Ben Rothenberg
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Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
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Beyond delighted to catch up with Mary Carillo on the occasion of her being voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Mary Carillo, Talking Her Way into the Hall of Fame
An in-depth conversation with the legendary broadcaster after news of her enshrinement.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Beyond delighted to catch up with Mary Carillo on the occasion of her being voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Beyond delighted to catch up with Mary Carillo on the occasion of her being voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Mary Carillo, Talking Her Way into the Hall of Fame
An in-depth conversation with the legendary broadcaster after news of her enshrinement.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Beyond delighted to catch up with Mary Carillo on the occasion of her being voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Lots of stuff here, including the importance—and costs—of saying the things others in the sport don’t and won’t.
Watch at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/mary-caril...
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
Ahead of our WTA year-end show tomorrow, we've launched our GFM for Season 12 of TBS. Thank you to everyone who helped us create new memories this year, not least of which visiting SW19 for the first time!
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Ahead of our WTA year-end show tomorrow, we've launched our GFM for Season 12 of TBS. Thank you to everyone who helped us create new memories this year, not least of which visiting SW19 for the first time!
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
Grateful for the years of support and looking forward to bigger and better things in Season 12 of TBS!
Ahead of our WTA year-end show tomorrow, we've launched our GFM for Season 12 of TBS. Thank you to everyone who helped us create new memories this year, not least of which visiting SW19 for the first time!
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
gofund.me/c9bdf1a0a
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Grateful for the years of support and looking forward to bigger and better things in Season 12 of TBS!
As someone who paywalls, genuinely laughed out loud at that paywall.
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
As someone who paywalls, genuinely laughed out loud at that paywall.
New overnight at Bounces:
Lots of bits and bobs from a fairly newsy week in tennis, including an interview with Patrick Kypson.
Read here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/patrick-ky...
Lots of bits and bobs from a fairly newsy week in tennis, including an interview with Patrick Kypson.
Read here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/patrick-ky...
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New overnight at Bounces:
Lots of bits and bobs from a fairly newsy week in tennis, including an interview with Patrick Kypson.
Read here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/patrick-ky...
Lots of bits and bobs from a fairly newsy week in tennis, including an interview with Patrick Kypson.
Read here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/patrick-ky...
I think it's very much up for debate what the stakes are of Davis Cup this week, but the atmosphere and intensity in this Cobolli-Bergs match have been deeply super duper.
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think it's very much up for debate what the stakes are of Davis Cup this week, but the atmosphere and intensity in this Cobolli-Bergs match have been deeply super duper.
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
Learned quite a bit about the Tennis HOF here
New:
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
The Long Line to Enter the Tennis Hall of Fame
As Roger Federer gets into Newport, who is next in line, and who could be left out?
www.benrothenberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Learned quite a bit about the Tennis HOF here
Good news from Cincinnati (and h/t to @jonwertheim.bsky.social for flagging it in his mailbag):
After a few adrift years of maddening Monday finals, the tournament is reverting to Sunday finals for 2026.
Also makes it a more doable turnaround for players who are playing US Open mixed.
After a few adrift years of maddening Monday finals, the tournament is reverting to Sunday finals for 2026.
Also makes it a more doable turnaround for players who are playing US Open mixed.
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Good news from Cincinnati (and h/t to @jonwertheim.bsky.social for flagging it in his mailbag):
After a few adrift years of maddening Monday finals, the tournament is reverting to Sunday finals for 2026.
Also makes it a more doable turnaround for players who are playing US Open mixed.
After a few adrift years of maddening Monday finals, the tournament is reverting to Sunday finals for 2026.
Also makes it a more doable turnaround for players who are playing US Open mixed.
New:
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
The Long Line to Enter the Tennis Hall of Fame
As Roger Federer gets into Newport, who is next in line, and who could be left out?
www.benrothenberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
New:
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
After the interest in my earlier table, I decided to look ahead at who is coming up on the Hall of Fame ballots for the jam-packed next few years, too.
Serena, Nadal, Murray, and *many* more locks and maybes.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/roger-fede...
News:
Roger Federer was voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but the other two nominees in the recent player category—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Juan Martin del Potro—did not clear the 75% threshold for induction.
Mary Carillo was voted in as a contributor.
Roger Federer was voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but the other two nominees in the recent player category—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Juan Martin del Potro—did not clear the 75% threshold for induction.
Mary Carillo was voted in as a contributor.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
News:
Roger Federer was voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but the other two nominees in the recent player category—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Juan Martin del Potro—did not clear the 75% threshold for induction.
Mary Carillo was voted in as a contributor.
Roger Federer was voted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, but the other two nominees in the recent player category—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Juan Martin del Potro—did not clear the 75% threshold for induction.
