About this episode
February concludes with another first-time winner at the WTA 1000 level, Jordan Thompson winning 3 matches in one night to double in Los Cabos, and a bunch of hatchers and snatchers in Doha and Rio. We're also talking about the Coco-umpire incident in Dubai, Holger Rune rehiring Patrick Mouratoglou but retaining his reckless social media brand, and the quagmire of ethics breaches with the influx of betting companies into tennis institutions. 1:40 Jasmine Paolini wins Dubai + Kalinskaya’s fantastic run 7:40 Thompson wins Los Cabos singles and doubles 12:05 Hatching and snatching in South America 17:50 Andy Murray wins his 500th hard court match 21:15 Coco vs. an obstinate (and wrong) umpire 27:25 Holger is back with Patrick: how to fail up in tennis 37:50 James Blake sanctioned under the sport’s betting sponsorship rules; but why can tournaments and other institutions have betting sponsors?