It’s the end of the year and you’re missing tennis, right?
Well, we couldn’t have that, so my editor made me answer some questions about tennis in 2023.
Please tell me why I’m wrong in the comments. So much happened that, sometimes, it’s hard to pick favorites.
Best men’s match you saw
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court at Wimbledon. This one had it all. The two best players in the world on the sport’s most hallowed court playing for its most important championship. It was five sets filled with wild swings of momentum and plot changes.
Alcaraz celebrates his Wimbledon win (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
To this day, as I’m nodding off to sleep, I sometimes see the two rally-ball backhands in the second-set tiebreaker that Djokovic somehow missed and the muffed forehand floater that would have given him the break in the fifth set. Make either of those shots and he probably wins the calendar Grand Slam. I imagine he sees those balls as he is nodding off some nights as well.
Best women’s match you saw
For pure quality, I would go with Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final. Three sets. Two women, banging away and whistling winners all the way to the end. But for pure drama and atmospherics, I’m going with Coco…
