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What's up chuckers? This is your served five setter for August 15th and these are your top five stories from the world of racket sports in 10 minutes or less. Fed is making a return with friends. Tiafo joins a super team. Sinner joins the big three in the record books. And Venus is official for nyc. But first, some news that shocked the tennis world. A big announcement from Monica Selles. The nine time Grand Slam champion reveals that she's living with Myastina gravas, a disease more commonly called mg. It's a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease that weakens voluntary muscle control. Selles first noticed symptoms while casually hitting with her family when she suddenly saw two tennis balls coming towards her. In her first public interview about the condition, she told the Associated Press it has made even simple tasks like drying her hair more difficult. Seles frames this as another quote reset in her life alongside her move to the US as a teenager and her recovery from the infamous 1993 on court stabbing. Here's a clip from that interview.
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Monica Seles
Becoming a great player, it's a reset too, because the fame, money, the attention changes and it's hard as a 16 year old to deal with all that. Then obviously my stabbing had to do a huge reset. And then really being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Another reset. But one thing as I tell kids that I mentor, you gotta always adjust. That ball is bouncing and you just gotta adjust. And that's what I'm doing now.
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Seles is breaking her silence on MG to use her voice to educate and remind others that no one has to face this battle alone. On to set number two and Roger Federer will be back on court, but not for an ATP match. It's going to be an exhibition and in classic fed fashion, the 20 time major winner spoke eloquently about the details.
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Roger Federer
Hello, this is Roger and I'm really happy to be returning to Shisong Stadium in Shanghai for the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Shanghai has always been a special place for me with great fans, unforgettable memories and a real love for the game. I look forward to seeing you there on October 10th. Shanghai let's meet a LA Shanghai way.
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Fed is returning to play in a location that he seems to like a lot. He's won two master titles in Shanghai and won the year end ATP Championships there twice. The celebrities double match is appropriately named Federer and Friends and will feature Chinese celebrities like actors Li Wu and Donnie Yen. Maybe if Roger needs a W he should ask Andy Speaking of Roger Federer and returning to competition, Francis Tiafo is locked in for the Laver Cup 2025 that is just five weeks away. Big foe joins Team World that also features America's Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul and Brazilian star Joao Fonseca. Chiafo famously clinched team world's first ever Labor cup title in 2022. This will be his sixth time competing with the team. Francis says that there's nothing like the labor cup, adding quote we've built something special and I can't wait to bring the same energy to San Francisco. Playing at home in front of our US Fans means a lot and I want to do everything I can to help us win. We can't wait to see a big foe in San Francisco because shameless plug incoming. We will be doing a daily live show from the Fan zone at the Laver Cup. More details in the bio sure you've heard us bragging about it. We are super excited. And on to set number four and we are less than a week away from the US Open kicking off and the tourney's wildcards are getting locked in and some big names are sadly pulling out. The biggest headline of the week, Venus Williams is officially returning to her first major in two years. At 45, Williams will be the oldest singles player in the US Open draw in the past 44 years. Also on the list, Caroline Garcia, who will be making her final Grand Slam appearance as she is set to retire at the end of the year. And on the men's side, Brandon Holt, son of two time US Open champion and friend of the show Tracy Austin, earned a direct entry into the field after Matteo Barratini withdrew on Thursday. The 2019 U.S. open semifinalist has missed seven majors in the past four years, including this year's French Open due to a right oblique injury. Two more major bummers to share. Grigor Dimitrov is still dealing with a pec injury he suffered at Wimbledon. The three time slam semifinalist's absence ends his streak of 58 straight major appearances. Also out Paula Badosa, the world number 12, has been battling a back injury that's kept her sidelined since Wimbledon. All right guys, and now let's wrap this up with some history being made in Cincinnati. Jannik Sinner became the first player outside the Big Three to reach the corner finals in nine straight ATP Masters of Events, a streak that began at Indian Wells last year and includes three titles. On the women's side, Ariana Sabalenka rewrote the Open era record books. Her three hour, nine minute battle with Emma Radicanu was gripping enough, but the real milestone came in the details. Two tiebreak wins that pushed her season total to 18, the most by any woman in the Open era, and extended her unbeaten tiebreak streak to 16 straight. Another all time mark for the latest results from the Cincinnati Open and a preview for upcoming matches. Subscribe to our Newsletter all right guys, and on to the tie break trivia. And you guessed it, we will be sticking with Big Three News. Let's see if we can stump you here. Each member of the big three reached at least 10 straight Masters 1000 quarters finals in their careers. But who's on top? And for a bonus point, how many was it in a row? You'll find out in this week's five setter newsletter. Hit the link in the show description to subscribe. All right guys, that's a wrap for this week's Served 5 setter. Just a reminder to hit that subscribe button on YouTube, give us a follow on your favorite podcast platform, and turn those notifications on so you can stay up on all things served. If you haven't checked out our Maria Sharapova interview yet, please go check it out. It was unbelievable. She is quite the inspiration and frankly, a badass. Also on a quick programming update, no. 5 setter video next week as we gear up for the U.S. open. But don't worry, the newsletter will still hit your inbox and we'll be sending out daily quick served recaps throughout the tournament. All right, chukkers, see you after the Open.
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