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I haven't paid attention to these 10,000 results lately but are the miracle shoes making their way into stadium running now? Don't tell me it's a coincidence these WRs are beaten by several seconds just like that?

H2H between Deguchi & Klimkait doesn't matter IMO. It's about their h2h versus all the top competitors in the division. That's the details I need to know. Besides, Japan faces the same problem in more than one category each & every year. Nobody will make them a favor at the Olympics so nobody will make Canada a favor either.

Tim Duncan was born in US Virgin Islands. Technically that's only an US overseas territory.

Kamala Harris tells immigrants from Guatemala to fuck off. Of course there will be no outrage like when Donald Trump played the same tune. The hypocrites in US politics strike again https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57387350

Yeah, waza-ari 30 seconds before the finish

Yeah, I noticed the draw. No luck there with Gjakova but no easy outs. Monteiro, Liperteriani & Klimkait into R3.

Has Julia Kowalczyk fought already?

Clippers win it...

Atlanta Falcons have traded WR Julio Jones to Tennessee Titans for picks. Falcons are in rebuild mode and 32yo Jones will be a high-profile mercenary for a playoff contender. He is a Top 5 WR of the past decade but trending down due to age & injuries. He can still make a difference on the field even if he's not gonna post 1,000 rec yds anymore.

First time Grand Slam finalist confirmed from the bottom half as Elena Rybakina takes out Serena Williams 6-3 7-5. The last four standing in the bottom half are Rybakina, Badosa, Pavlyuchenkova & Zidansek.

Finally a rare Hamilton error that gets punished! Perez wins after all

There will be a two lap shootout. Back in the old days the race would be called under yellow and Perez would have won it. But Liberty goes for the useless GWC soap opera crap.

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And she did. Badosa saves MP and wins 6-4 in the third. Sabalenka is out which means my final pick is narrowed down to Swiatek/Badosa

Magda Linette advances into R3 after Ashleigh Barty retires in the second set. At this rate the women's draw heads into a Swiatek vs Badosa/Sabalenka final

Smarzek & Efimienko didn't play but it's still a bad loss alright.

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Yes, Kostyuk's emotions is one thing that puts a question mark if she can make Top 10. That's a huge road block once you reach a certain level. Meanwhile Camila Giorgi never makes it easy for her fans but battles past Petra Martic 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 in vintage WTA chokefest.

Svitolina's ultra-defensive game just doesn't win Grand Slams in this day and age. You can reach Top 10 and win some big events but there's an obvious ceiling to it. Svitolina reached the high-water mark with YEC victory. It's gonna be curious to see how Kostyuk does in the upcoming years. She's got tools to become a Top 20 player for sure.

Marta Kostyuk dumps out Garbine Muguruza 6-1 6-4. Teenagers on the rise! Kostyuk can obviously go places in the future.

Seeking twitter mob approval is the LAST thing any pro athlete from the spotlight should do. Unless Osaka lives in some sort of yes men bubble that is. As for "clear & excellent", well, she must be paying a lot of money for people to write such statement so they better be worth it. It's like those politicians who never write their own speeches to begin with

Getting older and irrelevant

The shitshow is complete. Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Roland Garros I wonder if she tries to play the "ignore journalists" card at Wimbledon? Grass isn't exactly a good surface for her either and AELTC won't tolerate her antics given the press release yesterday. The drama tour keeps rolling! PS. Paula Badosa can easily reach the QF now - that's if she doesn't succumb to pressure. She is easily the best clay court player in Osaka's section of the draw.

USTA or All-England Lawn & Tennis Club would be disappointed to hear you call them nonsense. It all comes down to an old truth - no player is bigger than the game itself - even someone whom WTA hand-picked to be the Face of the Tour for the next decade. Naomi Osaka just got a hard reality check. She created a PR disaster and I don't know if she came up with this idea herself or someone told her to make such a move. Let's see if she pulls the race card in last-ditch effort to salvage any pride? Either way, she's lot a ton of credibility and it can only get worse from here. It's funny, since her "media silence" has created a massive response in the media anyway - way bigger than if she only mumbled five lines during a quick press conference. First week of GS is usually flatline for all top seeds regardless and all of these players usually say the same things over & over anyway.