Ben and Courtney are delighted to see their ersatz odometer click over to 200 with their dear friend Mary Carillo at the Australian Open (the 200th Grand Slam of the Open Era, no less!). She's our kind of people.
Mary, in Melbourne for Tennis Channel, is also in the midst of reporting for HBO's Real Sports about the controversy surrounding the Australian Open's Margaret Court Arena, which has faced calls for a name change or boycott as its namesake, the Grand Slam champ-turned-pastor Margaret Court has continued to escalate her crusade against gay and transgender people, including children.
We discuss many of the sides of this complex issue, the perspectives of Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, as well as how BJK serve-and-volleyed Tennis Australia before the tournament began.
We end with Mary's enduring love for tennis, as well as her iconic moment regarding another racquet sport: badminton.
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Episode 277j: 2020 French Open Day 10 - GIFs Given and Taken
Episode 277i: 2020 French Open Day 9 - Quarterfinal Previews (With Reem Abulleil)
Episode 277h: 2020 French Open Day 8 - Halep Falls; Zverev Ails
Episode 277g: 2020 French Open Day 7 - Different Faces, Different Voices
Episode 277f: 2020 French Open Day 6 - Barbora Krejcikova, Making It on Her Own
Episode 277e: 2020 French Open Day 5 - Hot Take-Off (with Alex Gruskin)
Episode 277d: 2020 French Open Day 4 - Exits and Arrivals
Episode 277c: 2020 French Open Day 3 - Fun With Props with Ricky Dimon
Episode 277b: 2020 French Open Day 2 - Alexander Bublik Bursts Monfils' Bubble
Episode 277a: 2020 French Open Day 1 - The British Are...Leaving
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Episode 275a: Original 9 - 50th Anniversary Approaches
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Episode 273o: 2020 U.S. Open Day 14 - Under Pressure, Thiem Outlasts Zverev
Episode 273n: 2020 U.S. Open Day 13 - Naomi Osaka's Statement Win
Episode 273m: 2020 U.S. Open Day 12 - Zverev & Thiem are Last Men Standing
Episode 273l: U.S. Open Day 11 - Azarenka & Osaka Win Semifinal Showstoppers
Episode 273k: 2020 U.S. Open Day 10 - Mary Carillo and the Final Fours
Episode 273j: 2020 U.S. Open Day 9 - Pam Shriver's Distance Learning
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