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Mailbag: The Case For More Mixed Doubles Events

A short vacation Mailbag….

RIP Mike DePalmer.

• Been asked to pop this so I will….The great Roger Bennett and I had a swell time yakking about sports, politics, culture and 1980s on John Heilemann’s podcast.

Onward…

Have a question or comment for Jon? Email him at jon_wertheim@yahoo.com or tweet him @jon_wertheim.

I was struck by how much fun it was to watch the Olympic mixed doubles and how great to have it be a high stakes event. As a fan, I always get a kick out of watching the way mixed doubles players interact with each other.