Asia Swing Feels, Team-Event Fire, & The Laver Cup Debate

Anastasia (recording from California) and Nick tackle the Asia swing’s time-zone brain melt, introduce our new Substack series On Tour With… (featuring Ethan Quinn’s first trip to Asia), and relive a wild team-events fortnight: Spain-Denmark grit, Belgium’s upset over Australia, and a tense USA-GB semifinal at the BJK Cup. We also unpack the Taylor Townsend IG controversy, share a listener voice note straight from the Korea Open (Pimm’s + Coke?!), debate the value of the Laver Cup, and crown our Players of the Fortnight: Rafael Collignon and Janice Tjen . Links: On Tour With Ethan Quinn - https://groundpass.substack.com/p/on-tour-with-ethan-quinn-in-chengdu Ellie Ma Jelly: Documenting following her boyfriend on tour - https://www.instagram.com/elliemajelly?igsh=MWdteHU4Zjlkd2gxcA== Served Live Podcast with Team Captains - https://youtu.be/8tj4Qh4WbrI?si=shKXvY4tuw60LHTk Also We have Merch!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/ground-pass-shop Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Time Zone Challenges 02:45 Recap of Previous Episodes and Meet the Professionals 05:31 The Asian Swing & New Substack Series: On Tour With 12:54 Cultural Sensitivity and Recent Controversies 24:07 A Voice Note from the Korea Open 30:47 Emerging Players from Underrepresented Countries 32:47 Team Tennis - Davis Cup, BJK Cup & Laver Cup 33:42 Davis Cup Recap 43:17 Billie Jean King Cup 51:15 The Laver Cup: A Different Kind of Team Spirit 01:10:35 Next Week on Tour... 01:14:10 Player of the Fortnight 💬 Don’t forget to give us FIVE STARS and drop us a comment ⭐️ Subscribe to Our Substack at - https://groundpass.substack.com Visit Our Website at - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email us at - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com Follow us for daily updates on Social: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast X: https://x.com/groundpasspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.