About this episode
Bianca Andreescu busted out in a big way at the U.S. Open, beating Serena Williams in straight sets to win her first Slam title. For Serena, it was a 4th finals loss since coming back from having baby Olympia. And for Rafael Nadal, it was an emotional 19th career Slam title, leaving him just one behind Roger Federer for the all-time lead. All this is to say, Championship weekend at the U.S. Open was A LOT! Join us as we recap the action and fill you in on some of the etceteras from week two of 2019's final Grand Slam action. 01:28 Just a bunch of tangential gibberish about the women's final 06:25 The women who were complicit in Bianca's rise 24:21 James makes a case for the similarities between Bianca & Daniil 33:54 Is Nadal playing better than ever or differently than ever? 38:55 Berrettini & Dimitrov get their due 48:41 Crowd control, trashy crowd behaviour, and umpiring discretion 55:11 James gets a better understanding of the Serena/Patrick relationship 58:35 Doubles results and a dramatic reading! 67:57 Jonathan gets DUPED by Naomi Osaka