The Taylor Star-friday late post: July 2024

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain,navy blue dress,vs. Peyton Stearns of the USA*The winner goes to the quarterfinals.

Coco Gauff of the USA vs. Donna Vekic of Croatia Commentary:Coco is immature.Every time she loses,she blames someone.Donna just outclassed her.*There are no ranking points for Olympics tennis.

Elise Mertens of Belgium vs. Emma Raducanu of Great Britain,navy blue dress*Emma is a dual Canadian/UK citizen.

Jessica Pegula of the USA,red,white and blue outfit vs. Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland

Bugler's Dream was composed by the French American composer Leo Arnaud and this is a John Williams arrangement of it.The Olympic Fanfare is his own composition.

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula of the USA vs. Ellen Perez and Daria Saville of Australia

It's a Russian derby with Mirra Andreeva,white skirt,vs. Elina Avenysian.

Mirra Andreeva of Russia,white skirt,vs.Olga Danilovic of Serbia

Mirra Andreeva of Russia,navy blue skirt and visor,vs. Lea Boskovic of Croatia* The winner goes to the semifinals.

This is probably Jimmy Webb's most complex song.

Mirra Andreeva of Russia,navy blue skirt and visor,vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus* The winner goes to the quarterfinals.

Jimmy Webb is one of the great songwriters.His work has received several Grammy Awards,plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.This series will go on for some time.He resides in New York State.

Women's 800m 1.Keely Hodgkinson - GBR - new British record,world-leading time 2.Jemma Reekie - GBR - Personal Best 3.Georgia Bell - GBR - Personal Best

Recorded at Grace Episcopal Cathedral,New York,in 1973.

Diana Shnaider of Russia,purple dress,vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus

This concludes The Rolling Stones 2024 North American Tour.Santa Clara,California is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Women's 400m hurdles 1.Femke Bol - Netherlands - meet record 2.Shamier Little - USA - season best 3.Rushell Clayton - Jamaica - season best

Diana Shnaider of Russia,purple dress,vs. Ella Seidel of Germany The winner goes to the semifinals.

Diana Shnaider of Russia,purple dress,vs. Ekaterina Makarova of Russia (not related to the doubles player of the same name who retired in 2020). The winner goes to the quarterfinals.

This song was inspired by gospel music.

Elina Avenesyan of Russia,purple dress,vs. Rebeka Masarova of Spain

Women's 100m - running at altitude 1.Mujinga Kambudji - Switzerland - meet record 2.Salome Kora - Switzerland 3.Kemba Nelson - Jamaica

Women's 100m hurdles - running at altitude 1.Nadine Visser - Netherlands - new national record 2.Pia Skryszowska - Poland Note:Because they didn't post the finishers,this blog doesn't know who came in third. Commentary:Nadine and Pia are best friends.

Women's 400m - running at altitude 1.Femke Bol - Netherlands - European record 2.Kemi Adekoya - Burundi 3.Ayomide Florunso - Italy

Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia vs. Jasmine Paolini of Italy It was Barbora's second Grand Slam victory.The first was at Roland Garros in 2021.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia vs. Lorenzo Musetti of Italy The winner goes to the finals.

Men's 800m 1.D. Sedjati - Algeria - national record 2.E. Waynonyi - Kenya - personal best 3.G. Tual - France - national record

Women's 100m 1.P. van der Weken - Luxembourg 2.G.M. Bass Bittaye - Gambia 3.E. Swoboda - Poland

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan vs. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Elena goes on to face Barbora Krejcikova in the semifinals.

Donna Vekic made history as this will be her first ever Grand Slam semifinals appearance.

Donna Vekic of Croatia vs. Lulu Sun of New Zealand The winner goes to the semifinals.

Commentary:Jelena is charming off court.Jelena will face Barbora Krejcikova in the qaurterfinals.

This song is especially relevant here as MetLife Stadium is a stone's throw from New York City.

Jelena Ostapenko of Lativia vs.Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan Jelena goes on to the quarterfinals. Commentary:Jelena makes too much noise,but overpowered Yulia and can't be ruled out of taking this tournament.