Welcome to the brief, post-Wimbledon grass-clay-hardcourt-Euro-American-Hopman Cup season, with players fighting for money and points across various countries on all surfaces. We start with the news of Mikael Ymer’s 18-month suspension for missing doping tests (the ITF didn’t like the first ruling so they went back to the well). Then we move on to the news that Alexander Zverev’s ex-partner has pressed criminal charges for bodily harm, which are currently winding their way through German courts. We talk newcomers Akugue and Michelsen, Ruud’s bagels, and what’s next for the summer hard court swing.  1:00 Mikael Ymer banned for missing doping tests after the ITF appealed his innocent verdict 8:35 New criminal charges filed against Zverev for intimate partner violence, Berlin prosecutor applies for penalty order 17:10 The Zhang/Toth incident in Budapest - Toth was wrong but the reaction swung wildly out of proportion 25:50 Kei Nishikori is back! 28:05 Breakthroughs for Noma Noha Akugue, Clervie Ngounoue and Queenwen! 34:20 ATP updates: Mannarino at home on grass, plus Alex Michelsen, Fils, Ruud, and Stanley 43:05 Canadian Open ticket prices, my word! 47:20 RIP Sinéad

Welcome to the brief, post-Wimbledon grass-clay-hardcourt-Euro-American-Hopman Cup season, with players fighting for money and points across various countries on all surfaces. We start with the news of Mikael Ymer’s 18-month suspension for missing doping tests (the ITF didn’t like the first ruling so they went back to the well). Then we move on to the news that Alexander Zverev’s ex-partner has pressed criminal charges for bodily harm, which are currently winding their way through German courts. We talk newcomers Akugue and Michelsen, Ruud’s bagels, and what’s next for the summer hard court swing.  1:00 Mikael Ymer banned for missing doping tests after the ITF appealed his innocent verdict 8:35 New criminal charges filed against Zverev for intimate partner violence, Berlin prosecutor applies for penalty order 17:10 The Zhang/Toth incident in Budapest - Toth was wrong but the reaction swung wildly out of proportion 25:50 Kei Nishikori is back! 28:05 Breakthroughs for Noma Noha Akugue, Clervie Ngounoue and Queenwen! 34:20 ATP updates: Mannarino at home on grass, plus Alex Michelsen, Fils, Ruud, and Stanley 43:05 Canadian Open ticket prices, my word! 47:20 RIP Sinéad

Mikael Me Maybe

Well well well, what has Wimbledon wrought?! Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova are your singles champions, defeating Novak Djokovic and Ons Jabeur respectively. We try to get to the bottom of how both results happened, while touching on some of the other happenings from the final stretch of the tournament. Many congratulations to Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty on the births of their babies, and a closing rant by James on Novak hagiography 01:12 Carlos Alcaraz did WHAT? 14:00 Does this shift the best men's player narrative? 17:00 Will Alcaraz’s win signal that the field has a chance? No 25:16 Put some respect on Vondrousova's name 35:10 Jabeur disappointment and moving forward  40:48 WTA consistency: Svitolina, Swiatek &amp; Pegula 44:24 Rounding out the Wimbledon champions 47:48 Babies Osaka and Barty have arrived! 49:25 Jennifer Brady is back &amp; one final rant from James on Novak hagiography

Well well well, what has Wimbledon wrought?! Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova are your singles champions, defeating Novak Djokovic and Ons Jabeur respectively. We try to get to the bottom of how both results happened, while touching on some of the other happenings from the final stretch of the tournament. Many congratulations to Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty on the births of their babies, and a closing rant by James on Novak hagiography 01:12 Carlos Alcaraz did WHAT? 14:00 Does this shift the best men's player narrative? 17:00 Will Alcaraz’s win signal that the field has a chance? No 25:16 Put some respect on Vondrousova's name 35:10 Jabeur disappointment and moving forward  40:48 WTA consistency: Svitolina, Swiatek &amp; Pegula 44:24 Rounding out the Wimbledon champions 47:48 Babies Osaka and Barty have arrived! 49:25 Jennifer Brady is back &amp; one final rant from James on Novak hagiography

The Audacity Of It All: Wimbledon Wrap

Wimbledon’s first week is in the books (almost), dominated by talk of rain, curfews, scheduling, and the queue. We highlight the big stories and top performers of the week – Svitolina, Eubanks, Berrettini, Vondrousova, etc. – and a few of the stumbles, including ADF’s shocking mental wobble against Rune and an unnamed reporter’s gaffe toward an unflappable Paula Badosa. We spend a good chunk of time on Wimbledon’s stubborn peculiarities and finish with a quick rant on Cirstea’s odious presence on social media. 0:35 Big stories in the first few days: Venus, Elina, Eubanks, Berrettini 14:35 “Congratulations on your win” … “I lost”  21:10 The round of 16 lineup and how we got there 33:20 Tradition! Queues, debentures, and pineapples 45:15 It’s not the curfew, it’s the scheduling  52:10 Kontaveit and Chardy retire, Brooksby catches a case for missing three doping tests 58:00 Tsitsidosa s*x dreams?! 63:10 Cirstea clarifies who she is - thanks for saving us the time!

Wimbledon’s first week is in the books (almost), dominated by talk of rain, curfews, scheduling, and the queue. We highlight the big stories and top performers of the week – Svitolina, Eubanks, Berrettini, Vondrousova, etc. – and a few of the stumbles, including ADF’s shocking mental wobble against Rune and an unnamed reporter’s gaffe toward an unflappable Paula Badosa. We spend a good chunk of time on Wimbledon’s stubborn peculiarities and finish with a quick rant on Cirstea’s odious presence on social media. 0:35 Big stories in the first few days: Venus, Elina, Eubanks, Berrettini 14:35 “Congratulations on your win” … “I lost”  21:10 The round of 16 lineup and how we got there 33:20 Tradition! Queues, debentures, and pineapples 45:15 It’s not the curfew, it’s the scheduling  52:10 Kontaveit and Chardy retire, Brooksby catches a case for missing three doping tests 58:00 Tsitsidosa s*x dreams?! 63:10 Cirstea clarifies who she is - thanks for saving us the time!

Policing the Panties: Wimbledon Week One

We’re back from Europe just in time to recap the brief grass season, share our experiences at the bett1open in Berlin, preview the Wimbledon draw, give our takes on Break Point part two, chat about the ATP/WTA overtures to Saudi Arabia … anything else?! Buckle up because we’re covering a lot of ground – get it? 'Cuz it’s on grass – on this episode. Feel free to join our Wimbledon bracket challenge on the TNNS app using the code laver-ace-9494.  0:30 Our experience at the German Open in Berlin! 18:20 The other grass results: Frances &amp; Carlos, Penko, Babs K, and Venus’ return 27:35 Break Point actually gets better: Ajla’s story pays off  41:00 Trying to avoid a LIV-style disaster, tennis goes straight to the source: the Saudi Public Investment Fund 44:45 WTA announces new calendar and a “pathway to equal prize money” 48:10 A few retirements and one huge unretirement: Wozniacki to return, gets US Open wild card 54:45 Men’s draw: who is stopping Novak? (no one)  68:20 Women’s draw: Yes, it is lopsided

We’re back from Europe just in time to recap the brief grass season, share our experiences at the bett1open in Berlin, preview the Wimbledon draw, give our takes on Break Point part two, chat about the ATP/WTA overtures to Saudi Arabia … anything else?! Buckle up because we’re covering a lot of ground – get it? 'Cuz it’s on grass – on this episode. Feel free to join our Wimbledon bracket challenge on the <a href="http://www.tnnslive.com/download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TNNS app</a> using the code laver-ace-9494.  0:30 Our experience at the German Open in Berlin! 18:20 The other grass results: Frances &amp; Carlos, Penko, Babs K, and Venus’ return 27:35 Break Point actually gets better: Ajla’s story pays off  41:00 Trying to avoid a LIV-style disaster, tennis goes straight to the source: the Saudi Public Investment Fund 44:45 WTA announces new calendar and a “pathway to equal prize money” 48:10 A few retirements and one huge unretirement: Wozniacki to return, gets US Open wild card 54:45 Men’s draw: who is stopping Novak? (no one)  68:20 Women’s draw: Yes, it is lopsided

