hypotemuse

Tennis, Science, Politics, & Kitchen-Sink Drama.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

@Scienceofsport Yes totally agree.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

I like Roddick (& Im told this is old & they subsequently corrected) but this is why the overconfidence/bravado of podcast culture is sometimes a massive turnoff for me. Ex player perspective often invaluable,but maybe a brief reread of the updated rules before hitting 'publish'?

[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

Absolutely awful insight. In fact, it's not even insight, it's just flat out wrong. They can test you any time they want, which is as it should be. Yes, there's a 1-hour window to facilitate testing and smooth it logistically, but "surprise tests" kind of rely on, well, surprise

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Do the "6 degrees of K̶e̶v̶i̶n̶ ̶B̶a̶c̶o̶n̶ Iga/Sinner" ppl ever actually take a day off?

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Vondrousova aside, lack of awareness across the board is wild.
https://t.co/WM7sl4jGvz

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

to begin with, but 'player empowerment' would be parking the commodifying/content aspect for a moment, and thrashing out these privacy refinements as a core part of initial roll out - w/player consent at its heart rather than the afterthought we're now seeing.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Perhaps, but the initial off-court cam "engagement drive" was also so self-evidently unethical, poorly thought out, it was inevitable it would fall foul of player privacy concerns whether from Coco, Iga or anyone else.
I'm not completely sold on these gym/waiting area livecams 1/

[Jon Wertheim @jon_wertheim]

Nod to Coco Gauff here… @Wimbledon sends players an email detailing exact locations of off-court cameras and how footage will be used. Player empowerment works…
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[Murtaza Hussain @MazMHussain]

The Israel issue and the oligarchy issue are becoming increasingly intertwined. The U.S. is undergoing third world levels of media consolidation and it appears to be at least partly motivated by partisanship for a foreign country.

[James Hansen @jameskhansen]

serena williams is back to tennis, on her terms.

she is also the main character in another story unfolding across sports, about whether or not glp-1 drugs should — or ever will be — classed as performance-enhancing

@mattfutterman reports, free to read

https://t.co/jmoWd6muqR

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Needless to say, domestic violence, war crimes, mental health...deserve so much better than this toxic "fandom/social industrial complex" (a term I'm reserving for future reference).

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Sadly, this mode of 'fandomised' social commentary is now a norm & unlikely to go away.
We saw it w/Djokovic's antivax+iffy wider beliefs being scrutinised through the fan war lense;
We saw it w/the Peng disappearance when ppl pulled out 'bingo cards' tallying up which player 1/

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

historically illiterate whitewashing bc of something their fave said.

Mass trivialising of deeply disturbing issues - a partisan but also grossly infantilised mindset w/its priorities completely askew
This isn't "terminally online kids", but often prominent ppl in their 30s/40s.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Sadly, this mode of 'fandomised' social commentary is now a norm & unlikely to go away.
We saw it w/Djokovic's antivax+iffy wider beliefs being scrutinised through the fan war lense;
We saw it w/the Peng disappearance when ppl pulled out 'bingo cards' tallying up which player 1/

[Patron Saint of Clowns @hedonismnspite]

“thread of ppl who congratulated zverev” “x player would have beaten zverev” “omg [player] ignored zverev” you all are very unserious people

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

/fave commented;
We've seen it with the *excruciating* discourse over players mental health where ppl shield or freely stigmatise player behaviour depending on who they like.
And we see it in war/conflict where ppl think their fandom "passports" them into weighing in with 2/

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Most Djokosmash final ever in a final not featuring Djokovic.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Still think Zverev wins this, but at least Cobolli is starting to Cobolli.

[til polarity's end 🎾⚡Slamdreeva era⚡⚫⚪ @lildarkcage]

Svetlana Kuznetsova interview for Roland-Garros

"I just spoke to mom of Mirra and said, "Look, you can relax now, at least you have one, now it's a little bit a release for her... and I think now she can just not have so much expectations"

📽️Roland-Garros

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Again, Rus deserves all censure and more, but this selective symbolism will just cont to jar w/large majorities across world.

For some reason the US, a serial lawbreaker, implicated in criminality in mult global arenas, hostile to multilateral institutions is hosting world cup

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

As Andreeva celebrated her win, a pair of fans inside Chatrier whipped out and waved a Russian flag to celebrate Andreeva’s country.

A #RolandGarros security guard quickly swooped in and had them put it away in the guy’s purse.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Her experience clearly proving definitive here, but shouldn't obscure fact she's always been a mature player, with this ability to recalibrate and for most part remain mentally anchored (even in her losses), perhaps a defining feature.

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

My read before the match was that Mirra's adaptability, and abilities from back of court placed her ahead of some her more static power-driven peers in dealing with challenge posed by Chawlinska. 1/

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

Kostyuk plays a physical game, but also notably well balanced, in her anticipation, court coverage. Same goes for her service action and drive volleying for example, well timed, repeatable motions, but no less potent and full of intent. Progress quite understandable rly

[hypotemuse @hypotemuse]

The breadth-first approach is ok, I guess, though pretty rough on the fanbase.

[Vansh @vanshv2k]

Felix Auger-Aliassime has now made atleast the QUARTER-FINALS of all 9 Masters and all 4 Majors 🙌

Olympics SFist
YEC SFist
2 1000 Finals
2x U.S. Open SFist
2 Year-End Top 6 finishes (1 Top 5)
6 250s
3 500s
ATP Cup + Davis Cup 🏆🏆in 2022
A win over all the Big 3

Still only 25!