About this episode
Welcome to the third installment of our Australian Open series! We're at the quarterfinals, and the men's draw is giving chaos while the women's seems kind of … correct? We talk about Djokovic's mini-battle with the press and overall less than sunny mood, the state of safeguarding against abuse on the WTA, and another induction into our Hall of Fame. Finally, we offer our review of episodes 4 & 5 of Break Point (much improved!) and our favorite segment, Alison Riske-Amritraj's vociferous defense of the rules. 0:00 Don’t skip the intro this time 3:50 The women’s quarters - being able to appreciate tennis as more non-partisan than ever 15:00 Azarenka captures magic again, Sabalenka fixes her f***ing serve 20:55 The men’s draw has been a touch chaotic, no? 24:25 Novak Djokovic’s resentment tour 32:40 Korda, Shelton, Ruby, Rune 42:20 The PTPA’s nothing salads 45:40 That's Not The Rule, Kerrilyn 54:15 Sabalenka gets inducted into the TBS HOF 55:00 Recapping Break Point 4 and 5 - some depth and more real insights than the previous installments 63:50 Continuing to look at the effort to curb abuse and exploitation of women on the WTA Tour 70:35 The charges against Tsitsipas and why they don’t stick