About this episode
February in tennis: four continents, three Iga bagels, two male US Open champs winning titles, and one white woman wearing racially inappropriate hairstyles. This month is nothing if not eclectic. We also chat about Hsieh dropping in then dropping out of Dubai, what the hell is going with Schwartzman and Muguruza, and the breakout star who will change tennis in his country forever. 0:45 Iga generously doles out bagels; Sakkari Semifinal Segment 13:45 Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win a title, also gets people to watch an Isner match 20:10 Carlos is back; plus a rankings factoid 22:50 Finance pro Matija Pecotić leaves work early to beat wild card king Jack Sock 25:45 What’s going on with Diego Schwartzman and Garbiñe Muguruza? 28:45 The disingenuous comparison of men’s records to women’s 31:50 Counting inches: Novak, the Sunshine Double, and the “proof” that nobody needs 36:15 Hsieh resurfaces, Ostapenko’s appropriation, and Eubanks’ near miss 44:40 Things we like/dislike: withholding stars, oats, and beans