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10,000 tennis fans packed Centre Court on a Monday to watch two men battle for a prize that had eluded them in the past. Patrick Rafter had come close in 2000, losing to Pete Sampras in the final. Goran Ivanišević’s date with destiny at Wimbledon was a long time coming. He had lost in the final three times prior to that July day in 2001, where a legion of rabid Aussie fans and Goran devotees gathered for an unforgettable afternoon.

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Well, they did it again. We expected Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal to win, right? Well if you didn’t I’ve got bad news for you. On a special Roland Garros wrap of the pod, Vivek Jacob joins Devang to break down both finals, bring our best and worst takes to the floor regarding the highs and lows of the 2022 French Open and conclude, as always, with Parting Shots. Enjoy!

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Dev and Simon dive headfirst into some nonsense this week as we play a word description game to tackle the first week at Roland Garros.

Next we ask a simple question. What are 3 things we loved and 3 things we hated from the French capital so far.

Finally, our attention turns to parting shots which feature the biggest L of the season so far and a dog named Willow.


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I think we all knew it was heading here deep down.
The ATP, WTA, and ITF planted a tennis racket in the sand this week by removing rankings points from Wimbledon.
Dev and Simon are joined by James Shank of TickTok Tennis to digest some show court sized news.
Plus, the debut of the Open Era Draft and Parting Shots revists Sets and the City. The tennis season powers on!

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In case you didn’t know tennis still has a sexist pay disparity problem. That again reared its ugly head during the week in Rome.

Plus Devang and Simon tackle the Rafa injury, the Wimbledon points situation and dive into some Open Era Marketing for which players you should be buying and selling heading to the French Open.

#isnerman forever

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With Devang away, Simon welcomes in a few guests to help examine a few intriguing topics.

First the wonderful Michelle Katami of the BBC World Service to talk about rising star Angella Okutoyi. It’s a fascinating look into the young Kenyan’s journey and where she hopes to go next.

Next, we are thrilled to be joined by Claire and Scott from the Murray Musings Podcast. Obviously we talk about Andy (durr) but we also dive into their thoughts on Madrid and the season in general.

It’s a banger! Enjoy.

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It’s a BIG show this week as Devang and Simon welcome Tennis Now writer Chris Oddo to chat about everything Madrid, including the Rafa-Novak-Alcaraz section and the fate of the ‘other guys’ in the ATP.

Also: Boris Becker goes to jail, the Wimbledon ban draws Nadal’s ire, and Bianca Andreescu’s comeback hits full gear.

In parting shots, we examine what Naomi Osaka meant by her comments regarding the ATP and ‘excitement’ and talk about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.

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Carlos Swiatek. Iga Alcaraz.

You can see what we’re trying to do here..Hopefully. This week’s Open Era is full of Iga and Carlos talk as we unveil the brand new Open Era Seal Of Quality™ to grade the thousands of tennis matches we watch over the days, weeks, months and (oh god) years.

But before that, Simon and Devang discuss the major news off the court this week, as Wimbledon confirmed it will ban players from Russia and Belarus at this year’s tournament. Is this just,why did Wimbledon do this unilaterally, and what precedent will this set are some of the questions we attempt to tackle.

To close, parting shots features all the usual nonsense you’ve come to expect, plus some 420 stuff. Enjoy!

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The ATP arrives at the home tournament for the majority of the top 100… We round up Monte Carlo with our top 5 favourite matches of the week. In women’s tennis it was a big week for acronyms as the WTA stars played in the BJK Cup. Can LAF steer C A N A D A to victory? Plus the usual nonsense of parting shots!

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Another week brings more retirement news from pro tennis as yes… time is still undefeated.

On this week’s Open Era, commentator Ravi Ubha joins Devang to discuss Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s impending retirement from tennis. They discuss his biggest moments and why that final breakthrough at a major never came.

Then, Tennis and Bagels’ Vansh Vermani joins to recap the bombshell coaching news of the week: Patrick Mouratoglu is leaving the Serena Williams coaching team to link up with Simona Halep. What does it mean for both players as the WTA enters a new phase?

All of that, plus the American clay warriors of Houston, new ATP ‘punishment’ for bad behaviour, Bianca Andreescu’s comeback and much more!

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