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 170: The Boys Are Back in Town
Episode 169: Steve Simon (and the Streams)
Episode 168: Sinking, Tanking, and Politicking
Episode 167: The Sharapova Resolution
Episode 166: Keeping the Faith in Tennis
Episode 165f: U.S. Open - Kerber, Wawrinka Win; We Punch Out
Episode 165e: U.S. Open - Finals Reckoning
Episode 165d: U.S. Open - The Women in the Room
Episode 165c: U.S. Open - Halfway Home
Episode 165b: U.S. Open Foot Soldiers
Episode 164: US Open Preview State of Mind
Episode 163: Golden Girl Monica Puig and More Rio Results
Episode 162a: Olympian Upset: Delpo Defeats Djokovic
Episode 162: Federer Out, Olderers In
Episode 161: Vika, Zika, Paprika
Episode 160d: Wimbledon Volley 4: Serena and Murray Slay
Episode 160c: Wimbledon Volley 3: Super Semifinals Set!
Episode 160b: Wimbledon Volley 2: Querrey Stuns Djokovic
Episode 160a: Wimbledon Volley 1: Marcus Willis (Cartman)
Episode 159: Wimbledon 2016 Draw Preview Super-Duperness!
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