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Jannik Sinner Can’t Lose (Except at Content)

When Aryna Sabalenka’s on-court intensity translates into campy, self-congratulatory TikToks, harmony is felt and sense is made. But Jannik’s on-court persona, tightly controlled like an unseasoned chicken breast, respectfully, need not be repackaged for YouTube. Because where is the flavor?!?

1:11 PM EDT on April 13, 2026

Racquet’s See You In Court is a regular column in which Melissa Kenny, a famously mediocre lifelong player, opines on pro tennis. She also writes Hard Hitting, a Substack about the thrills and frustrations of recreational tennis.

After this article—or any article I write—is published, a gaggle of nameless voices will start taunting me:

You won’t make a TikTok about it.”
“Set up the tripod and tell everyone about your little article.”
“COME WITH ME to see a writer unravel at the idea of promoting her work with a chatty, direct-to-camera video.” 

Such are the times, as I know you know.