The Rothesay Wimbledon Classic: SW19 Preview

We’re on the road, so we have a mailbag episode to tide you over until we get back on our thrones up North. So much tennis stuff has happened already since we’ve been away, and we’ll be back next time to recap all of that alongside our Wimbledon preview. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our yappa yappa yappa on a whole host of subjects as we dive into as many of your questions as possible.   Here are some of the major questions and themes: 1:30 Does the LIV-PGA merger have an impact on tennis? (Is that thing still happening?) 15:45 Which tennis player would be the best travel companion? 26:30 Which player is most likely to have a burner social media account? And who could you convincingly imitate on social media? 33:55 Create your own tournament: surface, location, dress, mascot …  38:35 Lots of questions about the likeliest next first-time Slam winner 48:38 If women played best of 5, who would gain/lose the most? 55:05 WTA girl group! 68:20 Are certain players just better at tiebreaks? How much stock do you put into the tiebreak records vs match-ups and other factors? 79:20 Plan a dinner party with 6-8 tennis people, alive or dead

We’re on the road, so we have a mailbag episode to tide you over until we get back on our thrones up North. So much tennis stuff has happened already since we’ve been away, and we’ll be back next time to recap all of that alongside our Wimbledon preview. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our yappa yappa yappa on a whole host of subjects as we dive into as many of your questions as possible. Here are some of the major questions and themes: 1:30 Does the LIV-PGA merger have an impact on tennis? (Is that thing still happening?) 15:45 Which tennis player would be the best travel companion? 26:30 Which player is most likely to have a burner social media account? And who could you convincingly imitate on social media? 33:55 Create your own tournament: surface, location, dress, mascot …  38:35 Lots of questions about the likeliest next first-time Slam winner 48:38 If women played best of 5, who would gain/lose the most? 55:05 WTA girl group! 68:20 Are certain players just better at tiebreaks? How much stock do you put into the tiebreak records vs match-ups and other factors? 79:20 Plan a dinner party with 6-8 tennis people, alive or dead

TBS Mailbag: Tethered to Nothingness

Roland Garros 2023 is in the books, as Iga Swiatek extends her dominance and Novak Djokovic beats a field that offered very little resistance to the new major singles title leader. All respect and admiration goes to Karolina Muchová, so far the toughest challenger to Iga in a Slam final. We talk the science of cramping and answer listener questions about Sabalenka's approach to press and what we expect of athletes speaking on politics. Finally we tackle the doubles default controversy -- a strict rule that should be strict -- and praise the wheelchair winners and everyone's favorite doubles pairing (or ours, at least): Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez. 0:35 Men’s draw: Dedicated hateration 13:25 Cramping: what’s the science? Well, it’s not entirely clear …  24:50 Women’s final: Karolina Muchová gives Iga a scare  33:55 The Sabalenka handshake controversy leads into a few questions from listeners about what we expect from athletes 54:40 The default of Miyu Kato 60:50 Doubles results: Hsieh is back + Fernandez-Townsend, Ivan Dodig schools the French Federation in public 65:00 Wheelchair singles: de Groot wins her 10th straight major(!!!) + Oda becomes the youngest male Slam champ in history 

Roland Garros 2023 is in the books, as Iga Swiatek extends her dominance and Novak Djokovic beats a field that offered very little resistance to the new major singles title leader. All respect and admiration goes to Karolina Muchová, so far the toughest challenger to Iga in a Slam final. We talk the science of cramping and answer listener questions about Sabalenka's approach to press and what we expect of athletes speaking on politics. Finally we tackle the doubles default controversy -- a strict rule that should be strict -- and praise the wheelchair winners and everyone's favorite doubles pairing (or ours, at least): Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez. 0:35 Men’s draw: Dedicated hateration 13:25 Cramping: what’s the science? Well, it’s not entirely clear …  24:50 Women’s final: Karolina Muchová gives Iga a scare  33:55 The Sabalenka handshake controversy leads into a few questions from listeners about what we expect from athletes 54:40 The default of Miyu Kato 60:50 Doubles results: Hsieh is back + Fernandez-Townsend, Ivan Dodig schools the French Federation in public 65:00 Wheelchair singles: de Groot wins her 10th straight major(!!!) + Oda becomes the youngest male Slam champ in history

The Next (De)Generation: Roland Garros Wrap

We're halfway through Roland Garros -- most of the favorites are still around plus a few clay sensations on the bottom halves of both the men's and women's draws. We're talking Sloane, Svitolina, Muchova, Iga, Carlos, Jannik, Meddy and more. We were reminded that politics and sport are, in fact, intertwined and inextricable with Djokovic's commentary on Kosovo and Sabalenka's response to questions about Lukashenko. Last week we asked for updates on Seyboth Wild's case and we got more than we bargained for. Plus, the RG crowd, our favorite looks, and a Rafa update.  2:30 Starting with the men … Frances, why??? 15:00 Where we are in the draw: the bottom half lacks a few seeds but shouldn't be a surprise 18:00 Iga’s bakery: Iga says don’t be disrespectful 21:00 Plenty of upsets but were they actually surprising? 27:45 Sloane Stephens is tailor made for this tournament 37:35 Aryna Sabalenka vs. the press 47:50 Novak’s politics 55:10 Nanotechnology to the rescue 58:15 The elusive Thiago Seyboth Wild: abuse allegations, journalist intimidation, and … N*zis? Wtf? 66:05 Et ceteras: Taylor Fritz shushes the obnoxious crowd; Gasquet crypto captain? 70:45 The looks: Grigor is Lacoste 

We're halfway through Roland Garros -- most of the favorites are still around plus a few clay sensations on the bottom halves of both the men's and women's draws. We're talking Sloane, Svitolina, Muchova, Iga, Carlos, Jannik, Meddy and more. We were reminded that politics and sport are, in fact, intertwined and inextricable with Djokovic's commentary on Kosovo and Sabalenka's response to questions about Lukashenko. Last week we asked for updates on Seyboth Wild's case and we got more than we bargained for. Plus, the RG crowd, our favorite looks, and a Rafa update.  2:30 Starting with the men … Frances, why??? 15:00 Where we are in the draw: the bottom half lacks a few seeds but shouldn't be a surprise 18:00 Iga’s bakery: Iga says don’t be disrespectful 21:00 Plenty of upsets but were they actually surprising? 27:45 Sloane Stephens is tailor made for this tournament 37:35 Aryna Sabalenka vs. the press 47:50 Novak’s politics 55:10 Nanotechnology to the rescue 58:15 The elusive Thiago Seyboth Wild: abuse allegations, journalist intimidation, and … N*zis? Wtf? 66:05 Et ceteras: Taylor Fritz shushes the obnoxious crowd; Gasquet crypto captain? 70:45 The looks: Grigor is Lacoste

The Placebo Effect

Roland Garros will begin without Rafael Nadal in the draw, for the first time since 2004. In his stead, Alcaraz and Djokovic are favorites, but Medvedev’s Rome win and Rune’s consistency might complicate things. On the women’s side, the fabled “new big 3” have kept up their sides of the bargain through the clay season and it’s made for a fairly balanced draw. Iga remains the favorite but Rybakina, Sabalenka, Jabeur, Krejcikova, or Ostapenko could snatch (among others). Join us for our draw analysis and recap of the clay season so far!    2:20 Who are the WTA contenders apart from Iga? WTA clay so far: the “new Big 3” is still winning 13:00 WTA draw analysis 20:20 Come hell or high pasta: some outrageous early match-ups in the women’s bottom half 32:55 Rafa’s absence looms large + the men’s clay winners this year 41:20 Men’s draw analysis: ultimate troll Medvedev engineers a potential Djokovic-Alcaraz semi 48:00 Bottom half: the Rune-Ruud rematch we deserve? 57:00 Join our league on TNNS Live and fill out your bracket  58:35 Et ceteras: more from Simona + Break Point part two announcement

Roland Garros will begin without Rafael Nadal in the draw, for the first time since 2004. In his stead, Alcaraz and Djokovic are favorites, but Medvedev’s Rome win and Rune’s consistency might complicate things. On the women’s side, the fabled “new big 3” have kept up their sides of the bargain through the clay season and it’s made for a fairly balanced draw. Iga remains the favorite but Rybakina, Sabalenka, Jabeur, Krejcikova, or Ostapenko could snatch (among others). Join us for our draw analysis and recap of the clay season so far!  2:20 Who are the WTA contenders apart from Iga? WTA clay so far: the “new Big 3” is still winning 13:00 WTA draw analysis 20:20 Come hell or high pasta: some outrageous early match-ups in the women’s bottom half 32:55 Rafa’s absence looms large + the men’s clay winners this year 41:20 Men’s draw analysis: ultimate troll Medvedev engineers a potential Djokovic-Alcaraz semi 48:00 Bottom half: the Rune-Ruud rematch we deserve? 57:00 Join our league on TNNS Live and fill out your bracket  58:35 Et ceteras: more from Simona + Break Point part two announcement

