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Tennis. Portland, Maine. I'm a writer and social scientist, but I tweet mostly about tennis.

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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 months
That pompous violin celebration is a perfect illustration of why so many people can’t stand him.
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2 months
@XGavinMcInnes It’s hilarious that an ad hominem, elementary school insult is the best you can do while being taken down for your poor taste in clothing.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
5 years
@gymgrl365 The right response to this isn’t about what Serena could do to her or how she would compete against Serena-both are irrelevant. The right response is that Diana has no clue about the parameters of fitness. All she knows is what Teen Vogue taught her.
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@drewross
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4 years
@BeauT_Flows @angpal This is a bot. Ignore it. Just check out its timeline and likes. Clearly trying to sow discord.
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@drewross
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2 years
@Udtadesh @benmackey No way. She remains the only world leader to get it right and to stick to her principles in keeping people safe. Miss me with your disinformation BS
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@drewross
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5 years
@usatodaylife That👏was👏not👏an👏apology👏
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@drewross
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1 year
@mehmehmeh66 @kept_simple Lol at "quite often." What do you think that phrase means?
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@drewross
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3 years
@AllaK11 This just means you’ve proven you’re a decent person. Congratulations!
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@drewross
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2 years
@nnepenthes @TomZohar That’s “laser” with a “z,” not “laser” with an “s.”
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@drewross
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10 months
@tdnewcomb @lawanda50 @WilsonSportingG @WilsonTennis You cannot tell me that suit is tailor-made for that man. It is at least two sizes too large.
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@drewross
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6 years
@PointlessBlog Also: 'I'm so sorry if this has upset you.' is *NOT* an apology. It's a passive-aggressive strategy to shift responsibility to the person who is hurt. 'I'm sorry for what I've done' is a proper apology. So too is 'I'm sorry.'
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@drewross
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4 years
@EternalWarrior6 @christophclarey Classic whataboutism that has nothing whatsoever to do with this situation.
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@drewross
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2 years
@BuggyWhipFH Not every partnership ends happily. She’s under no obligation to say anything about him that isn’t true.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
Just like that, Raducanu guarantees herself a lifetime of bookings on every single BBC/ITV/C4 panel show. #USOpen
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@drewross
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3 months
@gio_17x @BarclayCard18 Get a room, you two.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@fishinthisweek @DrJenGunter You do realize that the person MAKING the assertion is the one who needs to provide evidence, right? And naturally, there was none.
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@drewross
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4 years
@evanrosskatz Just when you thought she was done shitting the bed...
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BenRothenberg @MikeCTennis @Noahrubin33 Mary Carillo is so clearheaded, and I love that she turned the questions about Zverev into a conversation about power and context.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BenRothenberg "Didn't endorse" but enthusiastically took part in...
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@drewross
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1 year
@languagejones Live, laugh, late Babylonian
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
10 years
So it's the final four we all expected: Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, and Gulbis... Wait, what?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@palenquej @BenRothenberg Djokovic needs no help making himself look terrible.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
9 months
@Taylor_Fritz97 @StankoTrninic This is the nicest backhanded compliment I’ve ever seen. Nicely handled.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 months
@Retiredturd @bobcesca_go Need help packing, skippy?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@CallMeCrazyMN @Alison_WithOneL @vicky_dollysmom Maybe my friend should worry about the people she might be infecting rather than the consequences of her selfishness.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
8 years
More impressive: Murray did it without the 745 ranking point lead he would have had over Novak if the Olympics awarded points as in 2012.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
5 months
@jon_wertheim @MiamiOpen @BNPPARIBASOPEN No accident Ruud voiced this frustration during a match. He knew it would finally get some attention on the issue.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
10 months
@computer_gay Do they both have their preferred Barbra Streisand angle that they insist on being filmed from?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
6 years
Time to pull the plug on these companies.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@crosscourt1 All due respect, but you don't actually believe it was totally blind, right? Every panelist would have known Djokovic would angle for an allergy exemption. When an application comes in with all Serbian documentation, it's not hard to piece that together...
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
11 months
@umssjj @jenkovalov @ask_aubry Word salad, word salad, something something
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
BREAKING: PTPA changes its name to Unprofessional Tennis Players Association in light of recent events. #USOpen #Djokovic
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BenRothenberg This is going to be his legacy. I hope he is happy with all the choices he has made, because they’re going to follow him forever.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@Aeromom322Carol @BenRothenberg Damn. This is the stupidest take I have seen.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@PantheraLeo013 @Robin_Blue19 Congrats. You win the "Dumbest Whataboutism of the Day" award. Unless patients are calling up because they're getting fucked in the dentist's office, your example isn't even meaningful as a comparison.
