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Programming note: Today’s edition is somewhat abbreviated due to travel, so I can report on a story about how a group of men is preparing for U.S. Open qualifying next week. Be on the lookout for that!
Let’s tennis!
What They Said
I was trying to fight, to keep believing. In the end, somehow out of nowhere at 6-5, 30-0 for him, I make amazing returns. I was able to break him. Both of us deserved to win.
-Andrey Rublev on his three-and-a-half-hour battle against Alexei Popyrin, in which he won, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5.
On The Radar
Matches we’re monitoring today:
Cincinnati - WTA 1000 (Hard)
Elena Rybakina va. Madison Keys (4th round)
Magda Linette vs. Jessica Pegula (3rd round - TBF)
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (4th round)
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Anna Kalinskaya (4th round)
Cincinnati - ATP 1000 (Hard)
Frances Tiafoe vs. Holger Rune (4th round)
Jannik Sinner vs. Adrian Mannarino (4th round)
Luca Nardi vs. Carlos Alcaraz (4th round)
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Benjamin Bonzi (4th round)
Taylor Fritz vs. Terence Atmane (4th round)
Francisco Comesana vs. Andrey Rublev (4th round)
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Read, Watch, Listen
Barbora Krejcikova is finding her form once again, and it took three sets against American teen Iva Jovic to make it into the next round in Cincy.
The Guardian takes a look at how players are surviving on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Frances Tiafoe gets philosophical: “fulfillment is a journey.”
The Cincinnati Open asks top players how they think about momentum.
The WTA shows what it’s like for Maya Joint right after she finishes a match.
Grigor Dimitrov has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, moving Alejandro Tabilo into the main draw.
Jenson Brooksby has a bit of a chip on his shoulder — and he’s learning how to use it to his advantage.
The Cincinnati Open dropped the second episode of the documentary of the tournament and how it was revamped.
