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The crowd reactions to Carlos Alcaraz taking his shirt off 😂😂😂😂😂
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Gael Monfils, who is retiring at the end of year, says his next career after tennis will be in finance "I have a new chapter coming. Next year. I'll be working in finance. I already signed to work in wealth management in a Swiss company. My next chapter is looking more in an office and working in finance. I will always have a look on tennis because I love the sport, my wife's playing. I don't think next year I will do so much about tennis. I'll be around no matter what, for Elina a little bit, but I'll be more of a finance guy." (via US Open press)
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Carlos Alcaraz says he’s going to take some long breaks, 1 to 2 months long, & start missing some tournaments because it’s impossible to keep up with the tennis calender, ‘We’re seeing a lot of players getting injured’ “Seeing how tight the calendar is, obviously I don’t want to have this break because of an injury. But in the future, I’m gonna take some breaks... some long breaks. Maybe not 4 months, but 1 month, 2 months… start missing some tournaments because it’s impossible to play them all. They’re adding more important tournaments. In a way, they’re making us play…” “We’re seeing a lot of players getting injured, a lot of players getting tired. If they don’t do anything about it, we’re gonna see it even more in the future.” (via US Open Press)
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Alex Eala was asked about being scheduled to play on a bigger court than Grand Slam Champions at the U.S. Open “They’re saying Grand Slam Champions are playing outside… they’re implying sort of that the U.S. Open is giving you a special treatment…” Alex: “I’m grateful to be on Armstrong and to play on such an incredible court. But yeah, I don’t control the scheduling. My job is to be prepared for whatever court they put me in and whoever I’m against.” (via U.S. Open Press)
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Serena and Venus Williams' reaction to this point Serena: "That was horrible" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Aryna Sabalenka was not happy with a question she received during her U.S. Open press conference, ‘Think before you say stuff’ “How are you finding your mood now that the tournament has started? Obviously last week it’s lots of parties and fun and stuff like that..” Aryna: “You guys are like a joke. Parties. Fun. Why would you even say that? Why would you even think about that? Like, what kind of question is that? Just because I posted some activities with brands and you think that I’ve been partying?” “I’m not suggesting you were partying… I’m saying there are a lot of events and things like that. I’m not saying you go to the parties.” Aryna: “You literally said that.” “Excuse me? For everyone who’s unclear, I’m not suggesting that Aryna is having fun at these parties. I’m saying she makes a lot of appearances and there’s a lot to do.” Aryna: “Mhmm. Okay.” “Now that the tournaments started, do you find you’re getting quite serious and combative?” Aryna: “Oh yeah, I wasn’t serious before that. Next question. Think before you say stuff.” (via US Open Press)
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Alexander Zverev asks the umpire if he can change his shoes during his match against Halys at the U.S. Open. The score is 1 set all and Halys is up a break, but is facing 2 break points. “It would be better if you didn’t do it now.” Zverev: “Can I? Quickly?” “Yes.” Bad timing, but it’s within the rules. Andy Roddick saying it's the same model of shoe Jodar was having issues with.
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Medvedev spoke about his daughter after beating Rinderknech at U.S. Open “You previously said one of your daughters has the same fiery personality as you do. In terms of mental stamina, what’s harder, a 5 set match at a Grand Slam or a day at home with the girls?” Daniil: “Oh my God. They’re both tough 😂. I have to say the day at home with the family, even if sometimes with a daughter mentally can be tough, some days are amazing, at the end of the day, it’s always a nice experience. I have to be honest when you lose a 5 setter, at the end of the day, it’s a very bad experience. 😂😂😂😂 I have one funny story. I don’t like to talk too much about my family. I took her to the practice once on clay. She comes and she’s happy to play tennis. She doesn’t really watch my matches yet. If sometimes I break a racquet, it’s not like every match I throw the racquet 65 times. She’s happy, so she throws the racquet through the whole court. The coach looks at me and she says ‘I don’t know where she got this from…” 😂😂😂😂😂
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Aryna Sabalenka was asked about Carlos Alcaraz saying the tennis schedule is too demanding & he’s going to start taking long breaks, ‘If ATP & WTA are not gonna cut the mandatory events, we’ll have to sacrifice points & ranking position to protect our bodies’ “I would love to see changes in the schedule and to cut out the mandatory events and let the players decide what’s better for their health. It’s been super intense. Especially if you play at the level that Carlos is playing, basically very consistent, it’s very tricky for the body. If they’re not gonna cut it, we’ll have to sacrifice points, ranking position, whatever, in order to protect our bodies. I think it would be really helpful from WTA and ATP to kind of ease up a little bit the schedule for us in order to really support our health.” (via US Open Press)
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Novak Djokovic looks very emotional down 1-3 in the 5th set against Navone at the US Open. Definitely in pain physically, but these also look like emotional tears. 4+ hours at 39 years old. The New York crowd is trying to give him a push for another heroic comeback. 🥹
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Naomi Osaka after beating Zakharova at the U.S. Open “I just get really nervous during the first round of this tournament because I wanna do well… and I wanna show you guys some more outfits” 😂 Andrea Petkovic: “Can you tell us a little bit about the background and inspiration behind your outfit?” “It’s my tribute to Iverson. I really like him a lot. Nike said ‘basketball.’ So I said ok, you want basketball I’ll give you basketball 😂. I love expressing myself through clothes. I don’t like talking that much I tell people. I’m glad you guys appreciate it and I’ll see you in the next round.”
