Indian Wells (Taylor’s Version)
from The Body Serve Hosted by The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
The finals may not have lived up to their billing, but Indian Wells advanced a number of the season's major storylines: the continued growth of Iga Swiatek, the battle to stick out from the WTA pack, Rafa's hardcourt win streak, Alcaraz's series of firsts, and the Netflix effect. We cover the tennis, plus a discussion on the Nick rinse-and-repeat, the tennis world's response to Naomi Osaka's response (again, rinse, repeat), and the parallels to Jane Campion's flippant 'joke.' 0:40 Welcome to Tennis Para- well, purgatory 3:20 Swiatek wins 5th title and cements her new #2 status 17:40 Taylor Fritz d. Rafael Nadal in the battle of the walking wounded 31:15 Carlos Alcaraz tries his best to snatch that torch from Rafa 40:10 No, we are not entertained, thanks tho 53:20 Anisimova swiftly exeunts her match, leaving confusion in her wake; partnership with Darren Cahill ends abruptly as well 56:00 Heckling at Indian Wells and why it’s not the same as heckling at other places … 69:15 Jane Campion - ma’am, what?
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