Episode 23 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik of the Thirty Love podcast, starts with the greatness of Rafael Nadal, moves on to a broader discussion of the rest of the men’s clay court season, and some talk about return aggression, and concludes with our thoughts on the shot clock, which will be implemented at this year’s US Open.
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Update: An index for this episode, thanks to FBITennis:
| Nadal’s Undecima (Barcelona) | 1:05 |
| Alexander Zverev on Clay | 9:12 |
| Del Potro’s Chances vs Rafa on Clay | 16:50 |
| Return Aggressiveness | 18:44 |
| Tennys Sandgren | 25:25 |
| Adrian Mannarino | 32:50 |
| Shot Clock at the U.S. Open | 38:43 |
| Sidebar: Longest Rally in Pro Tennis (w/Time Violation) | 41:40 |
| Shot Clock (Reprise) | 48:57 |
| Time between First and Second Serves | 52:38 |