ATP This Week: Laver Cup, Chengdu 250, Hangzhou 250
WTA This Week: Singapore 500, Seoul 250
The “Legacy Score”
Why It’s Interesting: Classic Reddit (complimentary). Somebody created an aggregate scoring system to rank every 21st century male slam champion.
The Black Court Is Ready
Why It’s Interesting: Laver Cup is this weekend. In many ways, it will re-ignite the tennis content machine after a one-week slumber. Let this be the start of it.
Gill’s Question: Relatedly, I’ll be curious about the court speed at this year’s edition. Last year Roger Federer lamented slowing courts in a pre-event appearance with Served, only for the surface at his own event to play like a low-bouncing Monte Carlo.
Has The US Open Become Bigger Than Tennis?
Why It’s Interesting: Giri Nathan featured on The Daily Show to talk about the consequences of cultural success for the US Open.
Ben Johnson Stereotypes The Major Tennis Clothing Brands
@thetennis101 Tennis brand personalities Part 2
ATP Doc On Holger Rune’s Recovery
Tara Moore’s Last Stand Falls Flat
More: It’s been an interesting case. Moore’s suspension was originally 19 months, before the ITIA appealed to CAS and successfully argued for Moore to receive the maximum ban of four years for intentional doping. Moore’s latest efforts to redeem herself under United States law have just been stonewalled.
The US Open Through The Eyes Of NBA No. 1 Pick, AJ Dybantsa
Leaving You With Aziz Ansari’s Hysterical US Open Skit
On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments following the 2026 US Open, including: did Alexander Zverev actually improve, who will Juan Carlos Ferrero coach next, what are the next steps in Ben Shelton's development, does Carlos Alcaraz lack a solid mode, the data behind new balls and much much more.
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Hey everyone, Gill Gross here. While I’m grateful for any amount of success I’ve had talking tennis on the internet for the past half decade, I believe we should all be doing better in this sport as creators and as fans. The tennis content economy is far behind other sports by metrics of engagement and popularity. This newsletter is our effort to DRAW the great things we find in tennis every week- we search for content that teaches us, makes us think, makes us laugh and ultimately makes loving this sport the best possible experience. Our vision is to speed up the growth of a robust content economy in tennis, for the benefit of fans, players and creators alike.
