The Body Serve

The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
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The Body Serve

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

  1. MAY 6

    This Sport Is Brutal

    Madrid ends with Aryna Sabalenka further extending her lead as number one, Casper Ruud grabbing his first Masters, and a lot of discourse around Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Naomi Osaka. We’ve got updates on: Jannik Sinner’s hero's welcome in Rome, Bianca Andreescu, Anastasija Sevastova, Tyra Grant, and more. We do a quick review of the strange but sometimes interesting Alcaraz Netflix documentary before wrapping the episode with a dive into the Max Purcell doping suspension, which is way more fascinating than he first let on.  Theme music courtesy of Oleg Fedak from Pixabay 01:45 Penko being Penko 5:05 Madrid: the Iga discourse  9:45 Sabalenka d. Gauff to win Madrid, joins the 11,000 points club  13:40 Casper wins his first Masters 1000 20:20 Osaka drops a level and wins!  23:15 Jannik, the ironic vir triumphalis, returns to Rome 26:15 Updates on Andreescu, Sevastova 30:20 The perplexing Alcaraz Netflix doc 40:00 Is Venus quiet quitting (or did she already)? 43:05 The Max Purcell doping case gets a lot more interesting

    55 min

  2. APR 21

    Hateration, Holgeration In This Dove Soiree

    Clay season is underway, and we’ve seen a Runeaissance, a re-Alcarization, a Penkopalypse even. Stuttgart -- always reliable -- brought a stunning quarterfinal lineup and a surprise winner, while Holger reminded the class that there’s still tons of time to fulfill his promise. There’s much tennis business to talk about, including the first hearing in the PTPA antitrust suit and Opelka’s testimony; Lesia Tsurenko’s lawsuit against the WTA and Steve Simon; and a somewhat voyeuristic ITIA press release. Plus, Dart’s out of left field comment, Shelly Ann clearing the field, and wondering what happened in that Met Gala bathroom meeting. Theme music courtesy of Oleg Fedak from Pixabay 0:40 Housekeeping: catching a case, getting postcards out 4:50 Holger’s back; Alcaraz wins Monte Carlo, returns briefly to #2 15:45 Stuttgart moves like a 1000-level bitch  22:15 Another spectator calls out That Guy, this time in Germany 26:50 PTPA gets their first hearing, Opelka testifies 35:00 Harriet why?!   37:00 Serena on Jannik and … Maria? 42:20 I always feel like somebody’s watching me  45:35 Lesia Tsurenko sues the WTA 56:25 Our other sporting interests: Shelly Ann & Rory

    1h 4m

  3. APR 12

    Futility

    Yes, it’s been a minute, but we’re back to catch up on Monte Carlo, Charleston, and sadly yes, all the way back to Miami. The top men have utterly failed to capitalize on Sinner’s mandatory vacation, while on the women’s side, Sabalenka extends her rankings lead and Pegula snatches #3 with her strong start to the year. We’ve also got: Kasatkina’s move to Australia, the top WTA and ATP players sending a letter to the Slams a few weeks after the PTPA lawsuit, a few listener questions, and more.  1:10 Monte Carlo updates: why, Grigor, why? 9:10 Charleston results 14:20 Miami: Eala stuns Iga, Aryna extends her lead 25:30 Don’t count your chickens before they hatch  28:20 Dasha Kasatkina is now representing Australia  31:00 The players do love an epistle  37:20 Coaching and baby news 40:35 A listener question

    47 min

  4. MAR 25

    Vibes Cartel

    This week, we’re diving into the antitrust lawsuit brought by the PTPA against the tennis ‘cartel.’ The wide-ranging complaint takes aim at prize money, scheduling, ranking points, anti-doping, and what they broadly view as anticompetitive and illegal activity by the tennis governing bodies. What does the PTPA hope to gain? Which parts make sense, and which leave us with some skepticism? Is unionization a goal, and if so, is it even possible? After spending most of the episode breaking down the major issues in the lawsuit, we hop over to Miami, where all 4 male Indian Wells semifinalists have crashed out, Rafa Nadal Academy grads are making waves, and Djokovic is hobnobbing with the Establishment. 0:55 PTPA files an antitrust lawsuit in three countries - first up, yes we know it doesn’t technically matter, but why these plaintiffs? 06:55 What are the allegations? 24:15 What is the desired outcome? 28:05 Is unionization possible (and is it even a goal)? 36:10 What works and what doesn’t 40:05 The parallels with LIV Golf 46:00 Crashing out in Miami  55:00 You are the company you keep

    1h 7m

  5. MAR 18

    Waste Management

    Well, well, well, what do we have here? Have we entered the Mirra era? If you know us, you know we’re not saying that, we just wanted to say Mirra era. Andreeva fashioned a Keys-esque run to the title in the desert, beating the same four players Madison did to win the AO from the fourth round onward...in the same order! We talk about Iga, we talk about Jack, and we field some more listener questions on TBS 375 02:15 The Mirra Era 12:19 The Conchita Effect 17:01 What’s up with Iga? 26:28 Jack Draper arrives 37:34 Taking a question about Larry Ellison … 46:32 Finding joy in tennis when things outside of tennis are generally terrible  51:22 If tennis were played on only one surface, which would you keep? 53:38 RHOP and other Bravo musings

    1h 6m

  6. MAR 11

    Indian Hells

    We’re back to a regular schedule, and up first it’s week one of Indian Wells: Nick and Novak struggling with injury and form, That Guy simply struggling to avoid the #1 ranking. We chat about the draw, the WTA’s new maternity leave benefits program, plus Danielle Collins’ clothing collab and the impetus behind it. Later on we get into some fun listener questions, with subjects as diverse as cricket, gospel music, the Knicks, and public transportation.   03:15 Question from @lisacrispin on Bluesky: how long does it take to produce each episode? 08:35 Nick’s wrist injury 12:50 Dutch tennis rolls over Novak and That Guy   17:25 Danielle Collins’ merch drop 24:55 IW draw recap 29:15 WTA announces maternity leave benefits program funded by PIF 33:55 How are we feeling about the Knicks? (question from @dabigjoker on Bluesky) 38:00 Jonathan picks his test cricket XI from tennis players (question from @edwardpolsen) 46:55 Public transit fun (@irascibly)  49:25 Since it's Oscars season, what actors could you see playing various players in imaginary biopics? (@lobjan)  54:45 And finally, what’s with our nickname for Kimberly Birrell? (@tomcharles2710)

    59 min

  7. MAR 4

    Sh*t's Creek

    February ends with Andreeva’s arrival, players getting flewed out by Jessie Pegula, Stef’s mystery racquet saving his career, and Andrey live laugh loving in Doha (but in all seriousness, happy for him!). We’re also covering the WTA’s anti-purple rebrand alongside Billie Jean King’s “tear it all down” approach, Venus Williams’ momentary wild card to Indian Wells, and Serena coming to our town with the WNBA! 1:20 My favorite season: awards 5:25 Stef’s boat  8:35 Something rotten in the state of Guerrero 15:35 Other results: Navarro, Djere, and Peggy’s private plane 20:30 Rublev wins Doha, opens up about learning to be kind to himself 23:40 Andreeva arrives as a genuine teen prodigy  28:00 Who jumped out the gate in 2025? 32:20 Venus is back! Oh wait, no, she’s giving a talk in Denmark! 36:25 Indian Wells surface change - let’s wait and see, ok? 38:40 The WTA rebrand: no more charity language and no. more. purple.  54:45 The WNBA (and Serena!) are coming to Toronto

    1h 2m

  8. FEB 18

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

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    The Body Serve Tennis Podcast
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    300
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