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 118a: Loose Lips Sink Kyrgios
Episode 118: Anne Worcester
Episode 117: Our Gal in Kalamazoo
Episode 116: Ask Away!
Episode 115: You & I, Q & A
Episode 114: Wimbledon and the Coronation of Serena
Episode 113: Stuck in the Wimbledon Middle Sunday With You
Episode 112: Wimbledrawn
Episode 111: Inside Wimbledon
Episode 110: Halle Back, ATP!
Episode 109: On Grand Slams and Grand Stan
Episode 108: The End of Nadal as We Know It?
Episode 107: French Open Midi-Tations
Episode 106: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens
Episode 105: Rome Uncorked!
Episode 104: Ubaldo Scanagatta
Episode 103: Eric Butorac
Episode 102: Kerber Enthusiasm
Episode 101: Novak Leads Pack; No-Shake Payback
Episode 100: Keeping It One Hundred
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