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The Body Serve

The Body Serve

By: The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
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Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP & WTA.Copyright 2021 The Body Serve Tennis Podcast. All rights reserved. Social Sciences Tennis
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  • How Can We Be Rivals If We Can't Be Friends?
    Apr 14 2026

    In Monte Carlo, Sinner’s 4th consecutive Master’s title and reclaiming of the #1 ranking adds another wrinkle to the Sincaraz rivalry. We talk about our desire for a little less golden retriever energy from Carlos – or, at least one of us does – but ultimately an unfriendly rivalry is no longer advantageous for today’s player brands. Last week, Pegula defended her Charleston title, 3 Argentines made 3 different finals, and Iga appeared at the Rafa Nadal Academy with her new coach Francisco Roig. We also talk about golf, double bagels, Coco having to defend herself online (again), and an intriguing FMK about three celebrated tennis careers.

    1:05 Bestie rivals, a hallmark of this era

    13:35 A double bagel to Berrettini, come on man

    16:35 I thank myself

    20:40 Coco defends her Miu Miu look and her hair from online waste yutes and losers

    24:05 Pegula wins the first equalized 500 prize money in Charleston

    29:10 Men’s results last week: Tommy Paul, first career titles for Jodar and Navone

    33:00 Coaching carousel

    36:20 Rory McIlroy defends his Masters title; Caroline still has shooters

    39:45 FMK Tennis careers: Sharapova, Hingis, Davenport

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    51 mins
  • Whack Him Again
    Apr 1 2026

    Jannik Sinner wins the Sunshine Double without losing a set – a first! – and upends the mini-narrative that said Carlos was running away with the season. Aryna Sabalenka, for her part, snatches back momentum in the Rybakina rivalry and bests bugaboo Coco Gauff in the Miami final. The actual star of Miami turned out to be thirst magnet Arthur Fils, who reached the semis, stunned four-match-point-haver Tommy Paul, and broke containment. We’ve also got: close reading a tweet about the IOC’s new gender policy; the Charleston draw and prize money increase; and the WTA Finals’ departure from Saudi Arabia.

    2:30 Sinner’s win reminds the tennis world to chill with the proclamations

    9:55 Sabalenka keeps her head on straight for the final

    18:35 Coco’s hat: saying nothing was always an option!

    26:35 Arthur Fils breaks out in a big way; a thick way, even

    33:30 Charleston increases prize money to match the ATP 500 level

    37:50 IOC’s announcement on trans athletes and what it has to do with Wertheim and Navratilova

    46:00 What is holding you back from buying a yacht?

    47:45 Listener question: which tennis player would you go on vacation with?

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    56 mins
  • A Dark Hole
    Mar 24 2026

    Sebastian Korda is making like Gloria Estefan and coming out of the dark: in a career interrupted by injuries, Seb follows up his Delray Beach title by sending #1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Miami. Iga Swiatek’s frustration continues as her countrywoman Magda Linette packs her up; shortly after, Iga does the same to coach Wim Fissette. On the docket we’ve also got the Matosevic doping story, Danielle and Corentin (we’re way too old for this), a painful and hopefully temporary Body Serve ban, and an ASMR taste test of Vegemite - sure, a few months late in tennis terms, but whatever, we didn’t have Vegemite then.

    2:00 Carlos out of Sunshine swing

    5:40 Iga loses her incredible streak of 73 straight opening-round wins

    9:40 Let them eat bagels: Arthur Fils is back!

    14:30 Sorry, Leylah

    18:45 Danielle et Corentin, you’re both doing A LOT right now

    23:05 Marinko Matosevic’s brazen doping scandal

    31:40 ATP schedule changes, in concert with the Saudi sports fund

    35:15 Betting is a scourge and the players suffer

    42:15 Our first (and last) ASMR segment

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    50 mins
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