Jannik Sinner is the winner of the Australian Open, dethroning the Djokovic dynasty and prevailing in a thrilling comeback final to claim his first Slam win.
We discuss Sinner's ascendance and what the defeats mean for the two men, Djokovic and Medvedev, whom he beat to clinch this title.
We also discuss other various things on the men's side of the tournament (we also recorded a women's episode which will come soon), including late finishes.
We then close with a discussion of the darkening shadow that the abuse accusations against Alexander Zverev cast over this tournament, and why they got so much more traction here than ever before.
Ben and Tumaini start this episode with a remembrance of our colleague Mike Dickson, who passed away suddenly while covering the Australian Open. He is much loved and much missed.
Episode 273i: 2020 U.S. Open Day 8 - Quarterfinals!
Episode 273h: 2020 U.S. Open Day 7 - Djokovic Defaulted; NextGen Get Slam Chance
Episode 273g: 2020 U.S. Open Day 6 - French Fracas (The Paire 11)
Episode 273f: 2020 U.S. Open Day 5 - The Mystery Files and Shelby Rogers
Episode 273e: 2020 U.S.Open Day 4 - In Order to Form a More Perfect Union
Episode 273d: 2020 U.S. Open Day 3 - Wild Women's Wednesday
Episode 273c: 2020 U.S. Open Day 2 - Tsvetana Pironkova Finishes Her Question
Episode 273b: 2020 U.S. Open Day 1: Bubble Trouble
Episode 273a: 2020 U.S. Open Day 0 - Blair Henley, Inside the Bubble
Episode 272: 2020 U.S. Open Draw Breakdown!
Episode 271: Naomi Osaka Takes a Stand and Tennis Follows
Episode 270: Courtney's Back! (And So Is Tennis)
Episode 269: Sendhil Ramamurthy of "Never Have I Ever"
Episode 268: Louisa Thomas on the Fractured World of Tennis
Episode 267: Tennis Returns, But a Rocky Road Ahead
Episode 266: Glenn Greenwald on Martina Navratilova
Episode 265: Knowing When to Call It Off, with Mark Ein
Episode 264: Sports Bubbles Roundtable
Episode 263: Can Tennis Stars Be Trusted to Act Responsibly? (With Reem Abulleil)
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