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brf-rumortrackinganon · 11 months ago

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Timeline Part 3: May 2017 - June 2017

Previously: 2015 - April 2017 | Update to April 2015 - April 2017

As I mentioned before, I'll be doing these in smaller chunks because Tumblr keeps crashing when I do longer posts. In this edition, we'll look at Sussex PR from May 2017 to June 2017.

A quick note first. There isn't as many pieces from Meghan's mouthpieces during this window as there were earlier in the year. I suspect either a) Harry caught on to how much Meghan talked to the press so she scaled back to keep working him or b) the articles were handled when Meghan's team was scrubbing the internet.

This is also when we start seeing the Daily Mail start dripping hints about Meghan's dossier.

Here we go!

And as always, if you have updates, corrections, additions, please share!

5/2/2017: Meghan gives an interview to Good Housekeeping. This is the first known "roast chicken" reference.

5/3/2017: Meghan teases that Harry uses caviar pills to cure his male pattern baldness. "He" credits Meghan's holistic wellness.

5/4/2017: Buckingham Palace announces that Prince Philip is retiring after the summer and will stand down from royal duties. Anna Wintour is made a Dame by The Queen.

5/6/2017: The BBC claims that Harry's father is actually James Hewitt.

5/6/2017 - 5/7/2017: Audi Polo Challenge 2017 at Coworth Park. Meghan attends to watch Harry play polo and she is photographed with Mark Dyer. On Day 1 (May 6th), paparazzi catch Harry and Meghan kissing in the car park. On Day 2 (May 7th), William also plays polo and allegedly has Meghan thrown out of Coworth Park for stalking. Also on May 7th, Meghan leaks that she will be attending Pippa's wedding.

5/8/2017: Meghan wears a wedding dress for a movie.

5/9/2017: It's revealed that Meghan ditched Serena William's baby shower to go to London to see Harry.

5/10/2017: Mark Dyer sells his pubs to move out of London. The article is the first confirmation that he/his pubs had hosted Harry and Meghan for dates in the early days of their relationship. Speculation begins that Dyer doesn't like Meghan at all.

5/12/2017: Risque photos from a production Meghan did in 2011 resurface.

5/16/2017: Meghan flies into London for Pippa's wedding, although it isn't reported until May 17th and it isn't confirmed until May 18th.

5/18/2017: Meghan confirms she is in London to attend Pippa's wedding.

5/19/2017: Meghan does a pap walk in leggings and shows off her bum. The photos lead to the headline "Wedding of the Rears" and a front page photo by The Sun. Eugenie gives a tone-deaf interview about her "career" and mentions that she loves "The Crown."

5/20/2017: Pippa's Wedding. Meghan is not invited to the ceremony but is allowed at the after-party. Harry leaves the wedding midday to drive 3 hours round-trip to pick Meghan up from Nottingham Cottage. Rumors begin that Meghan wasn't allowed at all to Pippa's wedding, making Meghan angry, so to keep the peace, Harry left the wedding early and picked Meghan up so they could drive past local press to pretend they were going to the wedding.

5/21/2017: Meghan is papped leaving Kensington Palace early in the morning to fly back to Toronto.

5/22/2017:

Meghan gives an interview to Glamour UK about her fashion sense and style. She gives an infamous quote about how she likes to wear monochromatic neutrals (which later bites her in the butt when she says the royals made her wear only neutrals).

The Daily Mail reveals that Meghan's legal first name is actually Rachel.

Risque photos from Meghan's 2013 film resurface.

Meghan claims she was given rooms at the hotel where Pippa's wedding breakfast was being held and that she stayed away from the service out of respect to the bride. This completely contradicts her earlier story that she had stayed at Kensington Palace and that Harry left the wedding early to collect her for the after-party.

5/24/2017:

Priyanka Chopra gives an interview in which she speaks about Meghan and hints that she and Harry are engaged, saying she hopes for an invite to the wedding.

Meghan leaks that Harry plans to take her to Lesotho.

Sentebale's financial report is published.

5/28/2017: Meghan teases that she and Harry are house-hunting in Norfolk to be near William, Kate, and the children.

5/29/2017: William's GQ issue is published, in which he gives an intervew speaking about Diana's death and new photographs of the Cambridge family (in black and white!) are released.

5/31/2017: Camilla Thurlow (of Love Island) gives an interview about having dated Harry back in 2014 when they were photographed at a nightclub together.

6/4/2017: Harry travels to Singapore for four days to play polo in a fundraiser for Sentebale. He also does AIDS awareness work. The polo game is where he meets and befriends Nacho Figueroa.

6/7/2017: Harry travels to Sydney to promote the 2018 Invictus Games, merching his Meghan bracelet. Also, Pippa and James Matthews are in Perth for their honeymoon at the same time.

6/8/2017: Andrew applies to the UK Intellectual Property Office to trademark his Pitch@Palace initiative.

6/9/2017: Meghan is just like Queen Letizia!

6/10/2017: Meghan the yoga influencer. Meghan gives an airport papwalk in Texas ahead of the ATX Festival, merching her Panama hat, The Economist, and Chanel. Patrick Adams gives an interview to ATX about Meghan's relationship and speculates Harry ought to make a cameo on Suits.

6/11/2017: US Weekly speculates that Harry and Meghan could be getting married soon.

6/14/2017: The Sun recaps Harry's past relationships. They also reveal that Meghan had been invited to the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando. The Sun claims that Meghan accepted the invitation and attended the games, but she and Harry didn't meet.

(June 14, 2017, is also the Grenfell Tower fire.)

6/16/2017: The Daily Express speculate on what Harry and Meghan's children could like.

6/17/2017:

The royal family celebrates The Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour. (Kate and Charlotte wear pink.)

Meghan merches a gold and diamond thumb ring that she claims is from Harry. She also claims that Harry gave her a Cartier Love Bracelet (which we know now is actually from Trevor).

E News reports that Harry flies to Toronto after Trooping festivities to visit Meghan. E News also claims that Harry will propose by the end of the year and that Meghan is preparing to move to London. They later update the article to say Harry's camp denied that he went to Toronto and instead went directly to Malawi/Africa.

6/20/2017:

William and Kate make their first Royal Ascot appearance.

Meghan puts Beatrice and Eugenie on notice that she knows they're trying to take her down.

Rumors of Meghan's attitude/behavior causing problems on the Suits set begin. She brushes it off in an interview saying the cast is upset she keeps ditching them to spend time with Harry and that it'll blow over when she introduces Harry to them.

According to unverified claims by E News, Harry leaves Toronto and flies to Malawi for conservation charity work.

Meghan's character arrives on "The Windsors."

6/21/2017: Harry's Newsweek interview to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Diana's passing, and is part of his Hero Harry PR drive. Infamous snippets:

He's in no rush to get married or propose (clapback to all of Meghan's PR trying to hustle him down the aisle).

No one wants to be king or queen.

He wanted to quit the royal family at one point.

Meghan "communed with the dinosaurs" date night at the Natural History Museum.

"Small window of when people are interested in me before George and Charlotte take over."

6/22/2017: Fleet Street criticism of Harry's Newsweek interview begins. It lasts for about a week.

6/25/2017: Sexy photos from Meghan's 2014 model shoot resurface. Meghan leaks that Harry is making her engagement ring with diamonds and emeralds from Diana's collection and that he is collaborating with the royal jeweller, Harry Collins. She also says that Harry wants to marry sooner rather than later while Philip is still around to attend. (This comes after news that Philip was hospitalized for an infection and immediately causes speculation that Philip is seriously unwell/knocking at death's door.)

6/26/2017: E News claims that Harry's discussion about modernizing the monarchy and his role in the modernized monarchy is him preparing for marriage. This immediately causes speculation amongst royal watchers that he and Meghan had fought about the monarchy's way of charitywork (versus her issues-based campaigning) and Harry's sudden discussions about how the monarchy was modernizing was his attempts to fix it.

Also on 6/26/2017, the Court Circular confirms Harry is in Malawai. It is his only Court Circular appearance between 6/17/2017 (Trooping) and 7/6/2017.

6/27/2017: Meghan flies to London. Harry merches Sandals' Grande St. Lucian resort in a promo article. He stayed at the resort during his Caribbean tour in November 2016.

6/28/2017: Meghan merches her clothes and Channel 4 announces a "Meet the Markles" reality show/docuseries about Meghan's family.

6/29/2017: Meghan merches her clothes again and again tries to be a fashion influencer by plugging the "Meghan Effect." The trailer for Suits Season 7 drops and Charles and Camilla travel to Canada for a 3-day tour.

6/30/2017: Meghan leaks that she and Harry are very private homebodies and prefer to stay at home.

7/1/2017: The Cambridges, Harry, and the Spencers attend a private memorial service at the Althorp estate for Diana. (Meghan is in Toronto filming the 100th episode of Suits, courtesy of Patrick Adams' instagram.) Meghan's relationship history is published. Charles announces plans to throw an enormous 70th birthday party for Camilla.

