Anastasia (recording from California) and Nick tackle the Asia swing’s time-zone brain melt, introduce our new Substack series On Tour With… (featuring Ethan Quinn’s first trip to Asia), and relive a wild team-events fortnight: Spain-Denmark grit, Belgium’s upset over Australia, and a tense USA-GB semifinal at the BJK Cup. We also unpack the Taylor Townsend IG controversy, share a listener voice note straight from the Korea Open (Pimm’s + Coke?!), debate the value of the Laver Cup, and crown our Players of the Fortnight: Rafael Collignon and Janice Tjen.

Links:

On Tour With Ethan Quinn - https://groundpass.substack.com/p/on-tour-with-ethan-quinn-in-chengdu

Ellie Ma Jelly: Documenting following her boyfriend on tour - https://www.instagram.com/elliemajelly?igsh=MWdteHU4Zjlkd2gxcA==

Served Live Podcast with Team Captains - https://youtu.be/8tj4Qh4WbrI?si=shKXvY4tuw60LHTk

Also We have Merch!!!

Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/ground-pass-shop

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Time Zone Challenges

02:45 Recap of Previous Episodes and Meet the Professionals

05:31 The Asian Swing & New Substack Series: On Tour With

12:54 Cultural Sensitivity and Recent Controversies

24:07 A Voice Note from the Korea Open

30:47 Emerging Players from Underrepresented Countries

32:47 Team Tennis - Davis Cup, BJK Cup & Laver Cup

33:42 Davis Cup Recap

43:17 Billie Jean King Cup

51:15 The Laver Cup: A Different Kind of Team Spirit

01:10:35 Next Week on Tour...

01:14:10 Player of the Fortnight

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