It was great to work and be part of the ⁦CBS Sports⁩ operations team the last week⁩ for the ⁦NCAA Men's Final Four⁩ in Phoenix. There are hundreds of people who work behind the scenes to help deliver the broadcast to millions of fans.

Great catching up with Golden State Warriors⁩ Senior VP of Communications ⁦Raymond Ridder⁩ Raymond Ridder, who is one of the most well-respected and top PR pros in the sports world. #Heat / #Warriors

The inaugural 3-day #RacquetX conference in Miami Beach is in the books and congratulations to co-founder Robyn Duda on a great event and bringing together the racquet sports industry.

.⁦Carlos Alcaraz⁩ is the 1st man to defend ⁦BNP Paribas Open⁩ 🏆 since ⁦Novak Djokovic⁩ won 3 in a row from 2014-16 and captures his 1st title since ⁦Wimbledon⁩ last July. #Alcaraz has 5 #ATP Masters 1000 titles before age 21, only behind ⁦ #Nadal (9).

.⁦Jannik Sinner⁩ improves to 12-0 this season after capturing the ⁦ABN AMRO Open⁩ title in Rotterdam. Sinner also moves to a career-high No. 3 in the #ATP Rankings. Here is a look at Sinner’s recent success from ⁦Tennis Channel⁩.

For the 1st time in Delray Beach Open history it’s an all-American semi-final with (1) Taylor Fritz vs Marcos Giron and (2) Frances Tiafoe vs (3) Tommy Paul. Fourth all-American SF since 2000:
- 2022 Dallas Open
- 2004 San Jose
- 2003 Memphis

Former ⁦NBA superstar⁩ ⁦SHAQ⁩ is the 1st player in ⁦⁦the 35-year history of the Orlando Magic⁩ to have his number retired. It’s the 3rd team (⁦Miami HEAT⁩, ⁦Los Angeles Lakers⁩) #SHAQ has had his number retired. #Legend

Players to win 1st #GrandSlam title from 2 sets down in final in Open Era

Borg d. Orantes - 1974 @RolandGarros

Lendl d. McEnroe - 1984 Roland Garros

Gaudio d. Coria - 2004 Roland Garros

Dominic Thiem d. Zverev - 2020 @USOpen

Jannik Sinner d. Medvedev - 2024 #AusOpen

After his 4-set win over Fritz, [1] Novak Djokovic extends his #AusOpen winning streak to 33 matches in a row and advances to his 11th SF in Melbourne.

#Djokovic has never lost in the semi-final and final rounds (20-0) in #AustralianOpen .

[4] Jannik Sinner saves all 8 break points faced in his 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Rublev and advances to his 2nd career #GrandSlam SF #AusOpen.

#Sinner is the only player in men’s draw yet to drop a set (15-0) in #AustralianOpen . Next: 2-4 H2H vs Novak Djokovic.

A marathon Day 5 #AusOpen concludes with (3) ⁦Daniil Medvedev⁩ rallying from 2 sets down for the 3rd time in his career to beat Ruusuvouri 6-0 in the 5th set, finishing at 3:39 a.m. Friday. ⁦Great @ESPN coverage.

In a rematch of last year’s @USOpen doubles final, (3) Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated (2) Bopanna and Ebden 7-5 5-7 11-9 Adelaide International.

Ram/Salisbury, who have 15 titles as a team,are 9-1 in finals since 2022.The reigning 3-time US Open champs also won 2020 #AusOpen .

Chilean (Q) Alejandro Tabilo earns his 1st @ATPTour title with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Daniel in Auckland. Tabilo is the 1st qualifier to win an #ATPTour 🏆 since J.M. Cerundolo at 2021 Cordoba.

In last 2 seasons, Qs were 0-4 in finals (0-3 in 2022, 0-1 in 2023).

One of the keys to Lehecka’s title run was serving well under pressure. He led the tournament in break points saved (24 of 29, 83%) and was 2nd in service games won (53 of 58, 91%) and aces (41).

En route to the title,he defeated Top 3 seeds (2) Jarry in QF and (3) Korda in SF.

(7) Jiri Lehecka captures his 1st @ATPTour title with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over Draper Adelaide International. Lehecka is 1st Czech to win an #ATPTour 🏆 since Vesely at 2020 Pune and he will jump to career-high No. 23 ranking. He will become 1st Czech in Top 25 since Berdych in July 2018.

Former @ATPTour World No. 8 ⁦Jack Sock⁩ advances to his 1st singles SF on the ⁦Carvana PPA Tour⁩ with an 11-6, 11-6 victory over (7) Jay Devilliers at the Hyundai USA Masters held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

The all-time #GrandSlam tournament titles leaderboard after Novak Djokovic won his 4th @USOpen crown. #Djokovic is 12-3 in Grand Slam finals in his 30s after going 12-9 in finals in his 20s.

The extraordinary coaching guidance of ⁦Brad Gilbert⁩ helped ⁦⁦Coco Gauff⁩ capture her first #GrandSlam 🏆. This is the 3rd decade BG has coached a 3rd different @USOpen champion along with ⁦Andre Agassi⁩ (1994, 1999) and ⁦andyroddick⁩ (2003).

It was great to see the legendary Jimmy Buffett⁩ in March in Palm Desert. He will be missed but his legacy will live on forever. Rest in Paradise 🙏

I am thankful for all the kind messages and words of appreciation. I will be joining the ranks of the ATP alumni family at the end of the year. It’s been an amazing 37 years so far in the sport and I look forward to the next chapter.