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  • Whack Him Again
    Apr 1 2026

    Jannik Sinner wins the Sunshine Double without losing a set – a first! – and upends the mini-narrative that said Carlos was running away with the season. Aryna Sabalenka, for her part, snatches back momentum in the Rybakina rivalry and bests bugaboo Coco Gauff in the Miami final. The actual star of Miami turned out to be thirst magnet Arthur Fils, who reached the semis, stunned four-match-point-haver Tommy Paul, and broke containment. We’ve also got: close reading a tweet about the IOC’s new gender policy; the Charleston draw and prize money increase; and the WTA Finals’ departure from Saudi Arabia.

    2:30 Sinner’s win reminds the tennis world to chill with the proclamations

    9:55 Sabalenka keeps her head on straight for the final

    18:35 Coco’s hat: saying nothing was always an option!

    26:35 Arthur Fils breaks out in a big way; a thick way, even

    33:30 Charleston increases prize money to match the ATP 500 level

    37:50 IOC’s announcement on trans athletes and what it has to do with Wertheim and Navratilova

    46:00 What is holding you back from buying a yacht?

    47:45 Listener question: which tennis player would you go on vacation with?

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    56 mins
  • A Dark Hole
    Mar 24 2026

    Sebastian Korda is making like Gloria Estefan and coming out of the dark: in a career interrupted by injuries, Seb follows up his Delray Beach title by sending #1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Miami. Iga Swiatek’s frustration continues as her countrywoman Magda Linette packs her up; shortly after, Iga does the same to coach Wim Fissette. On the docket we’ve also got the Matosevic doping story, Danielle and Corentin (we’re way too old for this), a painful and hopefully temporary Body Serve ban, and an ASMR taste test of Vegemite - sure, a few months late in tennis terms, but whatever, we didn’t have Vegemite then.

    2:00 Carlos out of Sunshine swing

    5:40 Iga loses her incredible streak of 73 straight opening-round wins

    9:40 Let them eat bagels: Arthur Fils is back!

    14:30 Sorry, Leylah

    18:45 Danielle et Corentin, you’re both doing A LOT right now

    23:05 Marinko Matosevic’s brazen doping scandal

    31:40 ATP schedule changes, in concert with the Saudi sports fund

    35:15 Betting is a scourge and the players suffer

    42:15 Our first (and last) ASMR segment

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    50 mins
  • Mar-a-Lago West
    Mar 17 2026

    Indian Wells saw two new champs settling old scores – Sabalenka winning her first and upending a worrying finals trend vs. Rybakina, and Sinner flying under the radar to grab the title over the more headline-grabbing Medvedev. Daniil has managed to refashion his game without losing the old antics, including asking for (and getting) a confounding hindrance call – and no, I don’t feel bad for Jack. We talk about Mirra’s crashout, IW misplacing the Venus-Leylah wild card, my certified hater status, and Iga’s trajectory. Plus, James takes another quiz and we give our Letterboxd 4, just like the players did this week.

    03:45 Aryna hit the I Will Always Love You drum kick and the rest was gravy

    15:20 Jannik overcomes Medvedev in two tiebreaks

    21:00 Medvedev had an interesting week, to say the least

    26:35 Let’s not make “F*** you all” your new tagline

    33:30 They lost Venus and Leylah’s wild card

    38:55 Letterboxd 4

    46:25 The Oscars

    56:20 Not another quiz!

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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