Episode 45 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik of the Thirty Love podcast, is our attempt to cover the entirety of seven days of grand slam tennis in a one-hour podcast. On the men’s side, we discuss Federer’s vulnerability to an early upset, what to think about Tiafoe and the young American resurgence in general, and some solid under-the-radar performances from Milos Raonic and Roberto Bautista Agut.
We then make some cautious predictions about the Simona-Serena fourth round match and consider whether we should be as excited about Ashleigh Barty as my Elo ratings are. We even talk a bit about doubles, though it’s mostly about why it’s hard to talk about doubles. But don’t worry–we’ll keep trying.
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(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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