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

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

Previous Episode

Deja Vu All Over Again

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

Next Episode

Rafa Is Coming

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"