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• The Dink review – Jake Johnson’s pickleball comedy serves up engagingly silly laughs

  21-07-2026 18:00
  
  Johnson is delusional ex-tennis player The Hammer, who has to switch to the sport he loathes after injuryThere’s some funny stuff here in this engagingly silly sports comedy from producer-star Jake Johnson about the world of pickleball, and how this (allegedly) facile pseudo-tennis game for children and old people threatens to infantilise and dumb down the world of tennis itself.Dusty (Johnson) is a middle-aged loser, delusionally nicknamed The Hammer, who once showed early promise at tenn
  
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• French Open becomes first grand slam to offer players share of tournament revenue

  21-07-2026 17:34
  
  Move is significant step in row over prize moneyUS Open will come under pressure to follow suitThe French Open has become the first grand slam tournament to offer players a share of the event’s revenue in a significant step forward in the row over prize money. Officials from Roland Garros made the offer to the players’ representative, Larry Scott, in talks at Wimbledon a fortnight ago in a move that will increase pressure on the US Open, which is due to announce its prize fund for th
  
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• French Open becomes first grand slam event to offer players share of tournament revenue

  21-07-2026 17:34
  
  Move is significant step in row over prize moneyUS Open will come under pressure to follow suitThe French Open has become the first grand slam tournament to offer players a share of the event’s revenue in a significant step forward in the row over prize money.The Guardian has learned that officials from Roland Garros made the offer to the players’ representative, Larry Scott, in talks at Wimbledon a fortnight ago in a move that will increase pressure on the US Open, which is due to a
  
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