Tripp’s Tennis Talk

DOOM.
On today's podcast, I discuss the July 2023 book "DOOM GUY: Life in First Person" by John Romero. Romero is a member of the id Software video game team that created the multi-million-dollar Doom, Wolfenstein 3-D, and Quake franchises. Romero writes about how his early childhood impacted his workplace skills, his first jobs at Origin and Softdisk, the halcyon days of id and the subsequent breakup following the development of Quake, as well as his time helming Ion Storm. I recap the book, share my thoughts and takeaways, and examine contemporary media that referenced John's work.
Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk on Podbean and Apple Podcasts.
Opening clip from "The Color of Money" (1986).
Doom and Keen music by Bobby Prince. Quake music by Trent Reznor.

There is a new Wimbledon champion! On Sunday, top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz confirmed his #1 station by wrestling the Wimbledon title away from 7-times champion Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. On Saturday, Marketa Vondrousova upset Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to win her first grand slam title. There is a lot to talk about on today's episode!
Check out the timestamps below - NOTE - Apple often messes with my podcasts and makes the timestamps inaccurate but hopefully these are close, these are the Audacity time stamps:
0:00 What does Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Djokovic mean for men's tennis?
20:35 Alcaraz vs Djokovic Match Discussion
37:07 Djokovic and Alcaraz Trophy Presentation Remarks
47:20 ATP Tournament Wrap-Up
51:44 Novak Djokovic Press Conference
58:45 Carlos Alcaraz Press Conference
1:15:08 Vondrousova vs Jabeur Analysis with Luke McManus (taped Saturday)
1:53:55 Ons Jabeur Press Conference
2:04:31 Marketa Vondrousova Press Conference
2:19:50 Sally Jenkins Washington Post Article on Evert/Navratilova
3:13:33 Other Sunday Results and Wimbledon Wrap-Up

It was a great day for Britain on Saturday at The Championships, with Neal Skupski winning the Men's Doubles with Wesley Koolhof and the Hewett/Reid pairing winning the Men's Wheelchair Doubles title. We are taking a break from main draw singles today to talk about the other disciplines.
I have also included the press conference audio for all four men's singles semifinalists from yesterday's press conferences. Stick around to hear from Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic.

André 3000 returns.

Ons Jabeur is into the Wimbledon finals again after a brilliant takedown of Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. As the score suggests, Jabeur slowly worked her magic and unwound Sabalenka's game over the course of three sets as Aryna's serve itself slowly degraded as time went on.
Earlier in the day, Marketa Vondrousova overwhelmed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 to reach her second career grand slam final. Svitolina's run came to an end, but her QF/SF showing in the last two majors offers hope for a speedy return to the top of the women's game.
All that and more on today's episode of TTT.

Got Bank.
"A Jorb Well Done (2001)" courtesy Homestarrunner.com.

On Tuesday at Wimbledon, fans were treated with an enthralling doubleheader of Ladies Singles Quarterfinals. Marketa Vondrousova was a point from being 1-5 down in the third set but rallied to beat #4 seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Court 1, while on Centre Court, Elina Svitolina upset world #1 Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 in a tense match in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
In the men's matches, Jannik Sinner overcame a wobble to dispatch Roman Safiullin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. It is Sinner's first career major semifinal and he is the youngest Wimbledon semifinalist since 2007. Later in the day, Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to beat an overmatched Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Sunday evening featured one of the most riveting stretches of play for the entire 2023 season to date as the WTA took center stage with Iga Swiatek saving two match points to defeat Belinda Bencic 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 and Elina Svitolina overcoming a 2-6, 0-2 deficit to edge Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in an emotional and high-quality encounter.
Earlier in the day on Centre Court, Andrey Rublev played a great old-school Wimbledon match against a comeback-minded Alexander Bublik, with Rublev eventually prevailing 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4. Elsewhere on Day 7, winners included Jessica Pegula, Marketa Vondrousova, Mirra Andreeva, Jannik Sinner, Grigor Dimitrov, and Roman Safiullin.
Subscribe to Tripp's Tennis Talk on Podbean and Apple Podcasts. Thank you!
Music - Galleon Galaxy by Alexander Brandon et al
Audio clip - courtesy of Wimbledon
Quote in the title - Andrey Rublev 7-9-23

Alcaraz d Jarry 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5.
Jabeur d Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Rybakina d Boulter 6-1, 6-1.
Medvedev d Fucsovics 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Sabalenka d Blinkova 6-2, 6-3.
Berrettini d Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 7-6.
Kvitova d Stevanovic 6-3, 7-5.
Tsitsipas d Djere 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.
Haddad Maia d Cirstea 6-2, 6-2.
Rune d Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6.
Lehecka d Paul 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2.
Keys d Kostyuk 6-4, 6-1.
Alexandrova d Galfi 6-0, 6-4.
Eubanks d O'Connell 7-6, 7-6, 7-6.

Novak Djokovic bailed out the organizers on Friday, finishing his match at about 10:50pm against Stan Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 ahead of the 11pm curfew. It was a great day of tennis, with multiple stories happening on multiple courts for many hours in a row throughout the day. It was Eubanks Euphoria on Court 1 as the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket beat last year's semifinalist Cameron Norrie 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6. Stefanos Tsitsipas finished off an increasingly gassed Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in 4 hours and 40 minutes over two days. Meanwhile, it's a nice result once again for Denis Shapovalov and Marie Bouzkova scored an upset. All that and more on today's episode of TTT.