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@drewross
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1 year
@thatbitchlemon Not to mention calling out "alphabet people." Such sad pick-me energy.
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@drewross
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8 months
@SarahisCensored @JoJoFromJerz Subject is Trump and McCain. Not Epstein. Keep up.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@omg_kxnnxdy Also giving
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@drewross
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3 years
@stu_fraser So he rabble-rouses enough other players to start the PTPA, then threatens the ITF and TA when he doesn’t get his way? Pure class
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@drewross
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2 years
@scoopmalinowski @simonrbriggs @JudyMurray I hear that you’re trying to be clever, but we are talking about inappropriate or coercive relationships. And since you went there, imagine being one of these players in the US who has to end her career because she is unable to end her pregnancy legally.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
5 years
@CurtoSimone Petkovic, easily. Not so much because of the ease with which she speaks, but because of her vocabulary, which is probably about 50% larger than all the others in this category.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
That match last night had misbehavior on both sides--Krejcikova not playing to Muguruza's serving pace, Conchita in the stands giving hand signals, etc. But TT has its usual blinders on, and people are up in arms ONLY over whatever aggrieved the player they like better. Come on.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@willnever15 @Chinchillazllla No. There is no absolute criterion for reviews. Also: A healthcare provider’s unwillingness to abide by basic standards of safety is absolutely relevant here.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BrainGameTennis Come on now. You know that’s not the issue here.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 years
I'd be happier about four American women making it to the QFs if one weren't CoCo. #USOpen
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
9 years
I hope Stan signs the camera with 'Divorce Works'.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@ITFTennis You know it’s bad when even the PTPA puts out a better statement.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 years
@taxreformer @SenatorCollins No way. This tax bill is a complete disgrace. Senator Collins, please vote Against.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 years
"social issues," @TennisChannel ? Call Margaret Court what she is: a hateful bigot.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
6 years
Good lord, don’t defend Gimel by arguing that you had a few trivial interactions with him and he was well-behaved.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
11 months
@busymikey868 @kprather88 Not implying. Asserting with the full confidence of plenty of recent evidence.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@TennisMyLife68 @johnhmillman "In early August they will be out of the pandemic completely" is incontrovertibly an opinion. Also one not based in any actual evidence.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
10 months
@chrismaheras_ You don’t want to talk for 20 minutes about what your favorite flavor of protein powder is?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
BREAKING: AELTC offers Tsitsipas the job of writing the upcoming Wimbledon Annual.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@LarrySchweikart @IsiahWhitlockJr Kirk's tweet was about numbers, not purpose. Isiah is EXACTLY correct here. 1 county (Los Angeles) has 10.4 million votes. 266 counties (all the states listed) have 9.4 million votes. So with our current system, you'd expect to see *precisely* what Kirk implies is suspicious.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 years
@MisterJohnDoyle @CBC "Ah well, I guess we've run out of descriptors. All that's left here is a few not-so-subtly homophobic ones. Guess I'll go with 'feyness.'"
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@nycsandygirl I wish I didn’t know who P*vyg was
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
9 years
If you feel compelled to tell everyone how Williams sisters matches are fixed, please hop back in your time machine. We've all moved on.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
6 years
@NickKyrgios Writing about tennis does not require elite-level court skills. @jon_wertheim 's tennis is irrelevant. You don't have to be able to make a croissant to know a good or a bad one. That's how criticism works. Reading, listening, consuming are different skills than producing.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BadToss I think he would have found a way to use either outcome. Also: This is exactly why Nigel Farage was sniffing around last week.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@Neil_Harman57 @Wolfe321 @Jen_e_Smith @BenRothenberg Neil, your situation isn't comparable to Lauren's. You plagiarised and were quite rightly called out.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
@BenRothenberg I don't love Medvedev, but this is delicious.
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2 years
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Andrew Ross
7 months
@ThuglasMac @the_transit_guy You done making shit up yet, or do we need to pause until you’re finished?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
6 years
@DreddyTennis @instagram @Twitter @facebook Hey @TwitterSafety and @jack : This is incontestably hate speech. This is not OK. It is up to you to remove the option for this person to engage in this hateful behavior against another user.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
3 years
Hooray for Emma for just giving her speech and not letting these idiotic interviews derail her. #USOpen
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
5 years
@sburke85 @BrandyZadrozny Saying a thing does not make it true.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@owlofday @mylestanzer Well, he could part my Red Sea, it's true.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@VGeorgatou This makes no sense. It isn't about getting the most out of a coach, it's about bringing the coach into situations where one isn't currently allowed. If you hire a coach to help your kid with their SAT, you don't expect the coach to sit with them during the exam.
