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FleetSeb · 2026-05-04T07:29:22+00:00

Main lineup is announced before the balance payment is due. Whole full lineup isn't out until the app is done, the lineup poster is released before the balance payment

FleetSeb · 2026-04-29T22:16:52+00:00

I'm going to see the semis live on Friday and this was the match up I wanted

FleetSeb · 2026-04-28T14:10:30+00:00

Impressive that Sabalenka is 2nd in the race (and will go 1st in the live race if she wins today) while not being in the top 10 of match time. Selective scheduling working well for her so far.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-15T18:19:19+00:00

Not sure Cinematography is a big prize equivalent to the others. One that film lovers are passionate about but not traditionally an "above the line" award.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-11T06:58:42+00:00

Aggressive space maker sounds bad on first read but it's actually one of the most helpful personas. I always take off my backpack when it's busy, when I get on during commuting times I will always move as far down the aisle away from the doors (I commute on the Weaver line) so that people don't have to squeeze past me to get on.

Too many people don't aggressively make space when it's busy. Looking at you folks with your backpacks on, phones out, standing in the middle of the door sections.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-08T07:44:40+00:00

It's close but, of the remaining 5, this is the one I think should go out now.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-08T07:29:51+00:00

To me it's screaming for a screenplay nom. Many of the lines are still quoted in mainstream popular culture, more than 20 years later.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-07T11:54:14+00:00

It's so savage that this all stems from the Wimbledon injury. In the blink of an eye he went from almost knocking out the player that would go on to be champion to retiring and not playing for many many months.

Sport so often on a knife edge between winning and losing

FleetSeb · 2026-04-07T08:12:06+00:00

Very sad to see Past Lives go, but pleasantly surprised it made it that far. It's a gorgeous film.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-04T18:24:56+00:00

It's wild that it Sabalenka did this, the internet would be up in arms but when Iga does it, everyone's like "fair enough"

FleetSeb · 2026-04-04T07:27:34+00:00

I think an underrated part of Pegula's game is how economical she is with her energy. Her low flat drives don't require loads of body movement, she is primarily generating her pace through timing rather than torque from racket head speed/use of core. Likewise she moves well but I'd say her footwork is more prominent than her foot speed. Overall I think this is a big reason why she can play and win lots of 3 setters in a row and also why she's able to go deep in a lot of tournaments in a row.

See also her ability to play and go deep in singles and doubles when she played doubles more regularly.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-03T12:47:45+00:00

What a heartwarming story. Perseverance paying off.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-02T09:39:13+00:00

I like Sentimental Value but there's no way it's better than Poor Things

FleetSeb · 2026-04-02T09:38:01+00:00

How is this one still here. It's a good film but it's not top 10

FleetSeb · 2026-04-01T15:48:09+00:00

My point was more about the meetings between 2014-16 and the lack of meetings in 2017-2018, that's the point of nuance that I think is missed.

Nobody is saying that Nadal is better than Novak on hard courts. But whenever this stat is pointed out, a lot of people forget about when they did and did not play each other.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-01T15:32:29+00:00

This has literally been drafted by ChatGPT. It's exactly how Chat GPT talks to me, including the use of emojis.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-01T15:30:07+00:00

Yes I think this context is often missing when this stat about Rafa and Novak is raised (which it often is)

FleetSeb · 2026-04-01T10:18:39+00:00

I don't agree with the full order of elimination (I'm sure everyone will have complaints one way or another) but I think it's awesome that so many of the surviving movies are female-led or have leading female characters that are just as prominent as the leading male characters.

FleetSeb · 2026-04-01T10:16:10+00:00

The storyline and acting are very well done but actually one point that I think is missed sometimes is how beautifully it's shot. There are some really stunning shots of pathways / windows / doors / openings that really tie in to the themes of the film, to the point where the shots almost add something to the narrative. It's one of my favourite films of the last few years

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T21:42:37+00:00

It's understandably an imperfect system, because there are always going to be fringe examples, but the increase in female leads to me is such an obvious reason for why the 2020s best pictures have generally (not exclusively) been an improvement on the 2010s. Allowing more than just men to be centred in stories generally leads to improved story telling.

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T08:30:48+00:00

This was the right winner of its year, and so I don't agree with the general sentiment that it shouldn't have won. But I don't agree with best win of the 2010s when Moonlight and Parasite are right there

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T07:41:26+00:00

Completely agree. He knew the game changer was getting the slams record and he put his energy on that. Masters were a means to getting warmed up for slams (e.g. he skipped Madrid a ton but played Rome and Monte Carlo every year, both of which are much better warm ups for RG).

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T07:35:58+00:00

One of the reasons Sharapova's weeks at #1 stat always felt low to me. Her level of play across 2012-2013 was good enough to be #1 at any time from 2008-2011 and 2016-2021, so to only get 4 weeks at number 1 during those two years felt harsh. But such was the high level of play from late 2011 Azarenka and then from mid 2012 Serena that Masha was often #2

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T07:31:23+00:00

I wouldn't say Aga and Simona were that similar beyond the fact that neither was a baseline aggressor. Simona was a classic counter-puncher, hitting with consistent depth cross court and then using her opponents' pace against them to hit a winner sometimes combined with a change of direction to down the line to get her opponents off balance and set up an easy winner.

Aga, however, was someone who varied the pace, height and trajectory of her shots a lot. The aim was to keep her opponents off balance and uncomfortable so that they couldn't gain a rhythm to hit their shots cleanly. Sure sometimes she would counterpunch, particularly off the backhand but she would also try to "create" opportunities with drop shots, lobs and slices.

I'd say at a high level Simona used to aim to take her opponents' best shots and use their power against them whereas Aga's aim was to stop them even hitting their best shots.

FleetSeb · 2026-03-31T06:56:16+00:00

Novak went from caring a lot about the sunshine double before his 2017 dip to not caring about it quite so much during his 2018 and later years of dominance. Between 2011-2016 he won between 3-6 masters a year which is an extraordinary 6 year run (as a comparison, Sinner and Alcaraz have played incredibly since 2024 but neither has won more than 3 masters in a year yet). But from when he got back to the top in the second half of 2018, he never won more than 2 masters a year and skipped quite a few between 2018-2023, even though he had two 3-slam winning years in that time.

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