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PODCAST: 2020 ROLAND GARROS PREVIEW

9/26/2020

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Episode 207: "Drip It Like It's Hot"

Roland Garros 2020 is upon us, en automne, barely two weeks after the US Open and perhaps against better judgment. But what happen-ed happen-ed and here we are in Paris. The cool, damp conditions will likely produce grinding and unpredictable tennis, which has made predictions futile. The best predictor is how players have fared so far during the restarted season. In addition to the draw preview, we've got a few Covid updates, several messes to check in on, and a Dramatic Reading full of Canadian Content.

0:30 Against all odds, Roland Garros is happening
4:50 Men's draw preview: who will benefit from these tough conditions? Rafa gets Thiem, Djoko gets Tsitsipas/Meddy/Berrettini
19:00 We both failed probability but no, Virginia, the draw's not rigged
28:20 Women's draw preview: for the first time in a while, there's a clear favorite (but her road's not easy)
37:20 Women's bottom half - what to expect of Pliskova's health? Will someone other than Simona win her third Slam here?
42:15 Covid updates: spectator limit reduced to 1000 per day; Paire is in, but Verdasco is out
47:10 Buckle up for lots of commentator talk about weather and new balls
52:50 An enduring, recurring mess by Boris Becker
55:35 Dramatic Reading, a tribute to the trap king of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

#RolandGarros #FrenchOpen #NovakDjokovic #RafaelNadal #SimonaHalep #WTA #ATP


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PODCAST: 2020 US OPEN BUBBLE WRAP

9/15/2020

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Episode 206: "Bubble Wrap: Women Save the Day"
It wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t think we would -- or should -- have any tennis for the rest of 2020. Now, here we are recapping the final week of a fanless U.S. Open. Naomi Osaka and Dominic Thiem are your champions, a third Slam triumph for Naomi and a first at last for someone not named Federer, Djokovic, or Nadal. We cover the matches of week two leading up to the finals, as well as so much of the commentary and discourse surrounding the tournament. Sadly, and maddeningly, the commentariat simply did not meet the moment. All this and more on our Bubble Wrap!

02:02 Mariah saves the day: Jonathan has a word for the haters
10:20 The road to the women's final
20:38 Naomi Osaka wins her 3rd Slam title, against a reborn Vika
30:27 Naomi starts a conversation, the commentators have no clue how to talk about it
46:08 The sloppy path to the men's final?
52:07 The "low quality" of the men's matches doesn't exist in a vacuum
59:54 What to make of the men's final  
65:18 Moments that made us cringe
78:14 Moments of levity: things we enjoyed from the fortnight
81:59 Dramatic Reading: Serena (out of nowhere) shades tf out of ______.

#USOpen #NaomiOsaka #DominicThiem #Azarenka #Zverev #WTA #ATP


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PODCAST: DJOKOVIC DEFAULT AND MID-US OPEN CHAT

9/7/2020

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Episode 205: "Double Bubble, Toil, and Trouble"

We knew it would be an unusual first week of the US Open. It started with Benoit Paire's positive test, and continued with the double bubble regulations and warring health departments. We got non-stop drama surrounding Kiki Mladenovic's singles loss and last-minute ejection from the doubles draw. But no one was prepared for the default of the undefeated #1 seed Novak Djokovic after hitting a line judge with a ball. Nostalgic for five-set collapses and parent-coach-player psychodramas? Oh, we still have those too.

0:30 Djokovic defaulted in the 4th round
9:15 Highlights of the men's first week: Felix grows up, Tsitsipas melts down
18:00 Three Canadian men in the second week of a Slam, a first!
26:00 Women's side: Rogers and Brady stun, Pironkova parachutes in to torture your faves, and Vika gets that Vika mojo back
41:20 Some thoughts on Sloane-Serena
49:45 Benoit and the original 10 - a double bubble and a not-quite-double bubble
53:40 Kiki does not love the US Open
59:10 Inconsistency, jurisdiction issues, and a lack of transparency
70:10 Thoughts on Djokovic's statement 

#USOpen #Djokovic #Serena #USTA #WTA #ATP


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