Nice Point Podcast

Clay Season Episode 5/62026 Season Episode 18/330:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Knicks, Hawkeyes, Percentages, & Boycotts35:10 - Rome 2026 Discussion feat. The Fonseca Future of the ATP Club49:41 - Joe vs. Joe Ranking Points Challenge Results feat. Anastasia Potapova Pretty Privilege

Clay Season Episode 4/62026 Season Episode 17/330:52 - Warm Up Rally feat. Nadal's Uncle Tony vs. Colman Domingo8:18 - Men's Madrid 2026 Recap feat. Jannik Sinner AKA The Ulna Bone Crusher29:01 - Women's Madrid 2026 Recap feat. Platinum Blondes Marta Kostyuk and Anastasia Potapova as well as vomit47:11 - NCAA Tournament 2026 Preview feat. Robert Frost and The UVA Phenom Factory

Clay Season Episode 3/6Season Episode 16/332:48 - Warm Up Rally feat. Riddle / Fritz Breakup20:11 - Spain & Latin Universe Talk feat. Nadal's Mallorca and Alcaraz's Nickname

Clay Season Episode 1/6Season Episode 14/330:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Douchebag David Grutman16:50 - Men's Monte Carlo & Houston Discussion feat. Jannik Sinner's Dive to #131:35 - Women's Billie Jean Cup, Austria, & Charleston Discussion feat. Jessica Pegula's steadiness and the BJK Cup's chaos

8:05 - Miami Open 2026 Recap feat. A Sunshine Double-Double!20:50 - Nice Match Award (Nominees include any & all cracks at Sincaraz and Rybakina/Sabalenka 2026 faceoff)30:25 - MLTBHACO Award (Nominees include Hailey Baptiste & Linda Noskova who might already by Having One since she skipped Miami)46:05 - Nice Look Award (Nominees include Frances Tiafoe & Naomi Osaka as (1) Seeds and scrawny Jannik Sinner as (16) Seed

An Unconventional Episode! Joe & Joe enjoy the Many Upsets of March live (Korda def. Alcaraz, Baptiste def. Svitolina, Gibson def. Jovic, & Iowa def. Florida) while fellow fans beam in to share their own readings of the sports doppler.

0:00 - Warm Up Rally incl. March Madness & Insects for or against Alcaraz and Noskova?11:10 - Indian Wells 2026 Women's Recap feat. Live Nailbiter Rybakina/Sabalenka Final & Report from Palm Springs from Yet Another Anisimova Believer37:26 - Indian Wells 2026 Men's Recap wherein Capt. Caitie Plays FMK with Jack Draper and Nominates a Nice Look

5:34 - Warm Up Rally feat. Wells Fargo & Fall Out Boy15:00 - Indian Wells Week 1 Reactions feat. Anisimova Breadsticks, Andreeva Bagels, & Antonini Nice Points43:28 - Indian Wells Week 2 Preview feat. Felix Auger Aliassime potentially playing 4x black players in a row

4:25 - Warm Up Rally feat. Marketing Cynicism18:48 - February Results: Medvedev's Got Hardware, But At Least Joe Made It Home39:27 - 8x Players to Watch in Indian Wells and Miami feat. Black Canadians, Buzz Cuts, & Ealamania

12:01 - Warm Up Rally feat. Daniil Medvedev Coining New Blasphemies25:10 - The Nepisode feat. Buffalo Royalty, Nature vs. Nurture, & Footstep Following for Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, & Jack Draper

2:33 - AO Men's Recap feat. Djokovic turning back the career doomsday clock and feeling at ease in the spotlight 24:01 - AO Women's Recap feat. smashing rackets is to Coco Gauff what smoking cigs was to Obama37:10 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Frances Tiafoe x Sierra Leone Heritage x Lululemon

2:08 - AO Women's Week 1 Reactions feat. Coco Gauff winning ugly but being the only one not ugly in orange22:46 - AO Men's Week 1 Reactions feat. Leg 1 of Stan Wawrinka's victory lap & the widening Sincaraz dichotomy42:08 - Melbourne Ground Report!47:32 - AO Week 2 Preview feat. American Women Melee

5:36 - Warm Up Rally feat. One Point Slam reactions (Congrats to New South Wales)14:22 - Men's & Women's Pentazone Reads feat. Brisbane, Auckland, Hobart, and Adelaide27:38 - Men's AO26 Week 1 Preview feat. The Potential First Matchup Between Joao Fonseca and "Sincaraz"51:00 - Women's AO26 Week 1 Preview feat. Australian Pride via Maya Joint and Daria Kasatkina

