Everyone, including Steffi Graff, agrees that the first point on this slide will no longer be true very soon, so... *shrugs*

I’m not too mad about it because a) the Olympics is next year and she and Venus are about to shut this shit down and b) she’s gonna break Steffi’s record. I hope she does it with Wimbledon (I would say the French Open, but she’s much better on grass than she is on clay; and yes I fully expect her to dominate the…

“not-Serena”

“Hey ladies, [Fuck off]
You are not getting any dates? [Getting plenty, thanks weirdly formally worded poster.] Can’t afford the high condo fees on your own? [I’ve been paying my own bills for over a decade, actually.] You are 30 and still not married? [Why yes, I’m OVER 30 and still not married, and happy as a fucking…

I think Serena is a superb athlete. And it must suck beyond words to have lost today. But having said that, this whole benevolent queen bit sounds a little crazy to me.

Maybe some Fendis...

Back when Federer used to be unbeatable, and made winning look effortless, I was almost convinced that he’d drop a set to let his opponent feel that he was doing well.

It's honestly so good of our benevolent queen to let this random have her day in the sun.

Congratulations, not-Serena. Not-Serena should really cherish this moment. Not-Serena played a good match and not-Serena should be nothing but proud.

wamp.

Serena is still queen.

Eh, nobody can be perfect all the time. She is still probably the best woman to ever grace the game and she’s got a lot more GS’s in her future.

I’m now worried that the Starbucks CEO read about this and thought “Great idea!” And then all the poor baristas will be thinking, “talking about race was a walk in the park compared to all the crying and conspiracy theory bullshit I’m dealing with now.”

Renew

It is also very vague. Ask what, exactly, about 9/11? Maybe I’ll stop by and ask them if it was an inside job.

“Welcome to Zales. Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams.”

oh definitely. I’m interested in mentoring him.

Mature, Clover. Grow up.