Megamind

The other perspective. Sarcasm.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Nobody is going to hand success to you on a platter. You have to fight for it, grab it and run with it. The custodians of success don't always want to share it outside their circle.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Folarin Balogun led the USA attack in their world Cup opener against Paraguay and delivered 2 great goals in their win. Imagine if there was a draconian law limiting his birth right when his immigrant parent had him. The whole world celebrated the goals scored by an American not a Nigerian.
Hope this touches the right mind.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Siniakova and Taylor Townsend are such a joy to watch at the RG women's doubles. I love when title favourites win with such dominance. Danilina and Krunic were literally swept aside.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

She's spent much part of her career in Swiatek's shadows. It's pleasing to see her shine this time around. She's got a date with destiny against the in-form Mirra.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska has changed her life at this year’s Roland Garros.

Her total career earnings before Roland Garros:

$864,030.

What she’s earned at this tournament:

$1,624,000.

Because the players don’t get the money til after the tournament, she was worried she wouldn’t be able to cover her costs for a hotel as she went further and further in the draw.

Polish company OSHEE had to step in and pay for the rest of her hotel fees.

It’s nothing short of heartwarming to see this happening to such a humble person who has overcome her share of struggles.

She overcame a battle with depression and stopped playing tennis entirely for a period to take care of her mental health.

She wasn’t sure if she’d ever come back to this sport.

Absolutely unreal story. 🥹

🇵🇱❤️

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Diana Shnaider!! 👏👏👏

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Wizkid gave us machalla and now Babachir has given us kachalla. One wonders what "challa" comes next.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

One of the most pleasing victories for me in a while. I'm happy that Shnaider gets the reward that is commensurate to her hardwork. The victory is even sweeter because it was against Keys who had defeated Mboko (my favourite) yesterday.
💪💪

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

Statement win for Shnaider 🗣️

She knocks out Keys to book her first major quarterfinal ‼️

Up next ⏭️ winner of Osaka vs Sabalenka

#RolandGarros

[Megamind @thisniyi]

If you knew tennis and Zverev enough, you'll know that any of the remaining lads can beat him flat. He simply finds it hard to step into the big light even after all other lights were dimmed for him.

[Tênis Além do Óbvio 🎾 (Alemzão) @AlemTenis]

🇩🇪ZVEREV é absurdamente favorito a ganhar Roland-Garros 2026. O título é praticamente obrigação pra ele.

Sobraram:
- As crianças (🇧🇷João, 🇪🇸Jodar e 🇨🇿Mensik) em sua chave.
Na outra:
- Os italianos direiteiros (🇮🇹Cobolli, 🇮🇹Arnaldi e 🇮🇹Berrettini), perigosos mas inconstantes.
- A turma da Am. do Norte, que não tem grande expressão no saibro (🇨🇦Aliassime e 🇺🇸BigFoe), além do 🇺🇸Svajd).
- Os sul-americanos zebras: 🇨🇱Tabilo (esse ninguém lembra, mas é perigoso) e o 🇦🇷Cerúndolo².

- No saibro, o H2H do alemão contra esses tenistas somados é de 18x3.
- Além do alemão, nenhum outro tem semi de RG, nem título de M1000 na terra batida.
- Somados, os demais tenistas tem praticamente a mesma quantidade de vitórias (130) que Zverev (121) em grandes torneios no saibro.

Porém...

[Megamind @thisniyi]

If i hadn't witnessed this lad pranked the whole country about his NGO account being hacked, I'll be calling out the govt on his behalf too. He has an exceptional mastery of humans' behavioural patterns and this whole saga from the doctored video to the account used to post it and the narrative emanating from it could all be a part of a bigger agenda.
For instance, if he sought asylum on the grounds of "the Nigerian government want me dead" as a result of this development, the coast is clear.
There are many other possible theories deductive from this including his NGO too but I'll hold on to them for now.

[Oyindamola🙄 @dammiedammie35]

VeryDarkMan sends a very strong message to the spokesperson to President Tinubu, Mr Bayo Onanuga🙆🏼‍♂️

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Good news to my ears.
Definitely one to watch out for!

[Nigeria Tennis Live @naijatennislive]

Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin may reach the Main Draw of the @rolandgarrosjuniora without even as much as hitting a ball in the qualifying rounds!

A short thread 🧵

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Why can't WhatsApp have blackberry's "ping" notification?
Sometimes one just needs to be sure the recipient is listening before one starts dropping the messages.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Roland Garros.
For the women single, Kostyuk had a smooth sail against Selekhmeteva. She, however, got over confident late into the 2nd set. She was in a hurry to round it off at 5-1 but ended up winning it at 6-3.

For the men, Khachanov is still battling it out with the newbie - Arthur Gea - in the 2nd set. 2-2 atm. 1st set ended 6-3 in favour of Khachanov.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Roland Garros 2025 final.
Alcaraz vs Sinner.
One of the greatest tennis finals of all time.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

I pray he makes the tour and fly our flag high just like Ignacio Buse just flew Peru's flag really high after defeating USA's Tommy Paul in Hamburg.
All the best champ!

[Nigeria Tennis Live @naijatennislive]

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Daniel Adeleye, has stepped up preparations ahead of his next series of pro-tournaments.

The @ATPChallenger player is expected to travel in a couple of weeks for the next pro-events.

Cheers to the weekend ✌🏽

[Megamind @thisniyi]

The supreme court has restrained the FG from controlling waterfront lands in states. Tinubu is achieving the much anticipated restructuring of the country in a stealth mode.

With the state police reality hitting home soon, the stage is getting set for a true federal system of government.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Sinner has gone 32 matches unbeaten while winning 5 trophies along the way. Numerologists would consider this to be a special combination because 32 is also 5.

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Gauff scales another teenager hurdle. She's had to come back against the hard fighting Jovic and now Andreeva.
On to the semi final where Sorana Cirstea awaits her. Definitely one to watch!!!

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Rafael Jodar! Remember the name!!

He'll be the 3rd powerful force in the Sinner-Alcaraz mix. He'll be exactly what Djokovic was in the Federer-Nadal mix.

Italian Open quarter final, here he comes 💪👏👏👏

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Cirstea is doing in Rome what Hailey Baptiste couldn't do in Madrid.
Defeat Sabalenka and finish the next opponent in similar fashion.
I can bet Noskova is feeling like "I'm seeded 13th in this competition and this 26th seeded be doing me like this?"
Ride on Sorana Cirstea 👏👏

[Megamind @thisniyi]

@umusamariyakazi Because of a cape porcupine?

[Megamind @thisniyi]

Alcaraz's absence has been a blessing to Rafael Jodar so far. The lad has been shining like a million stars on his way to stepping into the combined big shoes of Nadal and Alcaraz.
Top lad 👏👏👏