Come Hell or High Pasta: Roland Garros Preview

Another clay Masters, another disastrous finale. They couldn’t help the rain, but between the weird scheduling and the fumbled women’s singles trophy presentation, Rome left a bad taste in our mouths after this expanded clay experiment. Rybakina and Medvedev prevailed: Rybakina recording her third straight win over Iga Swiatek and Medvedev shakes up Roland Garros predictions with his first clay title. We dive into the proposal to move the Western &amp; Southern Open to Charlotte, NC, plus a segment on the latest Simona Halep anti-doping news and Hugo Gaston’s shocking behavior and fine.  1:00 Rafa pulls out of RG, gives career update 3:05 Another fortnight, another Master disaster 9:55 Rybakina emerges from the Rome ruins 13:20 Daniil Medvedev did WHAT?! 18:10 Djoko smashed, new Iga allegations &amp; Aryna’s deft touch 26:05 Cincinnati moving to Charlotte? More public money for what … 31:55 RG withdrawals: Thiem didn’t get a wild card but it didn’t matter 35:00 Gaston unsportsmanlike conducts his way to one of the largest fines in history 36:45 More bad anti-doping news for Simona Halep: what is an athlete biological passport?  39:40 Simona &amp; Patrick accuse the ITIA of “harassment”

Another clay Masters, another disastrous finale. They couldn’t help the rain, but between the weird scheduling and the fumbled women’s singles trophy presentation, Rome left a bad taste in our mouths after this expanded clay experiment. Rybakina and Medvedev prevailed: Rybakina recording her third straight win over Iga Swiatek and Medvedev shakes up Roland Garros predictions with his first clay title. We dive into the proposal to move the Western &amp; Southern Open to Charlotte, NC, plus a segment on the latest Simona Halep anti-doping news and Hugo Gaston’s shocking behavior and fine.  1:00 Rafa pulls out of RG, gives career update 3:05 Another fortnight, another Master disaster 9:55 Rybakina emerges from the Rome ruins 13:20 Daniil Medvedev did WHAT?! 18:10 Djoko smashed, new Iga allegations &amp; Aryna’s deft touch 26:05 Cincinnati moving to Charlotte? More public money for what … 31:55 RG withdrawals: Thiem didn’t get a wild card but it didn’t matter 35:00 Gaston unsportsmanlike conducts his way to one of the largest fines in history 36:45 More bad anti-doping news for Simona Halep: what is an athlete biological passport?  39:40 Simona &amp; Patrick accuse the ITIA of “harassment”

Rome in Ruins

Episode 301 takes us crashing back to Earth in the wake of genuine concerns over the Madrid Open’s treatment of women players. The overlong, overcooked tournament ended in a flurry of bad press, which started with some symbolically loaded cakes and ended with a tournament terrified of letting women speak at all. Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz continue fine seasons, each winning their second titles here. To wrap up, we cover some depressing injury news, Murray-Stephens Challenger wins, and an addendum to “SERENA” which features *your* favorite Serena moments.  3:35 Madrid experiments with a longer format, and honestly let’s leave it in 2023 7:50 The model ball women: the culottes are worse than the crime? 9:45 Ceci n’est pas un cake  19:45 The women’s doubles finalists are literally silenced 28:15 Imagine, the original controversy of Madrid was Genie Bouchard’s possibly defamatory tweet about dopers 30:15 Onto actual tennis! Sabalenka d. Swiatek as this rivalry really heats up 33:15 Alcaraz title #10, Struff’s clay serve and volley, Zhang’s breakthrough 37:40 “Hola a todos” should come with a warning 41:00 Anisimova to take a break from tennis to take care of her mental health 44:40 Your favorite Serena moments: oh, he’s still … ?

Episode 301 takes us crashing back to Earth in the wake of genuine concerns over the Madrid Open’s treatment of women players. The overlong, overcooked tournament ended in a flurry of bad press, which started with some symbolically loaded cakes and ended with a tournament terrified of letting women speak at all. Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz continue fine seasons, each winning their second titles here. To wrap up, we cover some depressing injury news, Murray-Stephens Challenger wins, and an addendum to “SERENA” which features *your* favorite Serena moments.  3:35 Madrid experiments with a longer format, and honestly let’s leave it in 2023 7:50 The model ball women: the culottes are worse than the crime? 9:45 Ceci n’est pas un cake  19:45 The women’s doubles finalists are literally silenced 28:15 Imagine, the original controversy of Madrid was Genie Bouchard’s possibly defamatory tweet about dopers 30:15 Onto actual tennis! Sabalenka d. Swiatek as this rivalry really heats up 33:15 Alcaraz title #10, Struff’s clay serve and volley, Zhang’s breakthrough 37:40 “Hola a todos” should come with a warning 41:00 Anisimova to take a break from tennis to take care of her mental health 44:40 Your favorite Serena moments: oh, he’s still … ?

The Gender Cake Gap

Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP &amp; WTA.

Fantastic episode on Zina. What interesting story and life.

Zina Garrison!

Such a fun podcast. Such a refreshing perspective.

Great Monica Seles episode

The Body Serve

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement. 1:30 We wade into the match-fixing scandal10:30 Unloading on ESPN for preempting Serena Williams for "journalism"14:15 Poll results: your least favorite commentators, male and female15:15 Your winner, the awful Justin Gimelstob (and that NY Times puff piece)32:00 Bad news first: Venus &amp; Rafa upset35:00 The (overcooked?) brouhaha over Venus skipping her press conference41:00 Mouratoglou weighs in on Rafa's game44:30 Having fun despite the carnage47:00 How are the pre-tournament faves doing? (SW, Aga, &amp; Igloo domination)55:00 The top men have a great first week: breaking down the quarters58:30 Talking through the Lleyton Hewitt retrospective  #ThisWeekInTennis: Week One of 2016 Australian Open 

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement. 1:30 We wade into the match-fixing scandal10:30 Unloading on ESPN for preempting Serena Williams for "journalism" 14:15 Poll results: your least favorite commentators, male and female 15:15 Your winner, the awful Justin Gimelstob (and that <a href="http://nyti.ms/1OAG4N6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Times puff piece</a>) 32:00 Bad news first: Venus &amp; Rafa upset 35:00 The (overcooked?) brouhaha over Venus skipping her press conference 41:00 Mouratoglou <a href="http://www.si.com/tennis/2016/01/20/rafael-nadal-patrick-mouratoglou-australian-open" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">weighs in</a> on Rafa's game 44:30 Having fun despite the carnage 47:00 How are the pre-tournament faves doing? (SW, Aga, &amp; Igloo domination) 55:00 The top men have a great first week: breaking down the quarters 58:30 Talking through the Lleyton Hewitt retrospective <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/this-week-in-tennis-week-one-of-2016-australian-open" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ThisWeekInTennis: Week One of 2016 Australian Open </a>

Mid-Aussie Open Chat: Scandal & Upsets

Presenting episode 45: simultaneously mourning Rafa's withdrawal and basking in Venus' run to the fourth round. We also talk the Murresmo split, Lepchenko's silent ban, Cornet's drama, McEnroe's new pupil, the round of 16 matchups, and give our dream finals. Oh, and we begin the show with a recap of seeing Beyonce at her #FormationWorldTour.    1:00 First, we went to see Beyonce!  8:30 Rafa's withdrawal  14:20 Varvara Lepchenko serves a silent ban for failed drug test  17:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas: Cornet is far too much  24:00 Andy Murray's split with Mauresmo &amp; his 5-set matches  27:30 Serena's snapchat &amp; the Williams Invitational  34:45 You say zebra, I say hideous  39:00 Raonic hires John McEnroe  46:15 Stacked doubles draws  48:45 Breaking down the women's Round of 16  53:30 Venus def. Cornet in 3rd round, sans drama  59:30 Bacsinszky, Kuznetsova, Muguruza, Stosur, etc.  1:04:00 We share our dream finalists  1:05:00 Men's Round of 16: Djokovic, Thiem, Stan, Nishikori, Gasquet, Murray  1:11:00 Dream men's finalists Episode brought to you by Racquet Magazine: a new tennis quarterly. Learn about the project here. Don't forget to check out the Racquet Mag's Instagram page. 

