Now, for C&C tennis fans. Two days ago, SportsKeeda ran a story headlined, “’They’re dropping like flies’ – Mysterious illness sweeping US Open perplexes tennis fans as Dominic Thiem retires & Ons Jabeur struggles.

At least five players dropped out of the match this week due to sudden illness.

Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, who was covering the tournament at Flushing Meadows, noted that folks in both the press room and players’ lounge were displaying signs of an illness.

The Tennis Podcast even asked whether the tournament was “cursed:”

But … it can’t possibly be covid. The US Open infamously had a vaccine mandate. Just ask Novak Djokovic. If the media calls it covid, then … what were the mandates for? The entire US Open catching covid would sure be ironic.

The bottom line is the narrative requires ignoring covid. Sorry, Covidians. All those US Open players are jabbed. They have protection. So, Covidians, it must be something else.

Hard stop.