After Maria Sharapova admits she failed a drug test in early 2016, we explore the many kinds of cheating and why we're inclined to defend our beloved Ruski. Plus: A glistening Tommy Haas for all!

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Sure, they played some tennis down under, but we spend most of this episode chronicling the sartorial highs and lows, as well as which tennis commentators deserve their jobs. Hint: Not many. Plus, pod friend Sean Rameswaram is back to gloat about his boy - Novak Djokovic.

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After a huge investigation into match fixing implicates male players at the top of the game, we engage in wild speculation about who's involved.

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Just in time for the 2016 season, friend of the pod Sean Rameswaram stops in to talk about why denying the charm and greatness of Novak Djokovic means you're a dick.

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Somehow Sports Illustrated's selection of Serena Williams as Sportsperson of the year over American Pharaoh - the horse - stirred up some controversy. Plus we learn what kind of Republican Jennifer Capriati is these days.

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The USTA fires back against Eugenie Bouchard's lawsuit over a concussion she sustained while playing at the US Open, citing the player's Instagram account as evidence she's been partying - not suffering - since the tournament. Plus, will Federer's evil Jeff Gordon beard help him topple Djokovic at the year-end Masters?

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Although he wasn't the easiest player to love on tour, James Blake pens a thoughtful - and stirring ode to his hometown of New York after the disgraceful NYPD incident, and we check in on who's aged gracefully in the tennis world - hint: Sabatini, yes. Becker, no.

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Garbine Muguruza's closing the gap on Maria and is the best contender Serena's gonna get in the coming months. But if you want a compelling rivalry, wheelchair tennis stars Shingo Kunieda and Stephane Houdet might have the best one going.

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We salute Mardy Fish - an American male tennis star who was never number 1 - who retired after a wave of panic attacks sidelined his career. And our friend the Allusionist, Helen Zaltsman, gives us a linguistics lesson on origin of tennis.

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Tiny South African Amanda Coetzer married the most interesting man in the world, we still have ill feelings towards Martina Hingis and freelance writer Dave Shaftel tells us about his 24-minute Rogers Cup interview with Novak Djokovic.

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