Tennis...and we'll see what elsehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muz2lwspgs2xUS Open Daily Picks, Day 10 The quarters begin Sabalenka and Noskova trade morning howitzers Tiafoe tries to avoid a trap match with Michelsen Pegula takes on a resurging Navarro https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-1008 Sep 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz2lwspgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muwswzygv22x“Once the new Grand Slam started, I kind of started all over as well" Linda Noskova, queen of the regroup The pearl-wearing pro-wrestling fan does things her way. That includes rebounding from mid-match disasters that would have sunk anyone else https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/linda-noskova-queen-of-the-regroup07 Sep 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwswzygv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muwswzygv22x“Once the new Grand Slam started, I kind of started all over as well" Linda Noskova, queen of the regroup The pearl-wearing pro-wrestling fan does things her way. That includes rebounding from mid-match disasters that would have sunk anyone else https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/linda-noskova-queen-of-the-regroup07 Sep 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwswzygv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muwlinb6i223US Open Daily Picks, Day 9 Working hard on Labor Day, with the quarterfinals on the line: Coco vs. Jovic Iga vs. Qinwen Osaka vs. Rybakina Tien vs. Khachanov https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-907 Sep 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlinb6i223https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muwlinb6i223US Open Daily Picks, Day 9 Working hard on Labor Day, with the quarterfinals on the line: Coco vs. Jovic Iga vs. Qinwen Osaka vs. Rybakina Tien vs. Khachanov https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-907 Sep 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlinb6i223https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muubiog62c2nJovic-Eala is the energy we need The future looked bright under the Ashe lights, as these friendly, contrasting phenoms took turns showing us what makes them so promising At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/jovic-eala-is-the-energy-we-need06 Sep 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muubiog62c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mu2whmfblc26"Our lives are flipped upside down for this sport, and we deserve to be properly paid for that" Talking to top US teen Iva Jovic about letting go of home, improving her first strike, "carrying those torches" for women's sports, more Plus a Dolly deep cut https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/competing-is-what-makes-me-feel-alive27 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2whmfblc26https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muu5eyi2u22nUS Open Daily Picks, Day 8 A banner round-of-16 Sunday: Sabalenka-Townsend Alcaraz-Paul Shelton-Tsitsipas Tiafoe-Medvedev Kostyuk-Noskova At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-806 Sep 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5eyi2u22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muubiog62c2nJovic-Eala is the energy we need The future looked bright under the Ashe lights, as these friendly, contrasting phenoms took turns showing us what makes them so promising At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/jovic-eala-is-the-energy-we-need06 Sep 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muubiog62c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muu5eyi2u22nUS Open Daily Picks, Day 8 A banner round-of-16 Sunday: Sabalenka-Townsend Alcaraz-Paul Shelton-Tsitsipas Tiafoe-Medvedev Kostyuk-Noskova At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-806 Sep 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5eyi2u22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3murroknvqc2fIt's That Taylor Townsend Time of Year Again “I had to really say, ‘Are you doing this to prove other people wrong, or are you doing it for yourself?’” On another Court 17 takeover by the American, and another fourth-round Open run, at First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/its-that-taylor-townsend-time-of05 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3murroknvqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muschp3iys2fMadison Keys Saw It Coming “Tennis just feels really hard right now, so I feel like that kind of took over,” she said after losing to Zheng Qinwen from 5-0 up in the 3rd. "I mean, I got really scared, like I couldn't swing" https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/madison-keys-saw-it-coming05 Sep 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muschp3iys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3murroknvqc2fIt's That Taylor Townsend Time of Year Again “I had to really say, ‘Are you doing this to prove other people wrong, or are you doing it for yourself?’” On another Court 17 takeover by the American, and another fourth-round Open run, at First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/its-that-taylor-townsend-time-of05 Sep 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3murroknvqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3murpddgtls2hUS Open Daily Picks, Day 7 More 3rd-round seed clashes: Fritz-Cerundolo Keys-Qinwen Osaka-Mertens And two fights for the future: Eala-Jovic Tien-Mensik At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-705 Sep 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3murpddgtls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mupcfkje7k2n"Here I can feel so like at home" Memories of Gael Monfils in New York, and an appreciation of the sense of brotherhood and fun he has brought to tennis At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/here-i-can-feel-so-like-at-home04 