Episode 52 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast features guest co-host Jeff McFarland, the man behind Hidden Game of Tennis. We start with Jeff M’s origin story as a baseball analyst shifting to tennis, and then dive into a slew of WTA topics as we enter the second week of Indian Wells.
We start with Aliaksandra Sasnovich’s unusual proclivity for losing 6-0 sets and the serve-return balance in women’s tennis that results in more lopsided set scores. Next, we consider Sloane Stephens’s latest early-round ouster, dismissing some of the theories that are often thrown around after such upsets. We also talk Osaka, and finish up with a speed round on Serena, Vika, and Danielle Collins.
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