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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.
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Episodes
  • Waiting to Exhale
    Jun 11 2024

    Iga Swiatek further cements her position as the highly feared queen of Roland Garros and Carlos Alcaraz completes a “Surface Slam” amid injury problems and less than ideal preparation. The years-long ordeal surrounding domestic violence allegations and criminal charges against Zverev has been resolved, at least legally, but the tennis community will continue to reckon with its comprehensive failure in their handling of it. We’ve also got doubles news, WTA CEO announcement, and more takeaways from the tournament like umpire headcams (did they get headcam premium pay?).

    2:50 Alcaraz wins his first French title, that other guy loses another Slam final up 2 sets to 1

    8:05 Zverev assault case has been settled

    13:40 The sport has utterly failed in its handling of domestic violence

    22:15 Carlos & Jannik in ascendance, Novak out with meniscus tear

    32:55 Iga thoroughly dominates the field post-Naomi

    41:20 Coco Gauff wins her first Slam doubles title - and Siniakova her 8th!

    45:45 WTA announces a new CEO

    47:00 Tournament et ceteras: first up, the umpire head cams

    49:05 The Djokovic/Jockovic vowel shift

    53:30 Danielle Collins addresses the incredulity about her impending retirement

    61:10 PTPA announces additional funds raised for its commercial arm, Winners Alliance

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Teetotaled at Roland Garros
    Jun 3 2024

    It’s been a rainy slog through the first week of Roland Garros. The weather has wreaked chaos on scheduling, the tournament banned alcohol on Philippe Chatrier because the fans didn’t know how to act, and the night session has no women (but who would want it anyway?). We analyze the draw as it stands and take you through the highlights and lowlights: Rafa may or may not have played his last match here, Swiatek-Osaka put on a clinic, Djokovic’s fire got lit at 2am on a Sunday, and Dimitrov completed his collection of Slam quarterfinals.

    1:55 Did Rafa play his last match at Roland Garros? Not 100%

    7:05 Zverev goes to court for intimate partner violence, his colleagues remain (at best) indifferent

    12:35 Musetti awakens the Djokovic beast

    21:15 Rublev is upset as his on-court behavior gets worse

    27:00 Looking ahead to the men’s quarters

    32:20 Iga & Naomi throw in a classic, Naomi’s performance inspires optimism

    42:35 Upsets: Sakkari, Collins, Ostapenko

    46:50 Looking ahead to the women’s quarters

    60:25 Rybakina vs the press: the brief journey from drama to indifference

    68:00 Nonstop rain + weird scheduling = misery

    72:50 Roland Garros enters its Prohibition era

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • We Are In Paris
    May 25 2024

    Roland Garros approaches, and the women's draw has a heavy favorite in Iga Swiatek plus a few major contenders. In contrast, the men's tour seems in a temporary state of disarray, as Djokovic enters without momentum and Sinner and Alcaraz are dealing with injuries. What's worse, the 14-time champion, the (possibly) retiring Rafa Nadal, draws a man who starts his domestic violence trial days after their match. As usual, no predictions here but lots of chatter about this clay season and who's primed to show out. And what's a major without a little wild card drama?

    0:50 Wild card drama is constant but a good chance to talk about maternity leave policy

    9:00 Rafa draws That Guy

    13:15 Men’s draw analysis: what to expect from Djokovic and the walking wounded?

    21:20 Men’s draw: the tricky third quarter

    28:05 Women's draw: it's Iga's world

    35:40 Women’s draw bottom half: opportunity knocks

    47:00 Fedal goes mountaineering

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    55 mins

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