The Women's Tennis Association, arguably the most progressive sports association in history, has decided to require every female professional tennis player to prove that they are a woman. What certification will be acceptable to pass this new test? Oh, it's something called an SRY test, which checks for the presence of Y chromosomes. Funny story, the man who discovered the SRY marker thinks that the test shouldn't be used this way. Good times!

Special shout out to Ben Rothernberg for breaking this story. Read his piece here.

Also:

• Alcaraz is coming back!
• Aussie Open to limit cheap tickets
• Thoughts on (partially read) new gay tennis romance novel "The Open Era"

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Men's tennis is failing us, in our view. It's top priority should be preventing Zv*r*v and Djokovic from winning a Grand Slam, and with Carlos out, the only one up to the challenge is Jannik Sinner. This is unsustainable!

This week, Michele puts on her HR hat and puts Men's Tennis on a Performance Improvement Plan, complete with milestones and actionable goals (sorry I just barfed a bit in my mouth typing that).

Also:

• Alcaraz is on the mend 💪
• Paige Lorenze is now Paige Paul 💍
• Alex DeMinaur and Katie Boulter got married the day of the Wimbledon Men's Final 🤔
• New tennis movies 🎬

And more!

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Serena's comeback at Wimbledon was impressive, adequate, or perplexing, depending on who is commenting on it. This week, we take on Serena's choice, as well as the odd circumstances around her dropping out of doubles at the last minute. What is all this really about? Does Serena herself even know?

Also,

• The danger on the men's side (a Djokovic or Zverev win 😱)
• We will have a new champion on the women's side
• Players fail to stage collective action around prize money
• No dogs allowed at Wimbledon

And more!

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