06:55 - Women's Top 20 Players heading into 2026 Season including an American ranked higher than Coco Gauff44:19 - Men's Top 20 Players heading into 2026 Season including Canadians and Russians, but the heated rivalry is between Italy and Spain

0:00 - Celebrity Roundup! Who is your favorite New Jersey classic rocker?7:24 - Men's US Open Week 2 & Final Recap feat. Prognostications on when the calendar will change months from Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner23:45 - Women's US Open Week 2 & Final Recap feat. Tall boys w/ our new WTA entourage: Sabalenka, Anisimova, Osaka, and more35:00 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Does pink/purple go well with hardass prison cut? & What's the difference between a cold one different than a stiff one?

Second to last episode of Nice Point Season 3

1:54 - Warm Up Rally feat. Draper in Vuori and Djokovic in Pinstripes15:56 - Mixed Doubles Review feat. Moonlighting Superstars vs. Irrelevant Professionals25:30 - US Open Nice Point Pentazone feat. Sinner derailed from a first-ever Pentazone Sweep by His Translucent Skin in the Cincinnati Sun41:03 - US Open Women's Week 1 Preview feat. Potential R2 Battle of Big Girls58:58 - US Open Men's Week 1 Preview feat. Host Money of Different Sides of Khachanov and Rublev1:19:46 - US Open Nice Point Picks

0:00 - Getting to know absolute tennis nut Max Arnold who grew up at Wimbledon, loves Dan Evans, and has positive feelings about ASICS shoes30:15 - Results from US Open Lead Up 1000 Tournaments feat. Miserable Naomi Osaka, Rando Frenchman Terence Atmane, and Baby-Shushing Emma Raducanu

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Hot Sauce & Mustard12:29 - The Life of Michael Dukes feat. West Village Rooftops & Zany 80s Doubles Duos50:08 - Hardcourt Tour Updates feat. Victoria Mboko's Nice Point Nod! and Ben Shelton/Alex De Minaur's Tuesday in Grit-Off in Toronto

Joe & Joe celebrate Summer Break - specifically, the one week in the tennis season with no tournaments above the 250 level, during which star players gallivant with their gallivant with their equally-famous-and-beautiful romantic partners (Trinity Rodman, Natalia Zabiiako), sit front row at palaces of popular culture (Cowboy Carter, New York Liberty), and maybe even drink beer (Tommy Paul you're not allowed to play Boom with water bro) - prior to the final hardcourt stretch culminating in the US Open

0:00 - Men's Final Reactions feat. The Sinner-Alcaraz Dynamic for The Foreseeable Future + Matthew McConaughey9:55 - Women's Final Reactions feat. Rosemary Olive Oil & Sabalenka Chief of Etiquette Police25:50 - Ad Break / Washington Post Clapback on Behalf of Johnny Mac!40:00 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Darren "Killer" Cahill, Brits Galore, and Sonay "Doll" Kartal

This freewheeling, 90+ degree episode includes references to Nico Jarry's nasal strip, Ben Shelton's future Father-in-Law Dennis Rodman, both Olivia Rodrigo and Real Madrid, Nick Kyrgios' future tell-all, the nuts on Aryna Sabalenka, the antics of Laura Siegemund, and the future all-time biggest server in tennis: Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard

0:00 - Intro & Warm Up Rally feat. Our mate from North of London12:58 - Gentlemen's & Ladies Pentazone feat. Carlosumpremacy Alcaraz 22:50 - Gentlemen's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. The U.K.s Key Colonial-Era Property, Scotland44:48 - Ladies Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Decision Disarray & More Pod Love for Czechia

2:28 - Warm Up Rally feat. F*ck/Marry/Kill Andrea Bocelli, Stephen Malkmus, and Ben Shelton13:44 - Discussion of the Sellout of the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Draw29:49 - Grass Tournament Results feat. Random German Cities and Taylor Fritz / BOSS Triumph37:16 - The Countries Challenge feat. Vladimir Putin, Injured Babes, and $100 on the board

0:26 - Men's Final Reactions feat. One of the Greatest All Time Tennis Matches26:07 - Women's Final Reactions feat. Spike Lee, Tyler The Creator, and Coco GauffInterlude: TNT's Journey of the Self in Paris50:14 - French Open Week 2 Roundtable feat. Lorenzo Musetti, Lois Boisson, and Ben Shelton01:01:18 - Nice Awards Ceremony feat. Nike All-In On 2000s Campus Jock Looks

