About this episode
This episode is really two separate shows put together, but we trust there is something in it for everyone. In the first part, we recap the results of last week, again imploring more kindness towards tennis players who are going through it, while in the next breath calling for the heads of those who act a fool. We also touch on the news coming out of Monte Carlo and again question the Covid protocols under which tennis is currently being played, and what can be done about it. The second part of the episode deals with the continued push to litigate the participation of trans women and girls in sport and the undoubted harm it will cause to trans youth if enacted. We dive deep into the legal argument, how this relates to professional sports, and why we hope this particularly awful moment for trans kids forces a reckoning for our community. 4:35 Kudermetova wins her first career title in Charleston 7:00 Sloane lets us know the full 100 of what's been going on 13:10 Cagliari, Marbella, and Bógota 16:20 Medvedev tests positive for Covid in Monte Carlo and the fallout 22:05 Is a vaccine passport feasible for tennis right now? 28:15 Cornet's hilarity ahead of French Open news 31:30 The influx of anti-trans legislation and how it relates to tennis 41:15 Let’s talk about the Civil Rights Act Title VII & IX to be specific), Bostock v. Clayton County, and how the Women’s Sport Working Group seeks to influence legislation 54:30 The hypothetical ‘menace’ of trans women participating in sports