Welcome to the big apple and what has transpired on the lead up hard-court tournaments, in case you didn’t watch… First up, bad news… Sinner is OUT… he pulled out of the US Open due to a knee injury.  Allegedly he is cleared to go on September 5, 2026; however, the games have already begun on the 30^th, so NO SINNER FOR YOU… Well, you are all sinners… deal with it… At the Washington DC tournament earlier, Eala took out Pegula in the final and Fritz topped Jodar… no, mind out of the gutter… Fritz wouldn’t… I don’t know about Jodar… in Los Cabos, Mexico, Gea of France outlasts Shapavalov… Memphis saw Liutova (qualifier) beats Vidmanova – I heard you all say who… and I reply, exactly… Oh Canada… Toronto had Swiatek take out Rybakina in the final and Montreal saw Shelton defend the title over fellow American Nakashima… Cincinnati had a beautiful all POC finals with Gauff beating Pegula and Fils over Tiafoe… Right now they are battling in Winston-Salem and Monterrey, Mexico.  OOOHHHH it is going to be confusing… so many possibilities with the return of Alcaraz and Sabalenka and Rybakina without a trophy in a beat… Sabalenka has a lot of points to defend here as the previous champion… will she hold up the trophy at the end of the fortnight, or will it be someone else… both draws are electric… boogie, woogie, woogie…