0:31 - Men's French Open Week 1 feat. Matthew McConaughey, a Shelton/Alcaraz Masterclass in Class, and the best shots of the tournament so far25:20 - Women's French Open Week 1 feat. Hailey Baptiste!, among others37:02 - French Open Viewing Experience on TNT (as well as TruTV and Max)45:05 - Women's Week 2 Preview feat. Iga Swiatek vs. The Field51:51 - Men's Week 2 Preview feat. Our Dream Finals for Sunday afternoon 6/8/25

0:00 - Memorial Day Catchup on American & More Contenders Live From "The Mac Zone:15:29 - Men's & Women's Pentazone feat. Joe H. more confident than ever in Men's / completely disregarding The Queen of Clay24:34 - Women's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Foxy Superstars Paula Badosa & Daria Kasatkina33:57 - Men's Week 1 Matchups, Bets, & Pick feat. Paula Badosa's Boyfriend

Jen & Jane join Joe & Joe to talk raising podcasters in the Midwest

Last Spring, movie theaters welcomed Tashi Duncan, Art Donaldson, and Patrick Zweig into their hallowed, historic halls. In the remainder of 2024, a better movie was not released than Challengers. But of course, in our twisted sicko times, the film was not showered with trophies come award season and remains underseen. So here we are re-sharing two hours of our spirited conversation about this straight ball banger of a movie - the definitive greatest tennis movie.

This episode, recorded on the open road and edited from a redeye cross country flight, captures a conversation with Tennis Coach Jeff Harst; Discussed: What Separates Players, Intersection of Game Logistics and Culture, & Irrigation

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Joe Hallman Monte Carlo Roll-up Fits9:38 - Joe vs. Joe Ranking Challenge Game! What player will climb the farthest in five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand & six hundred minutes?44:14 - Tight Five on Monte Carlo Masters 2025 (Congrats to Carlos Alcaraz; WTFYD Zverev)

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Sabalenka on Societal Tussles, Shelton on Contact Sports, & The Heartland Beyond!18:40 - Michael Costello's Tennis Tales from Cleveland, Atlanta, & Charleston + A Look at Houston Results (Congrats to Baylor's Jenson Brooksby)48:41 - The Joint Nice Point State of the Union Address: We elaborate on which Americans can win a Slam (Since Serena we've had four women each win one - Sloane Stephens, Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, and Madison Keys to kick off the 2025 season; No man has won since 2003)BONUS - Who is the ATP equivalent of "The Latvian Hammer" Jelena Ostapenko?

0:00 - Cold Open & Warm Up Rally5:45 - 2025 Miami Open feat. Andreeva/Anisimova Controversy and The Capital of Latin America17:18 - Nice Point Podcast Welcomes Lawyer & Golf Aficionado Andy Meinert; This conversation covers fandom and revenue opportunities in both of these niche, solo sports, Saudi Arabia's LIV, the success of the inaugural season of TGL, social media and sponsorships, the tyranny of one's ranking, and culminates in a discussion about the major lawsuit brought by the Djokovic-led PTPA against the ATP, WTA, "et. al."

0:00 - Cold Open / Ad Break1:15 - Updates to WTA Maternity Benefits & First MLTBHACO Nominee Belinda Bencic6:08 - Nice Point Podcast Hands Out the Nice Look Award, Nice Match Award, and Most Likely To Be Having A Cold One Award

0:00 - Cold Open0:55 - Net Intros, Warm Up Rally, and What It's Like at Indian Wells w/ My Brother's Girlfriend & California's Captain Caitie36:51 - BNP Paribas 2025 Women's Recap feat. The Mental Fortitude of a Teenage Girl51:44 - BNP Paribas 2025 Men's Recap feat. A Debate About Rune's Rizz

0:00 - Cold Open1:19 - Warm Up Rally feat. Emma Raducanu, Adrien Brody, and Tom Izzo10:52 - Indian Wells 2025 Men's Draw So Far feat. A Hot Dutchman36:57 - Indian Wells 2025 Women's Draw So Far feat. The table being served for Great 2nd Week matchups

1:30 - Warm Up Rally feat. Hard Hitting News like Sinner Doping and Rybakina Psychological Torture38:00 - Indian Wells Preview feat. American Women (Welcome, Amanda Anisimova!)

4:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Major Jannik Sinner Updates25:57 - US Presidents X Tennis Connections feat. The Garfield Assassination, Ford's National Tennis Week, & Melania's Pavilion Addition

In this episode, Joe & Joe highlight some of the great one-time Slam winners in tennis history like Michael Chang & Juan Martín del Potro and wonder if "so far" better applies to active players like Daniil Medvedev

1:37 - AO25 Women's Singles Recap feat. Power Hitters Keys, Sabalenka, Stephens, Ostapenko, Rybakina, Osaka, & Hallman! 22:41 - AO25 Men's Singles Recap feat. Untouchable Sinner & Sneaky GOAT Djokovic

0:00 - Prologue: Danielle Collins vs. Australian Fans 6:25 - Joe A Attends Australian Open Days 1 & 2 feat. Rain, Naomi Osaka, & The Greatest Day of Nishesh Basavareddy's Life 27:30 - Joe A's Australian Open Takeaway 31:03 - Week 2 Preview feat. The WTA Triumvirate & Shelton's Muscles vs. a Non Seeded Bracket Section

2:51 - Week 1 Upsets feat. An Apology, Learner Tien's Romp, and João Fonseca's Nice Point Nod 25:03 - USA Check In feat. Vomit and Joe A's Carousel Theory

0:00 - Warm Up Rally w/ Joe A in Melbourne & Major AO Narratives (Djokovic Legacy) 15:54 - Men's Draw Week 1 Matchups & Bets feat. Friendly Fire, The Return of Kyrgios, and Jannik Sinner Dominance 38:16 - Women's Draw Week 1 feat. Aussie Women Woes & Wildcard Teens and All Bets On Qinwen Zheng

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Joe A from LA 10:12 - WTA Top 20 Players feat. Huge Gains, Hot Couples, and Lots of Russians led by Aryna Sabalenka 01:01:54 - ATP Top 20 Players feat. Hasty Holger Rune Predictions & Beer Pong vs. Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti

This chaotic episode is unedited, full of celebration and surprises, a little wasted, and very NYC. We tell fun stories of our visits to Billie Jean King Tennis Center and lay our our visions for the rest of the tournament.

0:00 - Winner Winner, Jannik Sinner or Cheater Cheater, Pumpkin Eater? 13:47 - Will Cameron on Tennis in the Land 27:14 - US Open Preview feat. KPIs favoring Djokovic and Sabalenka 31:12 - US Open Women's Week 1 feat. Hot Take Bets and Coco Concerns 48:25 - US Open Men's Week 1 feat. Roids, Tickets Purchased, & Game Spreads Covered

0:00 - What is the event of Summer 2024? Joe A's Wedding, The Iowa State Fair, or the Summer Slam? 10:57 - Men's Hardcourt Summer feat. ATP Rankings 12-15 33:29 - Women's Hardcourt Summer feat. Money & The Midwest

0:00 - Warm Up Rally feat. Russian/Belarusian politics 11:17 - Men's Singles at 2024 Paris Olympics feat. Djoker changing everything 26:17 - Women's Singles at 2024 Paris Olympics feat. shade, tea, and disrespect of all sorts 40:28 - Men's Doubles at 2024 Paris Olympics feat. apologies to Austin Krajicek & Rajeev Ram and Farewell Andy Murray 49:41 - Women's Doubles at 2024 Paris Olympics feat. "The Pocket Rocket" Jasmine Paolini 58:03 - Mixed Doubles at 2024 Paris Olympics and back to Iga Swiatek villain narrative

0:00 - What Other Olympic Sports We're Into feat. Tasty waves in Tahiti and Fencing ferociousness 5:14 - Warm Up Rally feat. Sabalenka skips out on Team Individual Neutral Athletes, Serena Williams is the greatest athlete of the 21st Century according to ESPN, and the handy dandy underhand serve 18:48 - Olympic Tennis History feat. notable achievements from Andy Murray (2x Singles Golds) and Steffi Graff (the Golden Slam) 32:41 - Review of the Opening Ceremony (viewed by Joe H on a TV behind his head in a sushi restaurant) 44:07 - 2024 Paris Olympics Tennis Preview feat. We try to find a reliable bracket and start actually caring about Doubles

0:00:00 - Joe and I watch the Gentlemen's Singles Final Rematch and discuss the Wimbledon Men's Draw overall feat. Lorenzo Musetti, slippery grass, and Joe learning the concept of "tea" thanks to Morgan Riddle 01:01:04 - Joe and I apologize to Barbora Krejčíková /slash/ fuel her next Slam and congratulate NCAA young guns Emma Navarro and Lulu Sun 01:27:12 - At this point, tbh, we are watching Alcaraz clean up the championship and just talking about movies 01:43:33 - Wimbledon 2024 Awards (Congrats Tiafoe, Wilson, and Lorenzo Musetti)