James Hansen
@jameskhansen.bsky.social
senior managing editor, 🎾 @theathletic.bsky.social
joy. despair. relief. frustration. agony. ecstasy. all in the rectangle of a tennis court. all on film. in a collaboration with @theathletic.com visuals and data team, here is a free-to-read, frame-by-frame moving collage of the human drama at the u.s. open www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...
The emotional roller coaster of the U.S. Open, frame by frame
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sabalenka was the one struggling and under pressure for the duration of the set while rybakina hit 8 (eight) first serves. tennis!
it's always a fascinating and weird thing when a tennis crowd in a huge match has no idea who to support and when
thus far zverev vs. khachanov reminds me of when tennis tv labeled a 52-shot coward rally between zverev and adam walton as "the highest quality"
gauff had been spacing so well on the forehand all night and then went back to the hop footwork where all her body weight goes vertical instead of into the court in the meat of the third set ... tough scene
alex eala and iva jović without a serve you will always be famous. absolutely goated night session it ends now right?
this osaka vs. mertens "no you try to create an angle" is good stuff
the @girinathan.bsky.social they're so good + they can't serve yet = the best matches between younger players theory is indeed undefeated
there is ethical tennis, unethical tennis, and whatever the hell this is
tennis players who introduce a vibe they cannot maintain should be obliged to cease maintenance before midnight
faria is chuntering about people with honey deuces. it's the fourth game.
James Hansen@jameskhansen.bsky.social · 2w agoneed a munar vs. faria match for bitching and moaning GOAT research purposes
karolĂna muchová said we're finishing the first round today
gaël monfils hoops at night ... may we never lose this recipe
gauff's years of second-serve problems have clouded just how brilliant — like, top two or three on tour brilliant — her first serve is. crazy-effective pressure valve
bencic hits ball into crowd without even looking at what she's doing, hits someone and doesn't get disqualified because tennis has decided outcome means something when players are smashing things over which they have no control
i need tiafoe to lock in. martin damm cannot be allowed to aura-farm like that and get away with it
the jumbo tennis ball roman emperor's thumbs down is the best thing about the u.s. open for real
The Body Serve@thebodyserve.bsky.social · 2w agoThe baby scavengers smelled Borges' blood and flew down the centre aisle upon match point. Borges got big mad, "IM NOT DEAD YET" (presumably) And then he was dead immediately thereafter
shelton and griekspoor sharing breadsticks like they're at olive garden
lilli tagger hooping her way to another win with her serve and forehand that will end with everyone rhapsodizing about her backhand
need a munar vs. faria match for bitching and moaning GOAT research purposes
joy, despair, tears of all kinds, relief and disbelief: at u.s. open qualifying, the emotions of tennis are at their height. free-to-read piece from the final day www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
At U.S. Open qualifying, the emotions of tennis spill over as players teeter on the edge (Gift Article)
From ecstasy to devastation to disbelief, the high stakes of qualifying create a cauldron of the emotions that define the sport.
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it's roddick curse broken or alcaraz defends off no runway for me, clive
James Hansen@jameskhansen.bsky.social · 4w agoSMASH CUT TO ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM, SEPTEMBER 13 2026 The 24,000-strong crowd chants USA, USA, USA over and over as Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton mutually dissolve into puddles of nerves
SMASH CUT TO ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM, SEPTEMBER 13 2026 The 24,000-strong crowd chants USA, USA, USA over and over as Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton mutually dissolve into puddles of nerves
tennis' cultural boom, post-covid live event popularity, the cachet of concerts, ticket scalpers, and an $800 million renovation to arthur ashe stadium. the story behind the surging ticket prices at the u.s. open, free to read from @mattfutterman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
U.S. Open ticket prices are skyrocketing, from grounds passes to luxury seats. This is why (Gift Article)
Prices for every kind of seat are on the rise, but so too is the tournament's popularity, as live sports becomes ever more lucrative.
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from "i will never jeopardize the beans" to jeopardizing the beans. the circle is complete
COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · last mo.Cole Harry found himself in the midst of a sudden divorce. His ex took the apartment, the furniture — and his Rancho Gordo Bean Club subscription. When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? @soleilho.com asks Bay Area food club leaders to chime in.
I interviewed @mattfutterman.bsky.social about his new tennis book, The Cruelest Game, which is as thorough an account of the sport's bleak qualities as I've read: defector.com/the-cruelest...
'The Cruelest Game' Examines Tennis As Torture | Defector
Professional tennis has a way of breeding misery. It begins with the dream of reaching the No. 1 ranking, but almost everybody falls short. Those who find the promised land feel puzzlingly empty once ...
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