The ATP season: it wasn’t always fun, but it’s over and that’s what matters! 2023 saw Novak Djokovic manage his schedule wisely and dominate players 15 years younger than him, even as Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil Medvedev attempted to wrest men’s tennis away from him. On this episode, we’ll take you through the season’s highlights and big winners, discuss off-court stuff, and evaluate our breakout picks and your own hopes and dreams for the season that was. All that plus a pop quiz!
03:45 Where were we at the start of 2023?
09:25 Novak returns to Australia and Craig outlaws booing (unrelated)
16:15 Medvedev threatens the Djokovic-Alcaraz domination
20:00 Clay: Rafa’s absence looms large but Novak wins his third
25:20 Carlos spoils the potential Grand Slam at Wimbledon
29:30 Summer hardcourts and the US Open: Sinner starts percolating, Ben emerges
36:25 Italy wins Davis Cup! Exploring the Pietrangeli-Sinner beef
41:55 Season stats + a quiz!
49:50 Off-court: Players’s criminal cases; Kosmos & ITF suing each other; ATP business
56:35 Our breakout picks for 2023: how’d we do?
59:30 Our picks for the ATP Awards
66:45 What you’ll remember, what made you mad, and what you found funny this season: not much, it turns out
70:50 Looking back at your hopes for the 2023 season
Whatever Happens
Charleston Renaiissance
Miami Requiiem
The Bees Are Back In Town
Contaminated With Questions
You Cannot Be Serious
Pills and Potions
RIP OHB
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Dreaming More Than Ever: AusOpen Wrap
Swallowed Whole: Australian Open Week One
In The Blinkova(n) Eye
Payola: 2024 Australian Open Preview
Comeback Kids
What Off-Season? Tennis and Pop Culture Mailbag
The Streak Breaker: Hana Mandlíková
Let Them Eat Cake: 2023 WTA Wrap
Novak and the Seven Jokers
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