Mark Taylor

How I Became A Target For Right-Wing Freaks At The Australian Open | Defector Before I went to Melbourne in January to cover the Australian Open for Defector and a couple other publications, I spent some time in New Zealand with my family. We lived there for five years when I w...

This, by @owensports.bsky.social is brilliant defector.com/how-i-became...

incredible stuff as usual from owen.

man… if this isn’t true. us normies walk around feeling the constant need to apologize for everything happening and the rich just mostly go about their business.

the tennis letter is a blight on society and the more lashings they get, the better.

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Alexandra Eala takes the 1st Set from Dayana Yastremska.

About 90 seconds ago I thought we were destined for a Tiebreak.

They are smacking the crap out of the ball.

Hang on! Isn't that a line from Imagine? :)

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You never want to hear your one square mile town specifically mentioned

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We need an X Files episode where Mulder & Scully investigate whether the 1st Set was real or an AI generated fantasy.

Amanda Anisimova takes Anna Blinkova to the cleaners in the last 2 sets.

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Blinky's got the Trainer on now after Anisimova goes 3 games to 0 up in the 3rd.

I thought it was a ploy to get a Sick Note to call it a night. But it appears I'm a bit of a cynic.

The match continues ...

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Normal service is resumed.

Amanda Anisimova takes Anna Blinkova to a decider.

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@magentarocks.bsky.social The answer you were looking for earlier ...

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#94 Anna Blinkova (10/1 for this match!) takes the 1st Set off #6 Amanda Anisimova.

Amanda's called for the Trainer and Blinky is chatting with her coaches during the break.

Trainer has departed. The 2nd Set has begun.

She's an absolute sweetie!

I was worried she was going to gack it after being 4 games to 0 up but panic over now. Yay!

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Woah! Camila Osorio saves 3 Match Points in the 2nd Set and defeats Iva Jovic in the decider.

Camila will play Naomi Osaka next!

Gonna be one of those "Bigger comeback than Lazarus" matches if it continues the way it's going. Fingers crossed.

Seconded!

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Camila Osorio saved 3 Match Points when Iva Jovic served at 5 games to 4.

She wins the Tiebreak to take the match to a decider.

I had not seen this meme before - and laughed so much I had to show the wife ...

This article reminds me of my favourite meme ever ...

3 Match Points saved!

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Naomi Osaka defeats Victoria Jiminez Kasintseva in straight sets.

She will almost definitely play Iva Jovic, who only needs to hold serve to defeat Camila Osorio, in the 3rd Round.

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Victoria Jiminez Kasintseva didn't hold serve once last week when she played Shuai Zhang.

When Naomi was 4-0 up I thought we were seeing a re-run. But VJK managed to pull it back to 5-5 before Naomi won the last 2 games.

Naomi Osaka takes the 1st set 7-5

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And yet she lost to an Australian last week ...

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We're back on!

Naomi Osaka and Victoria Jiminez Kasintseva will begin shortly.

It will be interesting to see if Jovic's #ThighBandageOfDoom is going to hold her together against Camila Osorio when it starts in half an hour.

It makes a change for Camila not to be bandaged up.

I will have the Osaka v Jiminez Kasintseva match on the other screen.

Tom L. Janovich was fab!

Sorry, hon.

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Jaqueline Cristian defeats Maya Joint.

Joint had 3 Match Points when Cristian served at 4-5 in the 3rd.

Spot on! Did something to her back when she fell over.

At least they're not taking it too seriously. May as well enjoy their 15 minutes I guess.