With their preamble out of the way, Ben and Tumaini Carayol (*who is audible in this fixed, reuploaded audio!) dig into the 2023 Wimbledon women's and men's draws to discuss the favorites and other notable names among the 256 players competing for the singles crowns at SW19.
Both respective top seeds, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz, have their stocks rising after strong grass lead-ups. Have they improved enough to contend for the Wimbledon title?
We discuss the bottom-heavy women's draw, the continuing joy of Venus Williams, the struggles of Matteo Berrettini (who was the one player in his generation who seemed like a natural on grass), the retirements of Anett Kontaveit and Milos Raonic, the opportunity for Jannik Sinner, and the enduring juggernaut that is Novak Djokovic.
Enjoy!
Episode 299f: French Open Day 1 - Slams Dig In Against Osaka's Stand
Episode 299e: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens, 2021
Episode 299d: Naomi Osaka Chooses Silence
Episode 299c: NCRvision Spotlight: Dan Bern
Episode 299b: Donald Dell
Episode 299a: Barcelona, Barty, Belgrade and Boseman (in Brooklyn)
Episode 299: Barty, Bianca, and Boys in Miami
Episode 298: The Empty Miami Open (with Michelle Kaufman)
Episode 297: The Broken Economics of Tennis
Episode 296: The Voids to Fill
Episode 295: Muguruza Wins; Federer Returns; Djokovic Reigns
Episode 294: Our Man in Rotterdam
Episode 293i: Australian Open 2021 - Novak's Ninth
Episode 293h: Australian Open 2021 - Naomi Osaka Wins Her Fourth (and Counting...)
Episode 293g: Australian Open 2021 - Finals Set: Osaka-Brady, Djokovic-Medvedev
Episode 293f: Australian Open 2021 - Semifinal Showdowns Set
Episode 293e: Australian Open 2021 - Day 7: Women's Star Power Shines
Episode 293d: Australian Open 2021 - Round 3 Round-up
Episode 293c: Australian Open 2021 - Day 4: Kenin Falls, Barty Stumbles, Kyrgios Rises
Episode 293b: Australian Open 2021 - Day 3: The Passion of Venus
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