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A pretty darn solid first pitch at the Reds game tonight by Daniil Medvedev, who has become a bona fide Reds fan, improbably. (Also, good work by the various video folks covering this moment to blur out the unwanted logo on that jersey…)

As Andreeva celebrated her win, a pair of fans inside Chatrier whipped out and waved a Russian flag to celebrate Andreeva’s country. A #RolandGarros security guard quickly swooped in and had them put it away in the guy’s purse.

Morgan Riddle on Instagram this afternoon as her boyfriend Taylor Fritz beats Alexander Zverev. #Wimbledon

New: Novak Djokovic confirmed in his press conference just now that he boycotted his #AusOpen post-match interview tonight because of the host broadcaster, Channel 9, and its lack of apology for its anchor Tony Jones mocking Djokovic's fans recently on-air.

Genuinely wondering if Alex Eala is already the most popular player in women’s tennis right now? Thousands of Filipino fans who couldn’t get into Court 6 are watching her match on screens around the Australian Open grounds.

Trump draws some boos, and a few claps, when shown saluting during the anthem. (No one else was saluting the anthem). Stadium still half empty due to long security lines. #USOpen

Stars will draw huge crowds, even for doubles. And Venus, a planetary star like none other still in orbit, still has quite the gravitational pull today in Washington.

Seriously impressive escape by Learner.

Haven’t seen this backhand in quite a while… Maria Sharapova and the Bryans are here at the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s “Be Legendary” clinic with local kids.

Pro tip for #Wimbledon: Forget the cream, for sure. And if you don’t want them plain, go for heat and salt instead.

Roger Federer will be the commencement speaker at the Ivy League’s Dartmouth College on Sunday, June 9th. (His agent’s daughter, Isabella Godsick, is a lacrosse player in the graduating class).

Serena. Now.

Horns honking all over Berlin to celebrate beating…Curaçao.

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This really is like nothing we’ve seen before in tennis, it’s so dang cool.

Interesting end to Ben Shelton’s press conference. Unprompted, he took a moment to tear into the quality of local broadcasting and specifically on-court interviewing at #AusOpen.

“Female athletes” are not a monolith on this topic—not even close. Martina Navratilova is very loud but she doesn’t speak for everyone. Here’s Rennae Stubbs, for example, this week on her show. “I’m very on the opposite side of Martina…I don’t see it as a problem.”

Corentin Moutet, ungovernable.

I have never seen such casual, committed scammery in tennis like this before.

Ooh, #USOpen just showed Trump on screen again during this set break and there was loud, clear booing this time.

Remember when my Bounces report about Serena Williams returning to tennis came out in December and Serena tweeted out a denial hours later? Well, Serena did a whole lot less denying today on The Today Show…

Tense moment at WTA 1000 Montreal tonight between Sakkari and Collins. I agree with Collins here--the officials need to be way stricter on players recklessly smacking the ball and throwing racquets into the stands. Should be no looking the other way when that happens.

Genuinely wondering if Alex Eala is already the most popular player in women’s tennis right now? Thousands of Filipino fans who couldn’t get into Court 6 are watching her match on screens around the Australian Open grounds.

Naomi Osaka completes her year of floral looks with what is surely one of the most elaborate hairstyles ever worn onto court at the U.S. Open. (Her subsequent hairstyle for the match is much more streamlined.)

Was on BBC News last night sharing my thoughts about today's fast-approaching "Battle of the Sexes" farce, which I think is a long-term lose-lose for tennis in all ways.

This made it from Bounces into Eurovision media circles already but I haven't seen many tennis people mention it yet, so ICYMI: When we spoke pre-Wimbledon, Grigor Dimitrov expressed great eagerness for a Eurovision hosting role, since Bulgaria will host next year's contest.

Trump has walked out to his seat in the Rolex suite, some scattered booing, some applause, but not really focused attention on him amid the loud music and still half-empty stadium. #USOpen

Not overly invested in the World Cup, honestly, but I do now need the U.S. to at least do better than Austria.

Alex de Minaur made his best plea for a US Open mixed wildcard for himself and longtime girlfriend Katie Boulter in the latest Bounces notebook. “Some of the other partnerships, they haven't really said a word to each other in their lives, right?”

Easily the most booing I’ve ever heard at #Eurovision but no major disruptions of Israel at the first show with a crowd.

A definition for "exhibition" in tennis isn't an easy or simple thing to string together, as you can tell by how Casper Ruud got himself tangled up once he encountered some knotty examples.

Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka both spoke about their feelings on Evolve and IMG after their match yesterday, since that was a relevant subplot to that match. As asked by Charlie Eccleshare: