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July 10, 2016 It’s A Williams World At Wimbledon

Episode 49 gives you a bit of everything we've been known to talk about on The Body Serve: Serena, Venus, Andy, Beyonce, Mariah, Lemonade. We're here to recap a brilliant fortnight for Serena and Venus at Wimbledon, congratulate Andy Murray, and welcome our guest Stephanie Neppl (@StephintheUS) to the show! You'll hear us revel in the Williams Sisters' singles and doubles success, go to bat for the depth of the WTA, and chat with Steph about her time at Wimbledon, including sitting beside Isha and very close to Oracene! Oh, and you won't want to miss our dramatic reading of some of Venus Williams' best quotes from Wimbledon!

2:45 Serena Williams gets 22

7:30 Kerber the clear no. 2 player right now

12:00 The Serena-Patrick coaching relationship

17:45 Building the Williams legacy with another doubles win

27:00 Taking a moment to praise Venus

30:00 A dramatic reading of Venus Williams wisdom

35:00 We talk about not talking about Marion Bartoli

38:30 Those infamous BBC tweets

42:00 Depth on the WTA - "No. 2 by committee"

47:10 Men's wrap-up: Andy Murray wins Wimbledon #2

57:45 Raonic's coach John McEnroe calling his matches for ESPN

1:04:40 Interview with @stephintheus, Williams superfan and Wimbledon attendee

1:12:00 Steph sat next to Isha & Oracene at Venus' match!!!

1 hr 38 min
July 04, 2016 Mid-Wimbledon Chit Chat
We're back to chat about the first week of Wimbledon 2016, upsets and all. Later in the episode, Michael Lewis returns for his second appearance on the show to tell us about his first trip to the All England Club. We close the show by issuing a few thumbs up and thumbs down before getting into #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas.

2:00 Both French Open winners are out!

13:00 Looking at the women's draw: who's left, great match-ups, Serena-Sveta XIII

23:30 Shall we talk about court assignments?

27:45 Men's draw

36:45 Interview with Michael Lewis, who just came back from his first visit to Wimbledon - the quiet, the pomp, and poppin' bottles

44:30 A few players he saw: Federer on Centre, Venus, Dustin Brown, Vandeweghe, Vinci-Riske

59:00 Sneaking into good seats with the aid of Body Serve friend @stephintheus

1:06:30 Thumbs Up to Marcus Willis, Queen Venus

1:13:30 Thumbs Down to boys behaving badly

1:17:00 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas Serena gets petty af; or, the "we all hate each other" fallout

Check out our guest Michael Lewis' Wimbledon blogging here.
1 hr 28 min
June 25, 2016 WimbleTon Preview 2016
It seems like Roland Garros just ended, but tennis barrels forward. In episode 47, we talk about who's prepared for Wimbledon, who might Brexit early (we're looking at you, Roberta), and checking in with the Sisters Williams. Who are your picks? Can Thiem reach another semi? Will Madison break through in a big way? Is Novak unstoppable?

3:30 The quest for 22, Part IV: Serena's draw

9:30 Early exits: Vinci, Bencic, Errani?

13:30 Venus gets the #8 seed

20:00 Men's draw, starting with Djokovic & Federer

27:00 Men's bottom half - is anyone stopping Andy?

33:00 Five players with a shot

35:45 Ranking and seeding chatter

40:00 Mouratoglou's messy comments

43:30 Celebrating Pico Monaco, 2016 Thirst Trap Points Leader

WTA Wimbledon Preview
ATP Wimbledon Preview
48 min
June 08, 2016 Roland Garros Recap & Sharapova's Two Year Ban
We start episode 46 with a last-minute discussion of the news of Sharapova's 2-year ban. We break down the ITF report, talk about what "intent" actually means, and what this all might mean for Sharapova and tennis' future. Then, we chat about the second week of Roland Garros, which turned out to be, well, disappointing for us. Ignore how petty James is and enjoy our discussions about Bartoli's verbal diarrhea, more Kyrgios vs. Kitty Chiller drama, and what the future holds for Muguruza.

