About this episode
So ... anything interesting happen lately? This week, tennis has swiftly put itself back together again, introducing an ambitious summer/fall schedule that includes the US Open, Roland Garros, and smaller tournaments on three continents, with nary a week of rest in between. We discuss the risks, the stakeholder concerns, and the simple WTF of the US Open's bombastic announcement. Because it's Pride month, we also address the sorry state of content coming from the tennis institutions and how it can be done better. 2:30 US Open is going full steam ahead 11:50 USTA trusts players to be "judicious" and careful about public safety ... where is the evidence tho 22:30 Novak Djokovic continues to take L after L after L 30:00 Revised WTA and ATP schedules: Quarantine? Never heard of her 40:30 Revisiting the 2018 US Open trophy ceremony- does it read differently now? 57:10 Venus Williams turns 40! Also, what is Tennis Majors? 60:35 Tennis United and the general failure of tennis orgs to confront LGBTQ issues and racism