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natlacentral · 9 months ago

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'I've got to pinch myself': Paul Sun-Hyung Lee on playing Iroh in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'

Presumably the people outside a local car dealership a couple of years ago who heard Paul Sun-Hyung Lee let out a “huge whoop” during a phone call with his agent didn't fully grasp the significance of that celebratory sound.

The Toronto actor beloved as the internet’s “Appa” thanks to “Kim’s Convenience” and a popular part of the “Star Wars” universe, too, was about to become the internet’s favourite uncle.

Lee had landed the role of Uncle Iroh in “Avatar: the Last Airbender,” Netflix’s much anticipated live-action reimagining of a well loved animated series (not to be confused with James Cameron’s “Avatar” films).

“Honestly, I have moments where I think I’ve got to pinch myself because, even as a youngster, I never would have believed that I could be a part of these things, because I never saw anybody who looked like me reflected in any of these shows,” the Korean Canadian actor said, reflecting on his roles in “Airbender” and the “Star Wars” spinoffs “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” in which he plays the popular Captain Carson Teva.

As Iroh in “Airbender,” Lee has stepped into the robes of another fan favourite character.

First, a bit of a primer: “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” which debuts Thursday, is about a 12-year-old boy, the “Avatar” of the title, on a quest to save the world from the rapacious Fire Nation, which has gone to war with the Earth, Water and Air peoples. Despite his youth, Avatar Aang (played by Vancouver actor Gordon Cormier) is a powerful “bender,” honing his ability to manipulate air, water, earth and fire.

Aang and his friends — Katara, a water bender (played by Indigenous Canadian Kiawentiio), and her brother, Sokka (American actor Ian Ousley) — are being hunted by fire bender Prince Zuko (American Dallas Liu), who’s accompanied by his wise and compassionate Uncle Iroh, himself a fire bender and a former Fire Nation general.

If that all sounds kind of geeky, well, that’s right up Lee’s alley.

The 51-year-old has well-established nerd bona fides as a fan of “Star Wars” and other science fiction (he shares his love of the genre on his Bitterasiandude Inc. YouTube channel). He caught up with the original “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (which aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008, then moved to Netflix) while he was still working on the CBC comedy “Kim’s Convenience” (2016-21), in which he played a South Korean immigrant who runs a convenience store in Toronto.

In 2018, as new fans were discovering “Kim’s” worldwide after the series moved to Netflix, the streaming giant announced its remake of “Airbender,” setting in motion Lee's ascent into another dream role.

“Almost immediately I got fan casted (as Iroh) by all these people on the internet,” Lee said in a Zoom interview. “I was very, very flattered, but I was doing ‘Kim’s.’”

A few years later, though, “Kim’s” had ended and Lee got an audition for what was billed as a basketball movie called “Blue Dawn,” as a coach who had come out of retirement to guide his nephew.

Although he’s “more of a baseball, hockey guy,” Lee taped the audition and then forgot about it, until a callback a couple of months later. Except now, the retired basketball coach Howard was named Iroh.

“There’s only one Iroh that I know of,” said Lee. “And so I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is for “Avatar”’ … right away I got super nervous. The stakes went up and I really wanted this part.”

But, after doing a chemistry read with Liu and not hearing anything for a couple of weeks, Lee assumed he had missed out on the role, which is part of the lot of an actor … until his agent called just as Lee and his wife were about to sign a lease on a new vehicle.

“So I excused myself, leaving the salesman completely befuddled. I went outside and that’s when I learned that I landed the role. And immediately let out this huge whoop. I had forgotten that I was in a public area and there were lots of people outside, and they all suddenly looked at me and I said, ‘It’s OK. It’s good news. It’s great news.’”

There was one more hurdle to overcome, though.

“Airbender,” which shoots in Vancouver, overlapped Lee’s schedule for “The Mandalorian,” which films in Los Angeles. And playing Iroh meant shaving off the middle part of the moustache that Lee sports as Captain Teva.

“Luckily I was able to have my cake and eat it at the same time,” said Lee. “Lucasfilm was like, ‘Oh, we’ll just build him a little fake moustache to put on while he’s shooting (“The Mandalorian”).’”

Lee isn’t certain how familiar the producers of “Airbender” were with his work on “Kim’s Convenience” — it's an established fact that “Mandalorian” producer and director Dave Filoni was a “Kim’s” fan before he cast Lee — but he considers his latest job to be another of the many blessings accruing from the CBC series.

“‘Kim’s Convenience’ was such a wonderful launching pad for my career,” Lee said. “I mean, that show was kind of my coming out party in terms of the film and TV world.”

Lee, who was born in South Korea but immigrated to Canada with his parents when still an infant, struggled to find good film and TV roles as a young actor in the 1990s and early aughts.

After graduating from drama school at the University of Toronto, he did a lot of theatre work, but onscreen “I played a lot of doctors, a lot of store clerks, a lot of window dressing-type caricatures, not characters.”

And yet, he persisted.

Despite not seeing himself reflected in the television he devoured as a kid and from which he developed his love of storytelling, “I thought, well, heck, if there’s nobody (else Asian) out there, maybe there’s a shot for me to get in … that was kind of foolish thinking because maybe you’re the only one because a lot of people have tried and haven’t been able to get through. But I was just too stupid and too stubborn to quit, so just kept at it.”

Now Lee hopes to provide inspiration for the young Asian actors coming up behind him.

On the set of “Airbender,�� which has many Asian actors in its cast, Lee became particularly close with Liu, the 22-year-old Chinese-Indonesian-American actor playing his beloved nephew. Just as Iroh is protective of Zuko, for whom he becomes a surrogate father, Lee said he wanted to nurture Liu.

“Every chance that I got to just sort of give him little pearls of wisdom based on my experiences … I couldn’t help but want to see him succeed,” Lee said. “This kid is a superstar,” he added.

Now that Lee himself is part of two much-loved pop culture franchises, “my cup runneth over,” but he still has entries on his acting bucket list.

“Not to sound greedy, but I’d love to do ‘Star Trek’ because that's filming right in our backyard. I’d love to do a ‘Ghostbusters.’ All those geeky playgrounds I never got a chance to play in. I want to be in a rom-com. I want to be in a Western, the genres that I grew up watching …

“But I’ll take it as it comes and I’m grateful for what I have. And if this is the only thing I ever do again I will be thankful for it because a lot of people don’t get these opportunities.”

#natla #atla #netflix avatar #netflix atla #avatar the last airbender #paul sun hyung lee #atla netflix #avatar netflix #toronto star #article

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louisupdates · 2 years ago

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FITFWT23: TOUR RECAP MASTERPOST

FASHION RECAP: NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE (Top Ten)

LITHOGRAPHS and PORTRAITS

OUTRO SONGS

IQ 123: Tour promo and production interviews

TOUR TECHNICAL SPECS [TPI MAGAZINE]

GROUP PHOTOS NA

Louis’ care for his fans

NORTH AMERICA

26 May - Mohegan Sun Arena, UNCASVILLE, CT

27 May - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, GILFORD, NH

29 May - Place Bell, LAVAL QC

30 May - Budweiser Stage, TORONTO ON

1 Jun - Blossom Music Center, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH

2 Jun - Michigan Lottery Amphitheater, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

FITFWT23: WEEK 1

3 Jun - The Icon Festival Stage, CINCINNATI, OH

6 Jun - Kemba Live! Outdoor, COLUMBUS, OH

7 Jun - TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

9 Jun - Saint Louis Music Park, ST. LOUIS, MO

PORTRAITS, 1st set [10.6.2023]

IG stories and selfies [10.6.2023]

10 Jun - Starlight Theatre, KANSAS CITY, MO

13 Jun - BMO Pavilion, MILWAUKEE, WI

15 Jun - Huntington Bank Pavilion, CHICAGO, IL

16 Jun - The Armory, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

17 Jun - Harrah’s Stir Cove, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA

19 Jun - Denny Sanford Premiere Center, SIOUX FALLS, SD

21 Jun - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, MORRISON, CO: CANCELLED 😪

24 Jun - Wamu Theater, SEATTLE, WA

26 Jun - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center, VANCOUVER BC

27 Jun - McMenamins Edgefield Concerts, TROUTDALE, OR

29 Jun - The Greek Theatre, BERKELEY, CA

PORTRAITS, 2nd set [29.6.2023]

PORTRAITS posted 30.6 [x]

30 Jun - Louis Instagram recap

30 Jun - The Hollywood Bowl, LOS ANGELES, CA

1 Jul - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, LAS VEGAS, NV

3 Jul - Arizona Financial Theatre, PHOENIX, AZ

6 Jul - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, IRVING, TX

7 Jul - Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, AUSTIN, TX

8 Jul - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, THE WOODLANDS, TX

PORTRAITS, 3rd set [9.7.2023]

