Podcasts by The Body Serve

Misery Business: 2023 ATP Wrap from 2023-11-30T11:02:18

The ATP season: it wasn’t always fun, but it’s over and that’s what matters! 2023 saw Novak Djokovic manage his schedule wisely and dominate players 15 years younger than him, even as Carlos Alc...

Let Them Eat Cake: 2023 WTA Wrap from 2023-11-26T12:01:28

The 2023 season started and ended with Iga Swiatek as the player to beat, but it wasn’t a repeat of her utterly dominant 2022. A new elite separated itself from the field, as Sabalenka won her f...

Novak and the Seven Jokers from 2023-11-21T11:33:55

The 2023 tennis season is barreling toward the finish line. First up: the Canadian women win their first ever BJK/Fed Cup behind huge performances by Leylah Fernandez, Marina Stakusic, and Gaby ...

Shambles from 2023-11-09T20:39:44

It’s hard to know where to start with the WTA Finals in Cancun, where the poor conditions and seemingly shoddy preparation overshadowed much of the actual play. The WTA is suffering a reputation...

Catching A Case from 2023-10-31T01:31:06

TBS 320 arrives as the tours (mercifully) make their final few stops of the season. We recap the results of the past week: Sinner, Auger-Aliassime, and Haddad Maia all score big wins for their r...

Smooth Criminal from 2023-10-23T22:49:30

Admittedly, this hasn’t been our most productive October ever, but we’re here! First, we’re recapping two weeks of results, including a 12th title for Monfils, a first for Shelton, Mertens remai...

Bloviation Station from 2023-10-09T21:56:49

Tennis returns to China after four years away, as Iga Swiatek reminds us who's boss and Jannik Sinner takes a huge step forward by beating Alcaraz and Medvedev for the Beijing title. Meanwhile, ...

Performance, BYE! from 2023-09-27T03:29:51

Hiiiiiii, we’re back to discuss the fallout from the Simona Halep verdict and the tennis results since the U.S. Open. Now that Simona has been officially handed a four year suspension, we have a...

Not Gon’ Cry from 2023-09-14T09:19:40

Welcome to Part II of our US Open wrap, this time focusing on the men’s draw. Djokovic wins #24 and the challengers (aside from Alcaraz) have gotten no closer to cracking him mentally or physica...

Miss Gauff from 2023-09-10T19:36:49

Coco Gauff -- a child prodigy who built her career step by step -- grabs her first major title at 19 to cap a stunning turnaround this summer. She slays every question, embraces gratitude, thank...

Lollygagging at the US Open: Week One from 2023-09-03T22:22:56

We're fresh off our second visit to the US Open (and James' first!) and sharing our observations of the grounds, the big stadiums, the Honey Deuces, and the record crowds. James tells the story ...

Flush(ing) With Possibility: 2023 US Open Preview from 2023-08-25T14:50:32

It’s The Body Serve’s second visit to the US Open (James’ first!). We recorded part of this episode in Toronto, minutes before leaving for the airport, and then broke down the draws after arrivi...

Bee For Real from 2023-08-21T21:35:53

Cincinnati was starting to feel like a hangover from the Canadian tournaments but finals Sunday turned that all around. Coco Gauff grabbed her first 1000 title -- going 11-1 since her loss at Wi...

Is She A Karen, Or Is She Iconic? from 2023-08-14T03:12:23

Tennis returned to Canada as weather wreaked bedlam on the women's draw in Montréal. Jessie Pegula won her second 1000 title and scored a great win over #1 Iga Swiatek, but we need to talk about...

Mikael Me Maybe from 2023-07-29T22:32:38

Welcome to the brief, post-Wimbledon grass-clay-hardcourt-Euro-American-Hopman Cup season, with players fighting for money and points across various countries on all surfaces. We start with the ...

The Audacity Of It All: Wimbledon Wrap from 2023-07-18T03:20:53

Well well well, what has Wimbledon wrought?! Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova are your singles champions, defeating Novak Djokovic and Ons Jabeur respectively. We try to get to the bottom ...

Policing the Panties: Wimbledon Week One from 2023-07-08T23:10:37

Wimbledon’s first week is in the books (almost), dominated by talk of rain, curfews, scheduling, and the queue. We highlight the big stories and top performers of the week – Svitolina, Eubanks, ...

The Rothesay Wimbledon Classic: SW19 Preview from 2023-07-01T13:04:42

We’re back from Europe just in time to recap the brief grass season, share our experiences at the bett1open in Berlin, preview the Wimbledon draw, give our takes on Break Point part two, chat ab...

TBS Mailbag: Tethered to Nothingness from 2023-06-20T16:26:11

We’re on the road, so we have a mailbag episode to tide you over until we get back on our thrones up North. So much tennis stuff has happened already since we’ve been away, and we’ll be back nex...

The Next (De)Generation: Roland Garros Wrap from 2023-06-12T21:32:57

Roland Garros 2023 is in the books, as Iga Swiatek extends her dominance and Novak Djokovic beats a field that offered very little resistance to the new major singles title leader. All respect a...

The Placebo Effect from 2023-06-03T23:23:19

We're halfway through Roland Garros -- most of the favorites are still around plus a few clay sensations on the bottom halves of both the men's and women's draws. We're talking Sloane, Svitolina...

Come Hell or High Pasta: Roland Garros Preview from 2023-05-27T13:01:46

Roland Garros will begin without Rafael Nadal in the draw, for the first time since 2004. In his stead, Alcaraz and Djokovic are favorites, but Medvedev’s Rome win and Rune’s consistency might c...

Rome in Ruins from 2023-05-22T17:40:16

Another clay Masters, another disastrous finale. They couldn’t help the rain, but between the weird scheduling and the fumbled women’s singles trophy presentation, Rome left a bad taste in our m...

The Gender Cake Gap from 2023-05-08T21:20:21

Episode 301 takes us crashing back to Earth in the wake of genuine concerns over the Madrid Open’s treatment of women players. The overlong, overcooked tournament ended in a flurry of bad press,...

SERENA from 2023-05-02T13:52:14

Episode 300 of The Body Serve is our meditation on the career of Serena Williams - an episode we’d put off, partly out of denial and partly because we wanted so badly to do it justice. In 1999, ...

Man in the Mirror from 2023-04-20T20:08:19

Episode 299 (almost there!) brings us to Andrey Rublev's first Masters title with his win over young menace Holger Rune. Medvedev & Zverev fire a few shots at each other, culminating in Daniil's...

Betwixt, Betrayed, and Betweener-ed from 2023-04-11T10:36:56

Rain across the Southern US nearly derailed a few tennis tournaments this weekend, but Ons Jabeur and Frances Tiafoe held on to win Charleston and Houston, respectively. We chat about the early ...

Petrafied from 2023-04-03T21:17:10

Our Miami champs – Kvitova and Medvedev – underscore how tough it is to win the Sunshine Double. Petra Kvitova completes one of her most unexpected tournament runs by winning her 30th WTA title ...

Pocketful of Sunshine (Double) from 2023-03-25T19:32:26

We’re coming to you mid-Sunshine Double, which at this point is more like Sunshine Month? Sunshine Quarter? Anyway, pack your SPF. We’re seeing storylines emerge for the year: is there a WTA Big...

Say Something from 2023-03-14T10:49:29

It’s a little bit of everything this week -- first, some thoughts on the first week of Indian Wells, whose courts are slower than Daniil Medvedev’s bathroom breaks (his words). We chat about Mur...

Fly Like A Bird from 2023-03-06T21:19:34

It’s been a rough week in the Body Serve household, as we said goodbye to our beautiful 16-year-old beagle Vince. He’s felt like a third co-host over the years, a presence who was always just of...

We Need a Preposition from 2023-02-21T21:34

February in tennis: four continents, three Iga bagels, two male US Open champs winning titles, and one white woman wearing racially inappropriate hairstyles. This month is nothing if not eclecti...

Same As It Ever Was from 2023-02-10T10:08:44

Post-Australian Open tennis continues around the world, but this week we’re mostly talking about the seeming conclusions of the ATP’s two highest profile domestic violence cases (but not their o...

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss: Aus Open Wrap from 2023-01-30T22:11:59

On the 14th day since the Australian Open started, we rested while Novak wept. The victimhood tour is complete, Jonathan is annoyed, and we pay it as much (or as little) attention as we can must...

That’s Not The Rule, Kerrilyn from 2023-01-23T22:39:44

Welcome to the third installment of our Australian Open series! We're at the quarterfinals, and the men's draw is giving chaos while the women's seems kind of … correct? We talk about Djokovic's...

The Bushbirds Are Sh*tting from 2023-01-19T21:09:14

Hey there, just popping in to offer some thoughts on the first few days of the 2023 Australian Open and the first three episodes of Netflix’s tennis docuseries Break Point! We talk about a few s...

Pregnant With Possibilities: Australian Open Preview from 2023-01-12T22:54:02

The first Slam of the year doesn't give us many weeks of tennis to form opinions, but it's delivered on story lines, with one taking the cake: Naomi Osaka -- having already withdrawn from the Au...

A Positive Start from 2023-01-06T02:30:10

Welcome to The Body Serve 9! We're recovering from our first-ever bout with COVID but tennis never stops and the show must go on. We offer some things to look out for in 2023 -- a true rival to ...

How Did We Get Here? TBS Culture Edition from 2022-12-16T14:34:25

To cap off our 8th season and tide you over until 2023, we’re bringing you the rare TBS culture episode. No tennis talk whatsoever -- we even had a few tennis-related items on the agenda which w...

The Merchants of Menace: 2022 ATP Wrap from 2022-12-01T09:55:38

It’s time to wrap up the 2022 ATP season, and we’re treating the guys with a healthy (and earned!) dose of suspicion, starting with a rundown of the most badly behaved children of the year. But ...

