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The Body Serve

Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP & WTA.

  1. 18 FEB

    Stay In Your Lane

    Tennis, stop. Give us a minute, my God. The chaotic February schedule gives us a first-time 1000 title winner (Anisimova), a first-time ATP titlist (Fonseca), Ostapenko’s fifth unanswered defeat of Swiatek, and Bencic winning a big title soon after her return from maternity leave. While trying to keep track of tennis results, we also saw the resolution of the Sinner’s WADA appeal, the conclusion of the WTA’s investigation into Stefano Vukov, and Simona Halep's retirement.  01:40 Anisimova wins Doha, Penko turns her year around 5:35 Fonseca’s first title, Schwartzman’s swan song, and will the South American swing go hardcourt? 11:40 Alejandro, por qué??? 15:10 Last week: Bencic, Alcaraz, Shapo 19:40 The Sinner Agreement 31:05 US Open makes mixed doubles a glorified exhibition 40:55 Compton’s most famous daughter 47:05 Rybakina’s coach Vukov suspended for a year  53:30 Simona Halep retires 62:20 We don’t need straight men’s takes on which men are hot

    1h 7m

  2. 4 FEB

    Intent Intent Intent Doesn't Exist

    Madison Keys has been a major champion for over a week now! This episode isn’t really about that, but it bears repeating. Checking in on tennis in February, we’ve got Felix winning yet another indoor title, Mertens and Alexandrova making up for somewhat disappointing Australian Opens, and a whole heap of man drama at Davis Cup, featuring one of the only head-on collisions you’ll see in tennis and the current state of ATP umpiring. This episode covers lots of odds and ends including Petra’s imminent return(!), more from the AO men’s final protestor, Ymer’s unretirement, and the US Open’s expansion.  0:35 WTA titlists Mertens and Alexandrova; Felix wins his second title of the year 6:55 Davis Cup: Garin gets literally run over by Bergs 17:40 Certainly not while wearing that moustache 20:00 Mikael Ymer did the opposite of “break up with your [tennis], I’m bored”  20:55 Petra Kvitova is coming back, maple syrup magnate Vasek Pospisil is leaving 28:05 One more thing about Madi 34:20 Craig Tiley’s comments on the AusOpen protestor are … lacking  39:35 The US Open’s manspread

    45 min

  3. 27 JAN

    Truly Madi Deeply

    This was one of those rare finals weekends where pretty much everything we hoped for came true. A perennial fave of fans and her own coworkers, the one-time prodigy Madison Keys showed remarkable maturity and grit to win her first major title. She let go of the “need” to win a Slam, and then managed to defeat #2 Iga Swiatek and the 2-time defending champ #1 Aryna Sabalenka back-to-back. Jannik Sinner defended his title without facing a break point in the final. Tennis keeps trying to make his opponent happen, alas to no avail. Plus, we got cracker women's doubles matchups, Novak HIPAA-violating himself, and Sakkari attending the inauguration instead of winning tennis matches. 1:25 GoFundMe update: Thank you!!! 6:05 Once a tween prodigy, then a best-never-to-win, now a Slam winner 12:05 Madison said therapy works … can’t argue with that  27:50 After a diversion, a few more notes on the women’s draw 33:40 The ceaseless pushing, literal and figurative  38:00 “Australia believes Olya and Brenda” 46:45 Ben Shelton v. the media  53:05 Women’s doubles: SMASH on the girls  62:25 Call me OptaAce because I’ve got stats

    1h 7m

  4. 21 JAN

    I Learned From The Best

    Just past the midway point of the 2025 Australian Open, the big favorites are mostly still here; a few NextGenners made a big splash in week one, including Joao Fonseca and the episode namesake Learner Tien. We'll take you through the draw, the first week highlights, the upsets, and the reverse hex I put on Alejandro ;)  As always, we spend a lot of time with all the extra stuff happening on top of the tennis: coaching pods, the Danielle Collins mini-controversy, Djokovic’s ‘boycott,’ Nick’s non-event, and a few notes on commentary. 1:55 The first week upsets (aka James was wrong about pretty much everything) 12:00 How the faves are doing? Monfils, Coco, Alejandro (you’re welcome) 24:15 The quarters and how we got here  30:15 He came for the nepo baby and that was the last straw 33:30 Coaching pods! (At least they’re not mic’d) 38:50 The Danielle Collins (and Colleen?!) Fund 46:05 WADA will not appeal Swiatek’s case 50:30 Tony Jones gave Novak a grievance. Thanks a lot, Tony 55:05 Erin Routliffe with the quote of the tournament 57:25 The kits: Coco’s is a hit, but the Nike spaghetti straps … please

