Coco Gauff shouted out Christian's Court in a press conference this week, and that moment says a lot about who tennis lets in and who is actually growing it.
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Christian is in Toronto for the Canadian Open and he joins the podcast to give us the on the ground feels of the tournament in Toronto. Eala-mania is in full effect. The tournament is selling branded chicken adobo and the Filipino fans packed the stands bring the best vibes at a tennis tournament he has ever seen. We talk about Alex Eala’s run at the Canadian Open, Coco Gauff’s form and that moment in her press conference that has changed things for all of us new media creators in tennis. Anisimova coaching changes and Diana Schnaider and Naomi Osaka looking good.
On the men's side in Montreal: no Sinner, no Alcaraz, no Djokovic, and a real question about whether the two-week Masters format is worth what it's costing.
Plus a Ground Pass exclusive with Taylor Townsend on why she entered singles only in Canada, and a look at our conversation with Matt Futterman on why he called tennis The Cruelest Game.
The full Futterman interview is on Substack tomorrow: https://groundpass.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome Christian's Court to the podcast
05:15 How the Canadian Open is structured
11:51 Alex Eala takes over Canada and their food court
17:17 Alex Eala keeps winning
29:19 Gauff, Anisimova, the rest of the WTA tour
44:56 The ATP in disarray, but is it really?
01:03:00 The WTA new Media deal
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