The Inroads (and Outroads?) of the 2022 WTA Season from 2022-11-22T11:48:20

The 2022 WTA season had everything: a 37-match win streak, the retirements of the current #1 (abrupt) and the GOAT (expected), a Wimbledon with no ranking points, and a major drug suspension. Ig...

Muchas Garcías from 2022-11-10T16:51:37

The WTA regular season comes to a close with comeback kid Caroline Garcia grabbing her biggest career title, dispatching Iga-vanquisher Aryna Sabalenka in a boom-boom final. We discuss the last-...

Félix Aviation Administration from 2022-10-31T21:36:58

Canadian King Félix Auger-Aliassime. As Rihanna said, let’s start there. Félix has turned around his final-round performances to the tune of three straight titles, beating world #1 Alcaraz twice...

The October Surprise from 2022-10-25T03:09:38

Just when we thought we could go away for a spell without anything crazy happening, the ghost of an ugly hotel carpet threw things into disarray with Simona Halep testing positive for a banned s...

25 Languages But Is Arabic One? from 2022-10-11T14:20:20

This is a hodgepodge episode, catching up with the recent tournament results across four continents, including Tunisia’s first WTA event, Djokovic’s clearing of the Next and CurrentGen, and Tiaf...

Question: Tell Me What You Think About ... from 2022-10-02T14:20:43

Thanks to you, our listeners, we’re back with a special mailbag episode, answering your questions about any and everything. You asked about tennis, of course – lots of questions lingering from L...

It Doesn’t Even Matter from 2022-09-26T22:26:09

And just like that, another GOAT says goodbye. This time, it’s Roger Federer at Laver Cup, giving tennis and his fans one last glimpse at his greatness. Confession: we haven’t always been the bi...

Barely Bleating: US Open Wrap from 2022-09-12T23:04:11

The final Slam of the season sees Iga Swiatek troubleshoot and learn now to extend her dominance, and the coronation of the (not very) long awaited Carlos Alcaraz as a major winner and youngest ...

Very Good, Serena Williams: US Open Week One from 2022-09-05T00:17:04

Well folks, that was quite the first week of the US Open, wasn't it? Jonathan is back from his trip to Flushing Meadows, and we are back to talk about Serena's last dance (or at least our first ...

Looks Like We Made It: US Open Preview from 2022-08-26T10:07:35

We're piecing together a preview for the US Open on precarious hotel wifi, but the show must go on! After all, this is Serena's final Slam. Jonathan is in NY taking in the action, while James ho...

No Qualifier Needed from 2022-08-22T21:08:52

Cincinnati lost its stars early but still brought us a wickedly good weekend, with comeback kids Borna Coric and Caroline Garcia taking the titles. We talk new shoulder (Borna), new confidence (...

In The 6ix from 2022-08-16T03:39:38

We’re back after attending our first live tennis in THREE YEARS! Wow, what a moment. A moment most pleasing to us in our podcasting careers. The happy feelings didn’t last long as we had to grap...

Summer Renaissance: Hardcourt Preview from 2022-08-05T17:34:17

The unbearable August heat and humidity means it’s time for the North American hardcourt swing, for a brief magical period known as the US Open Series. Instead of a typical recap, we decided to ...

In Our (Mail) Bag from 2022-07-25T14:30:26

It’s the hottest part of the summer and the post-Wimbledon haze is the perfect time to outsource our agenda planning by asking our readers for questions. Fortunately, your questions were well in...

The S#&% Show Must Go On: Wimbledon Wrap from 2022-07-11T22:42:21

Let's start with the good news: Elena Rybakina powered her way to a major title, and Ons Jabeur reached another career milestone while winning hearts and eyeballs around the world. The men's sid...

In Perfect DisHarmony: Wimbledon Week One from 2022-07-02T23:12:51

Wimbledon week one saw a GOAT come and go, her sister light up the doubles court, the two male legends anchor their sides of the draw, and the loquacious Cornet end Swiatek's 37-match win streak...

You Just Gotta Be Ready: Wimbledon Preview from 2022-06-25T16:15:24

2022 Wimbledon prep had been dominated by the ban of Russian and Belarusian players, and then Serena Williams stopped the world by announcing her return to competitive tennis, first in Eastbourn...

Ted Tinling: Tennis’ Needle and Thread from 2022-06-20T23:00:52

Cuthbert Collingwood "Ted" Tinling was a man whose unlikely story threads throughout the eras of twentieth century tennis like no one else's. A product of a patrician English family who moved to...

Je Ne Comprends Pas from 2022-06-06T22:45:36

Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal are joint winners at Roland Garros for the second time, with Iga extending her dominance over women’s tennis and Rafa entering truly uncharted territory as a 14-time...

If Is a Dangerous Word from 2022-05-30T22:05:34

The Roland Garros quarterfinals are set, and despite a brief scare, Iga Swiatek continues her stunning win streak as the lone remaining top 10 seed in the women’s draw. But fear not, the quarter...

Thoughts and Prayers: Roland Garros Preview from 2022-05-21T23:01:03

Not more than four short months ago, we were reveling in Rafa and Ash’s Australian Open glory. Now that we’ve been abandoned by Ash, and Rafa’s foot has set alarm bells ringing, we enter the yea...

Out Here Ons Her Own from 2022-05-09T22:04:04

Two drop shots to rule them all: Ons Jabeur wins her first WTA 1000 title and Carlos Alcaraz slices through two GOATs and a [redacted] to win his fourth title of the year. In a shorter episode t...

I Don’t Know (and Other Insights) from 2022-05-01T13:33:58

As we get older, we get more comfortable existing in the “I don’t know” space, which might be a strange thing to say while also producing a podcast where we share our opinions. But as the debate...

Making The Ban from 2022-04-25T22:28:48

Thank you all for your patience while we’ve been away! We’re back to recap all the tournaments we’ve missed – almost three weeks of them. Iga Swiatek wins her 23rd straight match by beating repe...

Doing The Most from 2022-04-06T20:54:30

It's been barely two weeks since Ash Barty's retirement and already Iga Swiatek is answering our questions about what's next for the WTA. Riding a 17-match win streak, she knocks out fellow heir...

Bye Bye Barty from 2022-03-26T12:33:47

Ash Barty shocked the tennis world this week by announcing her departure from the game as a 25-year-old dominant #1. After the shock wore off, though, it started to make sense based on what we k...

Indian Wells (Taylor’s Version) from 2022-03-22T13:22:21

The finals may not have lived up to their billing, but Indian Wells advanced a number of the season's major storylines: the continued growth of Iga Swiatek, the battle to stick out from the WTA ...

FFS, When Will It End? from 2022-03-09T22:25:24

Starting off on a difficult subject - the invasion of Ukraine and the response from tennis authorities and the players affected by it. As always, it’s fair to ask who sets the moral standards an...

Take Flight from 2022-02-27T12:50:56

It’s not exactly your average February on the ATP: we’ve got a new #1; a recent #1 and GOAT doing (dubious) damage control as he struggles to find tournaments that will have him; a different 35-...

My Funny Mail-entine: TBS Mailbag Part II from 2022-02-14T16:03:20

Welcome back for the second part of our mailbag episode, made possible by February boredom and listeners like you. This time around we’re talking about the changes to tennis during pandemic time...

Winter Break: TBS Mailbag Part I from 2022-02-10T11:03:56

We asked for your questions, and wow, did you deliver. So much so that we’ve decided to stretch this mailbag into a two-part super episode. The post-Australian Open hangover is real, so we’ve go...

Dare To Dream from 2022-01-30T22:55:18

Ash Barty and Rafa Nadal are your 2022 Australian Open champions -- Barty winning her third Slam and further cementing her #1 status, and Nadal notching an unlikely victory from a two-sets-to-lo...

So Siuuu Me from 2022-01-23T20:47:10

Week one of the Australian Open is in the books, with Barty carving her way through the draw, Sam Stosur retiring from singles, and most of the men's contenders surviving. Although many feared t...

The Leaning Tower of Visa: Aus Open Preview from 2022-01-14T23:03:49

The 2022 Australian Open is around the corner and guess what is still dominating headlines: visa cancellation 2.0, appeal 2.0, and the various foibles and f- er, muck-ups of Djokovic and co. Aft...

Playing In Our Faces from 2022-01-10T21:47:47

The Australia v. Djokovic saga has dominated new cycles for the past week in and outside of the tennis world; it highlighted many of the anxieties and political squabbles of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Party Like It’s 1999 from 2022-01-07T16:59:28

Many of us look back at 1999 as the dawning of the modern golden age of women’s tennis, a season that saw four different Slam champs, the abrupt exit of one GOAT, and the breakthrough of a new o...

Dire Strai(gh)ts: ATP Wrap from 2021-12-11T20:20:33

In our season seven finale, we’re recapping this odd and transitional year on the ATP Tour, a year in which Novak Djokovic came very close to winning the first Grand Slam since 1969 and a bunch ...

Holy Spirit Activate: WTA Wrap from 2021-12-03T15:17:42

Friends, we’re finally at the end of our WTA season. So much of what we recapped didn’t even feel like it happened in 2021. Kenin signing with Motorola but tweeting about it from her iPhone? 202...

We’ll See from 2021-11-21T16:59:44

First things first: we are officially announcing the launch of our GoFundMe campaign! Thank you to our listeners for the past 7 amazing years, and we’re ...

A Sensible Flat from 2021-11-15T21:50:35

Episode 245 features a potpourri of tennis happenings. We begin with a discussion of the harrowing Peng Shuai news and the response from tennis' governing bodies. After getting caught up on ALL ...

