Week 6, 2024

February brings pro tennis across four continents. Here’s what we found interesting this week.

• Two Forehands?!

  Why It’s Interesting: There are not many ambidextrous players on tour, Cheong-Eui Kim from South Korea was one of them. Check out his game.

  Gill’s Take: There are way too many naysayers in these comment sections. I understand the challenges at play, but I feel confident that someone eventually will master this technique enough to take it far in the pro game. Teo is very very good at it.

• Fellow YouTuber TennisNerd reacted to Dallas Open string setups

  Why It’s Interesting: None of these string setups compare to Adrian Mannarino’s trampoline, but Jonas says the tour is moving in that general direction.

• The best junior tennis player in Utah is a viral Brock Purdy doppelganger

  Why It’s Interesting: We were hoping for some tennis and Super Bowl synergy this week. Didn’t expect it to come in this form.

• The ATP won the internet this week with this satirical reveal

  Why It’s Interesting: The concern is that everyone who subscribes to The Draw has already seen this. It is, by tennis standards, mega-viral. Here’s the story behind it (sorry, it’s payment-gated).

• Gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn hit the slopes with Roger Federer

  The Drama: Her dream come true turned, negative in the comment section, because she referred to Federer as the 🐐.

• Moutet Drinking… Pepsi?

  Why It’s Interesting: We’ve seen everything from maple syrup, carrots, even cappuccinos, but with Pepsi we can say: “new changeover drink just dropped.”

• Unfortunate Irony at the “no rules” UTS

• More Info: Here’s what actually happened, according to Monfils himself:

This week’s Monday Match Analysis covered the championship Sunday action in Marseille, Dallas, and Cordoba:

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