This wasn’t a great week to try and make a statement by winning or doing far better than expected at a tournament. That was because of the Wimbledon “hangover” effect, a particularly insidious condition now that the intrepid (or is it insane?) fan can consume practically the entire day’s activities from SW19 on one device or another.
It was also the crucial, final week of World Cup, featuring two semifinals and the final. The Tour de France was well underway, and there also was big news for basketball fans wondering about the landing sites for a few superstar NBA free agents.
All in all, it was pretty easy to forget that tennis never sleeps, and that there were tour events in Bad Gastein, Bucharest, Stuttgart, Bastad, and Newport.
So without further ado, let’s start flexing our thumbs.