Episode 38 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik of the Thirty Love podcast, is our preview of the WTA tour championships. We look at Sloane’s weak position on the Elo table, Wozniacki’s comments about the strength of the field, and the strongest tacticians of the elite eight. We also consider the shifting career forecast of the resurgent Luxembourg finalist, Belinda Bencic.
We also have quick takes on Ivo Karlovic, who is setting records both in age and tiebreak frequency, and the new fifth-set tiebreak rule at Wimbledon. Thanks for listening!
(Note: this week’s episode is about 65 minutes long; in some browsers the audio player may display a different length. Sorry about that!)
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