With conditions tougher than many players had expected for the mandatory quarantine period in Melbourne, and with gripes about how unevenly players have been treated, there were plenty of complaints to be heard from players, and then even louder complaints from the Australian public about those complaints.
Ben and Reem Abulleil discuss what's been going on in Melbourne, whether or not players are entitled to being upset, the perception from the public, the Melbourne-Adelaide divide.
And, most existentially, whether doing all of this, with everything it takes and how much can go wrong, was a bad idea from the jump.
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Episode 355b: 2023 US Open Day 2 - John Isner’s Legacy
Episode 355a: 2023 US Open Day 1 - Saudis, Sakkari, and Schedule Screeching
Episode 354: Bianca Andreescu
Episode 353: Wimbledon Wrap - Alcaraz Upends Djokovic; Vondrousova Vexes Jabeur
Episode 352b: 2023 Wimbledon Draw Show (REUPLOAD)
Episode 352a: A Wimbledon Preamble
Episode 351: Djokovic & Swiatek Rack ’em Up Again in Paris
Episode 350: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens, 2023
Episode 349: Sabalenka and Djokovic on Top Down Under at Australian Open
Episode 348: Australian Open Draw Show, 2023
Episode 347: Netflix’s ”Break Point” Hits and Misses
Episode 346: Men of the Year (With Ricky Dimon)
Episode 345: Swiatek, Alcaraz Reach New Heights at US Open
Episode 344: U.S. Open Draw Show 2022!
Episode 343: Serena’s Sunset
Episode 342: Rybakina and Djokovic Win Wimbledon
Episode 341: Walking Around Wimbledon’s Century
Episode 340: Wimbledon 2022 Draw Preview
Episode 339: The Book on Emma Raducanu (With Mike Dickson)
Episode 338: Swiatek and Nadal Roll Roland Garros
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