0:00 Breaking news! Sharapova gets 2-year ban

2:15 What "intentional" means

19:30 Roland Garros recap: Serena's loss to Muguruza

26:00 Is Muguruza the real deal?

34:30 The Rant: Taking aim at Serena's fairweather "fans"

41:30 The warring fandoms

45:00 Serena passes currently banned Sharapova as top-earning female athlete

50:30 Bartoli's major gaffe exposes the blurred lines in tennis

55:00 Men's results: Novak wins Career Slam, 4 in a row, and we are petty af

1:01:15 Kyrgios' withdrawal and questioning the "Olympic spirit" fallacy

1:08:45 Some good news: Venus is back in the top 10!

1:12:25 Comebacks by Ashleigh Barty and del Potro

This Week In Tennis
Racquet Magazine Kickstarter
Sharapova verdict
1 hr 20 min
June 08, 2016 Roland Garros Recap & Sharapova’s Two Year Ban

We start episode 46 with a last-minute discussion of the news of Sharapova's 2-year ban. We break down the ITF report, talk about what "intent" actually means, and what this all might mean for Sharapova and tennis' future. Then, we chat about the second week of Roland Garros, which turned out to be, well, disappointing for us. Ignore how petty James is and enjoy our discussions about Bartoli's verbal diarrhea, more Kyrgios vs. Kitty Chiller drama, and what the future holds for Muguruza.

0:00 Breaking news! Sharapova gets 2-year ban

2:15 What "intentional" means

19:30 Roland Garros recap: Serena's loss to Muguruza

26:00 Is Muguruza the real deal?

34:30 The Rant: Taking aim at Serena's fairweather "fans"

41:30 The warring fandoms

45:00 Serena passes currently banned Sharapova as top-earning female athlete

50:30 Bartoli's major gaffe exposes the blurred lines in tennis

55:00 Men's results: Novak wins Career Slam, 4 in a row, and we are petty af

1:01:15 Kyrgios' withdrawal and questioning the "Olympic spirit" fallacy

1:08:45 Some good news: Venus is back in the top 10!

1:12:25 Comebacks by Ashleigh Barty and del Potro

This Week In Tennis

Racquet Magazine Kickstarter

Sharapova verdict
1 hr 20 min
May 29, 2016 Mid-French Open Chat: Vamos Another Day
Presenting episode 45: simultaneously mourning Rafa's withdrawal and basking in Venus' run to the fourth round. We also talk the Murresmo split, Lepchenko's silent ban, Cornet's drama, McEnroe's new pupil, the round of 16 matchups, and give our dream finals. Oh, and we begin the show with a recap of seeing Beyonce at her #FormationWorldTour.
1:00 First, we went to see Beyonce!
8:30 Rafa's withdrawal
14:20 Varvara Lepchenko serves a silent ban for failed drug test
17:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas: Cornet is far too much
24:00 Andy Murray's split with Mauresmo & his 5-set matches
27:30 Serena's snapchat & the Williams Invitational
34:45 You say zebra, I say hideous
39:00 Raonic hires John McEnroe
46:15 Stacked doubles draws
48:45 Breaking down the women's Round of 16
53:30 Venus def. Cornet in 3rd round, sans drama
59:30 Bacsinszky, Kuznetsova, Muguruza, Stosur, etc.
1:04:00 We share our dream finalists
1:05:00 Men's Round of 16: Djokovic, Thiem, Stan, Nishikori, Gasquet, Murray
1:11:00 Dream men's finalists
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1 hr 14 min
May 21, 2016 Roland Garros Preview: Breaking Down The Draws and Introducing Racquet Magazine
Episode 44 is our Roland Garros preview. We start with the men's side, which got a whole lot more interesting a few weeks ago, with Rafa's resurgence, Andy's rebirth on clay, and Novak suffering a few setbacks. Next, enjoy our chat with Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of the new print-only Racquet Magazine and co-host of The Main Draw podcast. Stay tuned for info on how to subscribe or donate to Racquet's Kickstarter. Finally, we talk about the women's draw and, honestly, your guess is as good as ours.