Mary Carillo was voted in as a contributor.
As we march toward what looks like another Sinner-Alcaraz final, curious to get y’all’s thoughts:
Who has had the third-best season in mens tennis? The fourth-best? And why?
Who has had the third-best season in mens tennis? The fourth-best? And why?
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As we march toward what looks like another Sinner-Alcaraz final, curious to get y’all’s thoughts:
Who has had the third-best season in mens tennis? The fourth-best? And why?
Who has had the third-best season in mens tennis? The fourth-best? And why?
That result in Turin ensures that #2 Sinner will finish 2025 with more than twice as many ranking points as #3 Zverev.
Never before has tennis felt so starkly stratified.
Never before has tennis felt so starkly stratified.
Nitto ATP Finals QF: F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) allows A. Zverev (GER) to defeat himself 6-4, 7-6(4)
horrible match, but I expect FAA to play much, much better in the semis
horrible match, but I expect FAA to play much, much better in the semis
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
That result in Turin ensures that #2 Sinner will finish 2025 with more than twice as many ranking points as #3 Zverev.
Never before has tennis felt so starkly stratified.
Never before has tennis felt so starkly stratified.
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
This story is wild. How can any serious sporting event or organization stand over a sponsorship from this lot?
The ITF saying they "rigorously vetted" them for the BJK Cup deal? Yikes 👀
Great work by Ben here – and read the Bellingcat piece too, which shows the scale and sheer weirdness of it all
The ITF saying they "rigorously vetted" them for the BJK Cup deal? Yikes 👀
Great work by Ben here – and read the Bellingcat piece too, which shows the scale and sheer weirdness of it all
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This story is wild. How can any serious sporting event or organization stand over a sponsorship from this lot?
The ITF saying they "rigorously vetted" them for the BJK Cup deal? Yikes 👀
Great work by Ben here – and read the Bellingcat piece too, which shows the scale and sheer weirdness of it all
The ITF saying they "rigorously vetted" them for the BJK Cup deal? Yikes 👀
Great work by Ben here – and read the Bellingcat piece too, which shows the scale and sheer weirdness of it all
As a companion to yesterday's Bounces deep dive into 1xBet's problematic presence in tennis, I chatted with Ross Higgins of @bellingcat.com about their investigations and why sports brands that *should* be prestigious keep doing deals with this dirty company.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-cont...
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-cont...
Digging into 1xBet's Bleak World of Sports
A conversation with Bellingcat's Ross Higgins about investigating the bizarre, depressing world of 1xBet, an emerging tennis presence.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As a companion to yesterday's Bounces deep dive into 1xBet's problematic presence in tennis, I chatted with Ross Higgins of @bellingcat.com about their investigations and why sports brands that *should* be prestigious keep doing deals with this dirty company.
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-cont...
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-cont...
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
Somehow online gambling got even seedier, this article is a great read.
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Somehow online gambling got even seedier, this article is a great read.
Was a close race, and neither sprinted through the finish line in Turin, but with Ben Shelton’s loss to Sinner today, Taylor Fritz narrowly clinched his fifth straight season as the year-end American #1 in the ATP rankings.
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Was a close race, and neither sprinted through the finish line in Turin, but with Ben Shelton’s loss to Sinner today, Taylor Fritz narrowly clinched his fifth straight season as the year-end American #1 in the ATP rankings.
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
Every thing about this story shocked me. How are these partnerships allowed?
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Every thing about this story shocked me. How are these partnerships allowed?
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
If there is one thing Ben is going to do, it’s follow all avenues of the story until there’s nothing left — until someone is forced to speak, that is.
Ready to feel gross? Enraged? This story has it all.
Ready to feel gross? Enraged? This story has it all.
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If there is one thing Ben is going to do, it’s follow all avenues of the story until there’s nothing left — until someone is forced to speak, that is.
Ready to feel gross? Enraged? This story has it all.
Ready to feel gross? Enraged? This story has it all.
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Reposted by Ben Rothenberg
From their accumulated results at lower-level events this fall, Elizabeth Mandlik and Patrick Kypson have clinched the reciprocal wildcards that the Australian Open gives to Americans.
Kypson has been especially strong; now at #117, he would've been one of the higher seeds in the qualies draw.
Kypson has been especially strong; now at #117, he would've been one of the higher seeds in the qualies draw.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
From their accumulated results at lower-level events this fall, Elizabeth Mandlik and Patrick Kypson have clinched the reciprocal wildcards that the Australian Open gives to Americans.
Kypson has been especially strong; now at #117, he would've been one of the higher seeds in the qualies draw.
Kypson has been especially strong; now at #117, he would've been one of the higher seeds in the qualies draw.