Hannah Ballou
@ilovehannahballou.bsky.social
Artist (IG) tennis fan (here)
Perry is to Brand<Trudeau as Kalinskaya is to Kyrgios<Sinner
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Perry is to Brand<Trudeau as Kalinskaya is to Kyrgios<Sinner
2026 predictions: a different woman wins each major, including a surprise Czech. Iga will beat Alcaraz to the career slam by one day. The WTA Finals photo will look like my dad took it before prom.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
2026 predictions: a different woman wins each major, including a surprise Czech. Iga will beat Alcaraz to the career slam by one day. The WTA Finals photo will look like my dad took it before prom.
I should have been rooting for Spain, but Cobolli and
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I should have been rooting for Spain, but Cobolli and
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
Berrettini were SUCH a Davis Cup vibe! Three-peating sans Sinner and Musetti is incredible. Such depth! 🇮🇹🎾🤯
And the final Taking Out The Trash Trophy of 2025 goes to a red hot Félix Auger-Aliassime! Well done, sir!
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
And the final Taking Out The Trash Trophy of 2025 goes to a red hot Félix Auger-Aliassime! Well done, sir!
After his nightmarish, exhausting journey to qualify, I am so pleased for Musetti that he at least got this win in front of his home crowd.
#Tennis, Musetti piega De Minaur alle ATP Finals e resta in corsa per la semifinale!
Giovedì sfida da brividi contro Alcaraz: il match decisivo che può trasformare il sogno torinese in realtà. #NittoATPFinals
Giovedì sfida da brividi contro Alcaraz: il match decisivo che può trasformare il sogno torinese in realtà. #NittoATPFinals
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
After his nightmarish, exhausting journey to qualify, I am so pleased for Musetti that he at least got this win in front of his home crowd.
That aged well!
I can’t wait for Rybakina to win the WTA Finals and not react, which will perfectly complement the vibe of Saudi tennis events.🎾😒
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
That aged well!
I can’t wait for Rybakina to win the WTA Finals and not react, which will perfectly complement the vibe of Saudi tennis events.🎾😒
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I can’t wait for Rybakina to win the WTA Finals and not react, which will perfectly complement the vibe of Saudi tennis events.🎾😒
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Looks like I have the chapter headings for my next book sorted
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Looks like I have the chapter headings for my next book sorted
Help, I’m using up my entire quota of Guardian articles on Lily Allen West End Girl thinkpieces.
November 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Help, I’m using up my entire quota of Guardian articles on Lily Allen West End Girl thinkpieces.
Rybakina’s serving is terrifying. Well done to Anisimova for not just curling up in the fetal position. #wtafinals
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rybakina’s serving is terrifying. Well done to Anisimova for not just curling up in the fetal position. #wtafinals
In case you blinked and missed it, Sinner Took Out the Trash rather emphatically in Paris for two in a row!
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In case you blinked and missed it, Sinner Took Out the Trash rather emphatically in Paris for two in a row!
Let it a bit late this week, lads! You made Sinner get his hands dirty, but of course Jannik Takes Out The Trash in Vienna! 🥕🎾🚮🏆
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Let it a bit late this week, lads! You made Sinner get his hands dirty, but of course Jannik Takes Out The Trash in Vienna! 🥕🎾🚮🏆
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Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to relate all a...
theonion.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
This is a wild stat, and the final against Moutet in Almaty was insane; come for the crafty rallies and stay for the outfits: www.atptour.com/en/video/ext...
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is a wild stat, and the final against Moutet in Almaty was insane; come for the crafty rallies and stay for the outfits: www.atptour.com/en/video/ext...
The head of @netflix.com marketing realising the #SixKingsSlam final is on #NOKINGS day. (PS Boo sportswashing!)
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window
media.tenor.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The head of @netflix.com marketing realising the #SixKingsSlam final is on #NOKINGS day. (PS Boo sportswashing!)
The ATP needs more francophone crying. 🎾 🇫🇷 🇲🇨 🥹
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The ATP needs more francophone crying. 🎾 🇫🇷 🇲🇨 🥹
Rinderknope! The lanky Frenchman bags a second Taking Out the Trash Trophy this year in Shanghai. Allez!
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rinderknope! The lanky Frenchman bags a second Taking Out the Trash Trophy this year in Shanghai. Allez!
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AMANDA DAMN ANISIMOVA!
Loses a heartbreaker at the US Open final. Wins her very next tournament -- after getting her wisdom tooth out the day she flew (OMG) -- winning the China Open for her 2nd WTA 1000 trophy of the year.
Loses a heartbreaker at the US Open final. Wins her very next tournament -- after getting her wisdom tooth out the day she flew (OMG) -- winning the China Open for her 2nd WTA 1000 trophy of the year.
October 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
AMANDA DAMN ANISIMOVA!
Loses a heartbreaker at the US Open final. Wins her very next tournament -- after getting her wisdom tooth out the day she flew (OMG) -- winning the China Open for her 2nd WTA 1000 trophy of the year.
Loses a heartbreaker at the US Open final. Wins her very next tournament -- after getting her wisdom tooth out the day she flew (OMG) -- winning the China Open for her 2nd WTA 1000 trophy of the year.
Some good news out of the tire fire that is America right now: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Anti-abortion groups furious as FDA approves generic abortion pill
Abortion rights supporters hail win for evidence-backed medicine as Evita Solutions’ generic version of mifepristone given approval
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Some good news out of the tire fire that is America right now: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
July 17, 2023 at 3:57 AM
KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
Meddy must have an entire room in his house in Monte Carlo to store all his Taking Out the Trash trophies. He racks up another in Beijing. 🙌
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Meddy must have an entire room in his house in Monte Carlo to store all his Taking Out the Trash trophies. He racks up another in Beijing. 🙌
A special Laver Cup edition of the Taking Out The Trash Trophy for Demon!
September 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A special Laver Cup edition of the Taking Out The Trash Trophy for Demon!
The fact that @bjkcup.bsky.social hasn’t even posted on @bsky.app DURING the finals makes me think that as much as I have enjoyed not using twitter, #tennis is really just not happening here. Who else should I be following? 🎾
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The fact that @bjkcup.bsky.social hasn’t even posted on @bsky.app DURING the finals makes me think that as much as I have enjoyed not using twitter, #tennis is really just not happening here. Who else should I be following? 🎾
‘Is that a fox screaming or one of my children?’ is a very London question I just had to consider.
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
‘Is that a fox screaming or one of my children?’ is a very London question I just had to consider.