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Serve and Swindle

Serve and Swindle

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The average club tiebreak is essentially a high-speed psychological thriller played out by people in very expensive moisture-wicking fabric. It begins with a double fault born of pure nerves and ends with someone’s guest weeping into a Gatorade towel because they missed a sitter at 8-8. Between the "friendly" line-call disputes and the silent treatment currently being exchanged between doubles partners, the court becomes a pressure cooker of mid-life crises. It’s a beautiful, chaotic ritual where grown adults treat a yellow felt ball like a custody battle, only to reset their entire personalities the second they hear the word "Prosecco."

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