9 Jul: Louis Instagram recap

10 Jul RTL Radio Interviews

11 Jul - St. Augustine Amphitheatre, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL

13 Jul - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, HOLLYWOOD, FL

14 Jul - Yuengling Center, TAMPA, FL

15 Jul - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, ATLANTA, GA

18 Jul - Ascend Amphitheater, NASHVILLE, TN

19 Jul - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre, CHARLOTTE, NC

21 Jul - Red Hat Amphitheater, RALEIGH, NC

22 Jul - Merriweather Post Pavilion, COLUMBIA, MD

PORTRAITS, 4th set [23.7.2023]

24 Jul - MGM Music Hall at Fenway, BOSTON1, MA

25 Jul - MGM Music Hall at Fenway, BOSTON2, MA

27 Jul - TD Pavilion at the Mann, PHILADELPHIA, PA

28 Jul - Stone Pony Summer Stage, ASBURY PARK, NJ

29 Jul - Forrest Hills Stadium, NEW YORK, NY

PORTRAITS, 5th set [31.7.2023]

North America FAN EDIT

AUGUST 2023 GAP 1 recap

AWAY FROM HOME FESTIVAL

19 Aug - Parco Bussoladomani, LIDO DI CAMAIORE, Italy

AUGUST 2023 GAP 2 recap (including the 28 launch)

EUROPE

29 Aug - Barclays Arena, HAMBURG

31 Aug - Royal Arena, COPENHAGEN

1 Sep - Spektrum, OSLO [Bigger Than Me anniversary content]

PORTRAITS, 6th set [2.9.2023]

2 Sep - Hovet, STOCKHOLM

4 Sep - Ice Hall, HELSINKI

DORK MAGAZINE PHOTOS 2022 w/ links

5 Sep - Saku Arena, TALLINN

7 Sep - Arena Riga, RIGA

PORTRAITS, 7th set [8.9.2023]

8 Sep - Zalgiris Arena, KAUNAS

10 Sep - Tauron Arena, KRAKOW

11 Sep - Atlas Arena, ŁÓDŹ

13 Sep - Wiener Stadhalle D, VIENNA

14 Sep - Stozice Arena, LJUBLJANA

15 Sep - Budapest Arena, BUDAPEST

PORTRAITS, 8th set [16.9.2023]

17 Sep - Arenele Romane, BUCHAREST

18 Sep - Arena Armeets, SOFIA

20 Sep - Plateia Nerou, ATHENS w/ links to AOTV announcements

SEPTEMBER 2023 GAP recap

1 Oct - Bilbao Arena Miribilla, BILBAO (VIZCAYA)

3 Oct - Altice Arena, LISBON

5 Oct - Wizink Center, MADRID

6 Oct - Palau Sant Jordi, BARCELONA

PORTRAITS, 9th set [7.10]

8 Oct - Pala Alpitur, TURIN

9 Oct - Unipol Arena, BOLOGNA

11 Oct - Rockhal, ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE

12 Oct - Sportspaleis, ANTWERP

14 Oct - Accor Arena, PARIS

15 Oct - Ziggo Dome, AMSTERDAM

17 Oct - Lanxess Arena, COLOGNE

19 Oct - O2 Arena, PRAGUE

20 Oct - Mercedes Benz Arena, BERLIN

PORTRAITS, 10th set [21.10]

22 Oct - Olympiahalle, MUNICH

23 Oct - Hallenstadion, ZURICH

FITFWT23: LATAM promo begins [28.10]

Twitter spree: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 Hall Of Fame, [31.10]

IGTV [1.11]: transcript, gifs [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]

8 Nov - 3Arena, DUBLIN

10 Nov - Utilita Arena, SHEFFIELD

11 Nov - AO Arena, MANCHESTER

12 Nov - Ovo Hydro, GLASGOW

14 Nov - Brighton Center, BRIGHTON

15 Nov - International Arena, CARDIFF

17 Nov - The O2, LONDON

18 Nov - Resorts World Arena, BIRMINGHAM

FITFWT23 has come to an end!

ROLLING STONE UK 2023 AWARDS

23 Nov - Camden Roundhouse, LONDON

#fitfwt23 #fitfwt23: mp #fitfwt23: recap #louis tomlinson

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saintmeghanmarkle · 8 months ago

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Who is Markus Anderson asks The Sun by u/TorchFlower

Who is Markus Anderson, asks The Sun Apologies if this has been posted - from today’s The Sun. Pulling on the Markus thread, finally, perhaps?https://ift.tt/CWJKlaw does Markus Anderson know Meghan Markle?Meghan and Markus both lived in Toronto and reports suggested that they had been running in the same circles for years.…In Harry and Megan's official engagement interview with BBC, they both hinted that they had been set up by a friend.Markus reportedly arranged for the pair to meet secretly at the company's properties in Toronto, London and Somerset during their courtship so they could enjoy some alone time.They reportedly spent "a secret weekend away at Soho Farmhouse" and attended a Halloween party together in Toronto's Soho House in 2017.“He [Prince Harry] asked Markus if he could set up, not a date, but an opportunity for them to meet and that happened in one of the private rooms of Soho House,” Katie Nicholls, a royal commentator said. post link: https://ift.tt/e3gNxSs author: TorchFlower submitted: March 30, 2024 at 07:52AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

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munsongirly · 5 months ago

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New interview with Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyongo Talk Horror Prequel And Cat Therapy for Toronto Sun. 🎥: torontosunonline.

#joseph quinn #joe quinn #lupita nyong'o #lupita #quiet place #interview #new york #promoting #press tour

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c4tth3w · 1 year ago

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matthew Q&A for GQ <3

Here’s a recap of everything that’s happened to Matthew Tkachuk over the last five weeks. First, he and the Florida Panthers took down the Boston Bruins in one of the biggest upsets the NHL has ever seen: Florida came back from a 3-1 deficit in their first-round series to oust the team with the best regular-season record in league history. Both Games 5 and 7—elimination games for the Panthers—went to overtime, and Tkachuk was heavily involved. He netted the game winner in the fifth game and assisted on the Game 7 knockout punch that sent Florida to the next round.

The Panthers completed a gentleman's sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, and shortly after that, Tkachuk was named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. The Eastern Conference Finals pitted Florida against the Carolina Hurricanes, a juggernaut that would have had the league’s best record if not for the Bruins going supernova. The Panthers only needed four games for them. The final fixture of that series provided the biggest moment of Tkachuk’s career. With just 4.3 seconds left in regulation, Tkachuk buried the goal (his fourth game-winner of the playoffs) that clinched Florida’s first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1996.

The Panthers have one more challenge standing between them and Lord Stanley. The Vegas Golden Knights, owners of the best record in the Western Conference, are no slouch. Bringing down a fourth 100-point team would be a fairytale ending to the Panthers’ postseason march—and very much in line with the fairytale that the 25-year-old Tkachuk has been living. (He uses the word “unreal” frequently.) As his Panthers have climbed the postseason ladder, Jimmy Butler has worn Tkachuk’s jersey, strengthening the bond between two South Florida underdogs gunning for improbable championships. Tkachuk has also appeared on Inside the NBA, and by sweeping Carolina, he’s had some leisure time to soak up the sun before starting the Stanley Cup Final. In his first year in Florida after six with the Calgary Flames, Tkachuk has adjusted accordingly to the tropical lifestyle. As he told GQ in a recent interview, there are far worse places to be.

You’ve had a lot of time to chill. What the hell have you been up to?

I’ve been hanging out and going to the beach a lot. I’ve taken a few quick trips. One of the perks of living in Florida is you have the ocean right there. It’s super good for your body and mind to go in there—it’s pretty peaceful in there. I’ve gone out a couple times for dinner. But mostly I’m just staying quiet at the house. I don’t know, I’m really trying to put everything into the Stanley Cup Final. I’m at the rink every single day, some days to skate and some days to recover. Obviously, I’m using everything in the basket to try and win it all here.

Oh, I went to the Heat game the other night! I got to see Game 6 and sat with Charles [Barkley] and Shaq for a little bit.

How fun was it to guest on Inside the NBA and witness that legendary Charles and Shaq energy up close?

It was awesome! It all happened last minute—literally that morning I was asked if I wanted to come to the game and talk with Charles and Shaq. Hell yeah! Let’s do it. But what was really cool was talking to those guys off camera. That’s when we were really talking. Hockey, sports, golf, just talking about everything, getting to pick their brains, and learn about stuff I don’t really know about was super entertaining.

Are you more of a Charles or a Shaq?

That is tough. It was crazy that I got to meet them. I think that [dynamic] would be a great comparison for how me and my brother [Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk] are. We bicker a lot. But we’re really tight and actually best friends. Always there to chirp each other and have fun. They were both unreal players too. I watched more of Shaq, because he was closer to my generation, but I just watched Charles in the Dream Team documentary. I don’t know who I would be.

You’re in South Florida now, but I just learned that you went to high school in St. Louis with Jayson Tatum. So who were you rooting for in that Heat-Celtics series?

I honestly just loved going to watch Jayson and Jimmy Butler. I didn’t care about the final score. I know all the people in St. Louis would be pissed at me if I was rooting against Jayson and all the people here probably wouldn’t be happy if I was rooting against the Heat. I thought it’d just be easier to root for a couple players. Now that the Heat are in the Finals and I have zero allegiance to the Denver Nuggets at all—if the Heat can pull off the upset it’d be unreal for all of South Florida.

