The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for September 12, 2017

Yep. Unlike, say, college football (where they vote on who gets to make the playoffs, putting a scant step above synchronized swimming), both the men’s and women’s tennis tours use a point system to determine their rankings (best 14 results over the last chronological year), with some events being worth more than others (making the quarterfinals of the US Open will net you more points than winning the Bob’s Gas and Grill Open).