Presenting episode 45: simultaneously mourning Rafa's withdrawal and basking in Venus' run to the fourth round. We also talk the Murresmo split, Lepchenko's silent ban, Cornet's drama, McEnroe's new pupil, the round of 16 matchups, and give our dream finals. Oh, and we begin the show with a recap of seeing Beyonce at her #FormationWorldTour. 1:00 First, we went to see Beyonce! 8:30 Rafa's withdrawal 14:20 Varvara Lepchenko serves a silent ban for failed drug test 17:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas: Cornet is far too much 24:00 Andy Murray's split with Mauresmo &amp; his 5-set matches 27:30 Serena's snapchat &amp; the Williams Invitational 34:45 You say zebra, I say hideous 39:00 Raonic hires John McEnroe 46:15 Stacked doubles draws 48:45 Breaking down the women's Round of 16 53:30 Venus def. Cornet in 3rd round, sans drama 59:30 Bacsinszky, Kuznetsova, Muguruza, Stosur, etc. 1:04:00 We share our dream finalists 1:05:00 Men's Round of 16: Djokovic, Thiem, Stan, Nishikori, Gasquet, Murray 1:11:00 Dream men's finalists Episode brought to you by Racquet Magazine: a new tennis quarterly. Learn about the project <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/racquet/racquet-magazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Don't forget to check out the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/racquetmag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racquet Mag's Instagram</a> page.

Mid-French Open Chat: Vamos Another Day

There are so many things to talk about from the U.S. Open women's final, but chief among these is that Naomi Osaka bossed her way to a maiden Grand Slam title. We talk about just how awesome Naomi and her game were this past fortnight, before wading into the mess that was the drama in the championship match. We implore listeners to consider multiple things we think are true of this situation, instead of painting this as a black and white issue. We belatedly finish with Novak's 14th - and oh so impressive - Slam title, before revisiting the Pliskova saga and how it could have been avoided.   02:53 Naomi Osaka's star is born 10:33 So, we get to the final... 14:57 Looking at what happened with empathy 23:30 To coach or not to coach 29:42 Why questioning Serena's integrity cuts so deep 35:15 Rules are rules except when they're not 42:34 Serena claims unequal treatment, was it the right time? 46:14 What does it take for people to see blackness at play? 54:28 Where Serena and her team went wrong 66:32 Multiple things are true: to recap 70:40 Novak wins #14 and ATP etceteras 79:28 The Pliskova mess and how we could have avoided it

There are so many things to talk about from the U.S. Open women's final, but chief among these is that Naomi Osaka bossed her way to a maiden Grand Slam title. We talk about just how awesome Naomi and her game were this past fortnight, before wading into the mess that was the drama in the championship match. We implore listeners to consider multiple things we think are true of this situation, instead of painting this as a black and white issue. We belatedly finish with Novak's 14th - and oh so impressive - Slam title, before revisiting the Pliskova saga and how it could have been avoided. 02:53 Naomi Osaka's star is born 10:33 So, we get to the final... 14:57 Looking at what happened with empathy 23:30 To coach or not to coach 29:42 Why questioning Serena's integrity cuts so deep 35:15 Rules are rules except when they're not 42:34 Serena claims unequal treatment, was it the right time? 46:14 What does it take for people to see blackness at play? 54:28 Where Serena and her team went wrong 66:32 Multiple things are true: to recap 70:40 Novak wins #14 and ATP etceteras 79:28 The Pliskova mess and how we could have avoided it

US Open Wrap: Multiple Things Are True *Oprah Shrug Gif*

Rolly G

We're recapping the wild, bizarro, and ultimately rewarding 2015 Roland Garros: - Celebrating the extraterrestrial accomplishments of Serena Williams, and her unrepentant, flawed, and pioneering Serena-ness. - We marvel at Stan Wawrinka's power, backhand, and competitive will. - We tout our wisdom in avoiding predictions. - In #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas, we give our perspective on the Tara Moore Twitter Catastrophe. Consequential? Not really. It's tea, though. - Learn what to bring to a verbal knife fight with Jonathan.

We're recapping the wild, bizarro, and ultimately rewarding 2015 Roland Garros: - Celebrating the extraterrestrial accomplishments of Serena Williams, and her unrepentant, flawed, and pioneering Serena-ness. - We marvel at Stan Wawrinka's power, backhand, and competitive will. - We tout our wisdom in avoiding predictions. - In #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas, we give our perspective on the Tara Moore Twitter Catastrophe. Consequential? Not really. It's tea, though. - Learn what to bring to a verbal knife fight with Jonathan.

Rolly G Recap: Serena Turns 20 &amp; Stan Brings His Best

Episode 24 marks the end of our Grand Slam season. Here's Part 2 of our US Open recap:  1:30 The men's tournament: maybe a bit boring? 3:15 Retirements, the heat, cashing that 1st round check 9:00 Mardy Fish's farewell; his courage turns sports cliches on their head 16:30 James Blake and the NYPD 23:00 Apology does not equal justice 25:00 Stakhovsky update: statements from ATP Players' Council &amp; Sergiy himself 28:30 The inadequacy of "be-who-you-are" politics 31:45 Stako's gaydar and locker room hijinks 37:00 Talking actual tennis: a tough tournament for our faves 38:30 Fabio Fognini def. Rafael Nadal 43:45 Men's QFs; hear Jonathan's (unfair?) disdain for Gasquet 46:30 Tsonga's untapped potential, again 51:00 Men's final - SABR drama and Jonathan lets loose on Boris 57:00 Letting go of resenting Federer 59:45 James on why he can't love Roger, and why he does love Serena 1:03:00 Late-era Roger vs. Sampras 1:06:30 Djokovic's dominance and the nasty NY crowd 1:08:00 Putting the GOAT debate to bed for now Reading list: Mardy Fish in The Players Tribune Stakhovsky, USA Today Stakhovsky, New York Times

Episode 24 marks the end of our Grand Slam season. Here's Part 2 of our US Open recap: 1:30 The men's tournament: maybe a bit boring? 3:15 Retirements, the heat, cashing that 1st round check 9:00 Mardy Fish's farewell; his courage turns sports cliches on their head 16:30 James Blake and the NYPD 23:00 Apology does not equal justice 25:00 Stakhovsky update: statements from ATP Players' Council &amp; Sergiy himself 28:30 The inadequacy of "be-who-you-are" politics 31:45 Stako's gaydar and locker room hijinks 37:00 Talking actual tennis: a tough tournament for our faves 38:30 Fabio Fognini def. Rafael Nadal 43:45 Men's QFs; hear Jonathan's (unfair?) disdain for Gasquet 46:30 Tsonga's untapped potential, again 51:00 Men's final - SABR drama and Jonathan lets loose on Boris 57:00 Letting go of resenting Federer 59:45 James on why he can't love Roger, and why he does love Serena 1:03:00 Late-era Roger vs. Sampras 1:06:30 Djokovic's dominance and the nasty NY crowd 1:08:00 Putting the GOAT debate to bed for now Reading list: <a href="http://www.theplayerstribune.com/mardy-fish-us-open/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mardy Fish in The Players Tribune</a> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2015/09/03/us-open-sergiy-stakhovsky-comments-gay-players/71680202/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stakhovsky, USA Today</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/sports/tennis/atp-weighs-clearer-discipline-for-players-comments.html?ref=liveblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stakhovsky, New York Times</a>

US Open Recap: Djokovic At 10, Stakhovsky's Gaydar &amp; Fish's Farewell 

Episode 78 is our attempt to make sense of the strange happenings of the past week: the Nastase-fueled nightmare at the Romania vs. GB Fed Cup tie; Max Eisenbud's petty and rude comments; Serena's pregnancy and Patrick Mouratoglou's response; and Rafael Nadal's history-making 10th Monte Carlo title. This episode also features an interview with the engaging and hilarious Caitlin Thompson, publisher of Racquet Magazine and co-host of The Main Draw podcast. Caitlin and James talk about Maria, journalism, Racquet's new issue, and the philosophy that drives the magazine. Stick around for Caitlin's take on the Serena/Beyonce vs. Maria/T-Swift analogy.  0:45 So, uh, did something happen this weekend?4:30 How are we feeling about Serena's pregnancy now? Are we ok?10:30 Fed Cup results: USA def. Czech, Belarus def. Suisse12:40 Romania-GB Fed Cup nightmare19:30 Geopolitics &amp; nationalism in Fed Cup33:15 Max Eisenbud, what a mess - but does anyone believe that Max doesn't speak for Maria? - "You are the company you keep"43:30 Rafa Nadal wins La Decima at Monte Carlo, and it's practically an afterthought46:50 Cedric Mourier royally screws Goffin, everyone blames Rafa55:30 James' interview with Racquet magazine publisher Caitlin Thompson - we talk tennis aesthetics, Maria as capitalist, and the new issue 01:05:00 Caitlin talks sports journalism and the perils of preserving access01:23:30 Where/how to get Racquet magazine