The idea of playing hockey in Florida always has this kind of funny connotation. It’s a relatively new franchise, you’re playing in warm weather in the south, it’s a very opposite idea of what most people have in their head when they think of the NHL. But you’re making it all sound pretty great.

It’s the top destination in the NHL. When you look at it—this is my opinion, and I would say most people’s opinion—the top two destinations in the league right now are the Florida teams. Third would probably be Vegas. It’s funny how that’s who we’re playing in the Final. People probably don’t look at Florida as the biggest hockey market, but Tampa’s won all these Cups recently and been to a bunch of Finals, the Panthers had some good runs before I got here, and when you go out West, Vegas has been right there at the top. Dallas has been right there too. These warmer climate markets aren’t the same as Toronto or Montreal, but the success that everyone’s had down here is no secret.

When I chose to come here, the number one reason was to be on a competitive team, compete for championships year over year, right behind that was the way of life. But you’re not just coming here to live the Florida life, you’re coming here to win. It’s just a perk that you get to live in Florida on top of all that. My life has changed so much since coming [to Florida]. The lifestyle has been unbelievable. The way I’m able to live down here is insane. It doesn’t get better, anywhere. Playing in the U.S., having these opportunities with people like Jimmy Butler and Charles Barkley, having way more nationally-televised games, competing for the Stanley Cup, that’s made not only myself but everyone on the team more of a name than we were before.

Have you become a boat guy since moving to Florida?

I have not. I’ve gotten as far as a few jet skis. I’m not a boat guy. I like to go on boats, but I don’t want to drive a boat. No chance I could park it.

How many texts did you get after scoring the game-winning goal to go to the Final? Was your phone just unusable?

I don’t know, probably close to 400 or 500. This run has been unreal.

After scoring that goal, when did reality set in?

I don’t think it felt real until the next day. With that goal, I knew there wasn’t much time left. When Ryno [Sam Reinhart] shot it off the post, I figured we had about ten seconds, maybe a little bit less. The next few chances, whether it was one or multiple, had to be on the net quick. I sort of just walked out from behind the net. I knew I had a little bit of time to make a move, but not much. Once I saw it go in I was the happiest person ever. First thing I did was look up to see if I got it in on time, and saw there was four seconds left or whatever. I don’t know what I was thinking after that! I did the slide [celebration] and it felt like the roof was going to come off because it was so loud. Then I got a little nervous because [the Hurricanes] challenged it [for goaltender interference], and you never know with challenges. But, it was obviously a good goal, and that was the moment where I was like, “Holy shit. That just happened.”

When I got back home I hung out with some family and friends and talked about how crazy of a night that was. I woke up the next day, which thankfully was an off day, and just thought, “Wow, Stanley Cup Final, here we come.” I’ve seen enough highlights of the goal just from being in places where it’s on TV—and trust me, I love seeing it—but I don’t want that goal to define the season.

When the puck drops on Game 1, it’ll be your first game since May 24. Is the concept of rust mostly a myth, or is that something that you guys are actually talking about and acknowledging?

You know what? We had a week off before the third round and maybe there was a little bit of rust in the first period. That’s something that we’re going to learn from. In the playoffs, with days off—even if there’s ten of them—it’s great for players that have some bumps and bruises.

You’ve gotta be pretty beat up at this point of the year. Does everything hurt when you wake up?

When you win it doesn’t hurt that much.

From your perspective, why is a lower seed making it all the way to the Final much more common in hockey than it is in other sports?

Well, it’s happening right now in basketball, too! But it’s really just, once you get in, everything resets back to zero. We got into the playoffs by one point. When it came down to that—then we realized, holy shit we’re playing the Boston Bruins, the best regular season team in NHL history. [But] none of that really mattered anymore! It was 0-0. Let’s go. It gave us confidence. We do a great job of keeping our focus solely on each game. That’s what’s made us have a lot of success.

It’s gotta be that plus whatever they’ve put in the water down there that’s given you and the Heat superpowers.

[chuckles] We’re feeding off each other.

I know that hockey players are famously superstitious, but I’m wondering if you’ve allowed yourself to think about what you would do with the Stanley Cup if you get your day with it.

It’s natural to think about that stuff. But every time I go down that road I pinch myself and try not to. The one thing you do think about constantly is that feeling you’d have from lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. That’s gotta be the most amazing thing in your whole life. One team is going to do it—hopefully it’s us.

What’s up with Brooks Koepka? He seems to be the Panthers’ fan ambassador right now, and he’s intense! It’s clear that it’s not an act at all—he really cares!

I actually just met him right after Game 4. He wanted to come down and meet me. I got a picture with him and got to chit chat for a little bit. He’s really excited. It’s great to see support from other athletes. Success in a tight community makes everyone pull for each other. Him and the rest of the fan base has been unreal. This building is so loud. We were talking about in the offseason—which is hopefully a few weeks from now after winning the Stanley Cup—maybe we can link up and golf somewhere.

#LEGEND #matthew tkachuk #txt

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thatrickmcginnis · 1 year ago

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J.G. BALLARD, Toronto, October 1987

The first few years of my career as a photographer were full of the thrill of actually meeting and shooting portraits of people who I'd only known through books or movies or records - people like the British writer J.G. Ballard, who I photographed for Nerve magazine (I think) in the autumn of 1987. Ballard's cool, surreal, dystopic sci-fi stories - books like High-Rise, Concrete Island, The Drowned World and Crash - were particularly popular with the whole post-punk edgelord crowd I knew and moved in. But that was about to change: his autobiographical novel of his childhood experiences in a Japanese prison camp, Empire of the Sun, had been a hit three years earlier and Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation would be released in December.

J.G. Ballard was in town to promote The Day of Creation, has latest novel, and from the furnishings in the background of these shots I'm pretty sure he was staying in the Park Plaza hotel (now the Park Hyatt), which was sort of the literary hotel in downtown Toronto. I found him charming and garrulous; I assume I probably interviewed him in addition to the portrait shoot, but I have no record of such a thing today. A widower at just 34, I couldn't help but note how openly Ballard flirted with the female publicists in charge of the interviews - a rakishness that, as I noted when I first published some of these photos on my old blog six years ago, I couldn't help but envy.

I worked fast when I photographed J.G. Ballard - I'd already learned that time was the least thing I had to work with when shooting - and for some reason only loaded a 24-shot roll of Tri-X into my camera. But I managed to get at least a few variations in the whirlwind shoot, with Ballard in one of the hotel room's wing chairs, in the middle of the room, and silhouetted against one of the windows - an attempt at stark, minimal high-key lighting that I was only vaguely aware how to pull off. One of these shots is a bit of a surprise - a more than decent portrait that I somehow overlooked when printing/scanning negatives over 35 years ago and again six years ago. I have also colourized one of the high key shots, to give a slightly better sense of how Ballard looked on that day in 1987.

#jg ballard #portrait #portrait photography #photography #film photography #photographer #writer #science fiction #sci fi #author #some old pictures i took #old work #old photos #pentax spotmatic

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waderockett · 2 years ago

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I love that James Cameron could have just handwaved this forever but finally said “You know what? I’m James Cameron, I have armies of science nerds and stunt people at my disposal, let’s settle this.”

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In the years since the director’s 1997 film “Titanic” captured hearts around the world with the fictional story of two lovers aboard the infamous steamship, fans have wondered: Could Jack and Rose have survived together if they’d both squeezed atop the makeshift raft in the freezing cold waters? // The director recently revealed that he has commissioned a study that shows only one of the darling duo in “Titanic” could have survived, he said in an interview with the Toronto Sun. The study, which used stunt people and hypothermia experts to re-create the film’s tragic, oft-challenged scene, will be unveiled in a February 2023 National Geographic special around the time a remastered version of the blockbuster movie is scheduled to release.

#titanic #jack and rose #james cameron #nerd shit #science!#hypothermia #gift link #washington post #WaPo

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Summer Emerald

(also known by her angel name Salesforce Child) is a Montréal-based emerging multidisciplinary artist who primarily works in oil painting, video, and performance.

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"I'm so fucking stressed out from running my pet lizard's Instagram account..."

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"I'm going to be giving a lecture titled "Harnessing radical love-based consumption to concentrate the amount of microplastic particles in your body" in Toronto as part of UKAI's carnival of shipwreck festival on october 25th"

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Reaching The Summit

Two wonderful years after her return to tennis in 2024, and getting together with the two loves of her life after the worst trauma she's ever been through, life is good for World Number Eight, Gabriella Lemieux. She's taken her comeback era slowly, building her career back after her mental health hiatus in 2023. And, it's worked out amazingly so far. The 2026 season has been her annus mirabilis so far. With titles in Indian Wells and Stuttgart, as well as her first slam final in Melbourne.

Now, the Whistler Trio land in London for Wimbledon.

