About this episode
Roland Garros 2023 is in the books, as Iga Swiatek extends her dominance and Novak Djokovic beats a field that offered very little resistance to the new major singles title leader. All respect and admiration goes to Karolina Muchová, so far the toughest challenger to Iga in a Slam final. We talk the science of cramping and answer listener questions about Sabalenka's approach to press and what we expect of athletes speaking on politics. Finally we tackle the doubles default controversy -- a strict rule that should be strict -- and praise the wheelchair winners and everyone's favorite doubles pairing (or ours, at least): Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez. 0:35 Men’s draw: Dedicated hateration 13:25 Cramping: what’s the science? Well, it’s not entirely clear … 24:50 Women’s final: Karolina Muchová gives Iga a scare 33:55 The Sabalenka handshake controversy leads into a few questions from listeners about what we expect from athletes 54:40 The default of Miyu Kato 60:50 Doubles results: Hsieh is back + Fernandez-Townsend, Ivan Dodig schools the French Federation in public 65:00 Wheelchair singles: de Groot wins her 10th straight major(!!!) + Oda becomes the youngest male Slam champ in history