The Backhanders

Broken hearts and broken bones best sums up the current state of play at Flushing Meadows as players do their very best to avoid the spotlight in week one of the Open.

What's flatter than a US hardcourt? It's the field vying for glory in both the men's and women's draws. Lightning and Catters pay tribute to the great Serena on the eve of her final slam and take a closer look at who's out of form going into this year's Open (spoiler alert - EVERYONE).

After a brief COVID interruption, the boys return to dissect the ascent of Saint Nick and the emergence of a new unlikely podcast mascot, Elena Rebackhander.

No Russians... no ranking points... no worries! The boys rip through their preview of Wimbledont Bother 2022 like two men on a mission to save the sport they love.

The second week at Roland Garros delivered plenty of thrills and spills on the devil's dirt. The boys dissect all of the action as well as pay tribute to the recent retirees.

The boys have survived 50% of their least favourite tournament and are keen to share all of their insights from Week One on the devil's dirt!

Spring is in the air and according to our extensive research, the good people of Paris have well and truly been infected with tennis fever. The boys preview the upcoming blockbuster that is about to take place at Roland Garros on the devil's dirt.

The boys discuss Aussie Ash's drought-breaking title as well as Rafa's superhuman strength and the Medvedevil's PR Pitch-Perfect fortnight. Oh and Saint Nick won a slam!

The boys dissect a dramatic first week of play and top of the agenda is the crowds behaving badly, the players behaving badly and Sascha Zverev playing badly.

With the Australian Open just around corner, the boys dedicate this episode to one of the fundamentals of tennis... the return of Serb.