Episode 78 is our attempt to make sense of the strange happenings of the past week: the Nastase-fueled nightmare at the Romania vs. GB Fed Cup tie; Max Eisenbud's petty and rude comments; Serena's pregnancy and Patrick Mouratoglou's response; and Rafael Nadal's history-making 10th Monte Carlo title. This episode also features an interview with the engaging and hilarious Caitlin Thompson, publisher of Racquet Magazine and co-host of The Main Draw podcast. Caitlin and James talk about Maria, journalism, Racquet's new issue, and the philosophy that drives the magazine. Stick around for Caitlin's take on the Serena/Beyonce vs. Maria/T-Swift analogy. 0:45 So, uh, did something happen this weekend?4:30 How are we feeling about Serena's pregnancy now? Are we ok? 10:30 Fed Cup results: USA def. Czech, Belarus def. Suisse 12:40 Romania-GB Fed Cup nightmare 19:30 Geopolitics &amp; nationalism in Fed Cup 33:15 Max Eisenbud, what a mess - but does anyone believe that Max doesn't speak for Maria? - "You are the company you keep" 43:30 Rafa Nadal wins La Decima at Monte Carlo, and it's practically an afterthought 46:50 Cedric Mourier royally screws Goffin, everyone blames Rafa 55:30 James' interview with Racquet magazine publisher Caitlin Thompson - we talk tennis aesthetics, Maria as capitalist, and the new issue  01:05:00 Caitlin talks sports journalism and the perils of preserving access 01:23:30 Where/how to get Racquet magazine

Hitting The Fan

Episode 44 is our Roland Garros preview. We start with the men's side, which got a whole lot more interesting a few weeks ago, with Rafa's resurgence, Andy's rebirth on clay, and Novak suffering a few setbacks. Next, enjoy our chat with Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of the new print-only Racquet Magazine and co-host of The Main Draw podcast. Stay tuned for info on how to subscribe or donate to Racquet's Kickstarter. Finally, we talk about the women's draw and, honestly, your guess is as good as ours.   1:30 Honoring Roger Federer's streak of 65 straight majors  4:45 Is Rafa's draw "shockingly horrible," as James thinks?  7:00 We can agree, though, that Novak's is a cakewalk  11:30 Debating the merits of playing the week before a major  15:30 Men's bottom half: wtf  25:00 Our chat with Caitlin Thompson  30:00 Previewing Racquet Magazine &amp; why you should be as excited as we are!  50:30 How to subscribe, donate, and get some awesome gifts  54:15 Previewing the women's draw - starting with Serena, as always  57:00 Is Azarenka really the second favorite?  1:00:00 Checking in with Venus, Timea, Kerber, Madison  1:06:15 Women's bottom half: your guess is as good as mine    Racquet Magazine Kickstarter #ThisWeekInTennis: ATP Preview #ThisWeekInTennis: WTA Preview

Episode 44 is our Roland Garros preview. We start with the men's side, which got a whole lot more interesting a few weeks ago, with Rafa's resurgence, Andy's rebirth on clay, and Novak suffering a few setbacks. Next, enjoy our chat with Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of the new print-only Racquet Magazine and co-host of The Main Draw podcast. Stay tuned for info on how to subscribe or donate to Racquet's Kickstarter. Finally, we talk about the women's draw and, honestly, your guess is as good as ours.  1:30 Honoring Roger Federer's streak of 65 straight majors 4:45 Is Rafa's draw "shockingly horrible," as James thinks? 7:00 We can agree, though, that Novak's is a cakewalk 11:30 Debating the merits of playing the week before a major 15:30 Men's bottom half: wtf 25:00 Our chat with Caitlin Thompson 30:00 Previewing Racquet Magazine &amp; why you should be as excited as we are! 50:30 How to subscribe, donate, and get some awesome gifts 54:15 Previewing the women's draw - starting with Serena, as always 57:00 Is Azarenka really the second favorite? 1:00:00 Checking in with Venus, Timea, Kerber, Madison 1:06:15 Women's bottom half: your guess is as good as mine <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/racquet/racquet-magazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racquet Magazine Kickstarter</a> <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/2016-atp-french-open-preview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ThisWeekInTennis: ATP Preview</a> <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/2016-wta-french-open-preview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ThisWeekInTennis: WTA Preview</a>

Roland Garros Preview: Breaking Down The Draws and Introducing Racquet Magazine

The show is back from a two-week hiatus to discuss more clay court tennis! Rafa Nadal got to a record 50 consecutive sets won before bowing out to Dominic Thiem, who in turn bowed out to Zverev two matches later in the Madrid final. Petra Kvitova continued her awe-inspiring run with a third title in Madrid, this after taking the title in Prague the week before. We rag on Shapovalov and Patrick Mouratoglou, take a deep dive into Cornet's ITF ruling, then finish up with a few tennis etceteras.     01:28 #Thirev is a thing? The Bel-Ami Madrid final 07:11 A few clay tangents and musings 10:40 Phallic with a real sense of danger 14:49 The most positive Sharapova segment we've ever done 17:21 Petra won't stop winning, and other WTA standouts 25:00 Taking the piss out of Shapovalov and his "haters" 32:00 Serena is playing Roland Garros? Lord God Patrick says so 35:39 The Cornet case: did they make every reasonable effort? 49:40 Results we missed, injury updates, and Vinci's farewell

The show is back from a two-week hiatus to discuss more clay court tennis! Rafa Nadal got to a record 50 consecutive sets won before bowing out to Dominic Thiem, who in turn bowed out to Zverev two matches later in the Madrid final. Petra Kvitova continued her awe-inspiring run with a third title in Madrid, this after taking the title in Prague the week before. We rag on Shapovalov and Patrick Mouratoglou, take a deep dive into Cornet's ITF ruling, then finish up with a few tennis etceteras.   01:28 #Thirev is a thing? The Bel-Ami Madrid final 07:11 A few clay tangents and musings 10:40 Phallic with a real sense of danger 14:49 The most positive Sharapova segment we've ever done 17:21 Petra won't stop winning, and other WTA standouts 25:00 Taking the piss out of Shapovalov and his "haters" 32:00 Serena is playing Roland Garros? Lord God Patrick says so 35:39 The Cornet case: did they make every reasonable effort? 49:40 Results we missed, injury updates, and Vinci's farewell

One Clay At A Time

It's episode 68, and we're recapping the entertaining and nostalgic 2017 Australian Open, which saw several of the all-time greats compete in the finals. 35-year-olds Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the titles and tightened their grasp on the GOAT title, despite what Margaret Court wants to say.    4:15 Women's final: Serena def Venus to get #237:45 A household divided (ours, not the Williams')9:20 Venus doing God's work by taking out CoCo18:10 Venus is not just a ceremonial figure, she's a contender22:45 GOAT talk reignited - Margaret Court is salt personified.29:45 Et ceteras: rankings watch, Konta's run, Lucic-Baroni's return to a Grand Slam semi33:20 Men's final: Fedal is back, and Roger had a new game plan42:15 Federer's weird comments about his medical timeout48:30 Did we miss Novak and Andy?55:10 Mattek-Sands/Safarova and Peers/Kontinen win doubles titles56:15 One last Williams topic: Alexis debuts as fiance

It's episode 68, and we're recapping the entertaining and nostalgic 2017 Australian Open, which saw several of the all-time greats compete in the finals. 35-year-olds Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the titles and tightened their grasp on the GOAT title, despite what Margaret Court wants to say.  4:15 Women's final: Serena def Venus to get #237:45 A household divided (ours, not the Williams') 9:20 Venus doing God's work by taking out CoCo 18:10 Venus is not just a ceremonial figure, she's a contender 22:45 GOAT talk reignited - Margaret Court is salt personified. 29:45 Et ceteras: rankings watch, Konta's run, Lucic-Baroni's return to a Grand Slam semi 33:20 Men's final: Fedal is back, and Roger had a new game plan 42:15 Federer's weird comments about his medical timeout 48:30 Did we miss Novak and Andy? 55:10 Mattek-Sands/Safarova and Peers/Kontinen win doubles titles 56:15 One last Williams topic: Alexis debuts as fiance

