Wednesday is Mailbag Day so here goes….
A quick prelude: as of this writing, it is Tuesday afternoon and, if Covid has taught us anything, it’s that time-stamping is essential. That said, so far this event has felt almost like…a Major tennis event. No fans, no Federer, no Nadal, no six of the top 10 women, no freedom of movement. But here’s what we HAVE had: upsets and comebacks and seeds falling and seeds surviving. We’ve had a smattering of controversy—someday, Benoit Paire of Avignon will write a memoir—but that’s always the case.
Onward and let’s start with politics….