Tripp’s Tennis Talk

MegaPod II: Apex Mountain ft Tami (RG 2023)

Under the gaze of sporting history Sunday evening, Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 to win a record-breaking 23rd grand slam title in men's singles and his third Roland Garros title. Djokovic is the only man to win each major three times in singles. On Saturday, #1 seed Iga Swiatek won her third Roland Garros in four years, overcoming a mid-match stumble to edge Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
My former co-worker and current tennis junkie Tami joins me to discuss Djokovic's legacy, including his mid-career transformation on the court, his ability to re-engineer his head-to-head against Nadal and Federer, why fans don't like him as much as the other two guys, why she personally supports him, and the prospects of anybody in 2023 being able to realistically challenge him at the remaining two major tournaments.
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4:16 - Men's Singles Trophy Ceremony
33:05 - Women's Singles Trophy Ceremony
46:46 - Tami

2023 WGI Percussion World Championships Instant Reaction ft Nate Davis

This is NOT a podcast about tennis!
2-time Percussion Independent World Finalist Nate Davis joins me as we react to the 2023 WGI Percussion World Championships from Dayton, OH, where Pulse Percussion's dominance of the indoor activity continued, as they won a league-leading 5th championship since 2010.
Nate and I discuss the 2023 performances of the top contenders, address the state of the marching arts as a whole, and briefly touch upon our experiences with WGI, including its value in the quote-unquote "standard" workplace.

Meddy Wins Miami ft Matt Zemek

Matt Zemek, the Editor of Tennis With An Accent, joins Tripp's Tennis Talk for a discussion about the 2023 Miami Open following Daniil Medvedev's 7-5, 6-3 win over Jannik Sinner in the men's singles final. Medvedev now has 5 Masters 1000 titles.
What does Jannik Sinner need to do to break through? How much does Gilles Cervara mean to Medvedev? What is Miami's current place in the tennis pecking order? All that and more on today's episode.
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Triforce of Courage

Petra Kvitova won her first 1000-tier tournament in half a decade Saturday afternoon in Miami, outdueling the red hot Elena Rybakina 7-6(14), 6-2 in a fantastic final. With 2 majors and 9 masters titles over an 11-year span, Kvitova is a no-doubt hall of famer. Elena Rybakina will be fine; dominant players lose matches all the time.
I was gonna go with a "Czech" pun for the title but it felt too lazy. I've been on a Legend of Zelda binge recently and I talk about Kvitova's courage a bit on a podcast, and it's a better title than the Czech pun I had, so, "Triforce of Courage" it is. I suppose she needed all three to win, eh? Power, Courage, and Wisdom.

Slow News Day

7-day 1000s > 12-day 1000s.

Miami Madness

It's Friday of week one and 5 of the top 8 WTA seeds are already gone. THIS. IS. MARCH.

Back To Work

Last week's winner and WTA Race #2 Elena Rybakina took the scenic route Thursday in Miami, allowing a 7-5, 4-1 lead to get complicated 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 against a very game Anna Kalinskaya. Other winners Thursday included Coco Gauff, Victoria Azarenka, Jessica Pegula, Lorenzo Sonego, and Jiri Lehecka. In off-court news, I read the Djokovic CNN piece. All that and more on today's episode of TTT.

Welcome to Miami

Join me for a time-traveling adventure as I preview the Miami Open draws and talk through the Tuesday and Wednesday main draw results, highlighted by Bianca Andreescu's entertaining 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Emma Raducanu.
Note - Iga Swiatek withdrew today from the Miami Open. I forgot to mention it.

CARLOS PARADISE ft André 3000

Carlos Alcaraz dropped by the Argon Production studios after he won the BNP Paribas Open to put the world on notice about his brilliance. Here is what he had to say.
Just kidding, this is me sitting in my house doing this. My last name is André.

Indian Wells Semifinal Recap

Championship Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open is set. It'll be Sabalenka vs Rybakina and Alcaraz vs Medvedev. How did we get here? Listen to today's episode to find out!