Ladies' Night (Oh, What a Night!)

Hard to put into words how thrilled I am with the outcome of the women's semifinals at the U.S. Open. I would have been happy for Venus Williams to play in her third major final this year. But as the third set wore on, I began to really love the idea of a resurgent Sloane Stevens reaching her first Grand Slam final -- and reach it she did! (Her poise and grace under pressure against Venus's relentless power was a sight to behold.) I was 100% invested, however, in Madison Keys winning -- CoCo Vandeweghe's on-court antics combined with what a dumb jock she revealed herself to be last year when she tried to talk politics with fellow player Nicole Gibbs on Twitter was enough to permanently sour me on her -- and what an impressive display she put on in doing just that. Best part of all? My friend Todd gave me four free tickets to the final, so Damian and I are taking his mom and sister Gabby and it won't be some off-brand matchup. We're all going to see a young American we love win her first major!

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