Osaka's deleted Tweet, time to take Kyrgios seriously, Medvedev, Norrie, the future of doubles and more
- Nick Kyrgios wins singles and doubles title in Washington to announce himself as a challenger for the US Open title. He will be seeded for the singles draw and is probably playing at a top-10 level, isn't he?
- Daniil Medvedev also won a title this week in Los Cabos, beating Cam Norrie in the final after another strong week for the British No 1
- Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka faced off in San Jose, but where is this rivalry going?
- Afterwards, Naomi Osaka Tweeted and deleted about not having rich parents. Is that where all tennis players' motivation comes from?
- Daria Kasatkina is third in the WTA Race after winning the title, beating Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa and Shelby Rogers; (worth noting Gauff is no. 4 in the race)
- Terry White asked what we think about not allowing second serves? "Too many serve bots in the game. Has this been tried before?" he wrote on Twitter
- Elena Tsourdi asked us about Iga Swiatek's defeat to Carolina Garcia, particularly her destruction on second serve, and whether that concerns us about her form going forward
AND FINALLY
- Pickleball and padel both got prominent coverage on US and UK TV this week - can tennis get anything out of people picking up these sports?
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