About this episode

The episode discusses the potential ranking of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz among the top-10 all-time players, features interviews with Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Jordan Lee, and explores changes in the women's tennis landscape.

No Wimbledon ‘Hangover’ on THE BIG T as BG and Nick deliver big with a jam packed episode.  Jannik Sinner defends his Wimbledon Crown for his 5th Major, sparking our weekly hot take:  Are Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz already top-10 players of all time?  Plus - Two, Wimbledon Champs join us for this episode: 1- Henry Patten: 2026 Doubles Champion joins to talk about the proposed cutbacks for Doubles on Tour. 2- Jordan Lee: 2026 Boys' Singles Champ joins this episode. Plus, BG and Nick are noticing a changing of the guard in the women's game after Linda Noskova's title run followed a wave of early exits from top seeds-Sabalenka, Iga and Rybakina. 🎾 Sinner's 5th Major — He fixed his game after RG and got back to the top.  🎾 Top-10 All-Time — BG and Nick reveal their TOP 10 PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME. Are Alcaraz and Sinner on this list? 🎾 Fanmail — Listener Mac K. from Durham, NH asks doubles specialist Nick Monroe to react to the ATP's proposed cuts to the doubles tour and what it means for the sport. 🎾 Doubles Troubles?— 2026 Wimbledon Doubles Champ, Henry Patten joins to discuss the proposed changes to men's Doubles. What’s next? Patten, Nick and later, BG dissect…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Gilbert, Coco Vandeweghe, Andrea Petkovic, Mark Petchey

Guests: Henry Patten, Jordan Lee

Topics covered

• tennis
• Wimbledon
• player rankings
• doubles
• youth champions
• changing dynamics in women's tennis

Keywords

• Jannik Sinner
• Carlos Alcaraz
• Wimbledon
• doubles
• youth tennis
• tennis rankings
• Henry Patten
• Jordan Lee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ATP

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