The Backhanders

The boys dissect a massive two weeks of substandard tennis.... fortunately there were plenty of subplots to keep them amused!

This Grand Sham is living up to its name and the boys are well and truly confused. Crowds or no crowds? Injured or not injured? Aussie success or failure? It's been a rocky first week at the AO to say the least...

To say that the Aus Open preparations have been bumpy, is probably the understatement of 2021, but luckily King Novak has come to the rescue.

What a feeling! The end of another fortnight on the devil's dirt has left the lads with mixed emotions, but mainly the overriding sense of joy and relief that it's all over for another.... what only six months til the next French? #$%#!

Well the weather has been slightly better than the tennis, but that's not saying much. The lads are far more interested in the seemingly endless Mixed Troubles on and off the court.

The French have adopted a relaxed, laissez faire approach to creating le bubble at Roland Garros and Lightning & Catters are less than amused.

With the bubble experiment complete and #saschashame now trending globally, the boys assess what this all means for the future of tennis.

Joker the choker does the unthinkable... Catters & Lightning naturally offer their compassionate and nuanced opinion on the matter.

We have finally arrived at the bubble of destiny! The boys preview the most Open Closed Open in recent history.

There may be no Olympic tennis to discuss, but there's still plenty of drama off the court to discuss including the UTS, impending US Open and Milos Raonic's eating habits.

Music by Adam Ball

Design by J Chrois