Melanated Racket

Just your average tennis fandom blog. Also other WTF tennis moments.

[BRISBANE CHAMP! @hsieh_n_wong]

The full beef between the Hsieh and Chan families, a 35-post thread 🧵

Searching for the full tea between the Hsiehs and Chans? Look no further.

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

#USOpen | Frances Tiafoe is through to the fourth round after a clean 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 22nd seed Valentin Vacherot.

Big Foe, currently eighth in the Race to Turin rankings, takes on seventh seed Daniil Medvedev next.

📸 | Mike Stobe [Getty]

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

#USOpen | Taylor Townsend is through to the fourth round after taking down 15th seed Diana Shnaider in three sets – 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3.

Townsend, through to the last 16 in New York for a third time, takes on world No 1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka next.

📸 | AP

[Serena Williams @serenawilliams]

And we’re back @Venuseswilliams

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

Big news:

Stan Wawrinka WILL play #USOpen after all, given a suddenly available wild card after Kypson, who was previously awarded a wild card, withdrew.

An 11th hour rescue of what was a baffling decision by the US Open.

His Grand Slam career isn't over anymore.

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

Turns out Big Foe’s been playing with a cyst on his right hand/wrist “that has been causing some issues for some time”. 🤯Thankfully, it has successfully been removed.

Tennis players aren’t human.

Speedy recovery, Big Foe! 🙏🏾

📸 | bigfoe1998 IG

[ATP Tour @atptour]

BIG FOE DELIVERS BIG TIME 💎

@FTiafoe clinches the biggest title of his career, defeating Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in Halle!

@ATPHalle | #TWO26

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

Wow… joke-level from Frances Tiafoe!

Beats Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in 67 minutes in a ATP 500 final.

Too good from Big Foe!

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Frances Tiafoe survives Felix Auger-Aliassime and his 24 aces 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(14-12) to reach the Halle semifinals.

Saved three match points

For the first time in his career, he defeats two top 10 players in the same event...

#10 Cobolli in R1
#4 Auger-Aliassime in the QFs

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

#TWO26 | Frances Tiafoe passed a tricky first-round test in Halle.

The American beat sixth seed Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-6(4), improving to 4-1 in the head-to-head against the Italian.

Tallon Griekspoor or Sho Shimabukuro awaits in the second round.

📸 | Getty

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Katerina Siniakova et Taylor Townsend ont signé leur première victoire ensemble à Roland-Garros ↘️

#RolandGarros

https://t.co/f7lMaSk6ld

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

#RolandGarros | Frances Tiafoe is through to the second week in Paris!

Big Foe came back from two sets down to see off qualifier Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 6-1, 6-2.

The American 19th seed will face Matteo Arnaldi in the fourth round.

📸 | Shutterstock

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Gael, it's been more than a pleasure 🧡

#RolandGarros

[Black Spin Global @BlackSpinGlobal]

#RolandGarros | Frances Tiafoe is through to the second round after beating fellow American Eliot Spizzirri 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3.

The 19th seed, making his 11th appearance in Paris, awaits the winner between Hubert Hurkacz and Jaume Munar.

📸 | Clive Brunskill [Getty]

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

A few of Stan Wawrinka's friends wanted to share a few words 🫶

#RolandGarros

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

It's Stan's moment, but he still has a word for Gael 🫶

#RolandGarros

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

A 14-year Parisian journey comes to an end. Merci David 🧡

#RolandGarros

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

Huge win for Baptiste 💪

She eliminates Jasmine Paolini with a 7-5, 6-3 victory in the third round.

#MMOpen

[The First Serve @TheFirstServeAU]

Ons Jabeur and partner Karim welcome their first child into the world ❤️

[Tennis TV @TennisTV]

Into the Final Foe 👏

@FTiafoe saves a match point in the third-set tiebreak to defeat Popyrin 3-6 6-4 7-6 in Houston!

#USClay