About this episode
Roland Garros will begin without Rafael Nadal in the draw, for the first time since 2004. In his stead, Alcaraz and Djokovic are favorites, but Medvedev’s Rome win and Rune’s consistency might complicate things. On the women’s side, the fabled “new big 3” have kept up their sides of the bargain through the clay season and it’s made for a fairly balanced draw. Iga remains the favorite but Rybakina, Sabalenka, Jabeur, Krejcikova, or Ostapenko could snatch (among others). Join us for our draw analysis and recap of the clay season so far! 2:20 Who are the WTA contenders apart from Iga? WTA clay so far: the “new Big 3” is still winning 13:00 WTA draw analysis 20:20 Come hell or high pasta: some outrageous early match-ups in the women’s bottom half 32:55 Rafa’s absence looms large + the men’s clay winners this year 41:20 Men’s draw analysis: ultimate troll Medvedev engineers a potential Djokovic-Alcaraz semi 48:00 Bottom half: the Rune-Ruud rematch we deserve? 57:00 Join our league on TNNS Live and fill out your bracket 58:35 Et ceteras: more from Simona + Break Point part two announcement