Mid-Aussie Open Chat: Scandal & Upsets

2016-01-23

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement. 1:30 We wade into the match-fixing scandal 10:30 Unloading on ESPN for preempting Serena Williams for "journalism" 14:15 Poll results: your least favorite commentators, male and female 15:15 Your winner, the awful Justin Gimelstob (and that NY Times puff piece) 32:00 Bad news first: Venus & Rafa upset 35:00 The (overcooked?) brouhaha over Venus skipping her press conference

We're attempting a rare mid-Slam podcast; we're chatting about the tennis and some bigger issues floating around tennis this week: match fixing, bad commentary, and Hewitt's retirement.

1:30 We wade into the match-fixing scandal

10:30 Unloading on ESPN for preempting Serena Williams for "journalism"

14:15 Poll results: your least favorite commentators, male and female

15:15 Your winner, the awful Justin Gimelstob (and that NY Times puff piece)

32:00 Bad news first: Venus & Rafa upset

35:00 The (overcooked?) brouhaha over Venus skipping her press conference

41:00 Mouratoglou weighs in on Rafa's game

44:30 Having fun despite the carnage

47:00 How are the pre-tournament faves doing? (SW, Aga, & Igloo domination)

55:00 The top men have a great first week: breaking down the quarters

58:30 Talking through the Lleyton Hewitt retrospective

#ThisWeekInTennis: Week One of 2016 Australian Open