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Tennis is completely different from different sports activities. It’s laborious to say anybody ever has a “home-field benefit” within the sport. The group has favorites, positive. However everyone is de facto there simply to observe some good tennis. That’s the way it often goes, anyway.
However you don’t need to see Frances Tiafoe on the US Open court docket. That’s a house sport.
On Tuesday evening, Tiafoe confronted off in opposition to Grigor Dimitrov, the No. 9 ranked participant on the tour. And each step of the best way, it appeared like all 24,000 followers within the constructing had been using his coattails.
There’s a cause for that. Individuals have been itching to see a renaissance in American males’s tennis.
Clearly, America hasn’t been with out greats in tennis for years on the ladies’s facet. The Williams sisters — particularly Serena — have coated us for the final 20 years with ease. That’s tennis royalty proper there.
Now, we’re transferring into the Coco Gauff period. She’s nonetheless obtained loads of room to enhance after taking a little bit of a step again this yr, however she’s solely 20 years outdated and has already received a US Open and will win much more.
The American males’s facet hasn’t been as profitable. Andy Roddick was the final American man to win a significant in tennis.
People. I mentioned Andy Roddick. He hasn’t performed since 2012. He received his final main 9 years earlier than that, in 2003. It’s 2024 now. You don’t should be a math genius to acknowledge that’s a extremely very long time in the past.
However fret not, of us! There’s hope now. An American will make the US Open Last after Friday’s match between Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. Fritz (No. 12) is the doubtless favourite in opposition to Large Foe after having gone 6-1 in opposition to him by way of seven matches. However Tiafoe (No. 20) is on fireplace proper now. He’s received 11 of his final 12 matches, with the one loss coming in opposition to the ATP’s No. 1 participant, Jannik Sinner. Don’t rely him out.
Whatever the end result between these two, we’ll have an American within the last of a significant for the primary time since 2009. We’ll see what occurs from there.
However proper now? This can be a fairly good spot to be in.
The mistaken form of historical past
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Florida State followers, I promise I’m not attempting to pile on right here. I do know issues aren’t going nice, however the hits simply preserve coming.
The primary Related Press rating of the CFB common season arrived on Tuesday and after two mind-blowing losses to Georgia Tech and Boston Faculty, FSU has dropped from the ballot fully.
Florida State is simply the third workforce ever to drop out of the primary ballot of the season after being ranked as a preseason prime 10 workforce, based on the AP. That’s not a spot you need to be.
The season is way from over. Perhaps FSU will climb again into a spot of respectability. We’ll see. However, proper now? This season can solely be described as a nightmare.
Different movers:
— Clemson fell 11 spots from No. 14 to No. 25 after a blowout loss in opposition to No. 1 Georgia.
— Texas (No. 3) and Alabama (No. 4) every jumped up one spot, giving the SEC three groups within the prime 4 of the ballot with Ohio State (No. 2) being the lone non-SEC workforce within the image.
— Texas A&M fell fully out of the rankings from No. 20 after dropping to No. 5 Notre Dame.
— Georgia Tech (No. 23) is ranked for the primary time since 2015 after beginning 2-0 this season.
— Michigan dropped a spot right down to No. 10 however can acquire some floor with a win in opposition to Texas this weekend. What a matchup.
The Caitlin Clark period is formally right here for the Fever
Clearly, Clark has been enjoying all season for Indiana and has been actually good as of late.
However the true check begins in just a few weeks.
With losses from the Atlanta Dream and the Chicago Sky on Tuesday, the Fever formally clinched a playoff spot on their day without work.
WE’RE IN.
we have now formally clinched a spot within the 2024 @WNBA playoffs 🔥
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— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 4, 2024
That’s enormous. The event of this workforce has been fairly a deal with to observe. The Fever have been an offensive juggernaut for the reason that workforce’s 2-9 begin at first of the yr. Since then, they’ve gone 15-6 and have received eight of their final 10 video games.
What’s actually cool about that is that this would be the first time the Fever have made the playoffs with out Tamika Catchings. EVER.
The Indiana Fever have formally clinched a playoff berth. For the primary time since 2016 — Tamika Catchings last season — the franchise will play past the common season.
— Tony East (@TonyREast) September 4, 2024
Playoff basketball within the WNBA is completely different. It’s extra bodily. Opponents are locked in in your tendencies.
How will Clark and the Fever react? I can’t wait to see.
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— Angels followers welcomed Shohei Ohtani again with a standing ovation. This was superior. Right here’s Cory Woodroof with extra.
— Meg Corridor has the trendiest WNBA matches of the week for you right here.
— Right here’s an explainer on why Sony shut down its new Harmony sport after simply two weeks.
That’s a wrap, of us! Thanks for studying! Admire you. Have a implausible day. Peace.
-Sykes ✌️
