The Tennis Tragic #040 / Paradise Lost / The Tragic Three are stunned by Ash Barty's unexpected retirement as David reflects on the experience of awaiting entry to Tennis Paradise.  We also rate our satisfaction from watching Tommy Paul take down Zverev (average score: 9.5/10), discuss Naomi Osaka's response to a heckler, continue to express our complicated fascination with Nadal, dissect the new unified Grand Slam final set rules, try to talk ourselves onto Team Alcaraz, and imagine Taylor Fritz as a fifties-era All-American high school football team captain.