About this episode
On court, tennis welcomed its first Polish Masters 1000 champ, Hubi Hurkacz; and the reigning #1 Ash Barty knocked down a slew of hardcourt contenders to defend her Miami crown. Off court (or on court if you're Pospisil), the contentious debate on player representation and tennis governance reared its head. What does the PTPA want? How is tennis' current governance structure an impediment to real change? Plus, we were treated to something we've all been waiting for, tennis players' misinformed opinions on vaccines! 1:20 Miami Nice: Barty defends Miami title. Now why is everyone still so pressed about the #1 ranking? 14:05 Andreescu is back and all eyes are on her 20:00 Hurkacz def. Sinner, becomes first Pole to win a Masters 1000 26:05 Vasek Pospisil melts down completely on court, threatens to sue ... so what the hell happened at this infamous ATP meeting? 30:30 Players demand a #playersvoice but they have one ... what are they going to do with it; the impasse caused by tennis' governing structure 43:55 Not another vaccine debate ... 53:20 The stopped clock principle and why sometimes you can cooperate with people you don't like 55:45 Odds and ends: most importantly, GEMS Life is back and they're getting MARRIED