarah 🫶🏻 @sarahisinspace]

is this how our mothers felt when princess diana got married or what

[Hoff @EHoff_13]

Once again lamenting the scourge that is ESPN Unlimited. Give me back my #Wimbledon matches you Scrouges @espn

[Hoff @EHoff_13]

@duolingo - plz reinstate our friend streak!!

[Jordan @JordanWellin]

If I got stabbed and Amy Adams saved my life the first thing I would’ve told her after waking up is that she should’ve won the Emmy for Sharp Objects.

[liv 🥂 @livvidaloca]

a beautiful woman named National Weather Service keeps hitting my line about ⚠️ TORNADO WARNING

[Cooper Lawrence @CooperLawrence]

“Runaway brides” should be called “near Mrs.”

Thank you, this is why I have a PhD

[Olly Tennis 🎾 🇬🇧 @Olly_Tennis_]

❌🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev ended his interview with L’Équipe early after being asked about the allegations of domestic abuse:

“First of all, this is not that kind of interview. Secondly, do you know that the accusations have been proven to be false?

“This is the second time you've asked me about this. I did everything I could and my innocence has been proven.

“I think we should stop, it's better this way."

🗣️ https://t.co/L1tGzpTHd8

[Isaac @roundrobin42]

Lot of Zverev discourse today.

As someone who stands strongly in the anti-Zverev camp, I’d like to better articulate my thoughts.

1) Alexander Zverev is very likely a domestic abuser. The odds are, in my opinion, at least 80% (2 women, timelines/stories corroborated by others, reported photos/messages, etc).

2) There is a non-zero chance the allegations are false/made up. No charge against him has ever been proven, and the ATP’s investigation couldn’t substantiate the claims.

3) Given 2), it is not possible/fair for him to be removed from the tour.

4) This situation is objectively horrible for tennis, and there is no easy way to deal with it; taking action isn’t feasible but not taking action means lots of people will be, justifiably, furious.

5) Stuff like this is worse for tennis vs team sports because bad actors can more easily be hidden if there are 10 others on the field; in tennis there’s only one.

6) All of this is complicated further by the fact that Zverev is really good, and seemingly destined to be a fixture at the top of the game for years to come (despite being a lifelong underachiever). Also because there are parts of his story––diabetes, injury recovery, constantly coming so close and finally crossing the line––that are very inspirational.

If I knew there was an 80% chance someone punched and strangled their girlfriend, I wouldn’t send them to jail, because that is not beyond a reasonable doubt.

I would not, however, want them to be the face of a sport, or see them idolized and held up as examples for young people and fans.

For all those saying there wasn’t enough proof to convict and therefore the sport shouldn’t address it, or that we should separate one’s actions on and off the court: sure, but that strategy is bad for the long-term health of this sport. I’ve spoken to ~a dozen people this week (men and women, mostly women) who aren’t big tennis fans but are aware of the allegations and either stopped watching or expressed displeasure towards the tour because of them.

I love tennis, and want to be able to enjoy it knowing that, even if my guy loses, the other guy kinda deserves it—or at least that I don’t *actually* hate him. As a big Alcaraz fan, it stinks when Sinner beats him, but it doesn’t ruin me: Sinner is a decent guy, a good role model.

Zverev very likely isn't, and it sucks that someone who is almost certainly a horrible person has now cemented himself in tennis history.

In summary: Alexander Zverev won a grand slam, and everything is worse now.

[ceci ᵎᵎ @sinnerublev]

What an awful day to be a woman who adores tennis with all of her heart

[Tom (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 @JomTones12]

Btw has ANY coverage of Zverev this fortnight mentioned the allegations against him? I know there's not an active court case anymore, but feels like a pretty big deal that needs to be brought up. Can't stand the glowing, squeaky clean commentary he's getting here.

[Jessica Schiffer @jessicaschiffer]

I sent this text to a tennis media friend a few hours before Ben’s refreshingly honest piece. Everyone I know is thinking these things but many are not saying them out loud or in their writing because, frankly, you can be punished for doing so by the ATP and individual tournaments.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

I wasn't ready for Roland Garros

[barrel rolls @barrel_rolls]

you can lead a horse to baja but you can’t make it blast

[Hoff @EHoff_13]

give Cirie some money with that prize!! #survivor

[⚚Sage @belikesagee]

twitter is cigarette for the eyes

[Mntrazana @moanerleaser]

A lady of leisure.

[nile @nileandah]

this is my version of an egot

[The Goddamned Penguin @who_shot_jgr]

writing an e-mail and getting a prompt from AI "this sentence could be more concise"

no. i am verbose. i am loquacious. i am long-winded and often redundant even. you machine, do not tell me how to form my words