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She might be getting ahead of herself, which isn't something Renee would usually like, but this might just be the one. Gabriella has never allowed herself to think like this before, even after her return from hiatus. She's always taken every slam attendance as a gift, and never let herself think of winning one until now. But, as she heads down to the tournament complex for media day ahead of the tournament beginning, she thinks that this might just be the one that works out. Elias and Quinn are doing some grocery shopping for them for the week, she's been told to expect a Canucks invasion for this fortnight. The boys are running on the high of winning their first Stanley Cup, so this is going to be fun. Her first media engagement is a short press conference, something all of the top seeds will be doing today. Then, she's given her ID card. Then, the interview rounds, she gets in for her last interview of the day, for ESPN with Todd Martin. ''Good afternoon, Gabriella, how are you feeling ahead of this year's tournament?'' Todd asks her.

Gabriella says, turning her nana's ring on her finger. ''Good. Happy, healthy, confident. I love grass, I love this tournament, very eager to get going.''

Todd asks her, a kind smile on his face. ''Excited to add some silverware to the Cup rings from your boyfriends?'' Gabriella laughs, she hates that she wasn't there to watch that game five against Toronto. ''Yeah, here's hoping. I've no idea how they've handled the turnaround, but I'm glad they have.''

Todd asks her. ''Now, we all know that you like taking things slowly, but are there any little inklings in you that are telling you that this is the one?''

Gabriella candidly says, honest as always. ''There always are, but I just ignore them until things look realistic.'' Her interviews are done after that, and so is she. Gabriella heads home to help put the groceries away. ''When does the draw come out, Ella?'' Elias asks her. Gabriella checks her phone for the order of events. ''Tomorrow, I'm also booked for a session on Court One with Coco.'' Quinn asks her, pressing a kiss to her temple. ''Here's hoping you get a good one.''

Elias nods, running his hand through his hair, somehow they managed to convince him to ditch the buzzcut. ''Amen, Roland Garros was just unfair.''

She's tried to teach her boyfriends about how truly random tennis draws are, about how she never knows who she's facing until the draw actually comes out. But, it seems they love her too much to care. She still hates the Oilers for beating them in the playoffs the year they got together. How has she gotten so lucky? What Angel did she appease two and a half years ago? All she hopes is that Angel lifts her to her first slam title.

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Round One

Brock, Nils, Conor, and Dakota arrive from home for her first round match on Court Two against Eugenie Bouchard. A rematch of the same match from Roland Garros. First Mondays are always hectic, but Gabriella tapes her pink Head racquets up, gifts to emulate her first ever racquet, the one she still carries in her bags. She takes to the court, and opts to serve first. The sun is shining, it's a lovely day, and she's dead set upon getting this match done quickly. She takes the first set 6-2 with very little fuss, but for Eugenie arguing with the umpire over a line call after she wasted her last challenge on Gabriella's clearly good ace down the middle. She looks to Daniel, the two share an amused look about her opponent's histrionics.

Gabriella races ahead in the second set to a 5-0 lead, and is at deuce on Eugenie's serve. Seems as if her opponent has chosen now to lock in, firing up two amazing serves to salvage the set. ''Game: Bouchard. Lemieux leads by five games to one, and by one set to love.'' Gabriella goes to serve for the match with six Vancouver Canucks watching her. She holds to love, and seals the match. ''Game, set, match: Lemieux, two sets to love: six-two, six-one.''

After handshakes, on court media, and a shower, Gabriella goes for her press conference. ''Amazing match, Gabriella, how important is it to you to get these early matches done quickly?'' Gabriella downs some water, and says. ''Really important, Michael and I are always talking about conserving energy for the stretch ahead, if I'm to make the final eight, these matches must be over quickly.''

Someone from L'Equipe asks her. ''How big was getting drawn against the first Canadian finalist first round?'' Gabriella laughs, and corrects the journalist. ''Singles finalist, Daniel won here in doubles before she lost to Petra in 2014. It's just another match, that was then, this is now.'' It may sound harsh, but it's not like she played Petra herself, everyone plays a one time runner up at some point, right?

She gets home for an early dinner with the gang, Daniel says to her. ''Thank you for bringing me up in your presser by the way, kiddo.'' Gabriella says, forking some pasta. ''Well, you started what the five of us are carrying on, so... besides, Eugenie was a waste of space even when she was good.''

Brock and Conor burst out laughing. ''Meow.'' Brock says. Gabriella shrugs, and says. ''Well, I'm right, aren't I? Leylah and I have both made slam finals, Denis and Felix are working on winning this in doubles, Bianca has won a slam. We're the golden generation.'' Dakota asks her. ''Who have you got next, Ella?''

Gabriella finishes eating, and says. ''Clara Tauson from Denmark. Played her a bit in juniors and a bunch since, so I know her game. We're on Court One on Wednesday.''

That night, Gabriella finishes writing in her journal, and gets ready for bed before the boys do. She throws the windows open, and ties her hair up for sleep. She studies the draw a bit, she could face Bianca in the semis, and Ostapenko in the quarters. She's in the bottom half, so she's dodged Coco and Aryna for now. ''Alright, enough draw studying, time for sleep.'' Quinn says to her.

Gabriella cocks an eyebrow. ''Coming from the captain of the Stanley Cup winners, and his primary alternate.'' They kiss her cheeks, and climb into bed either side of her. ''Got us there, huh?'' Elias says.

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Round Two

The worst part of tennis has to be the waiting, waiting for your turn to go on court, waiting in the locker room after your match, waiting to see who you're playing next. That's why Gabriella is thankful to be first up on Court One today, so she can play, and get home for some lunch with her boys. Gabriella gets set up, and goes for pictures and coin toss, electing to serve first as she always does. After warmups, they get on with the match. ''Gabriella Lemieux has elected to serve first. Ready? Play.'' Gabriella's first service game goes to deuce, but she closes it out with some expert net play.

The set goes with serve to 4-4. Both players using all of their skill to hold on with each other, this is what matches look like when you've played against someone since you were a teenager. But, Gabriella breaks Clara to thirty to serve for the set at 5-4. ''Game, Lemieux.'' They change ends, and Gabriella serves the set out to two deuces with a massive ace out wide to seal it. ''Game, and first set, Lemieux: six games to four.'' Clara takes her break before set two starts.

The second set is a battle of attrition, going with serve to 6-6 after Clara holds to love. ''Game, Tauson. Tiebreak.'' Gabriella loves tiebreaks, she trains for them most often of all the pressure situations. She quickly races to a 5-0 lead in the tiebreak, Clara wins her final service point for 5-1. Gabriella serves up an ace for 6-1, and takes the match after Clara sends a forehand wide. Two down, five to go. She has Annabel for on-court media. ''Gabriella, stunning match today, how are you feeling right now?''

Gabriella smiles, and says. ''I'm feeling great, I've never been better. Having six Stanley Cup winners in my camp helps.''

Annabel smiles, looking up to the boys in her box. ''I can tell, I am getting a new aura from you this year, Gabriella. You seem so much more confident on court this year.''

Gabriella nods, and adjusts her watch. ''Yeah, I'm here to play, I'm here to win. Obviously, I'm taking this each match as they come, but I'm not going down so easy anymore.''

Gabriella gets back to the house for something to eat and some rest. Elias is scrolling through his phone while she rests her legs across his, when six dings sound out around the living room. Gabriella was nodding off on Quinn's shoulder, but not anymore. ''Oh, wow...'' Nils says, breathless.

Intrigued by the stunned faces of her boyfriends, Gabriella asks. ''What's going on?'' Quinn hands her his phone, kissing her head softly. ''The design for our cup rings.'' The design is overwhelming, but beautiful all the same. The team logo in sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds. With the year of victory, the team motto 'All Together, All In' and several other tiny details. ''Wow, all of you are getting one of those?''

Elias nods, and rests his hand on her knee. ''Yeah, all of us.'' Conor asks her a similar question. ''What do you get for winning this, Ella?'' Gabriella hands Quinn back his phone, and says. ''A quarter size replica of the Venus Rosewater Dish, and a members badge - which allows me free use of Wimbledon grounds for life.'' Daniel notes, having already won this title twice in doubles. ''Which means we could move our grass training camp here instead of going to Germany.''

Gabriella says, keeping herself in check as always, there's still a mountain to climb after all. ''That is; if I win this, I've still got five more matches to win to do that.''

Quinn assures her, only the two of them can get through to her sometimes. ''You'll get this done, if today was anything to go off of.'' She so wants to believe him, but she's been burned so many times. But, she has just as good odds as anyone else does, doesn't she?

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Round Three

Center Court, finally, her first match on the main court. She was expecting to face fellow seed Linda Noskova, but she lost on Wednesday to Daria Saville in a massive three set match just after Gabriella herself beat Clara. She gets in from physio, and goes to get ready for her match. Her racquets are all prepared, she gets changed into her whites, and waits for her signal by praying. Finally, at two, she and Daria are called for their match, and walk down to the court entrance. They'll be playing under the roof today, British summer is nothing if not rainy when it wants to be. James Keothavong is umpiring the match, and does the coin toss, Daria wins and elects to serve first. They do photos, and get on with warmups. ''Ready? Play.'' Daria's first service game goes to deuce, Daria taking it with some baseline rallying. ''Game, Saville. First game, first set.''