Forgive Me Jannik For I Have Sinned from 2021-11-03T22:38:40

We are well and truly in the final stretch of the 2021 season, rounding third and heading for home. The field for the WTA Finals in Guadalajara is set after Anett Kontaveit blitzed through Mosco...

The Straight Talk Express from 2021-10-21T22:15:23

October’s Very Own Indian Wells has concluded and we’ve got a surprising men’s winner in Cam Norrie and a surprising-but-not-really-surprising women’s champ in Paula Badosa. We take a ride on Re...

Taking Steps from 2021-10-06T22:24:58

Indian Wells is underway, in autumn, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, but the big story this week is the ATP’s revelation that they’ve begun an investigation into the abuse allegations agains...

TBS Mailbag: We Were JUST Talking About You from 2021-09-22T18:38:31

This week we outsourced the agenda-building to you, our listeners, and you provided a set of fascinating and tough questions. Come take a break from the weekly grind of current tennis events. We...

Hatched and Snatched: US Open Wrap from 2021-09-12T23:17:40

Will history see this US Open as a watershed moment? On the women's side, is this just the most extreme example of a years-long trend of youngsters managing the moment and storming to victory? O...

Oh Yeah, They‘re All Scammers from 2021-09-06T22:27:26

It was a first week for the US Open history books, full of entertaining matches and high-profile breakthroughs. Youngsters Fernandez, Raducanu, and Alcaraz notch huge wins, qualifier van de Zand...

Withdrawal Symptoms: US Open Preview from 2021-08-26T22:45:06

The year's final Grand Slam is upon us, and for the first time since the 90s, we won't see a Williams sister, Nadal, or Federer at the US Open. In two weeks, we'll know if Djokovic has completed...

Bot On A Hot Tin Roof from 2021-08-15T11:17:09

Tennis’ second pandemic summer gets us a bit closer to “normal,” but the absence of many of the biggest stars leaves room for other players to create compelling narratives. Danielle Collins runs...

Set Fire To Their Tears from 2021-08-01T21:38:32

Just to get it out of the way: we're not the biggest fans of Olympic tennis. Nevertheless, the Games brought up some interesting stories, old and new -- the fairy-tale endings that failed to hap...

Hateration, Holleration In This Wimblery from 2021-07-12T22:25:58

The first Wimbledon since 2019 ends with Ash Barty and Novak Djokovic leaving London victorious, both clear #1s at very different stages of their careers. Pliskova should be mighty proud of her ...

Slippy Cup from 2021-07-04T11:37:20

It was a wet, wild, and slipp(er)y first week at Wimbledon, which felled a 7-time champion within minutes and saw some electrifying home country heroes show out for their local fans. T...

It's A Bop, It's A Jam, It's A Banger from 2021-06-25T22:43:12

Before we get to the Wimbledon preview, we're proud to debut our first line of Body Serve merch: t-shirts, magnets, stickers, mugs, hoodies and more, all adorned with Tom Humberstone's exclusive...

Are Your Clay Sensations Nourished? from 2021-06-14T21:29:09

Are your clay sensations nourished? Ours certainly are NOT, but we hope to summon the requisite energies to bring you this French Open recap. Barbora Krejčíková and Novak Djokovic are your 2021 ...

Right In Front Of My Salad? from 2021-06-07T20:55:03

Has the 2021 French Open felt a bit . . . strange? Clouded? Cursed, even? (Yes) But aside from the weirdness floating above the tennis, we've actually got a fascinating lineup of quarterfinals i...

Does This Apply To Me? from 2021-06-02T21:31:07

Since our last episode, the conversation around Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from press conferences grew so loud that it led to an actual withdrawal: her decision to pull out of Roland Garros comple...

Pressed: Roland Garros Preview from 2021-05-28T22:23:48

Naomi Osaka is a paradigm shifter, regardless of whether you agree with her decisions. We spend a good chunk of our Roland Garros preview thinking through Naomi's decision to skip press and how ...

And What!!! from 2021-05-18T22:04:07

Nadal logged another decima, at Rome this time, which turned out to be one of the most exciting Masters tournaments in recent memory. While Nadal-Djokovic went the distance, Iga Swiatek dropped ...

The Unattractive Inside Open from 2021-05-11T21:07:22

We're haters, fine, but Madrid is just not the tournament for us. We get an unappealing winner on the men's side but a first-time clay titlist in Aryna Sabalenka, peaking just in time for Roland...

Nicely Plump from 2021-04-27T23:10:05

Struggling to keep up with all the tennis? So are we. Join us on this struggle bus episode where we go over the results since our last episode, leading up to Ash Barty and Rafa Nadal's wins this...

It Stays Between Us, But ... from 2021-04-13T23:54:26

This episode is really two separate shows put together, but we trust there is something in it for everyone. In the first part, we recap the results of last week, again imploring more kindness to...

The Messiest Person You Know Is A Man from 2021-04-04T21:23:22

On court, tennis welcomed its first Polish Masters 1000 champ, Hubi Hurkacz; and the reigning #1 Ash Barty knocked down a slew of hardcourt contenders to defend her Miami crown. Off court (or on...

A Journey Which I Didn't Enjoy Ultimately from 2021-03-16T21:38

Mari Osaka gives us our title this week, with her wonderfully straightforward retirement post that reminds us that we're allowed to stop doing things we don't enjoy. We're covering the tennis re...

Can't Stop Won't Stop Don't Spit from 2021-03-07T20:29:21

Covid be damned, tennis has been around the world in February and March. We saw youngsters Clara Tauson and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo make unlikely title runs, Petra win her 28th, and Andrey Rublev ...

The Time Is Nao from 2021-02-21T21:54:08

The 2021 Australian Open is in the books! After months of speculation over whether the tournament would even happen, Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic are the last two players standing, holding old...

I Love This S#@! I Love It from 2021-02-13T20:32:31

It's the midpoint of the 2021 Australian Open, and we're cooking with gas now. The early rounds were rough on the hard quarantiners, with Azarenka, Andreescu, Kerber, Stephens, and Sakkari all g...

Ogre-Alla-Ass-sim-Oh Forget It: AO Preview from 2021-02-06T01:46:35

Alright, y’all ready? After so much drama leading into the 2021 Australian Open -- from questions surrounding whether it should happen in the first place to the complaints from players about the...

Proceed With Caution from 2021-01-30T21:21:14

The 14-day quarantine has lifted . . . tennis players in Melbourne and Adelaide are leaving their rooms and playing in maskless stadiums, thanks to months of sacrifice by Australians and much po...

Is It Worth It? from 2021-01-16T22:40:18

It remains to be seen if Tennis Australia's logistical balancing act to host the Australian Open will be worth it, but here we are. Amidst the tightest safety protocols yet, a nation grudgingly ...

Finding Stefanie from 2021-01-09T12:14:45

To open our 7th season, we dive into the career of Stefanie Maria Graf, one of the game's most decorated champions and still, somehow, one of its most elusive. Graf's staggering achievements -- ...

The Ending of That Was Iffy: 2020 ATP Wrap from 2020-12-11T03:27:20

Episode 215 is our season 6 finale and the ATP companion piece to our WTA Wrap. In this episode, we spend some time discussing the on-court highlights, like Djokovic's stellar start, Nadal's 20t...

Smile Because It's Over: 2020 WTA Wrap from 2020-12-06T12:35:48

It's now a cliché to say that the events of 2020 are unprecedented, and that we feel unstuck from time itself, but early 2020 does seem of a different era. After a packed January and February, w...

sTaY sTrOnG, guys from 2020-11-27T02:01:42

Since we last came to you, Daniil Medvedev continued his impressive end-of-season run to capture the ATP Finals in London. We take you through the paces of the final hosting of that event at the...

The Sound of the ATP's Silence from 2020-11-12T22:53:15

We're delving into the serious allegations of domestic abuse against Alexander Zverev. Many in tennis -- including Sascha himself -- are invested in painting this as Zverev "overcoming adversity...

Yes or Mess: A Pop Culture Experience from 2020-11-07T16:50:41

Grab a cocktail and dive into the pop culture garbage our tattered brains have been thinking about these past few weeks. 2020 has demanded we seek out diversions when possible, and we've got you...

Das ist mein Haus from 2020-10-27T21:15:12

Alexander Zverev will be building his latest house in Cologne, Germany after nabbing back-to-back titles at the same event. The German's twin triumphs headline this abridged episode recapping the t...

I Want Your Sets from 2020-10-11T21:43:03

The 2020 Fall French Open is in the history books! Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal swept through their respective fields on their ways to historic title runs in Paris. For Nadal, it was his 13th ti...

Kick Rocks, Eat Dirt from 2020-10-05T22:50

Welcome to our mid-Roland Garros 2020 dispatch. Those sounds you may have heard over the last few days were those of players often being loud and wrong. We’ve got a fairly predictable final eigh...

Drip It Like It's Hot from 2020-09-26T11:17:42

Roland Garros 2020 is upon us, en automne, barely two weeks after the US Open and perhaps against better judgment. But what happen-ed happen-ed and here we are in Paris. The cool, damp condition...

Bubble Wrap: Women Save The Day from 2020-09-15T01:21

It wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t think we would -- or should -- have any tennis for the rest of 2020. Now, here we are recapping the final week of a fanless U.S. Open. Naomi Osaka and Domi...

Double Bubble, Toil, and Trouble from 2020-09-06T23:25:42

We knew it would be an unusual first week of the US Open. It started with Benoit Paire's positive test, and continued with the double bubble regulations and warring health departments. We got no...

Be Careful Who You Association With from 2020-08-30T02:00:34

This week saw many major stories come and go until one stuck: the breaking away of Novak Djokovic and others from the ATP Player Council to start a separate player association (not a union btw)....