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Stefanos Tsitsipas says he was not surprised by Nick Kyrgios’ suspension for cocaine… he’s just surprised it came so late “I don’t know what to tell you. To be entirely honest with you I knew about this before the announcement. I’ll just tell you the truth. I knew about all this before any announcement was made. When I saw it on social media, I was like ‘here we go.’ I expected it to be honest.” “I’m not gonna try and cover up someone that I know the truth for. I consider myself a nice person with everyone. But these were behaviors that I personally heard on the tour…” “When I saw it, I was like… pretty much expected to be honest. I’m surprised it came so late though.” (via U.S. Open Press)
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Naomi Osaka on the upsides and downsides of the USTA inviting a lot of influencers to the U.S. Open: “If you come to a sporting event, you have to respect the sport. I feel like it’s common courtesy to read up on the sport. Especially the etiquette. It could be a good thing for people to make the sport of tennis popular to their specific audience. But I think it has to be managed a lot better, especially in the situation like in my first round match. Overall there’s huge positives. You want people to continue to grow the sport. I just think it has to be in a way that everyone knows the rules & the etiquette.” (via US Open Press)
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Rafa Jodar was asked about people online discussing his shoelaces breaking during matches and if he’s more aware now of how he might be perceived online “Tough one. I'm sure you've probably seen online throughout the year some people talking about how your shoelaces break and things like that. I'm just wondering, are you more aware now of how you'll just be perceived online depending on what you said?” Rafa: “What's the question?” Moderator: “It had to do with delays during matches.” Rafa: “The shoelaces didn't break today. So the question? What is the question? I don't know. I don't know the question.” “Sorry, I'm sure like when your shoelaces were breaking… I'm sure you noticed a lot of people were talking about it online. I'm wondering, are you worried that if you talk about your physical condition… if people might think you're making excuses, basically? Rafa: “Doesn't make sense.” Moderator: “We can go to the next question.“ (via U.S. Open Press)
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Coco Gauff says she believes influencers at tennis tournaments can help grow the sport, but they need to follow the etiquette of the sport, ‘If you’re being invited to a red carpet, you wouldn’t show up in jeans. I think it’s just follow the etiquette of the sport’ “I think it’s great to have a different demographic to the sport. I have no problem with influencers. I’ve met some of them and follow some of them online. Luckily the ones I do follow online do follow the etiquette and know tennis pretty well. Any venue you come to, you have to follow the etiquette towards it. I definitely think, maybe on some of the brands too, maybe to have a sign plastered in the suite.. sometimes it’s their first tennis match and they don’t know. They’ve probably been to basketball games before. I definitely think no flash photography. Try not to talk too loud. Ashe is a very loud court so I’m used to it. Definitely not like mouthing TikTok’s and stuff in the middle of a point 😂. It’s not just for the players but for the viewing experience, for those around. I think it’s cool to have a new demographic and I think it helps grow the sport. But like with anything, any venue you go to, like if you’re being invited to a red carpet, you wouldn’t show up in jeans. I think it’s just follow the etiquette of the sport. That’s all.” (via US Open Press)
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Learner Tien after beating Gael Monfils in his final Grand Slam match “I told him when we played in Montreal, ‘I hope we get to play one more time.’ I know we didn’t have many opportunities left. I’m super happy it happened here. Sorry for drop shotting you so much tonight” 😂
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Alex Eala after beating Oliynykova to reach U.S. Open R3 “You treat every single person like they matter. Where did that come from?” Alex: “Well I think every person does matter. I don’t think that’s anything special. I try to live my life with positivity and happiness. I’m surrounded by love thanks to my family and friends. I hope you guys feel the same way, and watching tennis, you feel love and you feel happiness as well.” ❤️
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