Episode 62 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik of the Thirty Love podcast, recaps the ATP/WTA joint event in Rome, where Rafael Nadal got his mojo back, winning his ninth title with a decisive final-round victory over Novak Djokovic. We pick apart some of Djokovic’s decision-making, especially his 18 dropshots.
A less-polished clay-court performer, Karolina Pliskova, took the women’s title, and we explain why the conventional wisdom understates how well her game adapts to the dirt.
Also: Nick Kyrgios wants attention, and we give him some.
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(Note: this week’s episode is about 64 minutes long; in some browsers the audio player may display a different length. Sorry about that!)
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