    1h 5m

  5. 11 JAN

    Mercury Rising: Australian Open Preview

    And just like that, the 2025 Australian Open is nearly underway. It’s the 40th major we’ve covered as a podcast, and our draw previews are still as prediction-free as always. We touch on a few of the themes to watch out for in Melbourne – Sinner’s emotional state, Rybakina’s coaching situation, Novak as #7 seed and poisonee – but mostly this is a lighthearted preview with draw breakdowns and our most intriguing first rounds.  GoFundMe: help fund our 2025 season! 3:15 Stories to follow: heavy metals, jumping ants 13:50 Comebacks and withdrawals 18:50 Women’s draw analysis: a tough one for Coco 27:40 Women’s bottom half: will Iga reverse her luck in Australia? 38:05 Men’s draw analysis: the top tier and the middlemen 54:50 Men’s bottom half: Djokovic as a #7 seed sounds wrong

    1h 6m

  6. 7 JAN

    Obsessed

    Welcome to season 11 of The Body Serve! We're catching you up on the barely existent off-season, including the most important Joaos, Max Purcell turning himself in, and Jenson Broosky’s brave statement about autism. Even though one of us rejects any “2025” tennis that occurs before January 1, 2025, we talk through the season’s early results, including the United Cup fracas, the Opelka and Nishikori comebacks, and the shifting Big 4 allegiances due to the Murravic pairing. We also take on the decidedly more serious situation with Elena Rybakina’s former and would-be current coach, Stefano Vukov, who is currently under investigation by the WTA. Finally, we end with our 2025 breakout picks and a game that James was entirely unprepared for. Happy 2025! 1:05 GoFundMe update 4:05 First week results: Reilly, Kei, the pairing from hell, plus the top tier of the WTA smashes their first week 14:00 United Cup: the “drama” is honestly not that serious 23:30 Rybakina, Vukov, WTA safeguarding, and the childishness of “I told you so” 31:25 Max Purcell turns himself in for an anti-doping oopsie 35:55 Kyrgios’ obsession + Osaka’s allegiance to him (aka: I knew things would get rocky when he came for the nepo baby) 40:45 Jenson Brooksby tells the world that he has autism spectrum disorder 44:50 The Year of the Joao: Reis da Silva comes out as gay + Fonseca wins Next Gen Finals 50:15 Our breakout picks for 2025 54:50 James plays a game! Play along at home

    1h 7m

  7. 23/12/2024

    Adiós a Todos

    We never knew how much we’d miss “hola a todos” until it turned into an adiós. Rafael Nadal Parera ended his tennis career at this year’s Davis Cup, leaving with with 22 major singles titles, a Career Golden Slam, every clay record you can think of, and a litany of quotable moments. We’ve been Rafa fans since the early days, when they said he was a dirtballer whose body would force him into retirement in his 30s. But it turned out Rafa was nothing if not adaptable -- a rational thinker whose love for the game made him a global superstar and helped build two of the sport’s most enduring rivalries. In this episode, we’re less interested in a chronological retelling of his career than complicating some of the cliches about him and talking about our favorite moments, Rafa’s inimitable Rafa-isms, and what made Nadal an athlete like no other.     1:55 How we became fans 4:45 It’s not about stats, but here are some stats 10:00 Adaptability: the key to understanding Rafa as an athlete? 12:55 A quick career recap - the notable eras 32:35 Rafa as sufferer  37:30 Fedal & Rafole: the cliches eventually fell away 43:45 Rafa as sex symbol  52:05 (Not) talking about the GOAT conversation 62:25 Our favorite Rafa moments: the 2022 Australian Open was a gift 65:40 Rafa-isms : if if if …

    1h 18m

  8. 05/12/2024

    Sinners and Ain'ts: 2024 ATP Wrap

    Finally our 2024 season is coming to a close! Although bonus December content is coming soon, we finish regular coverage by wrapping the ATP season: it was basically the proof that Jannik Sinner’s late-2023 rise was for real, and that he and Carlos have taken the reins of the (mostly) post-Big 4 ATP. Just like the women’s wrap, we’ll take you through the events of the 2024 season, evaluate our picks for 2024 breakout players, and choose our ATP Award winners. We finish up with your memorable/funny/enraging moments (“do you want to change the lady?,” Indian Wells bee attack) and the many players saying goodbye to the sport.  GoFundMe   3:10 Where were we at the beginning of 2024? 10:30 Starting in Australia: Sinner risen 16:30 Clay: Rafa’s brief return, Watergate, and Carlos’ apology-fist pump-championship pipeline 22:20 Channel Slam and Novak’s white whale 29:20 Rafa’s retirement at Davis Cup 37:55 Off-court “drama”  41:55 Our 2024 breakout players + thoughts on the ATP Awards 50:00 What will you remember? Bees. 53:25 Moments that pissed you off / made you laugh (sometimes both) 57:55 A ton of retirements this year, even beyond the big names

    1h 3m
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    Tennis podcast featuring casual, semi-respectable conversations about the ATP & WTA.

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      The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
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