Episodes

  • S2E21: French Open 2024 Preview
    May 27 2024

    0:00 - Things Are Happening! feat. Nadal vs. Zverev

    10:49 - Women on Clay in 2024 feat. Iga Swiatek dominance and Danielle Collins ferocity

    21:45 - Men on Clay in 2024 feat. Joe and I try to make sense of a remarkably open and competitive field

    39:18 - French Open Week 1 (Women's) feat. Mirra Andreeva and "The Latvian Hammer" Jelena Ostapenko

    49:39 - French Open Week 1 (Men's) feat. a 2010s throwback and Joe goes in on Grigor Dimitrov while I go in on Stefanos Tsistsipas

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S2E20: Tennis in Cinema w/ Johnny Antonini
    May 20 2024

    0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Iga Swiatek, Mary Stoiana, and TCU dominance

    17:06 - Welcome Johnny Antonini, Let's Talk Tennis in Cinema feat. The Royal Tenenbaums, George Clooney, and being rich in film (i.e. Saltburn and Patrick Zweig but he won't admit it)

    27:50 - Top 5 Tennis Movies Discussion feat. Paul Bettany, Emma Stone, and the wild card vs. by-the-book dichotomy trope

    1:03:41 - Top 5 Tennis Movies Decision


    Eligible Movies

    Battle of the Sexes (2017)

    The Break (1995)

    Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)

    Break Point (2014)

    Challengers (2024)

    King Richard (2021)

    Match Point (2005)

    Seven Days in Hell (2015)

    Wimbledon (2004)

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S2E19: Challengers Pt. II w/ Johnny Antonini & Suhana Chander
    May 14 2024

    0:00 - In-depth discussion of Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) from a tennis & tennis fandom perspective. We cover sport insider topics like vintage Taco Bell bags, "Is Mike Faist hot?", and those serves at the end of the movie...

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S2E18: Challengers Pt. I w/ Johnny Antonini & Suhana Chander
    May 7 2024

    0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Rafael Nadal, The Madrid Open, and the underhand serve

    18:05 - Introduction of Guests Johnny Antonini & Suhana Chander

    26:06 - Spoiler-Free discussion of Luca Guadagnino's Challengers

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    47 mins
  • S2E16: The Lifetime Slam Draft w/ Ravi Popat & Steve Nicknish
    Apr 21 2024

    In The Slam Draft, we pick four players who we think will win Grand Slam Singles Titles in their life. When anyone from your squad wins, the rest of the draftees pay you - forever!


    0:00 - Warm Up Rally (The Danielle Collins Era, Ruud/Tsitsipas Spring Clay Rivalry)

    12:28 - Draft Rules & Arguments

    23:40 - The Slam Draft

    1:04:04 - Post Draft Strategy Revelations, Emotional Debriefing, Immediate Regrets, and Stages of Acceptance That The Past Hour Will Impact Our Lives for Twentysome Years

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • S2E15: Betting on Tennis w/ Steve Nicknish (Archive)
    35 mins
  • S2E14: Build Your Box w/ Stephen Antonini
    Apr 7 2024

    5:13 - Clay Season begins, at the Charleston Open and more

    11:24 - The US Tennis Lifestyle Influencer Scene feat. Morgan Riddle, Paige Lorenze, and Ayan Broomfield

    27:04 - We build our dream boxes. Who would we want supporting us, in a fantasy universe where we participate in Grand Slam tournaments? Feat. Adam Driver, Brad Gilbert, Justine, and more

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S2E12: The Decades Draft (Archive)
    Mar 24 2024

    We build historical tennis squads made up of legends from every decade - meet Don Budge, visit the era of many mullets, and learn why there MUST be a true crime documentary dropping soon about Monica Seles

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    1 hr and 14 mins