The Tennis Tragic

The US Open ended ages ago!  The Asian Swing is in full swing!  Laver Cup is a thing that happened!  

Look, not every episode can be the GOAT.  Sometimes you record a Basilashvili.   Anyway, if you enjoy reverb in your podcast recordings, have we got a podcast for you!

Highlights include:  Matte's acapella jingle options, our upcoming Tennis Tragic road trip, the suitability of various sports for live radio, our love for  mixed team events (and the sad demise of the Hopman Cup), French indoor hard-court specialist (in France) Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Monica Puig's apparel sponsorship and historical dominance over Angie Kerber, WTA Pavlyuchenkova, Misaki Doi's Asian swing, WTA Wuhan and the conspicuous absence of Bianca, the aesthetics and collegiality of the Laver Cup, the joy of live feeds during rain delays, Slow TV on the SBS, Ai Wei Wei, Thomas Enqvist's RBA impression, David's AI running coach "Jeff", the Paris Masters asterisk, the rise and fall of Jack Sock, the multitude of Armani labels, Laver Cup team dynamics, the climate strike and the power of political activism, and what to bring to a potluck when Novak Djokovic is invited.

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The gang digs into the drama of the US Open from inside the eye of the quarterfinal hurricane!  We ponder our own mortality through the lens of another Roger Federer defeat, take a closer look at Daniil Medvedev's middle finger, and dig into Novak's disrespect.  Other topics include:  matching yachts for the Big 3 (and the Pliskova twins), Bianca Andreescu's career slam over/under, Naomi Osaka's maturity, wisdom, and grace (at 21), YOXOI's samurai blouse, and end with a lovely musical number courtesy of future friend-of-the-pod Andrey Rublev!

Round 1 of the 2019 US Open is in the books!  And while this episode becomes more out of date by the minute, the gang found plenty of time to kick around timeless topics such as the humanity of tennis umps, Roger Federer's facial growth, depression on tour, Tennys Sandgren's Plain White T, and the inspirational obscenity of Rafael Nadal.

Tshoelace Watch 2019 comes to an early end as Stefanos crumbles before the cold Russian hands of Andrey Rublev.  We also cover some of the other successes and failures of Russian men at the Open, including some wild speculation on the impact of Mikhail Youzhny's addition to the Shapovalov team.

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The gang get deep on ATP Montreal and WTA Toronto, previewing a pair of finals that seemed a lot more tantalizing on paper.

We speculated about the future of Federer's children, brought the Culkin family into the mix, mused about shoelace sponsorships, and cast some side-eyed admiration at a 19-year-old's positive attitude.

We also geek out on the wonderfully wacky Kyrgios-Tsitsipas drama in Washington.