About this episode
The ATP season: it wasn’t always fun, but it’s over and that’s what matters! 2023 saw Novak Djokovic manage his schedule wisely and dominate players 15 years younger than him, even as Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil Medvedev attempted to wrest men’s tennis away from him. On this episode, we’ll take you through the season’s highlights and big winners, discuss off-court stuff, and evaluate our breakout picks and your own hopes and dreams for the season that was. All that plus a pop quiz! 03:45 Where were we at the start of 2023? 09:25 Novak returns to Australia and Craig outlaws booing (unrelated) 16:15 Medvedev threatens the Djokovic-Alcaraz domination 20:00 Clay: Rafa’s absence looms large but Novak wins his third 25:20 Carlos spoils the potential Grand Slam at Wimbledon 29:30 Summer hardcourts and the US Open: Sinner starts percolating, Ben emerges 36:25 Italy wins Davis Cup! Exploring the Pietrangeli-Sinner beef 41:55 Season stats + a quiz! 49:50 Off-court: Players’s criminal cases; Kosmos & ITF suing each other; ATP business 56:35 Our breakout picks for 2023: how’d we do? 59:30 Our picks for the ATP Awards 66:45 What you’ll remember, what made you mad, and what you found funny this season: not much, it turns out 70:50 Looking back at your hopes for the 2023 season