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@drewross
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4 days
@insid3rtenn1s @footfaulttennis @TennisNewsTPN Most reasonable people would hardly call pursuing a story about a twice-credibly accused player a “vendetta.”
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
5 years
@christophclarey Well, to be fair, he also called violations when the crowd was making lots of noise during the serve countdown. Probably not the best choice.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
9 years
Anyone else suspect Vinci of leaving strategically-placed banana peels around the women's locker room?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@VoteMarsha Mitch McConnell blocked a SCOTUS appointment, thus packing the court and taking away our rights. This is wrong.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@Tennis_Jon Garbage to the core
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Andrew Ross
6 years
I really feel for @Naomi_Osaka_ . The press stubbornly refuse to keep up with her, asking over and over again for her to map out the contours of her ethnicity and cultural affiliations. It's as if they expect a three-word answer, when the reality is--no surprise--complex. #USOpen
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
8 months
@SebiCable @BenRothenberg Nobody is talking about Nadal. That’s whataboutism. Subject is Zverev and his domestic abuse cases. Keep up.
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Andrew Ross
3 months
@DaveAdamsTXCTMO @DrKarimWafa If they wanted to help in secular ways, they should volunteer as secular aid workers. That is not what is happening here, and you know it.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@ReillyOpelka If only there were some easy way to “give himself the best chance of playing”…
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@UnderratedATP I definitely think about this too. I'm writing an article now about this very idea (although I said it about the top 200) and how it's another reminder of how far we still have to go.
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15 days
@FloLovesSports @BarclayCard18 The whole "let's see what YOU do" retort is so lazy. And irrelevant. You don't have to be a professional player to call out bullshit. You don't have to be a professional or expert to identify someone underperforming relative to what they've promised (or been promised). Simple
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@drewross
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5 years
Mood
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1 year
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4 years
Hey, @LaniDianeRich : Mazel tov to you (and @noellealoud , of course). You've officially lapped yourself in your coverage of every epsiode of Buffy. What you both are doing now is so rich, funny, and intelligent. I love seeing you flourish without anyone dragging you down.
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@drewross
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10 months
For those of you watching from other places, Lewiston is at the crossroads between Maine’s very liberal south and very conservative north. It’ll be interesting to see how this colossal tragedy gets spun.
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@drewross
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3 months
@HumpA_55 @RajBhandari1001 I think they both are, which is why this match is so amazing
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@Ubitennis @CWhitakerSport No. This is bullshit, Ubaldo. What do you understand about the intersection of makeup and personality? Literally nothing. You asked this because you want to shift focus from an elite tennis player’s performance to her appearance. Ask Rafa about hair plugs and see how that goes.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
1 year
@JoeAJorda @ChunkMonkeys @Acyn Regarding doors, I’ve used them and have found them invaluable. Dangerous sometimes, but here I am.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
8 months
@atkinsonfasho @SholzTalks10s It’s a lot more than nerve though… Danielle gets those body serves back with no sweat at all. She also pushes Iga to hit awkward, high backhands. There are just a handful of players on the tour now who can do that.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@TennisMyLife68 @johnhmillman Perhaps you should be looking at the news about what's happening elsewhere with spiking cases: Arizona, Florida, etc. The US doesn't have a way of keeping people from those states going to the biggest tourist destination in the country: NYC. Guess where the USO is played...
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
6 years
Tennys Sandgren loses in 1R and drops to *at least* No. 74?
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
Zverev is this generation’s Robin Haase: He turns any match into an ugly, unwatchable mess that goes on far too long.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
2 years
@HellBird @rshwaidy @RepDeanPhillips None of this comment makes sense. Try again without the whataboutism. Maybe that will work for you.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
4 years
@LadiesOpenPA This is a bad, bad take. Players need to be comfortable playing in countries and events that they believe will keep them safe. You cannot hold that against them.
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
8 years
@footfaulttennis @MRisingStar18 @axel_gerlach I just don't know how he fits another person into that pressurized egg. I guess he is flexible
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@drewross
Andrew Ross
7 years
Rafa got the draw he should have had at the China Open at the US Open, and his US Open draw in Beijing. Didn't matter. He won them both.
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@drewross
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9 years
I think the second hand marijuana smoke just hit Novak.
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6 years
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3 years
@ElliottJMR My MIL does this same "sorry I'm not perfect" non-apologizing. Why even bother?
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