10/09/2026
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen...
Welcome to Week 8, where the tension has reached levels not seen since someone accidentally opened a new can of tennis balls with scissors. With just two weeks remaining, players are feeling the pressure. Mostly in their knees.
At the top of the ladder... Maso continues to cling to first place with 112 points. But breathing heavily just over his shoulder is Jai on 111. One point. That's all that separates them. I've seen larger margins on a line call.
Lurking in third is Redo on 108, proving that while two blokes are busy watching each other, someone else can quietly steal the silverware. Ben sits fourth with 107, while Matt B rounds out the Top Five on 104.
PERFECT ROUNDS
Congratulations to this week's members of the highly exclusive 18 Point Club.
🏆 Ben
🏆 Matt B
🏆 Roman
Three perfect rounds. Statistically impressive. Legally, we're still looking into it.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE COURTS
Court 9 featured players whose names were all three letters or fewer... ...except Noah, who insisted on bringing an extra letter.
The biggest talking point of the evening came when Mo turned his cap backwards. Witnesses reported..."...it was ON!" Exactly what "it" was remains unclear.Police have established a perimeter.
Court 5
Ty, Jayson, Brock and Matt B battled it out in a series of quality matches. Everyone played well. Matt B claimed court honours with a perfect 18 points. Coincidentally, that's also the number of times Brock claimed his last ball was "just long."
Court 10
Matt H, Steve, Royce and Brad arrived full of enthusiasm. Unfortunately the matches were over almost before the warm-up.
6-0... 6-0... 6-2. If a fast game is a good game...then this was Formula One. The Serve-and-Volley King never had time to appear.
He was still making his way to the net when the handshakes began.
Brad took court honours with 14 points.
Court 3
Marcus produced another classy performance, taking court honours with 17 points. Shane followed with 16, Maso 14, and Ashley 11. The tennis was first class throughout, with scores of 6-4, 6-5 and 6-2. That's what we in the detective business call... "...very difficult to predict."
Court 7
Stuart, Curtis W and Garry spent much of the evening standing in awe of Roman's perfect 18-point performance. Roman insists it was nothing. The score sheet disagrees.
Court 1
Lauren D stole the show with 17 points. Jai managed 15, Stacey 14, while Craig B finished with 10. Lauren later claimed she was simply "seeing the ball well." Jai claims he was distracted by the scoreboard. The scoreboard has denied all allegations.
Court 2 – THE BIG GUNS
If you happened to be playing anywhere near Court 2...you probably didn't hear your own match. All anyone could hear was the sound of tennis balls exploding. Nathan claimed court honours with 17 points, ahead of Reagan and Jesse on 16, while Miles finished on 13. However...The highlight of the evening came when Nathan attempted a thunderous smash at the net...and somehow hit the side fence before anything else.It's a shot rarely seen in tennis.
Mostly because it's impossible.Yet somehow...Nathan found a way.
Physics has lodged an official complaint.
Court 8
Family rivalry was alive and well as Carolin and Curtis politely shared 11 points each.Richard finished with 8, while Ben reminded everyone why he's sitting near the top of the ladder with another perfect 18-point performance. Christmas lunch could get awkward.
Well ladies and gentlemen...
Only two weeks remain in Season 3 of TNT 2026. Can Jai complete the comeback? Can Maso survive the pressure of leading? Will Redo, sitting just four points behind, swoop in while everyone else is watching the wrong suspect? At this point...Anything is possible.
Except apparently hitting an overhead into the side fence.
Until next week...Keep your feet moving. Keep your racquet swinging. And remember...
The scoreboard never lies... although occasionally the people writing on it do.
Video added here of Brendon receiving his prize for taking the winning position in Season 2/2026 TNT - well done !!! See less
