Whack Him Again

About this episode

The episode discusses Jannik Sinner's historic win, Aryna Sabalenka's performance, and various tennis-related topics including gender policy and prize money increases.

Jannik Sinner wins the Sunshine Double without losing a set – a first! – and upends the mini-narrative that said Carlos was running away with the season. Aryna Sabalenka, for her part, snatches back momentum in the Rybakina rivalry and bests bugaboo Coco Gauff in the Miami final. The actual star of Miami turned out to be thirst magnet Arthur Fils, who reached the semis, stunned four-match-point-haver Tommy Paul, and broke containment. We’ve also got: close reading a tweet about the IOC’s new gender policy; the Charleston draw and prize money increase; and the WTA Finals’ departure from Saudi Arabia. 2:30 Sinner’s win reminds the tennis world to chill with the proclamations 9:55 Sabalenka keeps her head on straight for the final 18:35 Coco’s hat: saying nothing was always an option! 26:35 Arthur Fils breaks out in a big way; a thick way, even 33:30 Charleston increases prize money to match the ATP 500 level 37:50 IOC’s announcement on trans athletes and what it has to do with Wertheim and Navratilova 46:00 What is holding you back from buying a yacht? 47:45 Listener question: which tennis player would you go on vacation with?

People in this episode

Host: The Body Serve Tennis Podcast

Topics covered

• tennis
• Sunshine Double
• WTA Finals
• gender policy
• prize money
• rivalries

Keywords

• Jannik Sinner
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Coco Gauff
• Arthur Fils
• WTA Finals
• IOC gender policy
• tennis rivalries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IOC

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