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30. The Monfils/Svitolina Breakup 💔 😢
38:07||Season 3, Ep. 30The breakup of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina shocked the tennis world when the story broke on Instagram last week. Our heart goes out to both of them, and it got us thinking about tennis couples, breakups in general and breakups in our past. It's the breakup episode!Also:Musetti violates the Bro Code by banging Berretinni's ex (and cheating on his current partner/baby mama for good measure)There's a $1200 Nadal bookAnd more!
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29. Butt Seriously: Which Are the Best Asses in Men's Tennis?
39:31||Season 3, Ep. 29Apparently lots of men are "glutemaxxxing" these days, so we thought we'd survey the tuchus landscape over at the ATP. Michele lays out her scoring system for the top male players' tushies, while Bryan awkwardly engages. Also, tennis needs a timeout: bad vibes at the end of the tennis season.
28. How to Explain Tennis Scoring
34:12||Season 3, Ep. 28Love, 15, 30, 40: Music to tennis fans' ears and seemingly more complicated than A.P. Calculus to non-tennis people. This week, we attempt to explain how to explain tennis scoring. Bryan takes particular joy in this exercise as a man who loves to explain things (they should have a word for that!). Can tennis scoring be explained, or must it be lived?Also,Elf and Polymarket are running the latest annoying Tennis Channel adsThe history and possible future of the tiebreak in tennis
27. Happy Bisexual Awareness Week!
03:35||Season 3, Ep. 27Michele is out of town this week, which happens to also be Bisexual Awareness Week. I kept myself occupied by recording this short, (I believe) thoughtful essay on bisexuality. For all our bisexual listeners, you are awesome 💜
26. Bro Hard or Bro Home: The 5 Types of Bros in Men's Tennis
34:05||Season 3, Ep. 26On Sunday, we had a Brodown: (Total Bro) Ben Shelton battled (Toxic Bro) Alexander Zverev, not for the title of Top Bro but for the adjacent title of 2026 US Open Men's Champion. This week we break down Bros in Tennis: the Total Bro, Partial Bro, Nouveau Bro, Not a Bro and Toxic Bro. We feel that these entirely made up categories of bro-dom are a useful framing device for Men's Tennis in 2026. Or are they?Also:Sabalenka is a sore loser at the US Open FinalTwo out gay male players compete in a final in a Challengers match for the first time 🏳️🌈And other stuff...
25. The Open Era: Your Gay Sports Romance Novel Companion to the US Open
49:38||Season 3, Ep. 25In this extended episode we talk about the emerging Gay Sports Romance genre and nerd out on behind-the-scenes library stuff with New York Public Library Senior Librarian and Cataloger Julia Lubey! How do books get tagged as Queer Fiction vs. Bisexual vs. Young Adult? What about The Open Era, which is perhaps all of the above?Also:Alcaraz' nipple slip shirt 👀Djokovic's mysterious long-COVID-like condition 🤢The USTA's decision to make the Open unaffordable 💰💰And more!
24. Postcard from the US Open Fan Week
33:54||Season 3, Ep. 24The US Open Fan Week: loud, crowded, disorganized, chaotic! But we got a chance to see Serena and Carlos play doubles as well as the return of the one and only Roger Federer. Michele refrained from putting them on the glass for Roger, and Bryan remained relatively sober despite spending ~$200 on booze. Only at the Open!Also,The Arthur Ashe stadium renovation that reflects the disappearing middle classZohran Mamdami shames the US Open into providing some more affordable ticketsThe book talk for Finding Renee Richards, the new autobiography of the only trans pro tennis player in history by Julie Kliegman