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The Body Serve

The Body Serve Tennis Podcast

Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP & WTA.

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The Body Serve - Performance, BYE!

Performance, BYE!

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09/27/23 • 58 min

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 bit more clarity as to what’s been going on in actuality, not just on social media. Spoiler: it doesn’t look good for the former world #1 and two-time Slam champ. Maria Sakkari did what needed to be done (at long last) in Guadalajara, it’s just too little too late for Félix at Laver Cup, and we weigh in on Elena’s performance bye disgust in Tokyo

01:10 Patrick goes on CNN to claim Coco’s success and divert attention

04:00 The Simona verdict is handed down: the fallout

15:01 Darren is still going to bat for Simona

19:33 Why are players and journalists undermining the anti-doping process?

27:47 Now, why did Serena wade into this mess?

29:52 Sakkari headlines the post-USO results. Good on ya, mate

37:38 Barbie K is back and Kenin is on the come up

38:55 The men: All of a sudden Félix has something to say

43:29 Rafa news and it doesn’t sound good (to us)

45:16 Ryabkina and coach let it rip at the WTA and on social media

51:11 Some concerning news about Holger Rune’s health

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The Body Serve - Doubles, Debtors & Divas
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04/12/16 • 50 min

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

1:30 Catching up with us - Kinky Boots & Diana Ross! 7:30 LaPorsha & the "lgbt lifestyle." Huh? 12:00 Becoming a Sloane Stephens fan, by James 19:00 Instagram fave Pico wins Houston! 22:00 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas: Camila Giorgi vs. the Italian Federation 28:30 Vika wins Sunshine Double 35:00 Veterans Kuznetsova & Monfils step up 38:00 Catching up with doubles: Bucie, Santina, Bryans, Mahut/Herbert 41:30 French photo journalist's equipment stolen in Miami, Cornet starts crowdfund 44:00 Previewing the upcoming European clay season
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Body Serve! It's time to preview the first major of the year:

:30 What's going on with us.5:00 Oscar nominations, Golden Globes, RIP Alan Rickman14:45 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas is back! Muguruza steps in it.18:00 Azarenka gets a new nickname, some grief from us23:45 Other Week 1 winners - Sloane, Aga, Novak, Milos, Stan34:00 Australian Open fashion: Double Milos Sleeve38:30 Women's draw - 1st rounds and potential QF matches47:30 Nobody's healthy and everybody's questionable (WTA injury report)52:20 Men's draw - 1st rounds and potential QFs55:30 Where are all the men's dark horses?
Jonathan's AO Preview: Where the Seeds FallThis Week In Tennis
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The Body Serve - All Hell Breaks Loose

All Hell Breaks Loose

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03/21/16 • 73 min

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 do to gain an advantage?
19:00 Maria's true colors come out in her Facebook post
23:00 Reactions from Serena, Venus, WTA, sponsors
29:00 White privilege is real
33:30 UNION
39:30 Venus' return to IW and her Players Tribune essay
45:00 Raymond Moore, misogyny, and our continued gross feelings about Indian Wells
53:45 Novak Djokovic's ill-considered comments on women's tennis
1:01:30 Players should take a sport history course at WTA/ATP University
1:04:15 Talking tennis, briefly: women's final, Rafa, Novak, and a few others who had a good week

Vol. Eleven of #ThisWeekInTennis: "Sexism Row Casts Another Shadow on Tennis at Indian Wells"

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The Body Serve - Let's Get In Formation
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02/20/16 • 85 min

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 Barty comebacks
28:00 Mega Thiem
32:30 Justin Gimelstob's appearance on Beyond the Baseline podcast - why???
38:45 Gimelstob addresses his bad behavior
45:00 OK, ladies now let's get in formation
53:00 Why Formation is not for white people (and why they're mad about it)
59:30 Super Bowl halftime show: the art of upstaging
1:05:30 The Rant: The Grammys and Taylor Swift, demon
1:11:30 What creative heights must black artists reach in order to be recognized?
1:18:00 Cam Newton, the Williams sisters, and expectations of black athletes
This Week In Tennis


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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.

