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The Gay Tennis Podcast

The Gayest Match of the Year + Cincinnati Results

Season 1, Ep. 12

The Gay Tennis Podcast bump continues! Coco Gauff kept up her world-beating form, and our newly-crowned ATP daddy Maximo Gonzalez won again this week, too. And we're taking all the credit.


Here's what else we chat about: 


-The ATP daddy conversation continues! 

-Robert Farah, our very first tennis thirst trap follow, retiring this week

-Taylor Townsend and Alycia Parks winning big in Cincinnati

-The Ostapenko vs Rybakina match, which we're labeling the gayest match of the year (it was)

-Will Alcaraz extend Novak's career? 

-The iconic buzzing Karen who heckled Stefanos 

-Vanity Fair Highlights American Tennis Players: How hot is US tennis right now? 

-Are tennis skirts the new ugg boot on college campuses? 


For more, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thegaytennispod and visit our website www.thegaytennispodcast.com. 

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