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Oct 22, 2021 1 hr 12 min

The Straight Talk Express

from The Body Serve Hosted by The Body Serve Tennis Podcast

October’s Very Own Indian Wells has concluded and we’ve got a surprising men’s winner in Cam Norrie and a surprising-but-not-really-surprising women’s champ in Paula Badosa. We take a ride on Reilly and Novak’s Straight Talk Express, where truth (or some version of it) reigns. Some quick thoughts on the current role of the press, one holdover question from our mailbag, thoughts on TT’s annual Hall of Fame nominations news cycle, and finally, the brief return of our Dramatic Reading segment. 2:25 Indian Wells a kingmaker / queenmaker? Let’s look at the receipts 6:20 The men’s side finally gets a taste of WTA-style unpredictability 13:30 Vika tries for IW #3, but Badosa takes the next step in her rapidly blossoming career 27:00 More Aussie vaccine news and what it means for Novak. An “inappropriate inquiry?” Be that as it may ... 35:20 Reilly Opelka has opinions. Not sure if you heard 42:20 British journalists pen an open letter on ending the “Zoom era” of pressers -- so what should the player-press relationship look like post-pandemic? 51:40 Mailbag question about player scheduling and the decisions that go into it 57:55 Dramatic Reading: Serena Williams on her bestie-frenemy 61:45 Tennis Hall of Fame nominees: reliably making tennis fans mad year after year

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