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The episode discusses tennis's biggest meltdowns, unique tournament prizes, and America's most beautiful tennis courts.

Submit your suggestions for America's Most Beautiful Tennis Courts here: https://linktr.ee/NothingMajorShow On this Friday episode of Nothing Major, John Isner, Sam Querrey and Stevie Johnson debate replacing the show jingle, then Sam unleashes his “air freshener guy” rant. The guys dive into tennis’s biggest on-court meltdowns, sparked by Daniil Medvedev’s Monte Carlo racket smash and Iva Jovic's suggestion, revisiting classics from Baghdatis, Nalbandian, McEnroe, Youzhny, Kyrgios, Serena, Tarango and more, and pick a top five for fans to vote on. They also break down the best non-cash tournament prizes (Stuttgart Porsches, Indy’s RCA electronics giveaways, Federer’s cow, Rolex watches, and Laver Cup gifts). Finally, they launch a fan-driven search for the most beautiful tennis court in the U.S. and answer listener questions on memorable shots, friendship boundaries, and how hard to push kids in tennis. 00:00 Show Tease And Lineup 00:26 Welcome Back And Jingle Debate 02:39 Sam Air Freshener Rant 07:22 Biggest Tennis Meltdowns 16:52 Voting The Top Crashouts 20:25 Best Non Cash Tournament Prizes 22:23 Wildest Giveaway Stories 24:56 Watches And Sponsor Swag 25:09 Rolex Winner…

People in this episode

Host: John Isner

Guests: Sam Querrey, Stevie Johnson

Topics covered

• tennis meltdowns
• tournament prizes
• beautiful tennis courts
• listener questions
• show jingle debate

Keywords

• tennis
• meltdowns
• tournament prizes
• beautiful courts
• listener questions

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