Toil and Trouble

The Tennis Tragic #037 / Toil and Trouble / If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly... The tragedy of Novak casts a long shadow... but the Australian Open 2022 Draw hath been released, and here, upon this bank and shoal of time, we imagine the many-fork'd road ahead. Who might win or lose? How might the swirling chaos and high-level professional competition conspire to delight and disappoint us during the coming fortnight? We patiently pick our way through the branches of the draw, discuss various injustices perpetrated by the Australian government, make an impassioned argument in favor of player-based tennis merchandise, and conclude by selecting two radically unlikely future champions.