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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

Seriously impressive escape by Learner.

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.

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.

If Medvedev were a lefty…

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).

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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.

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…

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

Felix Auger-Aliassime, who wound up withdrawing from the Canada-Israel Davis Cup tie this weekend, had the most articulate answer among Canadian players about his stance.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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:

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?”

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.

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

Heard about this dust-up and went out to watch the handshake…which was of course entirely uneventful. #USOpen

Here's video of this moment and a link to the full article (which, of course, also discusses the obvious differences between their careers as well as the striking similarities in their numbers over the last four years, both on court and off court).

This trend is a good excuse to share a montage of the remarkably frequent tennis mentions on 30 Rock (not to mention all the other John McEnroe cameos).

A tough final question to end Ben Shelton's #USOpen press conference tonight from an unimpressed observer who slipped into the media seats.

Tennis wants viral videos, but they don't always show players at their best. Players were taped by hidden camera in Madrid, tricked into showing interest in bull semen-flavored ice cream. Taylor Fritz was shown seething. "I think they were trying to get me," Fritz told me.

Follow-up on this (and a whooooole lot more that Bublik said about doubles in our interview): His #USOpen doubles partner, the doubles specialist Marcelo Demoliner, put out a video lamenting Bublik’s lack of effort in their R1 loss. (h/t Alexandre Cossenza)