Venus Williams
I am INTO Venus's pink hair and how cool it's going to look in a ponytail. She's playing in the first round, and IN MY DREAMS deep into the tournament, although she often is a one-and-done these days and I know her knee is balky right now. I wish her body could give her one more. JUST ONE MORE.
with John McEnroe
Sigh, Johnny Mac. Can't wait for two weeks of him cheering for Djokovic. HASHTAG SARCASM.
Camille Giorgi
Camille drew Jessica Pegula in round one, and Jessica is the third-ranked player right now. Challenging but not impossible. She looks cute.
Holger Rune
He looks very cute, but like... in 2021, they were investigating at one point whether he was yelling gay slurs at a match, and his defense was that he was yelling them AT HIMSELF. His "apology" initially involved him alleging, in a Trumpy way, that he loves diversity and inclusion more than anyone he knows. He's SUPER young and clearly has a lot to learn. I hope he will learn it.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
She's unranked, and drew another unranked opponent, American Fiona Crawley (a name that sounds SO British to me). Smart to wear her jammies, as she needs a good night's sleep.
Martat Kostyuk
Oooh, she drew fourth-ranked Rybakina. That'll be tough. Her preppy outfit here is fun, but I don't know that those are the shoes for it.
Alexander Zverev and Sophie Thomalla
This guy remains deeply f'ing questionable and impossible for me to cheer for.
Belinda Bencic
GREAT crisp suit, and the pumps that look like little hearts on the toes are sweet. She's the 15th seed.
Andrey Rublev
He and Zverev may be trading hair product recommendations.
Jenson Brooksby
He's not playing -- he had some wrist surgery and then had to take a provisional suspension due to missing three doping tests in 2022?! BAD IDEA, friend.
Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter
These two are a tennis couple -- he's ranked 13th and she's unranked, but both are playing tomorrow. They have ALSO been mixed doubles partners, but I'm not sure if they're still paired up for that.
Ons Jabeur
I am dying to see her win a Slam. YOU CAN DO IT, ONS!!!