1:30 Honoring Roger Federer's streak of 65 straight majors
4:45 Is Rafa's draw "shockingly horrible," as James thinks?
7:00 We can agree, though, that Novak's is a cakewalk
11:30 Debating the merits of playing the week before a major
15:30 Men's bottom half: wtf
25:00 Our chat with Caitlin Thompson
30:00 Previewing Racquet Magazine & why you should be as excited as we are!
50:30 How to subscribe, donate, and get some awesome gifts
54:15 Previewing the women's draw - starting with Serena, as always
57:00 Is Azarenka really the second favorite?
1:00:00 Checking in with Venus, Timea, Kerber, Madison
1:06:15 Women's bottom half: your guess is as good as mine
Racquet Magazine Kickstarter
#ThisWeekInTennis: ATP Preview
#ThisWeekInTennis: WTA Preview
1 hr 14 min
May 16, 2016 Rome Recap
In episode 43, we attempt to digest ALL that happened in Rome last week. First things first, Serena's back with a big win. Andy Murray finally beats Novak again in a big final, with assists from Rafa and Kei. Were you as perplexed by Djokovic's erratic behaviour all week as we were? We try and get to the bottom of it during our extended "Rant" which also includes discussions of Tomic, the Aussie Olympic fiasco, and Grigor's meltdown in Istanbul. As usual, the episode is timestamped for your listening convenience.
2:12 - Serena Williams, "back right smack dab in the middle of everything."
6:43 - Keys a future #1, so says Serena
12:50 - A yet improved Rafa, sifting through the positives
18:20 - Andrew Murray, Baron of Clay
20:40 - Murresmo call it quits
22:18 - Getting to the bottom of Novak's erratic week in Rome
42:30 - Tomic, Kyrgios & the Kitty Litter of Aussie Olympics
47:12 - Grigor's abomination
52:20 - Coco's coach tells her to "quit being a pansy" #GoReadABook
58:07 - Flavia's Farewell
61:11 - Venus back in the top 10?
#ThisWeekInTennis
1 hr 6 min
May 01, 2016 The Spelling Bey: Lemonade Quenches Our Thirst
00:30 #LEMONADE Discussion: our favorite songs and more
15:00 Big Ups to Safarova, Bacsinszky, Schwartzman, and Giorgi beats Errani
17:20 Serena withdraws from Madrid: work-life balance!
24:00 Are we worried about 2016 and her no. 1 ranking?
29:30 Rafa sues Roselyne Bachelot for defamation
33:30 Olympic qualifications - how do they work?
38:15 Male Objectification Hour: Our Thirst Trap Lists
47:00 Who are we attracted to but feel slightly shameful about?
52:30 Jonathan's spelling pedigree
54:45 The Spelling Bey: we spell the toughest ATP & WTA names
1 hr 7 min
April 25, 2016 Rafa Is Coming
1:00 Lemonade is here!!! Serena shares her throne
9:15 RIP Prince
12:30 A week in the life of Serena Williams: Laureus, Snapchat, Beyonce, tacos
15:00 Rafa Nadal changes the ATP season
17:30 Turning point of Rafa's season: Thiem? Zverev?
22:30 Winning without his best
26:00 Kerber defends Stuttgart title: What slump?
28:00 Other standouts: Buyukakcay, Falconi, and Laura Siegemund
32:00 Good Petra was back, for a week at least
33:30 Giorgi update
37:00 Kei on Klay
40:00 Djokovic's Monte Carlo loss
44:00 The Nadal-Murray matchup and the ugliness it brings out of Andy
48:00 Shoutout to a few of our old faves, Fed Cup captains Conchita Martinez and Amelie Mauresmo
Nadal Wins Again, Kerber Keeps Rising - Vol 16 of "This Week In Tennis"
55 min