The Long Island Project from 2020-08-22T11:59:25

Tennis has resumed in the US and Europe as the pandemic rages on. We catch up on a few weeks' worth of news, including: recent title winners Brady, Ferro, and Halep; early life in the Cincy/NY "...

What's The Point Of The WTA If We Don't Stick Together? from 2020-07-31T03:08:38

We are back from hiatus to bring you an episode that we have been working on for months, one that serves as a continuation of our previous dive into Pre-Open Era tennis. With tennis players now ...

When Zina Speaks, You Listen from 2020-07-07T00:04:11

We've just had the pleasure of chatting with the legendary Zina Garrison, gold medalist in Seoul, 3-time major mixed doubles champ, and the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up. Zina chats about her origins...

The Doughnut Chronicles from 2020-07-02T10:17:08

Well folks, this is not how we envisioned bringing up our double century, but here we are! Truly, we never imagined still being here, and we owe you everything for your support in making it happen....

A Pandemic Dahhhling, Do You Know What That Means?! from 2020-06-20T12:27:04

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, a...

I Hope That Fish Eats You from 2020-06-11T12:38:18

The past few weeks have felt like a watershed moment in confronting anti-black racism across the US & the world. Tennis is not impervious to this. Players like Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and Sloan...

TBS Live: The Remix from 2020-05-25T14:22:25

Welcome to our second ever Zoom session - The Remix, where we take listener questions, talk about Dominic Thiem's unfortunate comments and clarifications on those comments, and the larger inequi...

For the Quarantainment from 2020-05-17T13:10:37

The Body Serve is back with a tennis-free episode meant to entertain you during these trying times. We've broken this rather long episode into three parts: 1) trending topics, in which we take u...

TBS Live! from 2020-04-26T11:07:05

This week, we attempted our very first live show on Zoom. We recorded a live TBS episode covering the bizarre news of the past week or so (think vaccines, mergers, missteps), and followed that u...

Hidden Figures in Tennis from 2020-04-22T12:24:21

While tennis remains on hiatus, we're diving back into the history of tennis by highlighting some fascinating players you may not be familiar with. We look at: Ora Washington, one of the premier...

Wiggle It Like Zina from 2020-04-13T14:09:08

What do you know about Zina Garrison? We undertook this episode because we knew we didn’t know enough. Zina Garrison is often seen as a bridge between Althea Gibson and the Williams sisters, a t...

Stay the F#@* at Home from 2020-04-04T13:23:16

These are strange times for the world and for tennis. We look at the rolling cancellations, the narrowing possibility that tennis will be played at all this year, and the consequences for player...

For Once We Do Have The Bandwidth from 2020-03-27T03:15:41

As promised, we’re back with part two of TBS Rewind. In this iteration, we take a look at some of the more serious topics and themes we’ve covered over the years, and reflect on what we think of...

TBS Rewind: Just For Laughs from 2020-03-18T03:27:45

Things are rough right now: there is no tennis, and the world is in panic mode over the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d bring a bit of levity to the proceedings. We dived into The Body Ser...

Much Ado About Something from 2020-03-11T03:55:02

We come to you on the heels of the huge tennis news that the Indian Wells event “will not be held,” has been cancelled, postponed, whatever. We are well and truly in the dark about what the tenn...

It's Sharapover: A Complicated Affair from 2020-03-01T11:52:22

Maria Sharapova became the richest woman in sport, a 5-time Slam champ, and one of the most polarizing figures in tennis. We have not always been Masha proponents, but it's important for us to c...

A Body Serve Over Troubled Water from 2020-02-22T19:49:34

It's been a while since we last brought you a mailbag episode. They're fun to do, and we get to rely on our listeners to drive the conversation. Thanks to your thoughtful questions, we cover eve...

Where's the Beef? from 2020-02-17T12:08:07

February is always a frantic time on the tennis calendar. We've just gotten back from a quick vacation in Mexico, and are readjusting to the Toronto winter and the podcast grind. This episode ha...

She's Got Spunk from 2020-02-03T13:26:04

The 2020 Australian Open has mercifully come to a close and we’re back to complete our coverage of the decade’s first Grand Slam tournament. Your winners: Novak Djokovic, for an 8th time in Melb...

I Am Not A Tennis Expert from 2020-01-26T12:55:56

The first week of this Australian Open has been something. Serena and Naomi lost on the same night Caroline Wozniacki retired from the sport, Milos Raonic is blasting his way through the men's d...

A Bespoke Approach to Natural Phenomena from 2020-01-18T13:04:56

The Body Serve is back with our 6th annual (!) Australian Open preview. We break down the soon-to-be-broken draws, key first round match-ups, the dozens of floaters in the women's bracket, and w...

ATP Sippy Cup from 2020-01-15T02:16:02

Thank you to everybody for listening to our Monica Seles episode! We’re back to officially launch Season SIX of The Body Serve. If you’ve donated to our GoFundMe, please listen to the segment at...

How Do We Talk About Monica Seles? from 2020-01-04T12:37:08

It's clear that from the moment Monica Seles arrived on the tennis stage as a precocious teenager, the tennis world didn't quite know what to do or say about her. She's been constructed as, at v...

OK, We Move to 2020, Cause That's Bull$#!t from 2019-12-03T02:35:57

Y'all, we made it to the end of Season FIVE! First, we MUST thank you for all your generous contributions to the GoFundMe w...

WTA Wrap 2019: But Wow, What A Moment from 2019-11-24T12:47:21

Our penultimate episode of 2019 is exciting for 2 reasons: we get to wrap this hugely entertaining WTA season and launch our first ever Listen

Letter To Santa from 2019-11-12T02:33:23

The ATP has a new fella on the rise after Jannik Sinner's bold win in Milan. Team France overcame Ash Barty and Australia in a thrilling Fed Cup final to put a bow on the WTA season. We wade int...

She Don't Bat Now, She Make Money Moves from 2019-11-04T23:42:17

Ash Barty finesses the year-end number one ranking with a tidy and patient display in Shenzhen, with it snatching the largest ever payout in tennis history. Djokovic edges closer to both the yea...

Say It To My Face from 2019-10-29T02:02:07

Wow, what a moment: Episode 175. The 2019 season (our fifth doing The Body Serve) is coming to a close, and we're back to recap the last two weeks of play. The list of winners is all sorts of im...

The Kids Are All Fight from 2019-10-14T11:42:12

It's been a minute since we've covered tennis week-to-week. We're making up for lost time by speeding through the Asian/European fall swing, highlighting the huge steps taken by the ATP's younge...

Toward A Better Understanding Of Pre-Open Era Tennis from 2019-10-01T02:18:15

TBS Special: In the vein of our Pride episode from last year, we've gone and done a bit of research into the history of tennis and are coming to you with our findings on what tennis was like bef...

Racing With Destiny from 2019-09-10T02:17:33

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 havin...

D.A.R.E. to Dream from 2019-09-02T10:28:09

We come to you midway through the US Open after a first week stuffed with feel-good stories and breakout stars on the women's side, and lots of miserable, crabby men (with the exception of Gael ...

Brace Yourselves from 2019-08-24T13:02:25

We're back to preview the US Open, the final major of the year. Can Naomi defend? Will last year's umpire drama dominate the fortnight? Did the summer tell us anything about who's a real contender ...

From Cincy To Cow Corner from 2019-08-20T02:35:20

We're back safe and sound in Toronto after covering the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. On episode 169, we put a bow on the event chatting everything from the quarter-finals onward, culmi...

If It's Not One Scam, It's Another from 2019-08-16T12:58:20

We're pleased to bring you a chat with 2-time major champ Svetlana Kuznetsova, who was one of our first player interviews back in 2016. She chats with us about the problems with her visa, her be...

Looks Like We Made It from 2019-08-12T14:20:10

This weekend we took the deeply boring journey from Toronto to Cincinnati. First, we recap what we saw on the ground at the Rogers Cup, what had happened in the finals, and what we expect to see...

Hall of Fame Pettiness from 2019-07-31T03:13:22

We're back from the Wimbledon wilderness to tackle the results and major tennis stories of the past few weeks. On the docket for this episode: a doping suspension, Hall of Fame inductees, and Sv...

The Chill Is Gone from 2019-07-16T01:43:11

Novak Djokovic is your repeat, and now five-time champion at Wimbledon. He was joined by Simona Halep at the Champion's Ball, after the Romanian swept aside Serena Williams in the women's final....

Nowhere To Hide from 2019-07-08T03:05:35

Week one of Wimbledon is in the books and we're back to recap the carnage, the drama, and the surprises. Without question, Coco Gauff was the biggest story through the first three rounds; her wi...

On the Road to Wimbledon from 2019-06-29T10:57:54

It's a short turnaround and a holiday weekend in Canada, so we're bringing you our Wimbledon preview from the car, driving down I-90 in Upstate New York. We touch on a few of the off-court rumbling...

On That Gay Flex Again from 2019-06-22T12:33:17

As tennis transitions to grass, we're scrambling to catch up on the post-Roland Garros results, beefs, surprises, and clunky, poorly conceived solutions to ongoing problems. Barty is steps away ...

A Duo Décimation in Paris from 2019-06-11T03:05:24

What happen-ed at Roland Garros: Rafa Nadal leaves Paris with a TWELFTH title and Ash Barty with her unexpected first. Dominic Thiem made further strides up the ATP mountain, but fell just short...

Circling the Wagons&Ballmarks from 2019-06-03T02:47:29

We've made it through the first week of the 2019 French Open, and as you might imagine, there is LOTS to talk about. Before the tournament even began, we were dealt a few high-profile withdrawal...

What Do We Say to the Gods of Clay? Roland Garros Preview 2019 from 2019-05-25T11:56:20

Roland Garros starts with a cracking schedule on Sunday ... settle in for our draw analysis and wide-ranging conversation about the clay season, the democratization of the men's clay events, and...

