Alright, so I saw the matchup, Sabalenka vs Kalinina, was happening. Thought to myself, okay, let’s see what went down there. Maybe catch a few key moments, you know?
So, first thing, I grabbed my phone. Opened up my usual sports app. Scrolled around a bit. Found the tennis section. Usually, it’s pretty quick, results right there. Not this time. Lots of other matches, older scores. Couldn’t immediately spot this specific result. Weird.
Trying a different way
Okay, plan B. Went to the browser. Typed in something like “Sabalenka Kalinina score today”. You know how it goes. Got a bunch of news headlines. Some looked promising. Clicked one. Bam! Cookie pop-up. Then a video ad started playing automatically. Annoying. Closed that tab.
Tried another link. This one wanted me to subscribe to see the full report. Nah, not doing that just for a score. It feels like you gotta jump through hoops sometimes just for basic info. It wasn’t always like this, I swear.
Here’s what I remember trying:
- Checked my main sports app.
- Did a web search for the score.
- Navigated away from auto-play video ads.
- Skipped sites demanding subscriptions.
Eventually, I just got distracted. Phone buzzed – work email. Then the kettle whistled. By the time I remembered again, I figured I’d just hear about it later somehow. It’s kinda funny, really. You set out to do something simple, like checking a tennis score, and end up down this little rabbit hole of website annoyances. Just wanted the damn score! But ended up just giving up for a bit. Maybe I’ll check again later tonight when things have calmed down.
