Tripp’s Tennis Talk
Coverage of professional tennis. Occasionally other topics. Occasional guests.
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
It was a highly enjoyable Day 7 from Melbourne. Every match had something interesting associated with it. I focus mainly on the day session matches, including Deep Dives for Swiatek-Rybakina and Khachanov-Nishioka. Jessica Pegula feels like the favorite now. Tsitsipas solidified his "contender" status; he's 1B to Djokovic's 1A. Rybakina may be legitimate after all. Oh, Felix; same old, same old. And, tennis needs a scheduling intervention.
Quote - Seb Korda to Jim Courier in the on-court interview. Sadly I didn't put the clip in.
Music - ESPN.
Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Saturday Jan 21, 2023
It's a bunch of set scores and frosting-level-froth-on-the-top freezing cold barely-takes. Stay away!
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Sir Andrew Murray beat World #14 Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7-6 on Tuesday for his best win at a major in six years. That and more on today's brief voice note.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
It was a fairly standard day of grand slam tennis to open the season. Some contenders dominated, some contenders survived, but each of them got through. Some matches not so interesting, some much more intriguing. The top-line result of the day is certainly Rafael Nadal's 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory, but there were plenty of protracted matches around the grounds; shoutouts to Rinky Hijikata, Lloyd Harris, Alex Molcan, Mackenzie McDonald, and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Nick is gone so I won't spend time talking about him, same treatment I've given Alcaraz. Yeah, I went with a cheesy and unimaginative title for this episode, sorry about that. But that also means I can never use it again. It's 5:23am, so, good night!
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Today on TTT, I preview the 2023 Australian Open. I break down the draws by quarter, give my second week picks, shoutout the grand slam debutants, provide the TV schedule, and take a live look at the Day 1 OOP. Player audio timestamps: Coco Gauff 18:25, Iga Swiatek 26:43, Rafael Nadal 38:05, Nick Kyrgios 55:16. Hype music is from old ESPN tennis broadcasts. Let's enjoy the first major of the year!
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
On today's podcast, I break down Alex De Minaur's 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory against Rafael Nadal, examine Alexander Zverev's psyche and Taylor's Fritz's form in a 6-1, 6-4 rout for the American, read all the January 2 scores, preview the January 3 schedule, and struggle mightily to pronounce the names of players.
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Tripp and Bill preview the 2023 tennis season live in-person. Topics discussed include our predictions for Year-End #1, who will win majors and how many will they win, breakout player of the year, and some prop-bet-style questions, such as guessing if The Big 2 will still be playing in 2024.
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
The exits of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz, and Simona Halep, among others, signal that many players have a genuine chance to win this tournament. Serena Williams looked very comfortable tonight and she gets at least one more singles match. Thiem isn’t quite ready to come out of the oven yet but he can get there. It’s Day 1 in New York and major tournament tennis is back!
Kyrgios beat Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. I don’t think I said that on the air. No Drama Nick! I didn’t even think about him much today! Nick Kyrgios, TCB…
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