No sooner did we record an episode about Carlos' cornrows than he took them out (and pulled out of Cincy 😞). Regardless, there's a history of white people adopting/appropriating(?) black style with mixed results. We were initially becringed by the cornrows, but a new generation of social media users has put the whole topic into grey area.

Also:

• Jessie Pegula is hard to root for
• The ticket scalpers buy another year of profiteering
• "The Dink": the Pickleball movie with a heart of gold
• WTA sex testing update

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