US Open Week 2
Who Has The Most Variety In Men’s Tennis?
Why It’s Interesting: If you like tennis stats without wanting to drown in them, this is a good one. The headline takeaway is that Musetti has the most varied shot diet in the ATP top 30, Bublik remains the undisputed drop-shot addict, and Sinner and Alcaraz are not only dominant from the baseline but unusually good when opponents force them to pass at net.
What Gael Monfils Gave Tennis
Why It’s Interesting: Anthony Dabbundo writes about why Gael Monfils’ statistical accomplishments will never represent his legacy.
Arthur Ashe’s Courtside Makeover
Why It’s Interesting: A fun bit of tennis venue history: Arthur Ashe Stadium originally opened with just 3,600 lower-bowl seats. When Charlie Pasarell was designing Indian Wells a few years later, he saw that as a missed opportunity and built 6,000 seats close to the court instead. Now, 26 years later, the US Open has reconfigured Ashe to add about 2,000 more courtside seats.
Ben Shelton On Building A Tennis Career His Way
Why It’s Interesting: Shelton explains why he studies footage of opponents getting beaten, how real-time match data reaches his box, why college tennis accelerated his development and how he decides which brand opportunities are worth taking.
The Influencer Backlash At The US Open
Why It’s Interesting: The US Open went big on creators this year, nearly doubling the number it credentialed, and the growing pains are showing. A few viral etiquette mishaps have now turned into a much bigger debate over how tennis welcomes new audiences without losing the norms that make watching a match actually work.
More On Influencers: Wimbledon preparing to limit influencer at The Championships. Gill Gross tackled the subject in his latest Mailbag.
Players’ Distain For Courtside Bettors Growing
Dane Sweeny Quit Tennis For 6 Weeks… He Got To The 3rd Round Of The US Open
World Team Tennis & Versant Announce Partnership
Leaving You A POV Trying To Return Ben Shelton’s 147 MPH Serve
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross discusses Carlos Alcaraz's dominant performance over Tommy Paul. Plus, Ben Shelton's serve clinic against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Learner Tien's physical takedown of Jakub Mensik, Alexander Blockx breakthrough against Flavio Cobolli, Frances Tiafoe's big win against Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz's shocking collapse against Francisco Cerundolo.
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