Ben and Tumaini have a lot to cover as they try to make sense of the year in women's tennis and explain the forces behind the stormy finish to the year, on-court and off-court, and where it leaves the sport going forward.
After a brief discussion on the last couple events of the men's calendar—including if Jannik Sinner was right to keep Novak Djokovic in contention in Turin—we dig into the year that was on court, first by running through some of the headlines off court, and then covering how that turned into headlines off-court with player criticisms roiling the final event of the year.
Are the criticisms justified? Who is fertilizing the seeds of player discontent against WTA leadership? And where does the sport go from here?
Thanks for listening to NCR in 2023! And if you've enjoyed NCR this year, please do pre-order Ben's new biography of Naomi Osaka!
Episode 200: Mary Carillo
Episode 199d: 2018 Australian Open Preview
Episode 199c: Keep the Dream Alive
Episode 199b: ATP Rundown (with Ricky Dimon)
Episode 199a: The Rises and Falls of Fall
Episode 199: Laver Cup (With Reem Abulleil)
Episode 198b: U.S. Open - Rafa, Sloane, Battle of the Sexes, Unstoppable
Episode 198a: U.S. Open Day 1 - Sharapova Beats Halep
Episode 197: U.S. Open Preview!
Episode 196: Paul Annacone and Giri Nathan
Episode 195: Burning Topics With Lindsay Gibbs
Episode 194: Wimbledon a Wimbledud?
Episode 193: Wimbledon Manic Impressions
Episode 192: Wimbledon 2017 Preview (From Centre Court!)
Episode 191: The Chair Has the Floor
Episode 190: French Fortune Favors Brave (and Guy Who Won Nine Times Before)
Episode 189: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens, 2017
Episode 188: Cautiously Sliding on Clay
Episode 187b: French Open Shuns Sharapova
Episode 187a: NCRvision Song Contest Revisited
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