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Medvedev's knocking Novak out of the top spot was just a matter of time because Novak could not play enough tournaments to maintain the #1 ranking. Losing all 2000 points from the AO was a blow that was almost impossible to recover from. Now I have to wonder if Rafa, not Novak, is Medvedev's biggest threat for the #1 ranking. Rafa has had a blazing start to 2022, beating Daniil twice, and so easily in Acapulco. After Roland Garros, Meddy needs a substantial cushion of points because Rafa is defending only 45 points from mid-June to the ATP Final.

It sounds like del Potro's financial situation is pretty bad. If his $6K in prize money was garnished, does that mean the guy is broke or even in debt?? Crapfest, as if the poor guy didn't already have his share of sh*tty luck with injuries.

A helluva ride by the Big 4 ... never have 4 players oligopolized (is that a word?) the #1 ranking for so long. I doubt it will ever happen again.

Hard to believe Andy Roddick has been retired for almost a decade.

Most 18yo guys are scrawny because they haven't had time to fill out. Most pro tennis players of any age are scrawny because the sport doesn't require brute strength but rather speed. So imagine my surprise when I saw this photo of 18yo Carlos Alcaraz. The guy is definitely not scrawny.

The Gladys Kravitz in me wants to know how many $500+/hr guys are actually getting that rate and how often. I would think very few, but perhaps I'm a bit out of touch.

No, I'm not talking about skimpy little running shorts. I meant gay short films. "Zombie Kiss" came out a few years ago, but the English subtitles became available just recently. Go into Settings -> Captions -> English to activate subtitles.

He's aged well. He looks as handsome as ever. I have to wonder how many of his parishioners entertain impure thoughts about him during his sermons.

I knew I should have waited to hear it from Novak himself. No, Novak does not plan on getting vaccinated, even if that means missing out on playing the Slams. He will almost certainly be locked out of the 3 remaining in 2022 and the AO next year. Who knows if vaccination requirements will change after that.

Such a high end guy should know the difference between "discrete" and "discreet."

What type are you?

How sad, Saget died because he hit his head, thought nothing of it, just went to sleep, but ended up dying of head trauma. It reminds me of Natasha Richardson.

He did it! Nathan Chen wins the gold!! He landed an eensy bit wonky on a quad salchow and he singled the triple flip in his jump series -- two minor blemishes on a brilliant free skate. Kagiyama took silver and Uno bronze. Had Hanyu landed his quad axel, I think he would have edged out Uno for bronze. I've only watched Nathan's free skate so far; I'll watch the other guys later. Phew, what a relief! So happy for Nathan!

Nathan set a world record for highest score in a short program, 113.97! 18yo Kagiyama also had a perfect skate, 108.12. I'm super-impressed with Kagiyama's speed on the ice (don't underestimate how much speed matters to the judges) and flawless air positions. His father, also a figure skater, taught his son well. Uno had just a small error, a slight hand down on his combo for 105.90. The sad news was Hanyu hit a divot on his quad salchow, causing him to pop a single instead and putting him out of medal contention at 95.15. With nothing to lose, I wonder if Hanyu will try the quad axel in his free skate, a jump never completed in competition. I'm sorry for Hanyu, but he can console himself with his two gold medals. If he pulls off the quad axel, it will be a Midori Ito-esque moment of redemption. I'm crossing my fingers for Nathan so hard I hear bones cracking.

If you don't find farting funny, skip this one. But if you do, open this Twitter thread & brace yourself ...

Is that CD or US$? $6.15CD is $4.85US, which is more expensive than most gas south of the border but not that much. But if the $6.15 is US$, yikes, that's a lot.

Eduardo Velasco, 53yo, an actor on a Spanish soap opera. Damn, looks awfully good for 53.

I know this thread is gas prices in your area (no, I don't live in Madrid), nonetheless, I had to post this. Ignore the text* because he's making a sarcastic crack about some Spanish politicians. Focus on the shock at the pump: the top number is euros, the bottom liters. If you convert it to US$ and gallons: 24.745 gallons for $194.13!! OK, 25 gallons is a big tank but common in big pickups and SUVs. I get upset that it costs almost $50 to fill up. If I had to pay 4x that, I'd have a heart attack. * if you're curious: "I just paid this in gas. But happy knowing that Irene takes away our fear of tits, Calviño doesn't debate herself, and Yoli does supercool stuff." Irene Montero is the Spanish Minister of Equality, don't know the other two he's talking about.

I can't comment on the entire situation but do feel I can comment on her text to you. Yikes! That sounds like something a middle-schooler would say. Not only is she an adult, but the president of a company?? If some wet-behind-the-ears 22yo working his first job after graduation sent me that text, I'd still take him to task for his immaturity.

The latest Juan Martín del Potro comeback is from a broken kneecap, caused when he slipped and fell on it at Queens Club (June 2019). He's had four(!) surgeries on the knee since yet has still not fully recovered. Even though he complains of pain and I can't imagine he's fit enough to play an ATP tournament, he still plans to play Buenos Aires (??). In a press conference, Juan Martín del Potro said, "It’s possible that this is more of a goodbye than a comeback." While he didn't say 100% for sure that he was retiring, it sounds like that the official retirement announcement is imminent post-tournament. As many times as he's come back from so many injuries (I've long since lost count), this last one was just too much. JMDP has always been one of my favorites. I liked him for his loveable personality and his monster forehand, and of course he got the underdog support from fans after coming back from one injury after another after another. When it rains, it pours. As if this (likely) career-ending injury weren't bad enough, Juan Martín received a financial shock after his father's death last year. His father had been managing his money, or rather mismanaging it in multiple bad investments. Of the original $30 million, JMDP has only $3 million left, with a number of debts still to be paid. You would hope that the guy would at least be able to retire in comfort and style after an injury-plagued career ($30 million can buy a helluva lotta solace). Now I'm worried the guy is broke or close to it.

You can run, but you can't hide, especially true for something as big as a cruise ship. Crystal Serenity & Symphony fled to the Bahamas but couldn't escape the long arm of the law. Both ships got "arrested" in Freeport. I guess fuel companies get very testy when you fail to pay $4.6 million in past due fuel bills.

Too often after heavy snowfalls, you hear about some poor old man who died of a heart attack while shoveling his driveway. Because snow removal is expensive, seniors on a fixed income have no choice but to try to do it themselves. If this story inspired a few people to lend a helping hand, I'm all for it.

Thanks, I kinda forgot about Deflategate. As a die-hard Patriots and Brady fan, I brushed it aside, but for everyone else, it was a big No-No.