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcfkje7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mupcfkje7k2n"Here I can feel so like at home" Memories of Gael Monfils in New York, and an appreciation of the sense of brotherhood and fun he has brought to tennis At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/here-i-can-feel-so-like-at-home04 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcfkje7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mup5hlatgs2nUS Open Daily Picks, Day 6 When seeds collide: Pegula vs. Fernandez Paul vs. Bublik Tiafoe vs. Vacherot Muchova vs. Navarro Shelton vs. Shapo Plus: The return of Venus & Serena At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-604 Sep 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup5hlatgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mumpxaaeik24Paula Badosa Keeps Coming Back for More She’s talked about her struggles with body and mind. But the chance to step on a tennis court is worth the pain Tonight she’ll be on the sport’s biggest https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/paula-badosa-keeps-coming-back-for03 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpxaaeik24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mung6zidss24Can 18-year-old Lilli Tagger breathe new life into an old shot? The one-handed backhand is nice to look at, tough to succeed with. The last woman to win a Slam with one: Her coach, Francesca Schiavone At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/can-18-year-old-lilli-tagger-breathe03 Sep 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mung6zidss24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mumpxaaeik24Paula Badosa Keeps Coming Back for More She’s talked about her struggles with body and mind. But the chance to step on a tennis court is worth the pain Tonight she’ll be on the sport’s biggest https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/paula-badosa-keeps-coming-back-for03 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpxaaeik24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mumprtzks224US Open Daily Picks, Day 5 Gauff tries to solve Badosa Tagger steps up vs. Anisimova Osaka looks for calm Monfils hopes for one more round, vs. Tien At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-503 Sep 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumprtzks224https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mukdksuzis24Spare a Thought for Lorenzo Sonego He came, he saw, he enjoyed, he redlined, he lit up the stadium, he almost conquered On the 31-year-old's valiant late-night loss to Zverev, at First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/spare-a-thought-for-lorenzo-sonego02 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdksuzis24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muk7y4vmxc24US Open Daily Picks: Day 4 Alcaraz is back Shelton & Hurkacz go late Gorzny—ranked 731—gets Medvedev Bublik faces Mannarino Sloane tries to trip up Kostyuk https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-402 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk7y4vmxc24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mujzdm7uhs24Flavio Brings the Crazy—And the Calm Cobolli-Comesana was vintage rainy-day Armstrong, where a first round can sound like a Slam final, and five sets feels just right At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/flavio-brings-the-crazyand-the-calm02 Sep 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzdm7uhs24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mui25qwq4c24How did the Arthur Fils freight train derail so quickly? “I don’t really know,” he said. "I don’t have the answer" Taking the next step at the Slams may mean conserving more energy and closing at net On his surprise loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/to-do-such-a-mistake-is-almost-unprofessional01 Sep 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui25qwq4c24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muhop2gdic24Day 3 US Open Picks —Coco owns the night —Fritz faces a touted U.S. teen —Keys gets a fast-rising Russian —Eala brings her army to Armstrong —Monfils starts his farewell campaign https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-301 Sep 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhop2gdic24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muhjhujkmc24"To do such a mistake is almost unprofessional" What happened to high-flying Arthur Fils? For best-of-five, learning to pace himself and cut points shorter would help On his surprise loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/to-do-such-a-mistake-is-almost-unprofessional01 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjhujkmc24https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3muf5hu65yc25"I pretty much despised every moment I was on the court" Novak Djokovic's health issues on Sunday night went beyond the typical talk of aging athletes and Father Time At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/i-pretty-much-despised-every-moment31 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf5hu65yc25https://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mufd7rmfcc2jAnother US Open, Another Stress Test for U.S. Tennis Shelton, Tiafoe, Fritz, Nakashima, Gauff, Pegula all had strong summers This time, the door is open for them to finish it on a high note in NYC https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/another-us-open-another-stress-test31 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufd7rmfcc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephentignor.bsky.social/post/3mudl7hdtrc26US Open Daily Picks: Day 2 A cavalcade of contenders—including Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Fils, Shelton, and Tiafoe—make their debuts. Plus: Wawrinka-Berrettini & Townsend-Chwalinska At First Ball In https://stevetignor.substack.com/p/us-open-daily-picks-day-230 Aug 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:vh2molbbvjmkv64w3puztkuc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudl7hdtrc26