Buzz Cuts, Big Contracts & The Road to Indian Wells

Buzz Cuts, Big Contracts & The Road to Indian Wells

From What's The Call? by CEA Media

March 5, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 7

About this episode

Theo and Andrea discuss the latest happenings in tennis and beyond as the tour approaches Indian Wells.

In this week’s episode, Theo and Andrea catch up on all the latest from the tennis world as the tour rolls toward Indian Wells . They chat through the biggest talking points of the week - from Emma Raducanu’s new Uniqlo deal (and the surprisingly big pay bump) to the WTA tournament in Austin introducing a “rage room” where players can smash rackets in private. They also react to Daniil Medvedev’s very on-brand Dubai title win without hitting a ball, debate Jack Draper’s controversial buzz cut , and unpack Stefanos Tsitsipas’s very honest comments about choosing tournaments based on appearance fees. The conversation also drifts beyond tennis, because this week in sport has been anything but boring. Theo and Andrea share their thoughts on the latest season of Drive to Survive , and break down some early storylines heading into the new Formula 1 season (plus a surprise civil wedding for Charles Leclerc). To wrap things up, they each pick their Indian Wells dark horses on both the ATP and WTA sides as Andrea prepares for some boots-on-the-ground reporting in the desert. Follow us on Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube ⁠⁠⁠@whatsthecallpod

People in this episode

Hosts: Theo, Andrea

Topics covered

  • tennis
  • Indian Wells
  • sports contracts
  • rage room
  • Formula 1
  • Drive to Survive
  • dark horses

Keywords

  • tennis
  • Indian Wells
  • Emma Raducanu
  • Daniil Medvedev
  • Jack Draper
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Drive to Survive
  • Formula 1

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uniqlo

Books & works: Drive to Survive

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