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Bro Hard or Bro Home: The 5 Types of Bros in Men's Tennis

On Sunday, we had a Brodown: (Total Bro) Ben Shelton battled (Toxic Bro) Alexander Zverev, not for the title of Top Bro but for the adjacent title of 2026 US Open Men's C

The Open Era: Your Gay Sports Romance Novel Companion to the US Open

In this extended episode we talk about the emerging Gay Sports Romance genre and nerd out on behind-the-scenes library stuff with New York Public Library Senior Librarian

Postcard from the US Open Fan Week

The US Open Fan Week: loud, crowded, disorganized, chaotic! But we got a chance to see Serena and Carlos play doubles as well as the return of the one and only Roger Fede

What the Hair?

No sooner did we record an episode about Carlos' cornrows than he took them out (and pulled out of Cincy 😞). Regardless, there's a history of white people adopting/approp

Are Gen Z Players "Quiet Quitting"?

Jannik Sinner made headlines last week because he passed on a potentially unprecedented and historic opportunity: win all Masters 1000s tournaments in a single year. Nobo

The WTA: Prove You're a Woman

The Women's Tennis Association, arguably the most progressive sports association in history, has decided to require every female professional tennis player to prove that

A Performance Improvement Plan for Men's Tennis

Men's tennis is failing us, in our view. It's top priority should be preventing Zv*r*v and Djokovic from winning a Grand Slam, and with Carlos out, the only one up to the

What Do We Want from Serena?

Serena's comeback at Wimbledon was impressive, adequate, or perplexing, depending on who is commenting on it. This week, we take on Serena's choice, as well as the odd ci

Don't Call It "The Comeback" (How's That?)

As Michele predicted in the first episode of this season, Serena Williams will be playing singles this year at Wimbledon. But don't call it a comeback (as they say), for

We Do Not Speak His Name (Or, At Least, Pronounce It Correctly)

The bonkers 2026 French Open has concluded with the most disappointing Men's Final since Wimbledon 2019 (if you know, you know). The "deeply polarizing" winner (as the NY

The French (Wide) Open

This week we marvel at the surprises the French Open has produced so far. Is it weird that we are enjoying the Sincaraz absence? And we get early exits on the Women's sid

Je Ne Sais Quoi: Myriad Thoughts on the French Open

This week we're all over the place (or lieu, if you must), going back and forth about the French Open. Alcaraz not playing Wimbeldon 😢No one is going to beat Sinner at t

Players Threaten Slam Boycott Over Money! Will It Matter?

Before we talk about the current issue of players threatening to boycott a slam, let’s go back in time to 1973 when an historic boycott of Wimbledon by the top men’s play

Riddle Me This: Why Were They Together So Long?

Relationships are delicate entities, and breakups should be handled with care, but it does not appear that the high profile uncoupling of Taylor Fritz and Morgan Riddle i

Lukewarm Rivalry: Can Alcaraz Beat Sinner When They're Cool Budz?

After losing the Monte-Carlo Masters Final to Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz posted a fun video of his bestie Jannik diving into the club's pool. Cute! Good for engagement! Bad f

Moving to Monte Carlo

The Clay Season is officially in session now with the symbolic opener, the Monte-Carlo Masters, taking place. Why don't we all live in Monte Carlo, with it's zero percent

Is Dark Woke the New Way to Look at Tennis?

A lively, bad faith debate in which Michele defends what Bryan calls "Woke 1.0" while he posits that so-called "Dark Woke" can be better for one's tennis fandom. Do we ne

"Fuck You All!": On Meltdowns and Disappointments

This week due to shifting forces in our lives, we home in on the perennial vignette in which one person lashes out at a crowd that stares on in horror. But who among us h

Indian Wells, Paramount, Monopolies...Good Times!

The Indian Wells tournament is upon us, as is the tenth anniversary of your hosts bumping into one another at the tourament, encountering an implausible series of rom-com

Can Professional Tennis Players Ever Organize?

Professional tennis players are some of the least represented athletes in professional sports. From the grueling schedule to the relatively low share of revenue, even dow