The 14-day quarantine has lifted . . . tennis players in Melbourne and Adelaide are leaving their rooms and playing in maskless stadiums, thanks to months of sacrifice by Australians and much politicking by Tennis Australia. Throughout the 2-week quarantine, the tone and level of complaining softened (for the most part), but it was not without intrigue. We chat about Novak Djokovic's list of requests to TA on behalf of quarantined players and why the universal roasting he received was, well -- maybe a little much? We're also talking about Nadal's comments on quarantine; the Adelaide exhibition; (grudgingly) the Margaret Court carousel; and what's next.
1:20 Checking back in on the quarantiners: fact-checker Artem Sitak; plus Badosa, Tomic & Vanessa, RBA
13:45 So . . . about Adelaide
18:10 Craig Tiley says the quiet part out loud & Rafa offers an imperfect but impassioned forest-for-the-trees perspective
24:00 Peter Bodo blasts Tiley for his "imperial ambitions" and the clear inequalities between the top players and the Melbourne quarantiners
29:05 Looking at Novak Djokovic's requests (suggestions? asks?) on behalf of the Melbourne players
36:35 Margaret Court's honor from the Australian government is met with vocal criticism -- is the tide turning?
40:45 Yastremska's appeal to ITF is denied - but the Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear her doping appeal right away!
44:00 Team8 and Zverev part ways; AZ gets softball interview with BILD; AZ's crisis PR manager (and former employee of BILD) acts out on Twitter again
47:05 Et ceteras: Twitter MVP Chanda Rubin clears a troll
52:35 Adelaide exhibition: Novak disappears and reappears, the Serena-Naomi kiki, and Thiem & Nadal hitting but not giggling
54:40 Actual tennis is starting, like now!
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On the Road to Cincy
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SW 19 Wrap: Muguruza Spoils Vee's Party & Federer as Non-Religious Experience
Mid-Wimbledon Check-up: Head On Doorframe
Wimbledon Preview: Who's Coming for the No. 1 Spots?
Hello Grass, BYE J Mac: Don't Come For Serena Unless She Sends For You
La Décima: 10 Reflections From Rolly G
Mid-Roland Garros Report: All Tea and No Comment
Are You There, Margaret? It's Me, God: Roland Garros Preview
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Sharapova Is Back, Let's Have A Kiki
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Charleston Chat: Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Greetings From Charleston: Speak on it, Venus
Fun and Games With The Body Serve
Federer Has Zero Chill
Farewell Frantic February, Hello Indian Wells
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