Tripp’s Tennis Talk Argon Productions

2-time Percussion Independent World Finalist Andee Jones joins me for a live reaction to the 2024 WGI Percussion Championships in Dayton, OH. Andee has made PIW Finals with 2 different organizations as a player, Infinity (2014) and STRYKE (2017).
Pulse Percussion won their third consecutive championship on Saturday night, becoming the first PIW ensemble to do so since Music City Mystique from 1996 to 1998. Andee and I talk about the shows we saw and the state of WGI as a whole. Why has California become a hotbed of marching percussion activity? How can WGI be improved? Why did we like MCM's show the best? And can Rafa win Roland Garros one more time?
All that and more on today's GREAT episode of Tripp's Tennis Talk.

A Double Upset Special was on the menu Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. First, #12 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas upset #2 Jannik Sinner 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, ruining Sinner's 25-1 start to the season and allowing Tsitsipas to reach his third Monte-Carlo final in four years (2-0). In the evening, #8 Casper Ruud beat World #1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, allowing the Norwegian to record his first career win against a Top 3 player and sending the Serb packing... to his house down the street. Join me for same-day reaction to this nice pair of semifinal matches.

On Friday afternoon, Daniil Medvedev capitulated to Jannik Sinner as the Italian won 6-1, 6-2 to reach his 4th ATP Masters 1000 final. However, the Main Event on Friday unquestionably was the night session, which saw a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov take down Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in 2 hours and 37 minutes. Dimitrov, age 32, has reached two masters 1000 finals in the last five months after reaching one in the previous twelve years. Join me for reaction and analysis on this episode of TTT!
0:00 Sinner vs Medvedev Recap
19:45 Post-Match Audio and Dimitrov Interview with ATP Media
24:30 Dimitrov vs Zverev Recap
Music - "Cha Cha Nova"

"It's a miracle." Join me for a 30-minute Emergency Pod that unpacks Luca Nardi's stunning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells on Monday night. Special unscripted guest appearance by Mom! TENNIS!

A massive Oregon winter weather event may be able to hinder my tennis viewing, but not my tennis podcasting!

Here are my predictions in written form:
 
Swiatek d Pegula; Sabalenka d Haddad Maia
Sabalenka d Swiatek
 
Djokovic d Sinner; Medvedev d Alcaraz
Djokovic d Medvedev
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