We break down the resurgent FAA and Naomi Osaka campaigns, the finals that weren't for Sinner and Anisimova, and of course discuss the Carlitos haircut that started it all as well as an undeniable Sabalenka. We're toasting THREE WEEKS of US Open coverage with a hearty LALO tequila Ranch Water.
After a wild 19 days so exhausting that Rennae nods off before the best women’s match can finish, we recap the energy, the slog, and the mind-boggling accessibility of the US Open. Unlike Wimbledon’s rarefied air or the player-centric bubble of Australia, New York throws you into the tumult of crowds—the chaos and joy of being “with the people.” The storyline of Carlos Alcaraz: spirited, inventive, and—after a brother-imposed buzz cut—embracing his newfound edge both sartorially and competitively, as well as Alcaraz’s promise to get a Brooklyn Bridge tattoo, the candid confession that the buzzcut was a salvage-job after a haircut fiasco.