Carlitos Alcarazzzzzzz (Rio de Janeiro, Doha, and Marseille)

In an oddly normal week, Daniil Medvedev wins a terrible bird trophy in Doha, Cam Norrie beats an injured Carlitos in Rio, and Hubi Hurkacz slays a Frenchman in Marseille. We, as usual, give the rundown of the most important happenings, like Andrey Rublev finally getting a win outside of a Grand Slam, Carlos's GenZ Instagram handle, the balls discourse, Novak Djokovic's water manifestations. We also ask the important questions, why does George Russell think he's Rafa Nadal? Why is Stefanos Tsitsipas a financial influencer now? And why do men think all blonde girls look alike? Stay until the end to hear some predictions about the next tournaments age like milk. New to tennis or trying to get a friend into the sport? Check out our ATP 101 and 102 episodes to get an idea of who/what we're talking about. Follow us on Instagram @backhandsandcompliments and on Twitter @backhandspod.