Aussie Open Recap: GOATs March Through Melbourne

In episode 43, we attempt to digest ALL that happened in Rome last week. First things first, Serena's back with a big win. Andy Murray finally beats Novak again in a big final, with assists from Rafa and Kei. Were you as perplexed by Djokovic's erratic behaviour all week as we were? We try and get to the bottom of it during our extended "Rant" which also includes discussions of Tomic, the Aussie Olympic fiasco, and Grigor's meltdown in Istanbul. As usual, the episode is timestamped for your listening convenience.     2:12  -  Serena Williams, "back right smack dab in the middle of everything." 6:43  -  Keys a future #1, so says Serena  12:50 - A yet improved Rafa, sifting through the positives 18:20 - Andrew Murray, Baron of Clay 20:40 - Murresmo call it quits 22:18 - Getting to the bottom of Novak's erratic week in Rome 42:30 - Tomic, Kyrgios &amp; the Kitty Litter of Aussie Olympics 47:12 - Grigor's abomination  52:20 - Coco's coach tells her to "quit being a pansy" #GoReadABook 58:07 - Flavia's Farewell 61:11 - Venus back in the top 10?     #ThisWeekInTennis

In episode 43, we attempt to digest ALL that happened in Rome last week. First things first, Serena's back with a big win. Andy Murray finally beats Novak again in a big final, with assists from Rafa and Kei. Were you as perplexed by Djokovic's erratic behaviour all week as we were? We try and get to the bottom of it during our extended "Rant" which also includes discussions of Tomic, the Aussie Olympic fiasco, and Grigor's meltdown in Istanbul. As usual, the episode is timestamped for your listening convenience.  2:12  -  Serena Williams, "back right smack dab in the middle of everything." 6:43  -  Keys a future #1, so says Serena  12:50 - A yet improved Rafa, sifting through the positives 18:20 - Andrew Murray, Baron of Clay 20:40 - Murresmo call it quits 22:18 - Getting to the bottom of Novak's erratic week in Rome 42:30 - Tomic, Kyrgios &amp; the Kitty Litter of Aussie Olympics 47:12 - Grigor's abomination  52:20 - Coco's coach tells her to "quit being a pansy" #GoReadABook 58:07 - <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/flavias-farewell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flavia's Farewell</a> 61:11 - Venus back in the top 10?  <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/thisweekintennis.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #ThisWeekInTennis</a>

Rome Recap

Rafael Nadal motored through the French Open field to claim his 10th title at Roland Garros, or La Décima. While his latest French triumph was expected, the same cannot be said for Jelena Ostapenko, who rifled winners past her opponents at will to grab the Suzanne Lenglen trophy. Join us as we relive the most memorable and newsworthy moments from championship weekend at the year's second Slam.   02:20 La Décima, the men's final, and Rafa's annihilation of the field 19:22 Fearless Ostapenko did THAT! 28:20 Halep's missed opportunities on court and off 37:00 Nole lost at sea? We don't have any answers 40:50 Concerned about Dominic Thiem or nah? 43:48 WTA etceteras: Cash aboard the CoCo train, French drama, &amp; Maria is out 51:04 ATP etceteras: Murray's "shock and awe" performance, Stan readies for Wimbledon 54:16 Our most expansive segment on doubles ever? We take some Canadian pride in Dabrowski 60:59 Watching the rankings, the various roads and races 66:38 Test your Nadal knowledge alongside James!

Rafael Nadal motored through the French Open field to claim his 10th title at Roland Garros, or La Décima. While his latest French triumph was expected, the same cannot be said for Jelena Ostapenko, who rifled winners past her opponents at will to grab the Suzanne Lenglen trophy. Join us as we relive the most memorable and newsworthy moments from championship weekend at the year's second Slam. 02:20 La Décima, the men's final, and Rafa's annihilation of the field 19:22 Fearless Ostapenko did THAT! 28:20 Halep's missed opportunities on court and off 37:00 Nole lost at sea? We don't have any answers 40:50 Concerned about Dominic Thiem or nah? 43:48 WTA etceteras: Cash aboard the CoCo train, French drama, &amp; Maria is out 51:04 ATP etceteras: Murray's "shock and awe" performance, Stan readies for Wimbledon 54:16 Our most expansive segment on doubles ever? We take some Canadian pride in Dabrowski 60:59 Watching the rankings, the various roads and races 66:38 Test your Nadal knowledge alongside James!

La Décima: 10 Reflections From Rolly G

Episode 117 comes to you again from Charleston and Toronto. This time, Bri (@4thetennis) joins the show from the Volvo Car Open to "set the record straight" on all things Sloane and offer her insights on a potpourri of tennis topics. You will also hear from a handful of WTA players in a segment featuring audio from the players' All Access Hour in Charleston, before James makes his appearance to close the show with part two of our listener mailbag. This episode is a bit unorthodox, but we hope you enjoy!    1:00 Welcome our guest, General of the #SloaneHive, Bri! (@4thetennis)2:45 Bri makes sure we put some respeck on Sloane's name9:00 Talking Rafa's return, the state of Novak 17:20 On the ground in Charleston: Genie, Tortellini Queen, Stosur, college grads in women's tennis28:00 Press goodies:  Konta, Garcia, Keys; and Osaka talks Big Sascha35:20 Listener Q&amp;A: why hasn't WTA Rising Stars taken off like ATP NextGen? (@_clarkeshannon)43:15 What would you change about tennis? (@gaygroundzero)46:00 Who are your favorite (and least fav) tennis commentators? (also @gaygroundzero)49:15 Where is the line when it comes to poking fun at your least favorite players? (@SholzTalks10s)53:30 Will Sharapova return to the top 10 or is she done? (@michaelomusic)56:50 What will it take for Novak to fix himself? (@TylerGreenDC)

Episode 117 comes to you again from Charleston and Toronto. This time, Bri (@4thetennis) joins the show from the Volvo Car Open to "set the record straight" on all things Sloane and offer her insights on a potpourri of tennis topics. You will also hear from a handful of WTA players in a segment featuring audio from the players' All Access Hour in Charleston, before James makes his appearance to close the show with part two of our listener mailbag. This episode is a bit unorthodox, but we hope you enjoy!  1:00 Welcome our guest, General of the #SloaneHive, Bri! (@4thetennis)2:45 Bri makes sure we put some respeck on Sloane's name 9:00 Talking Rafa's return, the state of Novak  17:20 On the ground in Charleston: Genie, Tortellini Queen, Stosur, college grads in women's tennis 28:00 Press goodies:  Konta, Garcia, Keys; and Osaka talks Big Sascha 35:20 Listener Q&amp;A: why hasn't WTA Rising Stars taken off like ATP NextGen? (@_clarkeshannon) 43:15 What would you change about tennis? (@gaygroundzero) 46:00 Who are your favorite (and least fav) tennis commentators? (also @gaygroundzero) 49:15 Where is the line when it comes to poking fun at your least favorite players? (@SholzTalks10s) 53:30 Will Sharapova return to the top 10 or is she done? (@michaelomusic) 56:50 What will it take for Novak to fix himself? (@TylerGreenDC)

Setting The Record Straight In Charleston

In our peaches and cream episode (112), we've got a (still) blazing Petra, Federer becoming the oldest ever ATP #1, some Wozniacki messiness, and a discussion of the latest Harrison saga. Wow, that might have been the most succinct description of an episode we've ever done. Steep your tea, browse through the timestamps below, and enjoy our latest!   01:30 Petra with a 3! Kvitova wills her way back to the top 10 08:42 Gramps is back at #1; what's standing in his way? 16:22 New York Open: not a stone groove smash hit wonder 21:08 Caroline likes to get her lawyering on, but she hasn't studied for the bar 31:16 Any number of women can do what's not being done on the ATP right now 36:25 Tempering expectations for Serena's return 43:25 Harrison's latest: a whole lot we STILL don't know...no matter what they tell us 50:40 The Harrison interview on "Beyond The Baseline" 63:41 Darko is back, is very long-winded, and it's an almighty mess