Gabriella races to a 3-2 lead in the first set, the sound in here is deafening with the roof on. But, in time, she's 5-3 up, and has set points. Which she converts to take the set. ''Game, and first set, Lemieux: six games to three.'' Gabriella takes her break after the first set, splashing some water on her face, and moisturizing her hands. She gets back to the court, and holds to love to open the set. ''Game, Lemieux. First game, second set.''

The second set goes with serve to 4-4, Daria holding with three deuces. Gabriella goes up for what she hopes is her final service game. The game also goes to deuce, she serves out wide. ''Out!'' The line judge calls. Gabriella says. ''Challenge!''

James says. ''Lemieux is challenging the call on the left far side line, the ball was called 'out'.'' Hawkeye proves her right. ''Advantage, Lemieux, Lemieux has one challenge remaining.'' The rally goes long, Daria sending a forehand wide. ''Game, Lemieux.'' She follows that up with going 40-15 up on Daria's serve. Daria serves up the line, Gabriella finds the corner, and seals the match. ''Game, set, match: Lemieux. Two sets to love: six-three, six-four.'' She's in the fourth round again! Her third year in a row getting this deep!

After the match, in her press conference, someone from the Tennis Channel informs her. ''Your next match is against Badosa, you had a big match in Rome in May, how will you approach this on grass?'' Gabriella downs some water. ''The same way I do every match: treat it as my first time ever playing her, and stick to my own plans.'' She's lying through her teeth, of course. But, she's not going to tell the world's media that she'll be going in furious about Paula criticizing her for her relationship with Elias and Quinn in Rome two months ago. This is the happiest she's ever been, and she'll have no one talk down to her for it. ''Gabriella, Paula leveled some harsh words your way regarding your relationship in Rome, will that impact your match on Sunday?''

Gabriella snaps a chunk off her energy bar, and eats it. ''I'm not getting into a war of words with anyone. But, I have two men who I love, and love me, and if she doesn't get it, I don't care.''

After press, Gabriella gets home to the boys, and kisses them both on the lips. They take dinner outside that night, it finally being dry enough to eat outside. Then, relax while watching Felix and Denis' doubles match with the guys, Leylah, and Bianca. They're playing two Chinese players. ''Where's Danny?'' Bianca asks.

Gabriella says, resting her head on Elias' shoulder. ''Having dinner with Nenad.'' The match gets going, Denis and Felix off to a roaring start, going up 5-0 in the first set. Sealing it 6-1 with a lovely ace from Felix. ''That's our boy, Oxford!'' Leylah says. She should be resting for her doubles match with Taylor Townsend tomorrow evening. They take the second set in a close tiebreak.

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Round Four

No more Middle Sunday means a busy day for the bottom half of the women's draw and the top half of the men's. Gabriella is up third on Center Court today. And, the holding pattern begins anew for her after lunch. Finally, at four, they're given the signal to take to the court. Paula leads them out as the lower ranked player usually does. The roof is open today, and it's beautiful. Gabriella is fired up, the ice in her veins that have given her the name 'Ice Queen' replaced with fire from a point to prove. She'll have no one insult her or her boyfriends. Not after Antoine broke her so completely. Renee would tell her to be the bigger person, but she's in the box right now. The umpire does the coin toss, Gabriella winning, and electing to serve. She holds to love with four aces to open the match. ''Game, Lemieux. First game, first set.''

The set goes with serve to 5-5, Gabriella goes up for her last service game of the set, feeling better than ever in her legs and arms. Her game goes to 40-30, and she closes it out with an ace. Paula responds with a hold to fifteen. ''Game, Badosa. Tiebreak.'' They change ends for the tiebreak. Paula wins the opening point after Gabriella nets a backhand. But, Gabriella responds with a point from an overhead after a short rally. ''One-all, new balls, please.''

After 3-2, Gabriella somehow reels off four points in a row to take the breaker and the first set. ''Game, and first set, Lemieux: seven games to six.''

The second set goes much the same way, with serve to 5-5, Paula wins her final service game with a big love hold. But, Gabriella responds with one of her own in just a minute. ''Game, Lemieux. Tiebreak.''

She has no idea how she does it in this heat, but Gabriella reels off five points in a row to go up 5-0 in the second tiebreak. Paula fires up an ace on her service point for 5-1 to salvage the score a bit. But, it's not enough, Gabriella takes the final two points, and the match. ''Game, set, match: Lemieux. Seven-six, seven-six.'' After handshakes, Gabriella blows some kisses to her box, and gets ready for her on-court interview.

Once home, she does a debrief with Daniel while the boys get dinner going. She's up against Ostapenko in the quarters on Tuesday. They review her matches, two straight set wins, and two big threes. ''Her serve is a bit weak this tournament, isn't it?'' Gabriella says, writing that down in her notebook. ''Yeah, the net game is not great either.'' Daniel observes.

Elias puts their plates of pasta down. ''I'd have thought you'd be done with homework at 25, alskling.'' He jokes, pressing a kiss into her hair. Daniel laughs. ''Not in this sport, Elias.''

Quinn kisses them both on the cheek. ''Or in ours, Pistol.'' Gabriella puts her notebook and laptop away, and says. ''I'm technically a year behind on my tennis study as well, since I took almost all of 2023 out.''

They eat dinner, the rest of the team out eating elsewhere tonight. Gabriella finishes eating first, and a mass text goes out to the first quarter-finalists about dress code for the post-tournament dinner. Black tie as always. And, the semi finalists will be taken to get kitted out after their next matches. ''Do you two have suits on hand?'' Gabriella asks the boys while in bed that night.

Quinn nods, and says. ''Yeah, we do, why?'' Gabriella pulls up the text, and says. ''The Champions Dinner is black tie, no sneakers. I'll be taken to get an evening gown after my match.''

Elias says, assuring her. ''We're good on our end. Can't wait to see your dress.'' It's premature, she's still got three matches left to win, but their faith in her is all she's ever wanted. She always had to 'earn it' from Antoine, he always withheld support until she made a final, but here they both are, believing in her so completely.

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Quarter Final

The match blows by her as if it was a dream, a very simple and straightforward 6-3, 6-3 win over Jelena Ostapenko gets her into the semi finals to either face her best friend or Jasmine Paolini. Her third Wimbledon semi final in a row since her return from hiatus. She's also the only remaining player in the women's draw to not drop a set yet. After that, she is taken to a fancy evening gown shop with Camille to pick up her dress for Sunday night if she wins. If not, she can re-use the gown for the WTA Finals in Riyadh. She tries on a few dresses in different colours, one in black, one in red, and one in blue. ''Any inklings, dear?'' The manager asks her.

Gabriella hates this indecision, there are still so many things left over from her mental breakdown three years ago, she says. ''Not yet, Mrs Lockhart.''

Camille proposes, having an idea. ''How about white? This is Wimbledon after all, right?'' Why hadn't she thought of that? White is perfect, she's playing in white, she should celebrate in white. ''I like that idea, Camille, thank you.''

Mrs Lockhart brings out a few white gowns, she tries one on, looking herself over in the mirrors. The dress is Greek inspired, and feels like wearing clouds. ''Ella... you look like a princess.'' Camille says, in awe of her. And, she does, she looks like a totally different person to the woman who just walked off court two and a half hours ago. ''I think this is the one, my boyfriends will love it.'' Mrs Lockhart takes the dress to ring it up for her. ''Boyfriends? Plural?'' Gabriella gets back into her casual clothes. ''Yeah, it's a long story.''

They leave for home with the dress in a garment bag, and a matching clutch bag. Gabriella already has a pair of white heels to match. She gets in with the dress, and hangs it in the wardrobe, the boys are giving her sad looks when she joins them in the living room. ''What's happened, my loves?''

Quinn looks to Elias, as though he can't bring himself to say something. ''Pistol, you tell her, I can't.'' Elias takes her hand, and says to her. ''You're playing Bianca on Thursday.'' Initially, Gabriella feels sick to her stomach, her first title run at a slam might go through her best friend. But, she's a tennis player, she is honed and trained to be ready for anything, even playing someone who means so much to her. ''Oh... okay, that's fine.''

Quinn seems surprised at her acceptance of this match, and says. ''How is that 'fine', Angel? She's your best friend.'' Gabriella takes Quinn's hand in her free one, and says. ''You play your brothers twice a season, honey, it doesn't change how much you love them, does it?'' Quinn shakes his head. ''Bianca and I are basically sisters, we'll be fine. I'm just happy she's back in the deep end of a slam.''

Elias says, also in awe of how calm their girlfriend is. ''How can you be so calm about this, Angel?''

Gabriella laughs, and kisses them both, these two men who healed her heart. ''My medicines, firstly. But, I'm a tennis player, these things happen, I've played both Bianca and Leylah plenty of times, nothing changes for us.'' She also says, thinking it over a bit more. ''If you think about it, it's better like this, really.''

