Leslie Varnado

Tennis fan; supporter and fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes; fan of college football; supporter of ACLU

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#CocoGauff survives a three-hour thriller to defeat #QinwenZheng 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in the WTA Finals. #WTAFinalsRiyadh. Coco’s first.

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Great seeing you #Scott at the #CincinnatiOpen!

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@OhioTennisZone Scott, may the spirit of your mom present in all of your good deeds. She will always be with you.

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@Neoavatara @OhioTennisZone Wonderful news!

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Leading 6-2,3-0, #Swiatek survives a furious comeback from Karolina #Muchova to take her 3rd #FrenchOpen title 6-2,5-7,6-4. #RolandGarros

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Sorry to miss tonight’s USTA/Midwest Section Hall of Fame festivities. #teammidwest Congrats to the inductees: Leslie Allen, Bobby Bayliss; Lornie Kuhle. #USTA

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In an epic & mesmerizing battle (3:35) in the semis of the #MMOpen, the surging Carlos #Alcaraz subdues Novak #Djokovic 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5). Superb tactics. Alcatraz is #FrenchOpen ready!

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In a titanic battle of wills, the late-blooming Asian #Karatsev advances to the finals of the #SerbiaOpen2021 (ATP 250) with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over Novak #Djokovic.

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I watched the USTA’s virtual awards presentation, “Celebrating Community Champions.” I dress up a lot. Congrats to winners! Great show; great cast of presenters. #USTA. #CelebratingCommunityChampions.

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Daniil #Medvedev hoists the title at the #NittoATPFinals in London with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 defeat of Dominic #Thiem. It is Medvedev’s 1st ATP Finals victory and his most significant title. The event moves to Italy.

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On the 6th match point, Dominic #Thiem eliminates Novak #Djokovic 7-5, 6-7(10), 7-6(5) in the #NittoATPFinals to advance to the finals. Faces the winner of Medvedev-Nadal. Thiem never lost serve.

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Rafael #Nadal tames the hard-hitting Andrey #Rublev 6-3, 6-4 at the Nitto ATP Finals in the London Group. Rafa has never won this event.

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In the opening match at the Nitto ATP Finals in London, Dominic #Thiem defeats Stefanos #Tsitsipas 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the round-robin format. Tsitsipas won last year. #NittoATPFinals.

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Despite a slow start, the Buckeyes thrash the Cornhuskers 52-17 to open the season. #GoBucks. #PennState is next.

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In a draining match lasting more than 5 hours, Diego #Schwartzman reaches his 1st Slam semis at #RolandGarros with 7-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 win over a spent Dominic #Thiem. #FrenchOpen. Outstanding!

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In a 3-hour -15-minute thriller, Diego #Schwartzman withstands the artillery from Denis #Shapovalov 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) at the #ItalianOpen. He faces #Djokovic in the finals, his 1st ATP 1000 finals.

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In an amazing display of tennis artistry, an exultant Diego #Schwartzman subdues Rafael #Nadal 6-2, 7-5 at the Foro Italico in the #ItalianOpen to advance to the semis. David vs. Goliath.

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In an exhausting match, a cramping Dominic #Thiem secures his 1st Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(8–6) over Alexander #Zverev in the #USOpen

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Naomi #Osaka takes her 2nd #USOpen in downing a resurgent Victoria #Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. It is Osaka’s 3rd Grand Slam title. All on hard courts. Thanks #USTA.

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Dominic #Thiem downs Daniil #Medvedev 6-2, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-5) at the #USOpen. He will face Alexander #Zverev for the USOpen title.