In our peaches and cream episode (112), we've got a (still) blazing Petra, Federer becoming the oldest ever ATP #1, some Wozniacki messiness, and a discussion of the latest Harrison saga. Wow, that might have been the most succinct description of an episode we've ever done. Steep your tea, browse through the timestamps below, and enjoy our latest! 01:30 Petra with a 3! Kvitova wills her way back to the top 10 08:42 Gramps is back at #1; what's standing in his way? 16:22 New York Open: not a stone groove smash hit wonder 21:08 Caroline likes to get her lawyering on, but she hasn't studied for the bar 31:16 Any number of women can do what's not being done on the ATP right now 36:25 Tempering expectations for Serena's return 43:25 Harrison's latest: a whole lot we STILL don't know...no matter what they tell us 50:40 The Harrison interview on "Beyond The Baseline" 63:41 Darko is back, is very long-winded, and it's an almighty mess

Petra With A 3, Fed Back At 1, &amp; Ryan's Reckoning

2:00 James revisits Djokovic's comments and follow-up  10:30 Roger Federer tries to add some nuance, and fails  14:00 Warring fandoms and how we interpret players' words  17:00 Tennis Twitter's Manic Monday: Nicole Gibbs stands up  24:00 Andy Murray drops in to read Stakhovsky down  30:00 Neil Harman stops by for no reason  33:00 Going to bat for Andy Murray, currently the only ATP advocate for women  38:45 The trouble with allies/having a daughter makes you a feminist?  46:00 Hashing out the major arguments for/against equal prize money, briefly  50:00 Higher-faster-stronger is not the only measure of athleticism  55:30 Our case for the moral argument in favor of equal prize money  57:30 In praise of Billie Jean King  1:01:00 BJK and Chrissie Evert share great anecdotes about the 70s  1:06:00 Why are the men not focusing on pay disparity on the ATP? Instead, they prefer to blame women.  1:11:00 Big ups! Gibbs, BJK, Andy, and more Manic Monday

2:00 James revisits Djokovic's comments and follow-up 10:30 Roger Federer tries to add some nuance, and fails 14:00 Warring fandoms and how we interpret players' words 17:00 Tennis Twitter's Manic Monday: Nicole Gibbs stands up 24:00 Andy Murray drops in to read Stakhovsky down 30:00 Neil Harman stops by for no reason 33:00 Going to bat for Andy Murray, currently the only ATP advocate for women 38:45 The trouble with allies/having a daughter makes you a feminist? 46:00 Hashing out the major arguments for/against equal prize money, briefly 50:00 Higher-faster-stronger is not the only measure of athleticism 55:30 Our case for the moral argument in favor of equal prize money 57:30 In praise of Billie Jean King 1:01:00 BJK and Chrissie Evert share great anecdotes about the 70s 1:06:00 Why are the men not focusing on pay disparity on the ATP? Instead, they prefer to blame women. 1:11:00 Big ups! Gibbs, BJK, Andy, and more <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/tennis-players-set-twitter-ablaze-over-sexism-row" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manic Monday</a>

Deja Vu All Over Again

Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal are your French Open champions. For Simona, it was her first time as last woman standing at a Slam, while Nadal hoisted the Coupe des Mousquetaires for an 11th time. After recapping both finals and notable matches since the quarterfinals, we tackle some of the outside-the-lines etceteras that popped up since our last episode. On tap:  Nadal's alleged equal pay remarks, the ubiquity of flossing, the laughable punishment meted out in the James Blake case, and using Margaret Court to raise the stakes for our current greats.   01:41 Simona turns the Titanic back around 11:05 Putting the many facets of Simona into context 15:55 Muguruza defollicles Maria &amp; Madison has no answers for Sloane 20:02 Complicating Sloane's relationship with the media 24:46 Sloane gives a pitch perfect performance as runner-up 27:00 Nadal's third "La Undécima" &amp; the anxiety of greatness 34:54 How did Dominic acquit himself in his first Slam final? 39:48 The massive elephant in the room: Nadal &amp; equal pay in tennis 53:28 Assessing Novak's performance and loss to Cecchinato 58:11 Speaking of Cecchinato...thinking out loud about sports reporting 63:50 Doubles, juniors &amp; flossing?!?! How do the kids all know how to do it? 70:53 ENOUGH of using Margaret Court to move the goalpost.

Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal are your French Open champions. For Simona, it was her first time as last woman standing at a Slam, while Nadal hoisted the Coupe des Mousquetaires for an 11th time. After recapping both finals and notable matches since the quarterfinals, we tackle some of the outside-the-lines etceteras that popped up since our last episode. On tap:  Nadal's alleged equal pay remarks, the ubiquity of flossing, the laughable punishment meted out in the James Blake case, and using Margaret Court to raise the stakes for our current greats. 01:41 Simona turns the Titanic back around 11:05 Putting the many facets of Simona into context 15:55 Muguruza defollicles Maria &amp; Madison has no answers for Sloane 20:02 Complicating Sloane's relationship with the media 24:46 Sloane gives a pitch perfect performance as runner-up 27:00 Nadal's third "La Undécima" &amp; the anxiety of greatness 34:54 How did Dominic acquit himself in his first Slam final? 39:48 The massive elephant in the room: Nadal &amp; equal pay in tennis 53:28 Assessing Novak's performance and loss to Cecchinato 58:11 Speaking of Cecchinato...thinking out loud about sports reporting 63:50 Doubles, juniors &amp; flossing?!?! How do the kids all know how to do it? 70:53 ENOUGH of using Margaret Court to move the goalpost.

La Primera y La Undécima: 1s Across the Board at French Open

We are proud to bring you our Pride Special, a partial and selective history of the LGBTQ people across tennis history who changed our sport forever. Some of the stories you'll know, others were news to us, but all of them challenged our view of history and opened our eyes to so many forms of resistance. Listen for stories about Baron Gottfried von Cramm, Helen Jacobs, Billie and Martina, Renee Richards, and many more. Happy Pride! 03:45 The early modern era: Big Bill Tilden8:00 Helen Jacobs, shorts pioneer and one-half of a fascinating gay relationship in the 1930s14:20 When queer love is criminal: Baron Gottfried von Cramm22:00 Ted Tinling, the designer of women's tennis27:00 Renee Richards changes everything40:00 The summer of 1981: Billie Jean King &amp; Martina's outings pose an existential threat to women's tennis45:55 "In Defense of Billie Jean," by ally Chrissie Evert Lloyd51:00 Martina: a perfect storm of Cold War hysteria, citizenship fears, and the "butch" female body54:55 Amelie Mauresmo, who was never "in"1:03:45 Gender trouble: the confounding clash of sex, sexuality, gender, and gender expression1:11:30 Things we learned and closing thoughts Reading List:Big Bill Tilden - Frank DefordSecond Serve - Renee RichardsThe Rivals - Johnette Howard"Amelie Mauresmo's Muscles: The Lesbian Heroic in Women's Professional Tennis" - Pamela J. Forman and Darcy C. Plymire"Renee Richards Wants to be Left Alone," Michael Weinreb (Grantland)"Renee Richards' 'Second Serve' is a Book About Two Remarkable People," Jeremiah Tax (Sports Illustrated)"Life, Death, Tennis and the Nazis: Gottfried von Cramm, The Man That Wimbledon Forgot," Will Mage (Vice Sports UK)

We are proud to bring you our Pride Special, a partial and selective history of the LGBTQ people across tennis history who changed our sport forever. Some of the stories you'll know, others were news to us, but all of them challenged our view of history and opened our eyes to so many forms of resistance. Listen for stories about Baron Gottfried von Cramm, Helen Jacobs, Billie and Martina, Renee Richards, and many more. Happy Pride!  03:45 The early modern era: Big Bill Tilden 8:00 Helen Jacobs, shorts pioneer and one-half of a fascinating gay relationship in the 1930s 14:20 When queer love is criminal: Baron Gottfried von Cramm 22:00 Ted Tinling, the designer of women's tennis 27:00 Renee Richards changes everything 40:00 The summer of 1981: Billie Jean King &amp; Martina's outings pose an existential threat to women's tennis 45:55 <a href="http://chrisevert.net/the-evert-museum-the-press-video-archives/in-defense-of-billie-jean/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"In Defense of Billie Jean,"</a> by ally Chrissie Evert Lloyd 51:00 Martina: a perfect storm of Cold War hysteria, citizenship fears, and the "butch" female body 54:55 Amelie Mauresmo, who was never "in" 1:03:45 Gender trouble: the confounding clash of sex, sexuality, gender, and gender expression 1:11:30 Things we learned and closing thoughts   Reading List: Big Bill Tilden - Frank Deford Second Serve - Renee Richards The Rivals - Johnette Howard "<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/40005505?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amelie Mauresmo's Muscles: The Lesbian Heroic in Women's Professional Tennis</a>" - Pamela J. Forman and Darcy C. Plymire "<a href="http://grantland.com/features/reneacutee-richards-wants-left-alone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee Richards Wants to be Left Alone</a>," Michael Weinreb (Grantland) "<a href="https://www.si.com/vault/1983/03/28/625150/renee-richards-second-serve-is-a-book-about-two-remarkable-people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee Richards' 'Second Serve' is a Book About Two Remarkable People</a>," Jeremiah Tax (Sports Illustrated) "<a href="https://sports.vice.com/en_uk/article/aebe74/life-death-tennis-and-the-nazis-gottfried-von-cramm-the-man-that-wimbledon-forgot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life, Death, Tennis and the Nazis: Gottfried von Cramm, The Man That Wimbledon Forgot</a>," Will Mage (Vice Sports UK)