Quinn seems taken aback at that statement, as much as they love her, the differences between their sports are still a bit of a puzzle to solve. ''How is it better?''

She tries to think of a hockey analogy, but finds none available to her. ''If I'm to win this, shouldn't my first slam run include the last Canadian slam champion? Make it more legitimate in that sense?'' Daniel comes in from outside, and says. ''Gabriella is right, boys, the friendship is safe, and this match does lend her some legitimacy.'' Gabriella loves these two so much, even if it's hard to explain these things to them sometimes.

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Semi Finals

The All-Canadian semi final is the first of the two on Center Court on Thursday. Normally, the two best friends would talk to each other in the locker room, but there's nothing except for silence between them this time. Jessica and Coco are also hanging around, waiting to play their match afterwards. Two Canadians and two Americans in the final four. Safe to say, their era has begun at last. Gabriella and Bianca take to the sunlit court, and get set up for the match. They're taken for photos and the coin toss. ''Gabriella, heads or tails?'' Gabriella says. ''Heads.'' She wins the toss, and elects to serve.

After warmups, they get going. Gabriella racing ahead to a 3-1 lead, with no points lost on serve so far. She goes up for her third service game, which is a comfortable hold to fifteen. ''Game, Lemieux.'' Bianca's next service game goes long, four deuces until Gabriella hits a really good backhand passing shot. ''Advantage, Lemieux.'' The last rally is long as well, Gabriella putting the break away with a volley. ''Game, Lemieux.'' One more game until the ball change, Gabriella holds to thirty to seal the set with a breadstick. ''Game, and first set: Lemieux, six games to one. New balls, please.''

The second set goes with serve to 3-3, when Gabriella breaks Bianca to love to go ahead 4-3 for the second ball change. ''Game, Lemieux, new balls, please.'' However, Bianca pulls out all of her best shots t break Gabriella to love to level it back up at 4-4. ''Game, Andreescu.''

The next two games go with serve to 5-5, but it's a struggle, both games going to deuce. As does Bianca's final service game, Gabriella is fighting for her life at the baseline, Bianca feeding her deep shots, until Bianca nets a slice. ''Advantage, Lemieux.'' She wins the game after Bianca double faults, another break. ''Game, Lemieux.''

Bianca, the slam champion she is, breaks Gabriella to thirty to force a tiebreaker. They have a short sit down before the tiebreak, then get back to work. The tiebreak goes as normal to 6-4, Gabriella having match points, but Bianca comes back to level it up at 6-6. Chasing Gabriella to 8-8 for the next few points. Bianca hits a double fault, giving Gabriella back the lead at 9-8, which she finally puts away at 10-8 in the tiebreak. ''Game, set, match: Lemieux, two sets to love: Six-one, seven-six.''

Gabriella embraces her best friend at the net, shaking like a leaf. ''Go and win this one, Ella.'' Bianca says to her. Gabriella says, voice trembling. ''I will, Bianca, I promise.''

She has her on-court interview with Marion Bartoli. ''Gabriella... that match, the emotions in it, describe them.''

Gabriella takes a deep breath, and says. ''I can't really, I mean, Bianca is one of my best friends, since I was seven or eight, I could not have asked for a better semi-final opponent.'' It's now that the tears come, she finally realizes what's going on. ''And now, I'm in a Wimbledon final!''

Marion chuckles, understanding completely how she's feeling. ''You are, there's one match left. But, I assume you want your boyfriends, yeah?''

Gabriella dries her eyes with her hands, which won't stop shaking. ''Yeah, yeah I do.''

Marion says, looking to her box, where Elias and Quinn are in tears. ''I'll let you go in just a second. Who do you want for your next opponent?'' Taking more deep breaths, Gabriella thinks of how best to answer this. ''I want a good match on Saturday.''

After doping control, and her press conference, Gabriella gets home for a nap. The emotions of today overcoming her, she's in her second ever slam final, her first here, and it's so agonizingly close. Three and a half years ago, she never once dared to dream of a Wimbledon final, and now she's here. She has some time with her boyfriends outside after dinner. ''I'm one match away from my first slam title.'' She says, almost breathless from it.

Elias says, kissing her temple. ''And, we're going to be in your box the whole way on Saturday.''

Quinn says, informing her of who is awaiting her in that final on Saturday afternoon. ''You're facing Jessica Pegula, by the way.'' The defending champion, a rematch of her semi-final from last year, one she lost in three close sets. ''Cool, can't wait.'' They decide to turn in for bed after Gabriella has some time to update her journal.

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Finals

The team head down to Center Court after breakfast on final Saturday. This has been the longest morning of Gabriella's life, she's taken her meds, checked and triple checked her bags, and revised her match notes hundreds of times. Denis and Felix have just won the doubles title together as the team arrive for the singles final. They get checked in, Camille hugs her before going to the box. Elias and Quinn kiss her lips, and follow her. The next time she kisses them, she'll either be a champion or a runner-up. Michael gets her conditioned in the gym. ''Alright, Ella, I'm handing you over to Danny and Renee. Good luck, we're with you.'' He says. Gabriella embraces him, and turns to her parents. ''We love you, Ella, and we're so proud of you already.'' Her dad says.

Her mom says. ''Stay calm, and look to us if you need strength.'' Gabriella nods, and says. ''I will, I love you both so much.'' They go off to the box to take their seats. She's slowly shedding her entourage. She runs over strategy with Daniel one final time, and he says. ''If you need help, you know where I'll be, kiddo.''

Gabriella nods, and says. ''Always, Danny.'' He too leaves for the support box, leaving her to talk with Renee while she changes for the match. ''Any little worries, ma cherie?'' Renee asks. Smiling brightly, Gabriella shakes her head. ''For once in my life: no, Renee.'' And, for a change, she's not lying, she honestly cannot think of anything she's worried about, for the first time in four years, her mind is clear. ''That's my girl, I'll see you soon.'' Renee hugs her, and heads for the box. Then, she's alone, nana's rosary in hand, praying for victory.

They're given the call to take to the court, and walk out to massive applause. Beautiful bouquets of flowers in their arms from the board. The rest of the Canucks will be back at the house for the match, due to fly home in the morning for their cup days. Gabriella and Jessica set up, and go for photo calls and coin toss, which Jessica wins, and elects to serve. After warmups, it's off to the races. ''Jessica Pegula to serve. Ready? Play.'' Jessica holds to love to seal the first game. ''Game, Pegula. First game, first set.''

The first set goes with serve to 5-5, Gabriella saving a set point on her fifth service game. Jessica holds to two deuces to go ahead 6-5, and breaks Gabriella to thirty to seal the first set. ''Game, and first set, Pegula: Seven games to five.'' The first set of the whole tournament Gabriella has dropped. She takes her break after the end of the set, coming back with a fresh pair of shoes on.

The extra grip does wonders for her into the second set, she goes up 3-1, feeling much more settled in now. In game five, Jessica holds to love to salvage the scoreline. ''Game, Pegula.'' Not to be outdone, Gabriella holds to love to go ahead 4-2. ''Game, Lemieux.''

Jessica chases her in the scoreline to 5-4 and a ball change. Gabriella will have to serve for the set, she goes up 40-15 in no time, and serves up an ace that's called 'out'. ''Challenge!'' She quickly says. The umpire says. ''Lemieux is challenging the call on the service line, the ball was called 'out'.'' Hawkeye proves her right. ''Game, and second set, Lemieux: six games to four. Players are tied and one set all, first set: Pegula.'' Jessica goes for her break between the sets. It's now that Gabriella notices that she's playing in front of the Princess of Wales, and tires to not get swept away by that. This is just another match, after all.

The third set is mostly Gabriella, she goes up 3-1 in just under twenty minutes. Jessica holds to one deuce to get her serve back at 4-2. ''Game, Pegula.'' Gabriella goes up to serve before the final ball change of the match, she's taken all the way to two deuces, but holds tight for 4-2. ''Game, Lemieux. New balls, please.'' She's two games away from her first slam title.

They exchange holds for the next two games, the set going to 5-3, but Gabriella is one game away, Jessica is two away. It's so close, closer than it was in Melbourne where Aryna blew her off the court in two hours. Jessica goes up for her service game, and the rally goes long, Gabriella winning with a beautiful volley. ''Love-fifteen.'' Three points left. Jessica deals up a soft serve, which Gabriella answers with a forehand passing shot. ''Love-thirty.'' Two points away now. Jessica serves an ace to stay in it. ''Fifteen-thirty.'' The next rally goes long as well, Jessica sending a backhand long. ''Fifteen-forty.'' One more point left. Jessica serves, Gabriella nets a backhand, the nerves taking over for a bit. ''Thirty-forty.'' This is fine, still one final point to win, it's okay. Jessica serves, the rally goes to ten shots, Gabriella putting it away with a backhand down the line. ''Game, set, match: Lemieux, two sets to one: fife-seven, six-four, six-three.''