3:00 Are there any emerging storylines in the men's game?7:30 Odds and ends in the women's game: Konta, Zhang, and Venus returning to IW12:00 Serena def. Maria #19, Serena def. Radwanska17:45 Women's final31:45 Being happy for Kerber; Serena giving praise where it's due36:00 Djokovic-Simon39:00 A sidebar on Rafa in light of Novak's dominance of every top player42:30 Is Novak becoming more beloved? Or at least more respected?47:00 Spare a thought for Andy Murray49:30 Melbourne commercial52:30 Stuff we saw on Twitter: 1) Sharapova fans out in force55:00 2) Superfans taking journalists to task for 'negativity'58:00 New segment: The Rant! Tennis is not only men's tennis
This Week In Tennis: Kerber and Djokovic Score Australian Open TitlesMelbourne commercial Serena-Maria rivalry set to Adele's "Hello"
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The Body Serve - Deja Vu All Over Again
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03/25/16 • 76 min

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' words
17:00 Tennis Twitter's Manic Monday: Nicole Gibbs stands up
24:00 Andy Murray drops in to read Stakhovsky down
30:00 Neil Harman stops by for no reason
33:00 Going to bat for Andy Murray, currently the only ATP advocate for women
38:45 The trouble with allies/having a daughter makes you a feminist?
46:00 Hashing out the major arguments for/against equal prize money, briefly
50:00 Higher-faster-stronger is not the only measure of athleticism
55:30 Our case for the moral argument in favor of equal prize money
57:30 In praise of Billie Jean King
1:01:00 BJK and Chrissie Evert share great anecdotes about the 70s
1:06:00 Why are the men not focusing on pay disparity on the ATP? Instead, they prefer to blame women.
1:11:00 Big ups! Gibbs, BJK, Andy, and more

Manic Monday
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The Body Serve - Tennis Divas: Venus Vaults Back into Top 10
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11/09/15 • 68 min

In Episode 29, we're celebrating Venus' big win in Zhuhai and her return to the top 10. In #TennisDivas, we try to find diva counterparts for tennis players.

:30 Effervescing because of Venus' Zhuhai win
5:00 Venus' run to the title: Madison, Saisai, Vinci, Pliskova
7:00 Final vs. Pliskova
14:00 Jonathan does some serious rankings math, Olympic qualification scenarios
18:30 Venus as ambassador for the WTA, taking advantage of WTAsia
25:30 Tennis Divas: what is a diva?
31:00 Which diva is Venus?
34:00 Is Serena a Mariah? Or a Beyonce?
40:00 The non-divas: Ariana, Ashanti, Demi, Selena Gomez
44:00 Sorry, Caroline
46:30 Who gets to be Aretha?
50:30 Sharapova's perfect diva match
55:00 A few male tennis divas: Roger & Rafa get paired with all-time musical greats
1:00:00 The perfect opportunity to shade Justine
1:02:00 Adele and her tennis equivalent, with a digression on Sam Smith

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Fall means a million tournaments in Asia, and players scrambling to snatch last minute points for the year-end championships. Here's episode 26:

1:00 The Good Wife, The Fall, and fall TV
6:30 Road to Singapore: James says get rid of tour championships
11:30 Who really gets round robin, anyway?
13:30 The top players of the Asian swing: Muguruza, Venus, and Radwanska
15:00 Venus' Wuhan win
17:30 #SeeWhatHadHappenedWas: Vinci gets out of hand and Venus shuts it down
24:15 Talking tennis in China: sparse crowds, stifling smog, and diversifying the sport
32:00 Shanghai ROLEX Masters twitter drama
35:50 Speeding through the ATP side of the fall swing
39:00 Rafa finally beats whats-his-name Pennetta's fiancee; Rafa vs. Nole
43:00 We read your tweets! Which player do you despise most?
49:30 James' mini-rant about Justine Henin
55:00 The usual suspects: Stako, NK, Dolgopolov, Fognini, and listener hate for Djokovic

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The Body Serve - Rafa Is Coming

Rafa Is Coming

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04/25/16 • 54 min

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 changes the ATP season
17:30 Turning point of Rafa's season: Thiem? Zverev?
22:30 Winning without his best
26:00 Kerber defends Stuttgart title: What slump?
28:00 Other standouts: Buyukakcay, Falconi, and Laura Siegemund
32:00 Good Petra was back, for a week at least
33:30 Giorgi update
37:00 Kei on Klay
40:00 Djokovic's Monte Carlo loss
44:00 The Nadal-Murray matchup and the ugliness it brings out of Andy
48:00 Shoutout to a few of our old faves, Fed Cup captains Conchita Martinez and Amelie Mauresmo

Nadal Wins Again, Kerber Keeps Rising - Vol 16 of "This Week In Tennis"


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FAQ

How many episodes does The Body Serve have?

The Body Serve currently has 359 episodes available.

What topics does The Body Serve cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Sports and Tennis.

What is the most popular episode on The Body Serve?

The episode title 'Performance, BYE!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Body Serve?

The average episode length on The Body Serve is 69 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Body Serve released?

Episodes of The Body Serve are typically released every 8 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of The Body Serve?

The first episode of The Body Serve was released on Jan 8, 2015.

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