In the most highly anticipated quarterfinal, Stefanos Tsitsipas dispatched his rival Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
Ben is joined by The Guardian's Tumaini Carayol, NCR's Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa correspondent, to discuss Tsitsipas' big win, how it sets up the men's draw, and how much sizzle there really still is to the Tsitsipas-Medvedev beef. We also discuss Tsitsipas' semifinal opponent Sascha Zverev, and the difficult position we and others are put in by having to discuss him while the ATP fails to address or resolve the accusations against him.
We also discuss Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Tamara Zidansek reaching the women's semifinals, and what these continued surprises in women's slam mean in terms of quantifying the achievements.
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Episode 223: Australian Open - Djokovic and Osaka Again
Episode 222: Steve The Talk - Stefanos Tsitsipas, with Vicky Georgatou
Episode 221: Mary Carillo Returns
Episode 220: 2019 Australian Open Draw Show
Episode 219c: Remember When? 2018, Part 3
Episode 219b: Remember When? 2018, Part 2
Episode 219a: Remember When? 2018, Part 1
Episode 218: A Season Ends; A Ninja Departs
Episode 217: Talking Dudes (With Ricky Dimon)
Episode 216: Julie Heldman
Episode 215: Laver Cup with Liz Clarke
Episode 214b: Shutting the U.S. Open, Part 2: Everything Else
Episode 214a: Shutting the U.S. Open, Part 1: Osaka, Serena, Ramos
Episode 213: When NCR Met Naomi Osaka
Episode 212: U.S. Open 2018 Draw Preview Spectacular
Episode 211: Open Playbook (LGBT in Tennis, Feat. Nick McCarvel, Brian Vahaly, Casey Dellacqua)
Episode 210: Wimbledon Draw 2018
Episode 209: Strokes of Genius with Jon Wertheim (and Federer, Nadal...and Gulbis)
Episode 208: Eleanor Preston
Episode 207: Nadal's 11th, Halep's 1st
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