1:00 Jamaica's success at the track world champs: Bolt, Shelly-Ann, VCB, and Segway drama (see videos below)8:15 Rafa's Tommy Hilfiger campaign/US Open promotional events16:00 What is herstory?19:00 Claudia Rankine's "The Meaning of Serena Williams": Serena as symbol; black feminism; pop stars and "uppity-ness"29:30 Women's draw analysis: the loaded first quarter & notable 1st rounds
35:30 Quarterfinal match-ups43:30 Simona Halep's chances and criticism of her49:45 Men's first rounds51:00 Rafa's draw54:00 Murray vs. Kyrgios and a quick wrap-up of the NK saga58:00 Jonathan's men's pick
Veronica Campbell-Brown changes lanesUsain Bolt knocked over by cameraman

We're back from Cincinnati to regale you with tales from the final leg of our summer tennis odyssey! 1:00 Drake + Serena = Aubrena6:00 The Mason, Ohio Applebee's, tennis hangout10:00 Meeting new friends!20:00 Food food food23:30 The tournament venue28:30 Rafa's much bigger in person 32:00 Pospisock doubles & new fave Vasek39:00 Madison-JJ41:00 A "what-in-the-actual-fuck" moment43:30 Venus-Diyas45:45 Serena50:30 Annoying fans54:00 Some things we didn't like

We wade into the NK fracas, but first we recap our only day at Rogers Cup Toronto this year, highlighted by a Petkovic Q&A, a Vika-Petra night match, and Halep's efficiency.1:45 Our day at Rogers Cup Toronto: Simona Halep vs. Jelena Jankovic5:00 The Toronto crowd & tennis etiquette8:00 Petko vs. Watson11:00 Stosur practice (and autograph!), Safarova holding babies16:00 Azarenka vs. Kvitova, Wednesday night's marquee match20:00 Lahyani superstar23:00 Petkovic Q&A!!! And our high-tech audio clip28:45 He Who Must Not Be Named takes over Tennis Twitter33:00 Stanley's official response 36:00 Why do folks assume tennis "needs" a character like NK?41:00 The Kyrgios Family Attack Squad43:00 Hewitt as mentor49:00 Bandwagonists is a word, says Jonathan50:00 Sincerity vs. irony, the great postmodernist battle

Listen to our thoughts on the city of Montreal, the Uniprix Stadium grounds, practice court hangouts, and our observations on the early days of the 2015 Coupe Rogers. 0:30 Impressions of Montreal, Uber adventures, and much smoked meat11:00 Uniprix Stadium and the tournament grounds18:00 Practice court hijinks27:00 Rafa's practices36:00 Our quixotic quest to see the Rafa/Verdasco doubles match41:00 Wrap-up

4:00 Serena Slam 2.010:00 A note on Sharapova and being the butt of jokes14:30 Women's final22:30 Martina Hingis25:45 Kvitova/Halep/Jankovic29:30 Men's side - the supremacy of Djokovic33:00 Federer37:00 Great returners vs. servers39:00 Rafa: what's next?43:00 Court assignment drama45:15 Having some fun with stodgy Wimbledon traditions

In Episode 16, we're grappling with some of the social and cultural issues that popped up during Wimbledon. Specifically: the controversial New York Times piece on body image in women's tennis; Stakhovsky's homophobic comments and the ATP's role in dealing with them; and the circus surrounding Nick Kyrgios.2:30 NY Times story on body image in women's tennis18:00 Rothenberg's response to the controversy32:45 Sergiy Stakhovsky's homophobia37:30 The ATP's responsibility44:30 The Nick Kyrgios Show (and our evolving views on it)49:00 Kyrgios and race (and blackface)Reading material: Ben RothenbergDave Zirin

08:40  What is feminism and why does it matter?17:15  Andy Murray and feminism; what has he done to earn the label?22:00  Women in sports - why Mauresmo's appointment matters28:00  Complicating Murray's feminism30:00  Why men (and women) fear identifying as a feminist33:00  Andy vs. his colleagues in men's tennis34:00  Spanish Davis Cup and Rafa Nadal showing his ass, and not in a good way (Hi, @TrollandGarros!)38:30  A few final thoughts on defining feminism, and how misogyny limits both women and menRead Jonathan's essay on why Andy Murray's feminism matters.

08:40  What is feminism and why does it matter?17:15  Andy Murray and feminism; what has he done to earn the label?22:00  Women in sports - why Mauresmo's appointment matters28:00  Complicating Murray's feminism30:00  Why men (and women) fear identifying as a feminist33:00  Andy vs. his colleagues in men's tennis34:00  Spanish Davis Cup and Rafa Nadal showing his ass, and not in a good way (Hi, @TrollandGarros!)38:30  A few final thoughts on defining feminism, and how misogyny limits both women and men
Read Jonathan's essay on why Andy Murray's feminism matters. 

We're recapping the wild, bizarro, and ultimately rewarding 2015 Roland Garros:- Celebrating the extraterrestrial accomplishments of Serena Williams, and her unrepentant, flawed, and pioneering Serena-ness.- We marvel at Stan Wawrinka's power, backhand, and competitive will.- We tout our wisdom in avoiding predictions.- In #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas, we give our perspective on the Tara Moore Twitter Catastrophe. Consequential? Not really. It's tea, though.- Learn what to bring to a verbal knife fight with Jonathan.

It's a prediction free French Open preview!- The controversy machine that is the British tennis press - We recount a favorite shady men's tennis moment- Getting to the bottom of the Rafa time violation hoopla in #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas- Most importantly, we look at the highlights of the 2015 Roland Garros singles draws: the loaded top halves,      Federer's luck, the Nadal-Djokovic quarter from hell, and the chances of some dark horses.