Photo: Christopher Anderson for New York Magazine The writer Justin Kuritzkes became obsessed with pro tennis after watching Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open in an infamous match fraught with argument. As Williams pleaded her case to the umpire, Kuritzkes realized how cinematic the... read full story
"Although the stands at a Challenger are mostly empty, the players' emotions are just as if they were at the U.S. Open because they're fighting for their lives. It's the humiliation of being a gladiator and nobody's even there to watch you die,"