(Sh)it Happen-ed In Rome from 2019-05-20T23:33:02

We're back from our big trip with a big (way too long) episode. It's not entirely our fault, there were two massive tournaments the past two weeks, and some major off court happenings to cover a...

Spring Mailbag: You Asked, We Attempt to Answer from 2019-05-07T13:15

The Body Serve is back, answering your thoughtful and tough questions with -- we hope -- a bit of knowledge and a lot of honesty. Although we recorded this previously, we believe the questions a...

Get Them Bodied from 2019-05-01T01:42:03

Dominic Thiem absolutely bodied the Barcelona field to join Federer as the only two-time titlists on the ATP Tour this season. Petra Kvitova's turn as renaissance woman and most consistent playe...

No Contest from 2019-04-23T23:33:31

This week on The Body Serve, we've got a surprising week in Monte Carlo to recap, an exciting weekend strewn across the globe in Fed Cup, and a resolution to the Justin Gimelstob court case. Fab...

I'm Tired Of F#@*ng Losing! from 2019-04-16T03:08:26

The clay season is upon us and Sloane Stephens is tired of f#@*ing losing! We recap the last two weeks since we've been away, starting with the action in Charleston where Madison Keys scored an ...

Barty In The U.S.A. from 2019-04-02T01:39:55

Ash Barty and Roger Federer closed out the Sunshine Swing with titles at the Miami Open. For Barty, it was the biggest win of her career, and one that catapulted her into the WTA top 10 for the ...

She The North from 2019-03-20T02:36:04

Bianca Andreescu's coming out party continued in a big way by winning the Indian Wells title. The breakthrough theme in the "tennis paradise" also featured a first Masters 1000 title for Dominic...

Indian Well Actually from 2019-03-10T13:11:02

The calendar is ratcheting up - March brings the Sunshine Double, with all its excesses, star power, and crackling match-ups. Our IW ambivalence aside, this week has already given us the Vika-Se...

TBS 150: Bend It Like Bencic from 2019-02-27T03:58:01

On the occasion of our Sesquicentennial, we thank all our listeners, both old and now, who have been along for the ride. We recap all the tennis news from the past two weeks and the winners on b...

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do from 2019-02-12T21:50:48

February can be a moment for tennis to catch its breath. But Fed Cup brought us some cracking match-ups, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga re-entered the top 200, and everyone's favorite maybe-catfish started ...

Australian Open Finale: The Blessing, The Curse, The Manspreading from 2019-01-28T21:24:19

We're here to wrap the 2019 Australian Open: crowning a new WTA number 1 and watching Novak make history with his 15th major. Petra Kvitova came close to her first major off grass, Rafa Nadal st...

Mid-Australian Open Check-In: It's Like BBQ Chicken from 2019-01-20T20:58:58

We're checking in midway through this Australian Open, marked by a few welcome breakouts but high quality match-ups on the horizon. This episode's title borrows from Frances Tiafoe's impromptu d...

Australian Open Preview: Say It Ain't So, Andeh from 2019-01-12T12:05:43

It's not easy to say goodbye to Andrew Murray -- and we're not saying goodbye yet. But, we begin our Australian Open preview with a tribute to the authentic, generous, straight-to-the-point Scot...

Season Five Premiere: Still Here from 2019-01-07T03:41:57

Welcome to our Season FIVE opener. Our brief offseason is over and week one of the 2019 season caught us off guard with SO MUCH action right off the bat. We recap the seven titlists who emerged ...

Season 4 Finale: What the Boys Got up to in 2018 from 2018-12-10T18:10:56

As our fourth cycle comes to a close, we recap the men's tour with its continued Big 3 dominance, Djokovic's herculean comeback, and NextGen banging on the door (well, more like politely ringing...

WTA Moments of 2018 from 2018-12-04T17:27:06

We consider a WTA season that was by turns tumultuous and gratifying, full of tedious controversies and long-awaited breakouts. This episode takes on the major themes of 2018, the title winners,...

Look At Us, We're Going The Distance from 2018-11-21T03:55:08

Y'all know by now we're a pair of Mariah stans, and we are HERE for her new album. We chat briefly about her tightly spun new effort at the top of the show, before segueing into the tennis actio...

Khachanov Hatches In Paris from 2018-11-06T01:20:35

It seems like we've been talking about the next generation of ATP players a lot recently, and Karen Khachanov keeps that trend going with a massive first Masters 1000 title in Paris. Elsewhere, ...

Undefeated, Undeniable, and Under Scrutiny from 2018-10-30T02:29:50

Elina Svitolina ran the table in Singapore to secure the biggest title of her career. Meanwhile, Sloane Stephens has shown -- to us and herself -- that her standing in the game cannot be denied....

Just Djoking: Novak's Purple Patch Continues from 2018-10-17T01:39:46

The 2018 tennis season is getting ready to pull into its final station, and we've got tales from a few of its last few stops. Nole's purple patch and Borna's full package headline the action in ...

So Disrespectful: Please Remember My Name from 2018-10-02T03:04:53

We've recharged our batteries after the draining U.S. Open just in time to catch up with the tennis happenings on the Asian Swing. Aryna Sabalenka continues her march to the top of women's tenni...

US Open Wrap: Multiple Things Are True *Oprah Shrug Gif* from 2018-09-10T04:34:57

There are so many things to talk about from the U.S. Open women's final, but chief among these is that Naomi Osaka bossed her way to a maiden Grand Slam title. We talk about just how awesome Nao...

(You Make Me Feel Like) The US Open Is Burning, Literally from 2018-09-01T12:17:57

The late, great Aretha Franklin -- a huge tennis fan -- provides the theme for our episode today, as we tackle the unusually wild first week of the US Open. First, we talk about the actual tenni...

The Good, the Bad, and the Tragic: US Open Preview f/ David Taylor and Kamau Murray from 2018-08-25T13:28:39

We sat down with the coaches of last year's US Open finalists, David Taylor (Keys) and Kamau Murray (Stephens). These very different coaches share their thoughts on navigating player personaliti...

Kiki-ing Down The Door In Cincy from 2018-08-20T02:51:18

The bad news: our time in Cincinnati has come to an end. The good news: we're back with another episode to recap an event that produced a stellar title run by Kiki Bertens and a full-circle perf...

Getting the Conversation Started: Creating a Safe Space to Come Out in Men's Tennis from 2018-08-15T20:27:53

You might have read what Roger Federer had to say about why there hasn't been an openly gay male tennis player in on the ATP Tour. Now, hear his words, along with those of Kevin Anderson, as bot...

Rogers Cup Wrap, Sascha Bajin Chat from 2018-08-12T23:01:32

Here in Cincinnati, we had the chance to sit down with Sascha Bajin, Naomi Osaka's coach and the former long-time hitting partner of Serena Williams. Sascha talks about his playful relationship ...

Midsummer Mailbag from 2018-08-06T12:05:44

We are tackling listener questions little by little; you've given us so many great ones that we will have to space them out. But first, we try to provide some context into Serena Williams' repea...

Postcards From Wimbledon: Pleading The Fifth from 2018-07-17T01:54:05

Wimbledon is (mercifully) over, and we've got two players making their returns to the winner's circle after rather tumultuous 2017 campaigns. Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in a much-talked-ab...

Wimbledon Week 1: Opportunities Earned from 2018-07-08T12:56:24

Maybe you've heard that Wimbledon 2018 has been full of shocking upsets, but just how shocking are they? Most of the early-round vanquishers have backed up their results with trips to the second...

Previewing the Nature Valley WimbleBowl from 2018-06-30T02:56:22

We're back to regularly scheduled programming with our Wimbledon preview. First, we go over the grass court news: the seeding question that dominated the news cycle, Kyrgios' water bottle explos...

Pride Is Political: A Partial History of LGBTQ People in Tennis from 2018-06-23T14:36:33

We are proud to bring you our Pride Special, a partial and selective history of the LGBTQ people across tennis history who changed our sport forever. Some of the stories you'll know, others were...

La Primera y La Undécima: 1s Across the Board at French Open from 2018-06-11T02:55:15

Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal are your French Open champions. For Simona, it was her first time as last woman standing at a Slam, while Nadal hoisted the Coupe des Mousquetaires for an 11th time...

Much Ado About Mother: The Catsuit's Out of the Bag from 2018-06-05T01:01:46

The quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open are set, and we are back with episode 125 to recap how we got here. Serena Williams dominated week one discussion with her catsuit, and her play, before...

Songs In C-lay Major: Roland Garros Preview from 2018-05-25T02:39:59

The denouement of the clay season is upon us with the dawning of the French Open. We're back to preview the year's second major with the help of some of our listeners. We solicited questions spe...

Royal Weekend in Rome from 2018-05-21T12:57:36

Rafa Nadal rights the ship on clay with a gritty win over Sascha Zverev, and Svitolina defends her Rome title with far less drama. We also cover Francoise Abanda's charges of racial discriminati...

One Clay At A Time from 2018-05-16T02:08:56

The show is back from a two-week hiatus to discuss more clay court tennis! Rafa Nadal got to a record 50 consecutive sets won before bowing out to Dominic Thiem, who in turn bowed out to Zverev ...

46 Problems But A Set Ain't One from 2018-05-01T02:30:27

Rafael Nadal continued his clay dominance with a second El Undécimo, this time in Barelona. We begin episode 121 with a look at some of the stats within his streak of 46 consecutive sets won on ...

Seeing Red: A Step Too Far from 2018-04-24T02:29:47

After an injury-riddled start to 2018, Rafael Nadal returned to his best in Monte Carlo. The King Of Clay won the tournament for the 11th time, while Novak Djokovic made signs of progress in an ...

