About this episode
Let's start with the good news: Elena Rybakina powered her way to a major title, and Ons Jabeur reached another career milestone while winning hearts and eyeballs around the world. The men's side was, uh, less appealing. Nick Kyrgios reached his first major final on the heels of an assault accusation (that's 4 ATP players currently accused of domestic violence if you're keeping count); a cursed bromance emerges; Rafa pulls out with an abdominal tear; and the younger generations fail again to capitalize on legends who weren't even close to their best tennis. 3:05 Elena Rybakina, another surprising but not surprising Slam winner on the WTA 14:45 Ons Jabeur, self-proclaimed Minister of Happiness – and this government ain’t falling 26:25 Tatjana Maria and reconsidering the narrative surrounding mothers in tennis 31:45 An unconventional recap of the men’s final 33:05 Nick Kyrgios is accused of assault by his ex-girlfriend, will face charges in court 38:35 Bromance from hell 49:30 The greatest fighter narrative works for Rafa but should we be celebrating the suffering? 58:50 Doubles: Krejcikova/Siniakova earn legend status 63:05 The ranking jumps are a little more dramatic than usual 65:40 The Telegraph spun the Serena Williams controversy wheel and came up with “five cars”