Korea & Japan -- The Player with the Most Olympic Medals -- Shelton Launches YouTube Channel

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Hey Gang! The next few newsletters might be Kevin Hart-length (shorter) given the holidays, and because I’ll be traveling around Korea and Japan for a couple of weeks with this one!

During this time, I’ll also be thinking about how I can make Unforced Error better, funnier, more insightful, you name it.

Which brings me to you! I’d love your input — and would super appreciate if you answered any of the questions below.

🧩 Is there a section of the newsletter that you particularly like? Conversely, is there a section that you tend to scroll past?

🔄 Right now I vary the sections just a tiny bit each week. Would you like a greater variety of topics within professional tennis? Or do you like it as is?

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Trivia

Which player holds the record for most Olympic medals?

A. Andy Murray

B. Justine Henin

C. David Nalbandian

D. Venus Williams

Find out at the bottom!

Stat of the Week

A few surprises for me here:

• Federer is third on the all-time ace leader list? Since the rest of his game was so silky smooth, I think many of us overlooked just how great of a spot server he was.

• Fourth for Feliciano? I guess a 20+ year career + playing a ton of doubles will get the stats up

• Happy to see Monfils on the page. I’ve always loved his serve motion, and that it hasn’t changed since juniors

Memes

Around the Net

Some of the best tennis content I found on the internet this week…

🎬 Ben Shelton’s first video on his newly launched YouTube channel

↪️ Andy Roddick’s take on if he thinks Serena will make a come back to the tour

🧐 9 minutes of Daniil Medvedev meltdowns and hilarious quotes

Answer

D. Venus Williams

Venus holds the record with 5 medals: 4 Gold and 1 Silver. Maybe she’ll snag her 6th medal in 2028 with her sis!