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[missizzy]

The US Open begins tomorrow, and here, too, I am running low on enthusiasm for a sport I have followed for many years. And this time it's completely because of the athletes themselves. The anti-vaxxers for one thing, and while I was very zen about Rafa surpassing Roger, the idea of Djokovic surpassing them both, when combined with the person he has shown himself to be this past year and a half, is very depressing indeed. It is also very painful that Zverev is also on the rise-and being coddled by everyone on tour, or Sandgren is also establishing himself as someone we're going to be stuck with for years. Maybe I'll just stick to watching women's tennis for the next decade or so; Osaka will be great to watch and to cheer for if they give her time to recover instead of driving her out.
I have been watching a bit of the Junior Grand Prix, though. It's easier to watch the junior skaters, less stressful, especially since these first two events haven't had any Russian girls who you know are being forced to break themselves for a year or two of glory. How I'll feel watching the seniors, I don't yet know.