About this episode
It's been barely two weeks since Ash Barty's retirement and already Iga Swiatek is answering our questions about what's next for the WTA. Riding a 17-match win streak, she knocks out fellow heiress apparent Naomi Osaka to win her third straight WTA 1000 title. Carlos Alcaraz generated a truly astonishing level of buzz on the men's side with his Miami title -- and while we always caution against too much hype, tennis is truly in a fascinating spot right now. 1:15 Iga fills in the blanks after Ash’s retirement 8:35 Let’s enjoy the present: on the WTA especially, it’s not Next Gen, it’s Now Gen 20:25 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announces his imminent retirement from tennis 23:35 Carlos Alcaraz wins Miami, generates well-earned excitement; but let’s cool it with the hype, ok? 33:40 Injuries, absences, instability among the ATP top guys have created a perfect void for a young gun to swoop in 37:00 A few more racquet throws in Miami and the ATP finally says enough! (well, we think) 41:40 Et ceteras: Clay baes Thiem & Wawrinka make their return in Andalucia; rumors swirl about a Russian ‘ban’ from Wimbledon but what’s actually going on? 45:00 IMG snags Frances Tiafoe and purchases the Mutua Madrid Open 52:10 The Oscars - and no, we’re not talking about that