Writing about tennis, largely. Letters project at @atalkingletter. She/her. Views VERY much my own, please do not blame anyone else for them.
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But the headline is, of course, her matrescence.
2017: Elina Svitolina loses to Simona Halep from match point up at #RolandGarros
2025: In her 150th major match, Svitolina defeats Jasmine Paolini from 3️⃣ match points down, the first time she's ever saved MP to win at a Slam 🤯
More on Svitolina:
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This is a great opportunity for young people interested in gaining an insight into tennis journalism at two of the sport's most prestigious venues.
I can personally attest to the generosity of Mike in helping younger journalists, and this is a fitting way to honour his memory.
Calling all those aged 18-24 with an interest in journalism and tennis...
The BTJA is launching the Mike Dickson Award, giving one person the chance to be a member of the media for a day at Wimbledon and the Queen's Club this summer.
More details here: btja.co.uk/pressroom
Not saying WADA and ITIA have to agree on everything but could they maybe get the same dictionary for starters
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No, because it's a really reductive/dismissive way of talking about a disability and perpetuates a stereotypical view of what ADHD is and how it presents, which continues to contribute to wild inequalities in whose ADHD gets recognised, diagnosed and treated.
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To add to all this frustration, got up on Sunday, the morning after Evans-De Minaur, excited to watch it back. Not available on demand (Sky Stream). That day's highlights not available on demand. Even *the* type of match you'd expect a UK broadcaster to cater to, I couldn't get
Oh yes ALSO THIS. I too missed the end of Zverev-Etcheverry because it was helpfully listed as a replay of the Washington final.
I know streaming tennis is hard but it's not as hard as Sky consistently makes it look.
I went for a walk & now feel like I should say something nice, so:
Laura Robson gets better & better as broadcaster. Undemonstratively but immensely knowledgeable, infectiously interested & unlike others, brings her Tour experience without compulsively making it about herself.
Oh yes, I have also heard a ton of complaints that the live TV stuff doesn't actually work half the time.
There is absolutely no way that I would be paying for this if I didn't need it for my job. And a lot of tennis fans in the UK just ... aren't.
Again, evident Sky don't give a fuck, so fairly pointless tweeting about it, but the sheer egregiousness of the rip-off demands it.
And you know, it's not like Sky does anything BETTER than the other services we used to have/still have?
Maybe it would be different if there were aspects of the service that were better that offset how terrible they are at making matches available on-demand.