Not gonna lie, that was my 1st thought reading the article before I watched the video.

OK. So it wasn’t actually in Philly on the set of the actual draft! I was seriously thinking “Wow. The NFL won’t allow touchdown celebrations but they’ll allow an orangutan on their draft set!”

Can someone explain the orangutan to me? Was that seriously a thing? Did the NFL really have an orangutan on their draft set to reveal the picks?

Congrats to Andy, but he really shouldn’t be struggling against ARV in consecutive weeks. Sure, Vinolas is having a career-best year but he’s still not the kind of player that should be beating Andy one week then taking him to a 3rd set breaker the next.

“ If true, this choice sets a firm precedent for how future Slams treat Sharapova...”

Djokovic has lost his intensity and, at times, seems to be mentally fragile. He used to be so intense he would have this incredibly annoying, borderline psychotic look in his eyes. Now he appears to be full doubt and uncertainty.

There were 2 things that Carlos Moya was supposed to help Nadal with: his 1st serve and taking the ball early to help with the depth of his groundstrokes. I see some improvement in his serve but his groundstrokes a landing way too short far too often. That allows flat hitters like Edmund to just step in and belt the…

This settles it. Only tatted heathens are good basketball players.

I really don’t get the Krygios hate. Sure, he can be a ridiculous jerk but those that moan on and on about how he’s sullying the sanctity and gentlemanly nature of tennis are equally as ridiculous.

Venus’ resurgence has been impressive! Her serve is not consistent but she’s serving big and hitting her spots well particularly into the body. Konta will be tough but Venus is motivated and her game is sharp. I think she wins the semi but if she has to play Pliskova in the final, that will be tough.

I dread watching his matches. Karlovic at least has enough sense to know he can’t play baseline tennis and tries to get to the net, which makes him slightly more watchable.

Tiafoe is definitely the best of the young American men with Donaldson right behind. Fritz is out of the Isner/Querrey/Johnson mold of American player. Very stiff and not naturally athletic. But he has the weaponry and fight to make it.

Next time, don’t eat a random fan’s food before a match!

In that point that got Delpo so heated, he hit 2 backhand passing shots that Djokovic got back. He went for an inside out forehand pass that Djokovic got back with a sweet lunging volley. But if Delpo had gone inside in down the line with that forehand pass, I think he would have made it and the 3rd set would have…

That was awesome. You could totally see Young starting to crack after being up 5-0 in the 3rd. But he finally clinched his 7th match point.

Does anyone know DC well enough to know if the areas where these kids were last seen are all in the same general area or are they spread out?

I said it before and I’ll say it again, Giri has become THE best tennis writer out there! Christopher Clarey at NY Times is 2nd.

The final was originally scheduled for Sunday but the match got rained out in the middle of the 2nd set. It resumed on Monday in front of a depleted crowd.

To me Delpo’s biggest problem is his 1st serve. The backhand is what it is at this point and he seems to have settled into a nice groove of defending it. But his serve deserted him at times last night and that was the difference. If he can get back to bombing his serve along with that cannon of a forehand, he’s easily…

Giri, you have quickly become my favorite tennis writer! This is a fantastic analysis of Dolgo.