It's all a blur from there, the hug at the net, her tears on court, running up to her box to be mobbed by her people. Four years ago, she didn't even want to be alive anymore, and now she's a Wimbledon champion. She returns to her bench floating on air, and gets herself ready for the trophy ceremony. Jessica is presented with the runner-up trophy, and gives a lovely speech to her box, and congratulates Gabriella. ''Ella, as a friend, I'm so proud of you. You've not had the easiest career, it's been hard watching the struggles you've been through. If I was gonna lose to anyone, I'm glad it was you, Angel. You and your team deserve this so much.'' Gabriella dries her eyes again.

Finally, Gabriella is presented with the Venus Rosewater Dish, she holds it high, and takes a few deep breaths before making her speech. ''First, an honour to finally meet you, your highness.'' She says to her future queen. ''I'm glad my first slam win was in this country, Canada and the UK are family.'' She says, holding her trophy close. ''First, to my friends and family - none of this would be possible without you here to hold me up when I need it. Camille - thank you for taking me on all those years ago. Renee - thank you for being an ear when my mind betrays me. Michael and Daniel - I'd not be here at all without you both, thank you for taking a risk on a teenager when you did. All of you mean the world to me.'' She looks to her boyfriends. ''Elias, Quinn - when we met, I was still healing from horrible trauma, and you two are all of my missing pieces, I love you both more than you'll ever know. This is going to look great with your cup rings.'' She gives credit to Jessica's team, and addresses her friend last. ''Jess, Mama Bear, I am so lucky to be your friend, and have you in my life, I'm so happy to have had this match against someone I care about, thank you for giving me a fight, thank you for being my friend, thank you for being someone the New World Kids lean on.''

After her victory lap, she's escorted inside for photos, and a chat in private with the princess. After that, she presents the trophy to the crowds outside from the balcony. Then, finally, she's reunited with her team. The trophy is taken for engraving. ''Wait, why did they take it?'' Quinn asks.

Gabriella says, kissing him again. ''It needs engraved, I'll get my replica tomorrow night.''

Elias says. ''You've done it.'' Gabriella laughs, and shakes her head, correcting him. ''No, Lias, we've done it.''

After doping control, showering, and changing; Gabriella goes for her final press conference, and gets back to the house to a party. One which she retires early from to take a well-earned nap. That was three hours of battle, plus a further two of ceremony. The boys join her not long after, three champions in one bed.

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Sunday

Taylor won the men's title a couple of hours ago, a massive five setter against Tsitsipas. The first American men's winner since Sampras. Gabriella is ecstatic for her friend, Taylor always looks so disappointed in himself for even losing a set, so she's happy that he gets to be a champion for once. Camille is helping her get ready for the Champions' Dinner, where she'll get to dance with her friend instead of a sexist with his equally sexist girlfriend watching them. They've opted for a simple wavy half-updo decorated with white flower pins. Her makeup is also simple but for a silver and gold eye. Gabriella gets into her gown and heels, and adjusts her necklaces. ''Oh, don't forget this.'' Camille pins her members badge to her dress. Now, she's ready. She meets the boys, all suited and booted, downstairs. ''Well, don't you two look handsome?'' Gabriella says, kissing them both.

Quinn says. ''Well, we've gotta keep up with you, don't we? You look like a goddess.''

Gabriella confesses, smoothing her white dress down a bit. ''I feel like one too.''

Placing a hand on her back, Elias says. ''So you should.'' Their limo arrives, and they're driven to the clubhouse, and welcomed into the hall. All decked out with plants and crystal decorations. They find Taylor and Morgan, who look amazing themselves. ''Thought you'd go with white.'' Morgan says, looking beautiful in seafoam green. Gabriella laughs, and says. ''When in Rome, y'know?'' She hugs Taylor as well after he greets her boyfriends. ''Here we are, Taylor!'' Taylor beams down at her, still taller even when she's in four inch heels. ''Here we are, Ella.''

Elias asks as they are lead to their table. ''How does tonight go, then?''

Taylor says, helping Morgan to her seat. ''We're presented with our replicas, make speeches, and have our dance.'' Gabriella adds, they were briefed about this in a text after the men's final was done. ''Then; dinner, and we get to relax.''

The wheelchair champions and all three doubles teams are presented with their trophies, then Gabriella and Taylor go up onto the stage. They're interviewed about their runs to their titles, and given their trophies before sharing the first dance of the night, a slow waltz to accommodate how tired their legs are. They're finally taken for photos before joining everyone again for dinner. ''That was really nice, guys.'' Quinn says.

Morgan asks them. ''How do cup parties look compared to this?'' The boys share a cheeky look, something clearly happened at Trevor's cup party they haven't told Gabriella about. ''Not as civilized as this, let's just put it that way.'' Elias says.

The quintet eat dinner and talk about the tournament while a highlight reel plays on a big screen. Gabriella can barely believe she's sitting here, there will always be that evil part of her brain that tells her she's living someone else's life. That says she doesn't deserve any of this, but that part of her grows smaller every year. This is her life, and no one can take it from her. Dinner is done, and the quintet watch the dancing from their table. Then, join the party after some time to talk to some of the board.

The trio leave at ten, and head home to get some quiet time together. They change for bed, and the boys get into bed together. Gabriella undoes her hair, removes her makeup, and does her skincare before writing in her journal. Finally, with aching feet, she slides into bed between her boyfriends, they all share kisses, and get some well-earned sleep. ''I love you both so much.''

Quinn says, kissing her shoulder. ''I love you both as well.'' Elias kisses her forehead. ''I love you too, both of you.'' Two hockey boyfriends and their tennis girlfriend finally get some rest.

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Vancouver

The Whistler Trio got home a few days ago, the emotions and jet lag finally wearing off after four days. They're happy to be home with the cats and Finn at any rate. But, today is a special day for them. Gabriella will be presenting her Wimbledon trophy to the team. They're up early, dressed nicely, and Gabriella packs the trophy into its travel case. After breakfast, they head down to Rogers Arena, and are met by Allvin and Rutherford. ''Congratulations on the slam title, Gabriella.'' Rutherford says.

Gabriella smiles, still very tired from all the action over the last two and a bit weeks. ''Thank you, sir. I'll get the trophy out in a bit.'' They stop on their way to admire the team's first Stanley Cup, Gabriella reads the names of the team on the cup, both of her boyfriends' names are the first two names on the top row of the team's section. ''God, it's beautiful, wish I could've been here to see you win it.'' She says. She was busy in Paris at the time.

Allvin says to her. ''You had every reason of your own to miss the final, Gabriella.''

They carry on to the team's common area, where Gabriella is mobbed in hugs from the team. Teddy is ecstatic, and says. ''Show us the trophy!'' She's surprised at how excited Teddy and Arturs are, given she beat one of their own to win this trophy. Gabriella sits down to take the trophy replica out, and pin her members badge onto her white summer dress. She proudly holds the trophy in her hands, still as perfect as it was last Sunday. ''Here it is, my replica of the Venus Rosewater Dish! And, my members badge.''

JT looks at the engravings, and says. ''It's beautiful, is your name on it?''

Gabriella nods. ''Yeah, on the back with the year, and my nationality.'' Thatcher says, drinking some coffee. ''First of many on both ends, hopefully.''

Jake asks her, sitting next to Elias on her left side. ''What's the badge for?''

Gabriella explains, still holding the trophy, she's already so attached to it. ''I'm now a member of the club at Wimbledon. So, this badge means I have free use of the facilities there for life. All champions get one.'' She adds with a smile. ''Which means; no more training camp in Germany! I can go straight to London from Paris if I want to.''

Filip asks her. ''Where are you ranked now?'' Gabriella puts the trophy back in its case, and pulls her phone out to check. ''I went in as Number Eight, I'm now Number Five.'' She adds, speaking to the guys. ''When do you get your rings?''

Tyler Myers says, almost as if he can't believe he's being asked that. ''Early October.'' Gabriella nods, and checks her schedule, she's in Japan that week, with a title to defend. She'll see what she can do with Camille in that time, she wants to be present when they get their rings.

A couple of days pass, Gabriella finally has her trophy shelves sorted out with all of her trophies looking nice together. Her slam trophy is next to her comeback award from 2024. Those two bookend her journey to being who she is now. Her Dubai trophy is right next to them with her Montreal trophy. She's won a grand slam, it'll probably take a while to sink in with her. But, at least it can sink in at the same time as the cup win does with her wonderful boyfriends.

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This took forever to work out! Still kinda sick, but on the mend thankfully. Wanted to save this up for a big milestone post as well, so this'll be my 1000th post! Loved working on this fic, even if it took forever. I also wanted all of Gabriella's matches to feel significant to her personally, having her beat two fellow Canadians on the way was important, one of whom is her best friend. Having Taylor win the men's title was the cherry on the cake as well. So was having the Canucks win the 2025/26 Stanley Cup. Three champions in one relationship.

So, here it is! Finally done after so long of working on it!

Enjoy!

#best with three au #tennis rpf

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