0:31 - Men's French Open Week 1 feat. Matthew McConaughey, a Shelton/Alcaraz Masterclass in Class, and the best shots of the tournament so far

25:20 - Women's French Open Week 1 feat. Hailey Baptiste!, among others37:02 - French Open Viewing Experience on TNT (as well as TruTV and Max)

45:05 - Women's Week 2 Preview feat. Iga Swiatek vs. The Field

51:51 - Men's Week 2 Preview feat. Our Dream Finals for Sunday afternoon 6/8/25

0:00 - Memorial Day Catchup on American & More Contenders Live From "The Mac Zone:

15:29 - Men's & Women's Pentazone feat. Joe H. more confident than ever in Men's / completely disregarding The Queen of Clay

24:34 - Women's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Foxy Superstars Paula Badosa & Daria Kasatkina

33:57 - Men's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Paula Badosa's Boyfriend

Jen & Jane join Joe & Joe to talk raising podcasters in the Midwest

Last Spring, movie theaters welcomed Tashi Duncan, Art Donaldson, and Patrick Zweig into their hallowed, historic halls. In the remainder of 2024, a better movie was not released than Challengers. But of course, in our twisted sicko times, the film was not showered with trophies come award season and remains underseen. So here we are re-sharing two hours of our spirited conversation about this straight ball banger of a movie - the definitive greatest tennis movie.

This episode, recorded on the open road and edited from a redeye cross country flight, captures a conversation with Tennis Coach Jeff Harst; Discussed: What Separates Players, Intersection of Game Logistics and Culture, & Irrigation

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Joe Hallman Monte Carlo Roll-up Fits

9:38 - Joe vs. Joe Ranking Challenge Game! What player will climb the farthest in five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand & six hundred minutes?

44:14 - Tight Five on Monte Carlo Masters 2025 (Congrats to Carlos Alcaraz; WTFYD Zverev)

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Sabalenka on Societal Tussles, Shelton on Contact Sports, & The Heartland Beyond!

18:40 - Michael Costello's Tennis Tales from Cleveland, Atlanta, & Charleston + A Look at Houston Results (Congrats to Baylor's Jenson Brooksby)

48:41 - The Joint Nice Point State of the Union Address: We elaborate on which Americans can win a Slam (Since Serena we've had four women each win one - Sloane Stephens, Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, and Madison Keys to kick off the 2025 season; No man has won since 2003)

BONUS - Who is the ATP equivalent of "The Latvian Hammer" Jelena Ostapenko?

0:00 - Cold Open & Warm Up Rally

5:45 - 2025 Miami Open feat. Andreeva/Anisimova Controversy and The Capital of Latin America

17:18 - Nice Point Podcast Welcomes Lawyer & Golf Aficionado Andy Meinert; This conversation covers fandom and revenue opportunities in both of these niche, solo sports, Saudi Arabia's LIV, the success of the inaugural season of TGL, social media and sponsorships, the tyranny of one's ranking, and culminates in a discussion about the major lawsuit brought by the Djokovic-led PTPA against the ATP, WTA, "et. al."

0:00 - Cold Open / Ad Break

1:15 - Updates to WTA Maternity Benefits & First MLTBHACO Nominee Belinda Bencic

6:08 - Nice Point Podcast Hands Out the Nice Look Award, Nice Match Award, and Most Likely To Be Having A Cold One Award

0:00 - Cold Open

0:55 - Net Intros, Warm Up Rally, and What It's Like at Indian Wells w/ My Brother's Girlfriend & California's Captain Caitie

36:51 - BNP Paribas 2025 Women's Recap feat. The Mental Fortitude of a Teenage Girl

51:44 - BNP Paribas 2025 Men's Recap feat. A Debate About Rune's Rizz