Ben and Courtney reconvene to discuss the eight women and eight men left standing after four rounds at Roland Garros, and how things might play out from here.
We start with Andy Murray fave Iga Swiatek, the last to book her spot, who is becoming an increasingly prohibitive favorite. How will she handle that role? And what of the other women in the top draw who can trouble her? And how might things shake out on the more open bottom half?
In the men's draw, after Courtney weighs in on Federer's withdrawal, we give some props to Diego Schwartzman and then dive into the weird Musetti-Djokovic, which was thrilling and close and then immediately stopped being either of those things on a dime. Also some hopes for Tsitsipas-Medvedev and how we talk about that other quarterfinalist.
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Episode 234: Tennis Politics with Vasek Pospisil
Episode 233: Bianca, Rafa Win a U.S. Open for the Millennium
Episode 232: U.S. Open 2019 Preview
Episode 231: On Stopping
Episode 230: Halep Takes the Wheel; Big 3 Roll
Episode 229: A Wimbledon Preview From Centre Court
Episode 228: Barty, Nadal Party in France
Episode 227: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens, 2019
Episode 226: Nick Kyrgios
Episode 225: Quartermarks and Coups
Episode 224: The 10 Most Important Women in Tennis History
Episode 223: Australian Open - Djokovic and Osaka Again
Episode 222: Steve The Talk - Stefanos Tsitsipas, with Vicky Georgatou
Episode 221: Mary Carillo Returns
Episode 220: 2019 Australian Open Draw Show
Episode 219c: Remember When? 2018, Part 3
Episode 219b: Remember When? 2018, Part 2
Episode 219a: Remember When? 2018, Part 1
Episode 218: A Season Ends; A Ninja Departs
Episode 217: Talking Dudes (With Ricky Dimon)
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