Spring Mash-Up: Divas, Davis Cup, Dellacqua from 2018-04-15T15:06:04

Before the clay season kicks into gear, we're bringing you a mixed bag of topics: Madison Brengle alleging mistreatment at the hands of the WTA and anti-doping authorities; the controversy over ...

Charleston Wrap: Reunited, And It Feels So Good from 2018-04-09T03:02:43

Jonathan is back in Toronto after his trip to Charleston for the Volvo Car Open, and reunites with James to bring you #118. On deck for this episode: the WTA's uphill battle for equal footing wi...

Setting The Record Straight In Charleston from 2018-04-04T12:33:29

Episode 117 comes to you again from Charleston and Toronto. This time, Bri (@4thetennis) joins the show from the Volvo Car Open to "set the record straight" on all things Sloane and offer her in...

S Is For Salty: Miami Open Review from 2018-04-01T19:58:22

Episode 116 features two distinct halves: James & Jonathan tackle two listener suggestions at the top of the episode, then Chad (@ccsmooth13) returns to the show alongside Jonathan in Charleston...

Um, Hi, I'm Naomi Osaka: Indian Wells Recap from 2018-03-21T02:20:10

We begin episode 115 with a breakdown of Serena's return to professional tennis and her 3rd round loss to Venus, before segueing into a  celebration of Naomi Osaka's star-making performance to t...

TBS Pop Culture Bonanza from 2018-03-06T03:08:18

At long last, we come to you with our long-promised pop culture episode. After Sunday night's Oscars, now seems like a good time to burden you with our thoughts on three of the most nominated fi...

Genie's Trial and Davis Cup Tribulations from 2018-02-28T19:39:52

We take a more moderate view (by our standards) of this week's big news: an ITF proposal that would revolutionize Davis Cup, and Genie Bouchard's victory over the USTA in federal court. Along th...

Petra With A 3, Fed Back At 1,& Ryan's Reckoning from 2018-02-21T03:25:20

In our peaches and cream episode (112), we've got a (still) blazing Petra, Federer becoming the oldest ever ATP #1, some Wozniacki messiness, and a discussion of the latest Harrison saga. Wow, t...

Fed Cup Of Tea from 2018-02-13T16:36:20

We're back after a two-week hiatus! In this episode, we've enlisted Chad (@CCSMOOTH13) to help us with Serena's return at Fed Cup and Venus' two wins to clinch the tie. We run down some of the t...

Caro's Glow Up& Tennys' Blow Up from 2018-01-29T02:34:04

We are, at long last, at the end of the 2018 Australian Open. We're here to cover Caro's glow up and Tenny Sandgren's blow up. Wozniacki finally shed the label of "best to have never won a Slam,...

The Unhappy Slam: Mid-Aussie Open Report from 2018-01-21T13:43:29

We're checking in at the midpoint of the 2018 Australian Open, an altogether different experience than last year. The topic of most interest to us is Novak Djokovic's alleged call for a players'...

Change Your Draws: Australian Open Preview from 2018-01-13T13:33:36

We're doing a close look at both draws, but first: the Australian Open draw ceremony and the accompanying commentary has given us much to talk about, a mere four days after our last episode. We ...

Bespoke, Bothered, and Bewildered from 2018-01-10T02:25:03

TBS is back, back again to discuss the SEVEN titlists from week one of the 2018 season. Among the topics discussed: the myriad winners, Kerber's presumed resurgence, the state of Venus' game, Ba...

Found Our Tea from 2018-01-04T02:15:02

Happy New Year, y'all! We open 2018 and Season 4 of The Body Serve with a preview of the brand new tennis season. First up, we're partnering with Health IQ and encourage you to from 2017-12-17T13:21:09

We're finally getting around to wrapping up the year in men's tennis, a year marked by both the resurgence of throwback stars Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer and the Big Four loosening its grip on ...

Ribbon With A Bow On It from 2017-12-06T00:54:12

We’re back to put a bow on the 2017 WTA season with a little help from our listeners. Instead of doing a tournament-to-tournament recap, we’re going more macro and framing the season through fou...

Say It Ain't So from 2017-11-21T01:52:20

The tennis world received a punch to the gut with news of Jana Novotna's passing; Jonathan tells us how he will remember one of his all-time favourite players. We run through the year-end tennis...

Get That S%&$ Outta Here from 2017-11-08T21:12:45

We were compelled to record episode 102 by the heinous and embarrassing draw ceremony at the Next Gen Finals in Milan. But it gave us the opportunity to recap Julia Goerges' stunning run in Zhuh...

Woz Wallops WTA Finals Field from 2017-11-01T18:48:17

101 episodes in and we're still finding lots to talk about. We praise Caroline Wozniacki for her career-best performance as she beats the best and wins Singapore. Plus, we discuss Venus' season,...

TBS 100: Having a Gay Ole Time from 2017-10-24T19:32:50

We're proud to share our 100th episode with you; we weren't always sure we'd get here. We skip the latest tennis news in favor of an extended listener mailbag, made possible by all of your cleve...

TBS A to Z from 2017-10-17T20:50:25

Welcome to episode 99 of The Body Serve, one episode away from an unlikely milestone. Thank you to listener @SholzTalks10s for his unwitting inspiration for the structure of this episode: we run...

Can We Talk About Caroline Garcia? from 2017-10-10T20:37:23

Simona Halep is your new no. 1, Caroline Garcia collected a whole heap of points in Beijing and Wuhan, and Rafael Nadal wins another tournament on hardcourts. In short, tennis' fall season is li...

Roger's Cup& Other Tennis Etcs from 2017-09-28T14:19:03

So what did you all think of Laver Cup? We share our thoughts on the inaugural event: the Fedal hysteria, Roger's ownership stakes, the "exhibition" argument, and the lopsided nature of the team...

Sloane Storms NY& El Decimosexto de Rafa from 2017-09-12T23:53:29

Welcome to episode 96 and our U.S. Open recap. By now you know that Sloane Stephens and Rafael Nadal are your singles champions. It still doesn't seem real, but we try to get to the bottom of a ...

US Op-ocalypse 2017: A Mid-Major Chat Featuring Rene Denfeld from 2017-09-04T15:55:06

Despite the missing stars, the 2017 US Open has offered no scarcity of big stories: Sharapova's return, Peak Petra defeating Muguruza, Venus' continued good form at majors, and the excitement ar...

US Open Preview: Where My Boys At? from 2017-08-26T21:22:25

The last major of the year is here, and lots of top players are not *sob*. We're completely foregoing draw analysis this time around, instead asking broader questions and talking about players w...

Cincy Wrap: Barty Party and More Mailbag from 2017-08-22T20:11:03

This is our final episode on the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. We're recording in the car again, chatting about the semis and finals, answering more listener questions, and talking thro...

Cincy Special: Francoise Abanda and Listener Mailbag from 2017-08-18T20:52:23

We're excited to bring you a sit-down chat with the first Canadian player on our podcast, up and coming Montrealer Francoise Abanda. We also answer some of the questions you all were so generous...

Catching Up With The Stars Pt. 2 from 2017-08-16T10:20:51

Join us for Round 2 of player pressers - you'll hear good stuff from no. 1 Pliskova, Kerber, Domi Thiem, Wozniacki, Halep, and Svitolina. But first, we catch you up with what's been going on in ...

Catching Up With The Stars Pt 1 from 2017-08-14T22:01:17

Welcome to our second episode from the 2017 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. We are again recording in our car, but this time we've also got outtakes from Monday's player roundtables. On t...

On the Road to Cincy from 2017-08-12T20:28:10

We're on the road to Cincinnati, Ohio from Toronto, basking in Dr Peppers & American junk food. This is our first totally unedited podcast, recorded and uploaded straight from the car. We're cat...

Preacher Teachers: Anything You Have In Mind from 2017-07-27T03:59:15

We're back with a bit of a mixed bag for episode 88. We begin with a podcast announcement before segueing into the tennis action post-Wimbledon: Novak is done for the year, Andy and Kim are indu...

SW 19 Wrap: Muguruza Spoils Vee's Party& Federer as Non-Religious Experience from 2017-07-18T15:02:54

We've got the Wimbledon blues after Venus couldn't get it done in the final against Muguruza. But, we're here to give full credit to Garbine & Roger for their outstanding fortnights at SW19. Whe...

Mid-Wimbledon Check-up: Head On Doorframe from 2017-07-11T16:00:27

Welcome to our mid-Wimbledon show where we recap all the tennis from week one at SW19. We begin with the tennis stories capturing most of the headlines: Rafa's lawsuit against Bachelot is moving...

Wimbledon Preview: Who's Coming for the No. 1 Spots? from 2017-07-01T14:05:27

Join The Body Serve for some Wimbledon draw analysis, some bold predictions, and some tea. Five women and four men can potentially grab the no. 1 ranking after the tournament is over - who has t...

Hello Grass, BYE J Mac: Don't Come For Serena Unless She Sends For You from 2017-06-27T14:26:28

The grass season is upon us and we recap the tennis since Nadal's La Decima, as well as some of the off court happenings ahead of Wimbledon. James Blake showed us he truly cares that the racial ...

La Décima: 10 Reflections From Rolly G from 2017-06-13T01:27:13

Rafael Nadal motored through the French Open field to claim his 10th title at Roland Garros, or La Décima. While his latest French triumph was expected, the same cannot be said for Jelena Ostape...

Mid-Roland Garros Report: All Tea and No Comment from 2017-06-05T15:21:18

Welcome to our week one recap of the 2017 French Open. We kick things off with a look back at some of the big (albeit few) upsets, as well as the biggest surprises left in both singles ...

