Millner especially cracked me up. He changed shirts and before the end of the next game was soaked through again. They should have just let the players go shirtless.

“We’ve always done it this way” is a dumb argument.

Sweat-wicking fabrics don’t really work past a certain humidity level. When the air is already saturated, there’s nowhere for the sweat to go.

I was wondering about that during the Federer match. Everybody looks like Swamp Thing, but does he regret his choice at all?

Also, I’d speculate that Rafa’s sleeveless look, always good for him from an aesthetic standpoint, has never been more functional.

“We do not close the roofs for only heat to maintain competitive fairness for those players who are not playing in either stadium.”

Between the US Open and the Aussie open, it seems like all we talk about is how damn hot it is and how it affects the games.  

If last night’s match between Nadal and Thiem was bad tennis, I want more of it! I’m a Fede-phile to the core, so I always cheer against Nadal, but man did he earn that win last night. Thiem was outstanding as well, and probably should have won the match, but Nadal just never lets up.  Nadal used to have my grudging…

First of all, nobody made you click on this article.

God dammit.

NO ONE MADE YOU CLICK ON THE ARTICLE ASSHOLE

It wasn’t out. 

Delpo’s shot is more of a conventional topspin forehand, where Kyrgios’s shot is hit straight on, which generates far more power, and, as mentioned, is almost impossible to keep on the court.

How in the world does he generate that power with that flick of the wrist? Compare it to the (former?) biggest FH in the game. Delpo winds up and gives the ball a whack.

KYRGIOS: I mean, I don’t even—where does that question even come from? We’re at the Australian Open, man. Are we done?

This is undeniable. Djokovic’s fall from the top contributed greatly to the Fedal Slam, but you could also say Djokovic benefited greatly from Nadal’s injury fueled decline from 2014-2016 and Andy Murray’s struggles after back surgery. Federer benefited from Rafa being injured in 2009, allowing him a path to his only…

It’s the tennis version of “Field of Dreams”, but with a corn field and no crows.

I will settle for more interesting tennis. I am very much not a fan of the Raonic/Cilic/Isner model that has been fashionable for awhile. Giant serves from giants, followed by not much else, has been killing tennis.

Columns like this are the reason I root for Kyrgios.

Isner’s one of those guys that’s made the most of what he has. In some ways he has over-achieved.

Is anyone else troubled that John Isner is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops? I think that’s a telling reflection of the state of American men’s tennis.