Ben and Tumaini turn to the women (and the miscellany) in this second Australian Open wrap show.
This one was more straightforward, resultswise: Aryna Sabalenka was the best player, by a lot, defending her title in emphatic fashion. What do we make of her consolidation as a champion? And where is the sport at now, geopolitically?
We also cover the strong runs of Coco Gauff and Zheng Qinwen, as well as early exits of Swiatek, Wozniacki, and Naomi Osaka.
We also cover some other miscellaneous stories of the tournament, including the delightful Hsieh Su-wei, the tacky trophy boxes, and new the freedom of movement.
Episode 265: Knowing When to Call It Off, with Mark Ein
Episode 264: Sports Bubbles Roundtable
Episode 263: Can Tennis Stars Be Trusted to Act Responsibly? (With Reem Abulleil)
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Episode 262: A Tennis Star Catches COVID-19...Now What?
Episode 261: Tennis Plans An American Summer Return (with Mark Ein)
Episode 260: Patrick Mouratoglou
Episode 259: Sandra Zaniewska
Episode 258: Voices Emerge (with Tumaini Carayol)
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Episode 257b: The NCRvision Results Show Spectacular!
Episode 257a: An NCRvision Refresher
Episode 256: We Need to Talk About Novak
Episode 255: Calling Tennis Remotely, with Ravi Ubha
Episode 254: How We Carry on While Stopped, with Mike Cation
Episode 253: The Dudes Wanna Merge Now? (With Reem Abulleil)
Episode 252: How to Begin to Restart, with Mark Ein
Episode 251b: NCR Book Club Author Chat - Jon Wertheim
Episode 251a: NCR Book Club - "Venus Envy" by Jon Wertheim
Episode 250: Courtsiding with Brad Hutchins
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