Are You There, Margaret? It's Me, God: Roland Garros Preview from 2017-05-27T15:39:30

We're breaking down the draws for Roland Garros 2017, perhaps the most unpredictable women's major in memory. We talk about the overarching themes (La Decima, Novak-Andre, notable absences, and ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from 2017-05-18T18:07:30

The big news this week is that Sharapova will not play Roland Garros, as she was denied a wild card by the French Federation. There's so much tennis news to talk about that we've broken it down ...

Sharapova Is Back, Let's Have A Kiki from 2017-05-02T16:10:12

Maria Sharapova made her return to tennis last week in Stuttgart after missing 15 months for a doping ban. René Denfeld was on site and joins us to recap how it all went down. For the second suc...

Hitting The Fan from 2017-04-24T18:03:10

Episode 78 is our attempt to make sense of the strange happenings of the past week: the Nastase-fueled nightmare at the Romania vs. GB Fed Cup tie; Max Eisenbud's petty and rude comments; Serena...

Serena Is With Child, And Other Tennis News from 2017-04-19T21:34:24

Episode 77 truly struggled to be born, interrupted and amended by the news that shook the tennis world: Serena might be -- and then, definitely is -- pregnant. The night before, we recorded a pe...

Charleston, It's A Wrap from 2017-04-11T19:45:45

Episode 76 marks the end of our Charleston coverage. We're bringing you our interview with rising WTA star Naomi Osaka, social media phenom and all-around great personality. We recap the Charles...

Charleston Chat: Mirjana Lučić-Baroni from 2017-04-06T13:43:02

Episode 75 is our second dispatch from the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina. The weather is moody and the top seeds are dropping like flies. Jonathan brings us two interviews: the fi...

Greetings From Charleston: Speak on it, Venus from 2017-04-04T20:37:55

We're in two different cities - Jonathan is calling in from Charleston, SC, where he is reporting on the Volvo Car Open. We have fun with our new audio equipment, while bringing you clips from V...

Fun and Games With The Body Serve from 2017-03-29T20:54:56

Episode 73 is a change of pace: a whole episode full of our recurring segments, including The Rant, #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas, the Spelling Bey, and #NameTheTennisPlayer. We devote the first 20 min...

Federer Has Zero Chill from 2017-03-22T01:29:41

We begin episode 72 with an exciting announcement before segueing into the Indian Wells action. Of course, we couldn't leave the "desert oasis" without women's tennis being degraded in some way....

Farewell Frantic February, Hello Indian Wells from 2017-03-06T16:39:17

In Episode 71, we're bidding farewell to a breakneck month of tennis. On the docket: Kerber misses a chance to reclaim #1 in Dubai, but she will have no shortage of chances to do so in the comin...

In a February Mood: RBA Is Our Valentine from 2017-02-22T17:37:48

February is jam packed with tennis tournaments. We attempt to keep up with tennis, while also catching you up on the extra-curricular happenings: the USTA plays the Nazi-era national anthem for ...

Never a Dull Moment, Even in February from 2017-02-11T14:39:14

It's episode 69 AND our 10th anniversary. Somehow, even in the slow month of February, tennis is giving us big stories to cover, including: Denis Shapovalov's Davis Cup default, Canadians Boucha...

Aussie Open Recap: GOATs March Through Melbourne from 2017-01-31T14:53:22

It's episode 68, and we're recapping the entertaining and nostalgic 2017 Australian Open, which saw several of the all-time greats compete in the finals. 35-year-olds Serena Williams and Roger F...

Mid-Aussie Open Report: Old Guard Takes the Happy Slam By Storm from 2017-01-23T15:20:31

We're checking in midway through the 2017 Australian Open, a tournament marked by the shocking upsets of Djokovic, Murray, and Kerber, as well as the Old Guard (Federer, Venus, Nadal) reminding ...

2017 Aussie Open Preview: Big 4 Back Together from 2017-01-14T18:42:10

It's our second episode of 2017. Here, we're previewing the 2017 Australian Open - keep your draws handy or just listen along to our analysis. Who are our dark horse picks? What are the chances ...

It's Not That Bad, Is It? Season 3 Premiere from 2017-01-09T18:07:46

The Body Serve begins its third season with an extended episode that covers the off-season, the early goings-on of the 2017 tennis season, and some fun and games. We're especially happy to share...

Return to Stars Hollow from 2016-12-20T15:26:56

Our tennis season is over, but we're leaving you with one final episode of The Body Serve in 2016. We talk about the much hyped Netflix revival of Gilmore Girls: what worked and what didn't, why...

Season 2 Finale: Tennis Is Messy AF from 2016-12-12T18:21:36

Episode 63 marks the finale of our second season. We spend a good chunk of time thanking some of our supporters by name. (Please forgive us if we missed you - it wasn't intentional!) We have lot...

WTF, Tennis? Part Deux from 2016-12-08T15:48:42

As promised, we're back to recap the second half of the 2016 tennis season, picking up where we left off with the crowning of Djokovic and Muguruza at Roland Garros. We recall the good, the bad,...

WTF, Tennis? A Bonanza of Ridiculousness in 2016 from 2016-12-01T16:21:11

Grab your fine-toothed comb as we sift through the first half of the 2016 tennis season. From Vika and Kerber in Brisbane to Djokovic and Muguruza at Roland Garros, James and Jonathan recap the ...

Judy Murray's Boys Get to No. 1 from 2016-11-22T13:48:45

Help celebrate our 60th episode! We're here -- on a more regular schedule, lately -- to talk about Andy Murray cementing his no.1 ranking by taking out frequent foe Novak Djokovic. Who had the b...

The Body Serve TV Awards from 2016-11-13T12:30:08

Settle in for our second annual TV episode, where we discuss the many, many shows we've been watching. Ideally, we throw in some analysis, some political content, and praise for the women and pe...

Andy Murray Sittin' on Top of the World...Rankings from 2016-11-08T14:35:55

For episode 58, we're talking about WTA Finals champ Cibulkova, Zhuhai winner Kvitova, and men's tennis' new number 1, Sir Andrew Murray. The ATP and WTA have both s...

Anatomy of Two Suspensions from 2016-10-18T20:04:56

We're back to take you through Nick Kyrgios and Maria Sharapova's disciplinary drama. We try to figure out where to stand on Kyrgios, why his behavior angers so many...

Falling Into The Asian Swing from 2016-10-02T20:05

We're back for Episode 56, talking about the busy autumn swing in Asia. Since we haven't been around for a minute, there's also lots of chit-chat about happenings in...

Kerber& Wawrinka Crowned at U.S. Open from 2016-09-12T16:05:29

Angelique Kerber and Stan Wawrinka are your 2016 U.S. Open singles champions. Episode 55 takes a look back at the last fortnight of Grand Slam tennis for the year. We've got lots to say about the E...

US Open Preview& Thirst Trap Olympics from 2016-08-27T21:00:07

Episode 54 brings you our preview of the 2016 US Open. We're combing the draws for storylines, but as usual we avoid predictions. Listen for our thoughts on Madison ...

Signing Out of Cincy: An Interview with Sania Mirza from 2016-08-23T13:40:07

In Episode 53, we're sharing our experiences from the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio; Jonathan as press and James as fan. Listen to Jonathan's impressions of...

Cincy Dispatch: Interview With Svetlana Kuznetsova from 2016-08-20T23:00:16

Episode 52 brings you the first ever player interview on the podcast. Jonathan sits down with Svetlana Kuznetsova in Cincinnati. The current world #10 talks everything from being in control of her ...

Are You Feeling Very O-lympic Today? from 2016-08-15T14:13:42

It's episode 51, and we're wrapping up an eventful Olympic tennis event: the upsets, the Delpo miracle, Puig's big win,...

Roger That: Tennis Comes Home to Canada from 2016-07-30T17:11:34

Celebrate our 50th episode with us! This one is jam packed - catching up with the past few weeks of tennis, telling you about our adventures at Rogers Cup Toronto, reviewing the Serena doc, perf...

It's A Williams World At Wimbledon from 2016-07-11T00:21:22

Episode 49 gives you a bit of everything we've been known to talk about on The Body Serve: Serena, Venus, Andy, Beyonce, Mariah, Lemonade. We're here to recap a brilliant fortnight for Serena and V...

Mid-Wimbledon Chit Chat from 2016-07-04T17:47:37

We're back to chat about the first week of Wimbledon 2016, upsets and all. Later in the episode, Michael Lewis returns for his second appearance on the show to tell ...

WimbleTon Preview 2016 from 2016-06-25T13:40:20

It seems like Roland Garros just ended, but tennis barrels forward. In episode 47, we talk about who's prepared for Wim...

Roland Garros Recap& Sharapova's Two Year Ban from 2016-06-08T19:24:03

We start episode 46 with a last-minute discussion of the news of Sharapova's 2-year ban. We break down the ITF report, talk about what "intent" actually means, and w...

Mid-French Open Chat: Vamos Another Day from 2016-05-29T02:44:10

Presenting episode 45: simultaneously mourning Rafa's withdrawal and basking in Venus' run to the fourth round. We also talk the Murresmo split, Lepchenko's silent b...

Roland Garros Preview: Breaking Down The Draws and Introducing Racquet Magazine from 2016-05-21T13:53:57

Episode 44 is our Roland Garros preview. We start with the men's side, which got a whole lot more interesting a few wee...

Rome Recap from 2016-05-16T15:47:09

In episode 43, we attempt to digest ALL that happened in Rome last week. First things first, Serena's back with a big win. Andy Murray finally beats Novak again in a big final, with assists from Ra...

The Spelling Bey: Lemonade Quenches Our Thirst from 2016-05-01T11:33:21

00:30 #LEMONADE Discussion: our favorite songs and more 15:00 Big Ups to Safarova, Bacsinszky, Schwartzman, and Giorgi beats Errani 17:20 Serena withdraws from Madrid: work-life balance!  24:00 Are...

