Episode 84 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast features Jeff and co-host Carl Bialik, of the Thirty Love podcast, celebrating a fantastic championship match to end the 2020 ATP season.
We discuss Medvedev’s tactical savvy and physical versaility, along with over- and under-rated parts of Thiem’s game. Also on the agenda:
- Are Medvedev and Thiem a clear “second group” behind Djokovic and Nadal but ahead of the rest of the pack?
- Will Medvedev have a better career than Alexander Zverev or Andrey Rublev?
- What constitutes tactical perfection? How could we measure it?
- Are we biased toward all-around players when listing the strongest tacticians?
- Is it possible for a 30-stroke rally to be tactically strong?
Finally, if you like hearing us talk about stuff, you’ll be glad to know that we’re launching a non-tennis podcast called Dangerous Exponents, on all things (well, some things) Covid-19. We recorded a pilot episode today, which should be available shortly. I’ll post it here and on Twitter when it’s released.
Thanks for listening!
(Note: this week’s episode is about 43 minutes long; in some browsers the audio player may display a different length. Sorry about that!)
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