Picking up where we left off on the last episode, Ben and Tumaini cover several other big stories from the first part of this season. We talk about the diverging fates of Brits in tennis, as Andy Murray sets a dispirited retirement date while Katie Boulter surges to a new high.
We then spend quite a while on the health of women's tennis as a product, which seems to be getting left in the dust while the men surge, with no apparent strategy for building interest in their product. What can be done? And how transformative can the looming infusion of Saudi cash be? (Here's a link to a separate Cracked Racquets podcast Ben did on the Saudi ATP sponsorship.)
We also catch up on recent results in men's tennis, talk about the pleasant alternate tennis universe that is the South American "Golden Swing," and cover the Netflix Slam (we recorded before Break Point was cancelled), with a bit on its uncertain star Rafael Nadal.
Thanks for listening!
Episode 141f: Australian Open Day 7: The Unexpecteds
Episode 141e: Australian Open Day 5-6: Donna Kelso
Episode 141d: Australian Open Day 4: Hooroo, Hewitt! Yokoso, Osaka!
Episode 141c: Australian Open Day 3: Stanky or Tanky?
Episode 141b: Australian Open Day 2: Feel-Good Upset
Episode 141a: Australian Open Day 1: Fixin' for a Fixin'
Episode 140: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Draw, Draw, Draw!
Episode 139: Starting on the Right Foot
Episode 138: Wobbly Stars and Fierce Pearce
Episode 137: Hey, Remember When 2015 Happened?
Episode 136: O Come, All Ye Random Numbers
Episode 135: Lindsay Davenport (and Olympic Chat)
Episode 134a: Serena Williams is Sportsperson of the Year
Episode 134: Kickin' Back in the Off-Season.
Episode 133: Murray Family Values
Episode 132: Novak's Greatness and Our Gratefulness
Episode 131: Boot and Rally
Episode 130: Now, Challenger Remnants
Episode 129: Round-Robin, Radwanska, Roger-Rafa
Episode 128: Tennis Makes Us Feel Things
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