Rafa Is Coming from 2016-04-25T11:48:01

1:00 Lemonade is here!!! Serena shares her throne 9:15 RIP Prince 12:30 A week in the life of Serena Williams: Laureus, Snapchat, Beyonce, tacos 15:00 Rafa Nadal ...

Doubles, Debtors& Divas from 2016-04-11T20:02:20

Episode 40 is here! We're covering Miami, the Giorgi-Italian Federation guerra, doubles domination, and taking a much-needed break from "issues."

Deja Vu All Over Again from 2016-03-25T13:58:26

2:00 James revisits Djokovic's comments and follow-up 10:30 Roger Federer tries to add some nuance, and fails 14:00 Warring fandoms and how we interpret players' w...

All Hell Breaks Loose from 2016-03-21T11:46

1:00 Getting right into the Sharapova announcement 4:30 Debunking the myth of the purity and virtue of drug testing 15:00 The spirit of the law: what can players d...

Fresh Off The Court from 2016-02-29T16:29:44

0:30 Oscar Recap: white people laughing 12:00 Fresh Off The Boat's tennis episode starring BJK! 14:45 Appreciating Michael Chang 17:30 Big news: a listener happen...

Let's Get In Formation from 2016-02-20T15:01:04

3:00 Venus, Ambassador to Asia 11:30 New residents of the Top 10: Bencic & Vinci 17:00 Dubai carnage. What top 10? 21:15 Good news! The Delpo and Bar...

Aussie Open Recap: Kerber's Suprise and Dependable Djokovic from 2016-02-01T11:00:44

Melbourne crowns a new women's major champion and cements Djokovic's dominance over all opponents, while we debut a (hopefully) long-running segment called The Rant.

Mid-Aussie Open Chat: Scandal&Upsets from 2016-01-23T12:16:24

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement.

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Mid-Aussie Open Chat: Scandal&Upsets from 2016-01-23T12:16:24

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement.

1...

2016 Australian Open Preview: Return of the Happy Slam from 2016-01-15T09:10:44

Welcome to Season 2 of The Body Serve! It's time to preview the first major of the year:

TV Special: Our Favorite Television of 2015 from 2015-12-30T16:56:05

Our last episode of 2015 is completely tennis-free. Here's a discussion of our favorit...

ATP Year in Review: A Tale of Two Seasons from 2015-12-15T12:39

Episode 31 is our season finale, as we finally recap the ATP season. Plus, women's tennis always finds its way in, and we're talking about SI's choice of Serena as Sportsperson of the Year and J...

WTA Year in Review: It's A Williams World from 2015-12-04T15:32:25

We've reached 30 episodes! Here's our recap of the year in women's tennis:

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Tennis Divas: Venus Vaults Back into Top 10 from 2015-11-09T14:52:05

In Episode 29, we're celebrating Venus' big win in Zhuhai and her return to the top 10. In #TennisDiv...

Mixed Bag: #Fedal, TV, and Side-Stepping Race from 2015-11-04T14:45:04

1:30 First thi...

Dispatch From Singapore: WTA Finals Wrap-Up from 2015-11-04T14:38:47

Episode 27 features an interview with Twitter friend Frith (@pluckyloser), who attended the WTA Finals in Singapore:

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Excuse Me? #VenusRising in Asian Swing& Listener Mailbag from 2015-10-13T15:27

Fall means a million tournaments in Asia, and players scrambling to snatch last minute points for the year-end championships. Here's e...

Talking Race, Serena, and Sexism in Tennis With Lindsay Gibbs from 2015-10-01T13:51

In episode 25, we welcome our special guest Lindsay Gibbs, co-founder of The Changeove...

US Open Recap: Djokovic At 10, Stakhovsky's Gaydar& Fish's Farewell from 2015-09-14T14:44:46

Episode 24 marks the end of our Grand Slam season. Here's Part 2 of our US Open recap:

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US Open Recap: Pennetta Peaks As Serena Stumbles from 2015-09-13T13:17:38

In episode 23, we're recapping the women's side of the US Open:

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Mid-US Open Chat: Michael Lewis Reports From Flushing Meadows from 2015-09-05T13:57:26

:30 Intro - Rafa's loss4:30 Interview with sports journalist Michael Lewis8:00 Talking U.S. junior Reilly Opelka, 2015 Wimbledon junior champ14:00 Comparisons with current American players24:00 Ope...

US Open Preview: Serena's March to Herstory from 2015-08-28T14:07:11

1:00 Jamaica's success at the track world champs: Bolt, Shelly-Ann, VCB, and Segway drama (see videos below)8:15 Rafa's Tommy Hilfiger campaign/US Open promotional events16:00 What is herstory?19:0...

Cincy Recap: Rena, Drake, and $3 Long Islands from 2015-08-25T13:54:19

We're back from Cincinnati to regale you with tales from the final leg of our summer tennis odyssey!  1:00 Drake + Serena = Aubrena6:00 The Mason, Ohio Applebee's, tennis hangout10:00 Meeting new f...

#NKFalling&Anecdotes From Rogers Cup Toronto from 2015-08-14T13:40:40

We wade into the NK fracas, but first we recap our only day at Rogers Cup Toronto this year, highlighted by a Petkovic Q&A, a Vika-Petr...

In Search Of Rafa: Dispatch From Montreal from 2015-08-11T21:49:03

Listen to our thoughts on the city of Montreal, the Uniprix Stadium grounds, practice court hangouts, and our observations on the early days of the 2015 Coupe Rogers.  0:30 Impressions of Montr...

Wimby Recap: Grass Greener Than Ever For Serena&Novak from 2015-07-16T01:04:50

4:00 Serena Slam 2.010:00 A note on Sharapova and being the butt of jokes14:30 Women's final22:30 Martina Hingis25:45 Kvitova/Halep/Jankovic29:30 Men's side - the supremacy of Djokovic33:00 Federer...

Wimbledon Aftermath: Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogynoir from 2015-07-14T20:35:54

In Episode 16, we're grappling with some of the social and cultural issues that popped up during Wimbledon. Specifically: the controversial New York Times piece on body image in women's tennis; Sta...

Why Andy Murray's Feminism Matters from 2015-06-25T18:38:37

08:40  What is feminism and why does it matter?17:15  Andy Murray and feminism; what has he done to earn the label?22:00  Women in sports - why Mauresmo's appointment matters28:00  Complicating Mur...

Rolly G Recap: Serena Turns 20&Stan Brings His Best from 2015-06-08T19:04:40

We're recapping the wild, bizarro, and ultimately rewarding 2015 Roland Garros:

- Celebrating the extraterrestrial accomplishments of Serena Williams, and her unrepentant, flawed, and pio...

French Open Preview, Part 2 from 2015-05-23T14:33:07

It's a prediction free French Open preview!- The controversy machine that is the British tennis press - We recount a favorite shady men's tennis moment- Getting to the bottom of the Rafa time viola...

French Open Preview, Part I from 2015-05-20T15:41:27

It's Episode 12, and we're reviewing the clay season, including the Nadal narrative, Serena's disappointing swing, and the other standouts. BUT FIRST: - we chat about Mad Men's finale and the fates...

See What Had Happened Was ... from 2015-05-05T21:08:03

In #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas, we:- Introduce a new segment, in which you'll hear our expertise on a salacious happening in the tennis world, past and  present (starting with Andy Murray's dressing-dow...

L'affaire Bouchard&Gearing Up for Rolly G from 2015-04-21T15:34:47

On the docket for episode 10: - Eugenie Bouchard's fateful snub. - Professionalism, likeability and comparing successful women (or, the Mariah effect). - Rafa's hard road on clay and Novak's domina...

Boys Will Be Boys, If We Let Them from 2015-04-07T16:12:01

It's episode 9, and we're looking at: - The perceived weakness of the WTA vs. one player's historic dominance.- Sexist double standards as they apply to dominance and parity.- Simona Halep's contin...

Do The Work: Race, Tennis&Society from 2015-03-31T14:55:43

In Episode 8, we revisit racism in tennis:- Re-assessing Serena's return to Indian Wells - Why we're just a tad skeptical - What it means to do anti-racist work - Rafa's struggles, Federer's future...

The Tennis Commie Manifesto from 2015-03-17T21:03:30

We're back for episode 7:

Late-Winter Tennis Blues from 2015-03-07T15:07:54

Late-Winter Blues: - Requiem for a fruitful tennis partnership: Serena & Big Sascha part ways- Caroline tried it, but Vika prevails yet again - The fortunes of the Big 4 heading into the Fifth Slam...

Talking Race: Serena's Return to Indian Wells from 2015-02-11T03:31:13

In this episode, we discuss Serena Williams' decision to return to Indian Wells: - The 2001 IW final and the Williams' ensuing boycott- How race and racism have shaped the Williams' careers- Serena...

19 Jewels In Her Crown from 2015-02-03T05:11:16

In episode 4, we recap the Aussie Open: - Serena gets 19, Maria tries but fails to overcome the coughing SW. - Madison Keys slams her way to the semis.- Venus re-emerges as a contender?- What, if a...

The Final 16 from 2015-01-26T20:56:28

In this episode, we chat about the first week of the Aussie Open: - Notable scares, battles, flops, and the dearly departed- Venus' resurgence and Serena's conservative play- Kyrgios and nationalis...

Australian Open Preview from 2015-01-17T14:38:26

Our preview of the Happy Slam: - Who are the favorites? Does anyone outside the top 4 seeds have a chance? - Who is poised to have a breakthrough year, and who will endure a sophomore slump?- The d...

A Formal Education from 2015-01-08T16:28:27

In which we discuss the top stories of 2014 and what we're looking forward to this year: