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Merlisa
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Award-winning journalist, freelance writer and author of the book: Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend and Cultural Heroine. Creator of Courtside Coffee Substack, highly-caffeinated tennis coverage. https://courtsidecoffee.substack.com/
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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
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Thank you.
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People could say the same about our Pumpkin Regime.
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Started my birthday today on the beautiful Chain of Lakes.
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That's Bernie. He still thinks MAGA racism is about economic anxiety. This is one of the reasons Bernie could never win over Black voters.
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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.
North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat
The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas arrives in Saudi Arabia for the Six Kings Slam. Sinner, Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Tsitsipas so busted up they can call this Rehab in Riyadh. 😆

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Six Kings Slam 2025 - Stefanos Tsitsipas has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the Six Kings Slam
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
My nephew got the reversal email after thinking he was laid off. These people have lives, families. They need to stop jerking people around.
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As a Miami Dolphins fan, I think Sundays in the fall might be the perfect time to take up a new craft.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
You do what you gotta do.
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You have to have Taylor Townsend drop shot skills against Gauff.
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LOL
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In case you missed it: Coco Gauff vs. Jessica Pegula highlights.

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Jessica Pegula vs. Coco Gauff | 2025 Wuhan Final | WTA Match Highlights
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Coco Gauff defeats Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 to capture the Wuhan title without dropping a set.

Kept double faults to single digits.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
Pegula must serve to force a second-set tiebreaker.
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Coco Gauff leads the WTA in break points converted.
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Pegula breaks again. Up 4-3.
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Coco is at 8 double faults.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
Having been doubles partners and teammates, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula know each other's game so well. So many momentum shifts.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
Pegula up a double break. Leads 3-0 in second set.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
Sometimes she gets sloppy. She did that against Sabalenka but managed to recover.
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Coco's double faults are starting to pop up again.

If she keeps them under double digits she usually wins. She is up to 5.
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Reverse of the first set.

This time Pegula gets the early break. Up 2-0 in second set. Coco won first set 6-4.
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Jessica Pegula breaks. Back on serve 3-4.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 3d
Coco Gauff holds. 4-1 against Jessica Pegula.
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