Morning after the night before: In the cold light of day, a tennis match at 3am is ridiculous

in any given tournament field, the percentage of women participants consistently hovers around three), but for the most part, it’s the bros in suits who are here to play. The evening gowns and décolletés are here to watch and socialize.

So, while a performance of transcendent music is something deeper than ‘entertainment’, tennis is ultimately darker than entertainment, containing within itself an inherent contradiction and thus continually in thrall to frustration and paranoia.