It’s delusion hours, everyone! So, it’s like every other episode? Maybe. We talk about each quarter and who is left in the Wimbledon draw. Miranda and Katie go all in with Matteo and call for an upset. We might also be the only podcast saying Chris Eubanks will win Wimbledon. We also ask the very important question, is Novak Djokovic a vegan or does he just do yoga? Either way, he’s probably eating Hubi Hurkacz. We manifest another quarterfinal for Andrey Rublev and Stefaniil. Then, we move on to the most important part of the episode, a game! We bring in a special guest (and resident Emil Ruusuvuori fangirl) to judge said game. We’re taking romance tropes and casting tennis players as the leads. Who is so desperate for a rival they’d have beef with a Ziploc bag? Who has a face that has never seen iPhone? Who has a forbidden, sultry vibe? Who would you want to be the last man on earth with you? We’d love to see who you would cast in these roles and which rom-com you’d want to read! (Or which one you’d like to write 👀)

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We started this podcast six months ago with Tsitsislander, but now it's time for Tsitsidosa. (Although Katie does throw in quite a bit of Tsitsislander.) Before we talk about the relationship between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa, we talk about Roland Garros. This was recorded a lifetime ago and for that, we apologize. Novak Djokovic won his 23rd slam, whatever, whatever, good job, but there are much more important topics to talk about. Miranda considers the branding of players and whether public opinion sways based on facial hair. Katie tries to care about this topic even though everything she’s learned has been forced upon her. Then we briefly glaze over grass and mourn Matteo Berrettini’s favorite part of the season.  

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From asking Gerry to default him to now winning the whole thing, Daniil Medvedev is really the main character. Despite all the rain, this tournament wasn’t gloomy for us. After months without a Stefaniil match, we finally got our favorite matchup. Unfortunately, all the drama is more familial, but there is nothing we love discussing more than the mental and emotional side of tennis. Which means we do break out the star charts. As this is the final Masters on clay for this year, we look forward to Roland Garros and the notable people missing from the draw. Clay season is in it’s third act, so let’s hope for a high tower surprise. 

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We get a little more serious this week as we go over the various controversies and misogyny that happened in the last days of Madrid. From Cakegate to the ball crew’s uniforms and the mockery of them, to the silencing of the final two women’s doubles teams, to the alleged rigging in favor of Carlos Alcaraz. As women, it is our responsibility to talk about these problems and shed light on misogyny. It isn’t all doom and gloom, though, Katie talks about the men’s doubles final and Rublanov. Then, we look forward to Rome and Katie gives her quarterfinalist predictions. (Yes, they’ve already aged terribly.)

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Mercury is in Retrograde and so is Madrid. We’re here for our not-so-regularly scheduled episode to talk less about tennis and more about the multiverse of madness that is tennis and pop culture colliding. Miranda prepared a quiz about the fame and popularity of tennis players in honor of the Met Gala. Katie gives her dream teams for the Laver Cup, including the addition of another team of her favorite oldies. In terms of tennis, because we are a tennis podcast, we discuss Daniil Medvedev’s theatrics on court, the renaissance of Aslan Karatsev (the Aslanaissance, if you will), and thirst over Borna Coric, despite how he tries to hide his face and hair with a hat. 

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Monte-Carlo truly is the most beautiful tennis tournament, and not just because Andrey Rublev won it this week! We’re back to celebrate Andrey’s win and discuss all the drama, from Daniil Medvedev dragging his not-friend Alexander Zverev to Taylor Fritz beating American clay hater Stefanos Tsitsipas. Also included: half a grid of F1 drivers and Big Babies™️ Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune roughhousing in the sandbox (a.k.a. clay court).

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With two weeks to recap, Miranda and Katie really focus on the most important aspects of the year’s first Masters 1000. Like the fact that Cam Norrie called Felix his “daddy”. Of course, we talk about Daniil Medvedev’s “court” case against Indian Wells and their slow "hard" courts. Miranda reveals her Indian Wells teddy bear’s name and Katie tells her truth about a certain retired player smelling absolutely fantastic. We also play “doubles advocate” and discuss Reilly Opelka’s comments about ridding the world of doubles. As far as the tennis, we talk about Janlitos (the rivalry between Carlitos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner), the drama between Holger Rune and old man Stan Wawrinka, the horrific grunt show of Felix Auger-Alissame and Carlos Alcaraz, and the short, yet painful final. 

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It's very Katie and Miranda to name the 13th episode of the podcast after Taylor Swift lyrics. Last week, Miranda ventured out into the desert for a couple days at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California! This episode is just a recap of all the action she was able to catch on the first Friday and Saturday of the tournament. We answer all of the most essential questions, like which player one of the camera people said is a c***, who is hotter in person (from a very unbiased source, of course) and what are the bathrooms like? We’ll be back with a normal tournament recap of Indian Wells next week! 

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Tell a friend to tell a friend, he’s backkkk. And by he, of course we mean Daniil Medvedev. This week was an exciting one and pretty wholesome. Daniil might have won his third tournament in a row, but more importantly, he re-ignited the Stefaniil rivalry again and won Best Friend of the Week by defending Andrey. We talk about the kids: like Holger Rune v. Ben Shelton, Lorenzo Musetti’s anxiety, and whether Carlos Alcaraz would slay with nail polish. Katie’s most important win of the week is that Botic Van De Zandsculp knows her dog, because, of course, he’s her dog’s favorite. We didn’t do any predictions this week because the more important topic is that Miranda will be at Indian Wells! She’ll be taking in the tennis firsthand with her sunglasses and cap, so if you see her, no you didn’t.

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