The Tennis Tragic #032 / It's Alive!! / The living surface claims blood and souls at Wimbledon.  We reflect on many that have been taken - Serena Williams, Sara Sorribes-Tormo, Sofia Kenin, Bianca Andreescu - while pondering the fate of those who remain unscathed.  Will Novak Djokovic's Wolf Energy result in him eating the grass once more?  Or will the grass instead eat Novak?  Also: talk about the magic in the tennis balls, the towels and the chairs, and Andy Murray championing the cause of the working class.

The Tennis Tragic #031 / Common Standards of Decency / The 2021 Wimbledon Dress Code is revealed!  And also:  the 2021 Wimbledon Draw!  Matte and David go a layer deep and discuss classism, pageantry, aging bodies, scalloped dresses, austerity measures, lessons from modern dance, middle names, Carla Suarez Navarro, Ricardis Berankis, and Rendy Lu.

The Tennis Tragic #030 / The Soiled and the Clean / Novak savors victory, Barbora doubles down, Roger takes time for a towel, Stefanos feels so much of everything, Lorenzo gets a lesson in sporting behavior, and Davy Gravy calculates the statistical probability of unlikely events at Roland Garros.

The Tennis Tragic #027 / Going to the Dirt Shop / The gang professes its love for clay court tennis (of various colors); scrappy Dan Evans gets the royal treatment in Monte Carlo; Alex recaps Rublev and Rafa's rumble; we engage in our regularly scheduled debate about whether or not Hawkeye should be adopted on clay; Matte imagines socialist utopian tennis clubs; Davy Gravy reveals his favorite blue thing.

The Tennis Tragic #026 / Avocado or Pear? / The Tragic Three reconvene to discuss the events of Acapulco, Doha, and Miami.  Talking points include:  fruit-shaped trophies, muscle locations, players who may have sold their souls to the Devil, Roger Federer's beautiful serve, whether the post-match lie-down celebration is appropriate, how to procure clay for your court, player unions, and the vibe of the Miami Dolphins' stadium parking lot.  David introduces new AI friend "Davy Gravy" and offers up a monologue about the joy of watching dramatic Bianca Andreescu matches during the Miami Open.

The Tennis Tragic #025 / The King of Hard / Novak reigns.. but what are his powers?  Jayne Hrdlicka works the crowd.  Protestors disrupt the match.  Predictions fail to manifest.  The impact of athlete endorsements is considered.

Please send all high dollar value marketing opportunities to tennistragicpod at gmail dot com.  We await your call.

Tennis Tragic #024 / Bit of a Legend / Reflections on herbal tea, birdsong, service motions, Naomi Osaka, Jen Brady, and doubles (doubles!)

The Tennis Tragic #023 / Body Positive / David pens a letter to the Tennis Podcast and receives an unexpected response.  Features the AO2021 Fashion Roundup with Matte and David.  Discussion topics include the meaning of the word 'journeyman', Alex Bolt's post-playing career, the trend towards meditation and mental training, joyless tennis, and Victoria's flash Covid lockdown.

The Tennis Tragic #022 / Next Door to Yulia / The Tragic Three imagine conditions in the hard quarantine, remember The Match That Time Forgot and Michael Pervolarakis, and discuss general topics during the lead-up to the AO, including (but not limited to) doping bans, blackface, clickbait, vaccines, and the throng of the AO crowd.