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How can you have the likes of Roddick, Safin, Mauresmo, Pierce and Li in the Hall of Fame but not Svetlana Kuznetsova? If it doesn't have consistent criteria, the Tennis Hall of Fame risks becoming completely uncredible and irrelevant (debatable whether it's ever been anything else tbh)
News:

Roger Federer was voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but the other two nominees in the recent player category—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Juan Martin del Potro—did not clear the 75% threshold for induction.

Mary Carillo was voted in as a contributor.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ngl It always makes me happy for the alternatives when they get to play
Update to today’s #WTAFinals schedule:

Madison Keys has withdrawn from her match with a viral illness and has been replaced by 2nd alternate Ekaterina Alexandrova, who will play Rybakina.

1st alternate Mirra Andreeva elected not to sign in due to not being fit to play today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Penko and Hsieh heading to the SFs and then the trophy IKTR!! #wtafinals
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Jannik Sinner today:
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
They look great, but were they told to look miserable or something? And why are they all standing so far apart? Were they trying to make it look like an ad for Real Housewives of Riyadh? That's just a very basic photography composition issue that even I could've fixed! #WTA #WTAFinals
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Zero close matches at Six Kings. Maybe this is what happens when everyone gets paid a ton and nobody GAF
October 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
An improved tennis tour calendar that considers seasonality, reduces travel and shortens the year:

Jan: South America

Feb: Aus & NZ

Mar-Apr: Asia 6 weeks (inc SE Asia + India)

Apr: Middle East 2 weeks

May-Jun: European clay 6 weeks (inc N Africa)

Jun-Jul: European grass 6 weeks

(1/2)
October 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's ok to be squeamish about foods that are unusual to you. It's the kind of thing you quietly make a joke about with a friend, but joking about it to your many followers on social media comes across as rude, insensitive and ungrateful.

Her comments on Saudi Arabia are WAY more ignorant
September 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The last non-European man to win a slam being del Potro SIXTEEN YEARS AGO is crazy, and even that was a one-off in a long era of European winners.

Back in the 90s it would have been impossible to conceive that the 21st century would be so European-dominated #USOpen
Another Sinner-Alcaraz final is booked, this time at the #USOpen.

Their era has been well underway for a while now.
September 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Is Djokovic already cooked? I think he's already cooked #USOpen
September 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Compare the number of stars in the womens doubles QFs versus the mens. Actually there were hardly any singles top 100 men in the entire mens doubles draw. If it's because of Bo5 then I'd say it's another reason to scrap it #USOpen
September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
it's not gonna happen but...what if she gets double bageled again? 😵‍💫 # USOpen
September 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
1 out of 7! 💀
New #USOpen predictions:

QFs:
Vondrousova df Sabalenka
Krejcikova df Pegula
Osaka df Muchova/Kostyuk
Swiatek df Anisimova

SFs:
Vondrousova df Krejcikova
Swiatek df Osaka

F:
Swiatek df Vondrousova
September 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I'm loving Osaka's run in the sense that it's exposing Mouratoglou as the fraud that he is, but hating it in the sense that I'm sick of seeing and hearing about those bloody L*bubus
September 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
well this has already aged terribly! such a shame about Vondrousova's withdrawal...the women's tournament was building so nicely...
New #USOpen predictions:

QFs:
Vondrousova df Sabalenka
Krejcikova df Pegula
Osaka df Muchova/Kostyuk
Swiatek df Anisimova

SFs:
Vondrousova df Krejcikova
Swiatek df Osaka

F:
Swiatek df Vondrousova
September 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Krejcikova's got her right where she wants her #USOpen
September 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New #USOpen predictions:

QFs:
Vondrousova df Sabalenka
Krejcikova df Pegula
Osaka df Muchova/Kostyuk
Swiatek df Anisimova

SFs:
Vondrousova df Krejcikova
Swiatek df Osaka

F:
Swiatek df Vondrousova
September 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I don't think either Muchova or Kostyuk is beating Osaka in this form. A match between Osaka and Swiatek in the SFs should be epic though #USOpen
September 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Winners galore in the Swiatek v Alexandrova match. The result might end up being one-sided, but at least neither seems nervous and both are going for their shots #USOpen
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
She showed some really high level tennis and had a great tournament, yet even after this her ranking is only going to be around 111 and she's going to continue playing qualies at all tournaments. If she's serious about her goals she needs to prioritise singles for a while, maybe enter some ITFs.
Taylor Townsend says she’s playing the type of tennis she needs to be a top 10 player & win a Grand Slam title:

“I'm exactly where I need to be. That's it. I'm playing the tennis I need to play be inside the top 20, top 10 to win a Grand Slam."

(via US Open Press)
September 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
51 unforced errors from Krejcikova in that match and TEN fewer points than Townsend. Sounds about right tbh #USOpen
August 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I can't tell if this diva is one of the crazy bettors @benrothenberg.bsky.social wrote about, or just a really vocal Krejcikova stan, but my god he is annoying! #USOpen
August 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
8 MPs saved and we're into a third set she is MOTHER!!!
typical Krejcikova tings

blazing winners on match points
August 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
need Barbie K to take this set just to annoy them
we need to boo these vulture kids way more man. we gotta shame them
August 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Krejcikova has played a terrible match, but she's been sensational in saving some of these match points. Played her best point of the match to go set point up at 8-7 #USOpen
August 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM