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Birth of the New as Raducanu and Medvedev Win at the US Open

Cultureteca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VENQ_hpgXsg As the crowds flocked back to Flushing Meadows, the talk of the tennis circuit ahead of the 2021 US Open revolved around a few notable absentees. For the first time since way back in 1997, neither Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Serena Williams, nor Venus Williams would be present in the singles draw of a major. Novak Djokovic almost seemed...

Cultureteca 13.09.20

Miscellany
As the fallout continued over the disqualification of world number one Novak Djokovic, and the French Open outlined contentious plans to allow spectators in Paris, the tennis world hunkered down for more action from the US Open, where life in the New York bubble entered its second week. On the court the major stories were Naomi Osaka's trailblazing activism...

Cultureteca 19.04.20

Miscellany
The new phase of life under coronavirus no longer sees rapid societal shifts and exponential spread, but rather stolid perseverance under creeping restrictions as deaths and rates of infection stabilise while exacting a hefty toll. At the start of the week cases in China climbed beyond 100 for the first time since early March, as the country reported 108...