Pride Is Political: A Partial History of LGBTQ People in Tennis

Welcome to our mid-Wimbledon show where we recap all the tennis from week one at SW19. We begin with the tennis stories capturing most of the headlines: Rafa's lawsuit against Bachelot is moving forward, "bad boys" Tomic, Medvedev, and Kyrgios generate lots of ink in the British rags, and Venus is exonerated! We also take a few digs at Rena's Army, the AELTC, and Taylor Fritz, before finishing up with the actual tennis, culminating with Manic Monday action.   03:04 Tomic's truth tea &amp; HEAD's BS moralizing 11:32 Medvedev's racist past &amp; boorish Wimbledon behaviour 16:03 Girl, BYE: Palm Beach Gardens Police Department   23:28 Girl, BYE: The All England Lawn Tennis &amp; Croquet Club 31:20 Wading into the Kyrgios gossip rag nonsense 34:35 Upsets: Stan, Pliskova, and Ferrer beating Gasquet? 38:06 Why is Rena's Army so relentlessly messy, mean-spirited and dark-sided? 40:12 The Fritz "Daddy of the Year" PR video 47:10 So how did those WTA 11-15 seeds fare in week one? 51:51 Manic Monday recap 61:35 Rafa bumps his head, Muller bumps him out of Wimbledon

Welcome to our mid-Wimbledon show where we recap all the tennis from week one at SW19. We begin with the tennis stories capturing most of the headlines: Rafa's lawsuit against Bachelot is moving forward, "bad boys" Tomic, Medvedev, and Kyrgios generate lots of ink in the British rags, and Venus is exonerated! We also take a few digs at Rena's Army, the AELTC, and Taylor Fritz, before finishing up with the actual tennis, culminating with Manic Monday action. 03:04 Tomic's truth tea &amp; HEAD's BS moralizing 11:32 Medvedev's racist past &amp; boorish Wimbledon behaviour 16:03 Girl, BYE: Palm Beach Gardens Police Department   23:28 Girl, BYE: The All England Lawn Tennis &amp; Croquet Club 31:20 Wading into the Kyrgios gossip rag nonsense 34:35 Upsets: Stan, Pliskova, and Ferrer beating Gasquet? 38:06 Why is Rena's Army so relentlessly messy, mean-spirited and dark-sided? 40:12 The Fritz "Daddy of the Year" PR video 47:10 So how did those WTA 11-15 seeds fare in week one? 51:51 Manic Monday recap 61:35 Rafa bumps his head, Muller bumps him out of Wimbledon

Mid-Wimbledon Check-up: Head On Doorframe

Welcome to our week one recap of the 2017 French Open. We kick things off with a look back at some of the big (albeit few) upsets, as well as the biggest surprises left in both singles draws. Rafa and Novak remain on course for a crackerjack semifinal, while Andy and Stan motor along under the radar on the other half of the men's draw. As for the women, your guess is still as good as ours. We talk about Kiki Mladenovic's possible role as villain on the WTA, before following up on our discussion from last time on the real villain at the moment, Margaret Court.   02:12 Kicking things off with the upsets: throwing Zverev in James' face 06:20 Can we talk about the tarp thing? James goes off 07:51 Petko goes to bat for Angie 10:20 Any bigger surprise than Caroline Wozniacki? 17:02 Women's Draw: your guess is still as good as ours 20:32 Talking the Venus-Timea matchup 28:22 Kiki refuses to lose but how much can she have left? 32:26 Men's Draw: marching right along to another Rafole humdinger? 42:42 Good sportsmanship/humanity the big motif of week one? 47:15 Is Kiki a villain? Is she the villain tennis needs? Does tennis need one? 50:15 Forza, Muguruza! 53:45 Margaret Court is definitely a villain 59:55 Why you say "no comment?"

Welcome to our week one recap of the 2017 French Open. We kick things off with a look back at some of the big (albeit few) upsets, as well as the biggest surprises left in both singles draws. Rafa and Novak remain on course for a crackerjack semifinal, while Andy and Stan motor along under the radar on the other half of the men's draw. As for the women, your guess is still as good as ours. We talk about Kiki Mladenovic's possible role as villain on the WTA, before following up on our discussion from last time on the real villain at the moment, Margaret Court. 02:12 Kicking things off with the upsets: throwing Zverev in James' face 06:20 Can we talk about the tarp thing? James goes off 07:51 Petko goes to bat for Angie 10:20 Any bigger surprise than Caroline Wozniacki? 17:02 Women's Draw: your guess is still as good as ours 20:32 Talking the Venus-Timea matchup 28:22 Kiki refuses to lose but how much can she have left? 32:26 Men's Draw: marching right along to another Rafole humdinger? 42:42 Good sportsmanship/humanity the big motif of week one? 47:15 Is Kiki a villain? Is she the villain tennis needs? Does tennis need one? 50:15 Forza, Muguruza! 53:45 Margaret Court is definitely a villain 59:55 Why you say "no comment?"

Mid-Roland Garros Report: All Tea and No Comment

Episode 63 marks the finale of our second season. We spend a good chunk of time thanking some of our supporters by name. (Please forgive us if we missed you - it wasn't intentional!) We have lots of fun chit-chatting about the petty, messy, trying, and frivolous moments in tennis this past year. We also take you back to a once-controversial subject in tennis: the Williams sisters' hair, and its role as a signifier of their outsider status.  3:15 Rundown of 2016's messy af moments in tennis, starting with Gibbs-Stakhovsky-Murray 9:15 Ryan Harrison is doing the most to provoke Tennis Twitter 11:45 A sidebar on politics and why we shan't be tolerating alt-right tennis players 14:30 Tomic and Kyrgios' complicated relationship 20:00 Who's suing whom 22:45 Other insane things: Wimbledon poisoning and a murder trial 26:15 Tomic politely asks a fan for a cup to go with his teabag(ging) 28:00 Discussing Jonathan's WTA Grand Slam Rankings 39:00 James takes a quiz about 2016 title winners 43:35 Our 2017 Breakout Players 48:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas - Venus Williams loses some beads at the '99 Australian Open, tennis loses its shit (thanks to @StephInTheUS and her YouTube channel) 1:02:00 We thank our supporters on the air - your support has made this podcast possible!

Episode 63 marks the finale of our second season. We spend a good chunk of time thanking some of our supporters by name. (Please forgive us if we missed you - it wasn't intentional!) We have lots of fun chit-chatting about the petty, messy, trying, and frivolous moments in tennis this past year. We also take you back to a once-controversial subject in tennis: the Williams sisters' hair, and its role as a signifier of their outsider status.  3:15 Rundown of 2016's messy af moments in tennis, starting with <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/tennis-players-set-twitter-ablaze-over-sexism-row" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gibbs-Stakhovsky-Murray</a> 9:15 Ryan Harrison is doing the most to provoke Tennis Twitter 11:45 A sidebar on politics and why we shan't be tolerating alt-right tennis players 14:30 Tomic and Kyrgios' complicated relationship 20:00 Who's suing whom 22:45 Other insane things: Wimbledon poisoning and a murder trial 26:15 Tomic politely asks a fan for a cup to go with his teabag(ging) 28:00 Discussing Jonathan's WTA <a href="http://www.sportscribe.ca/home/wta-grand-slam-rankings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grand Slam Rankings</a> 39:00 James takes a quiz about 2016 title winners 43:35 Our 2017 Breakout Players 48:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ro-pPIwrJc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Venus Williams</a> loses some beads at the '99 Australian Open, tennis loses its shit (thanks to @StephInTheUS and her YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfC0PPuLEPKxko97jxewbQQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">channel</a>) 1:02:00 We thank our supporters on the air - your support has made this podcast possible!

Season 2 Finale: Tennis Is Messy AF

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