Episode 5

Ben and Courtney go bi-coastal for Episode 5, as Ben headed to Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open and Courtney returned home to stare at a livescore window. We lay down our final observations from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, share some press room stories, shoot a side-glare at Michael Llodra, rationalize the lack of early round television coverage, and preview the upcoming tournament in Miami, where Ben got to witness the welcome return of Alisa Kleybanova, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, and Serena Williams. If you can’t laugh at how haphazardly Ben makes his ATP predictions, get thee to an infirmary, stat. Thy funny bone is broken. Links mentioned on this week’s episode:

• Don’t know what it means to “Go Tyra” on someone? Here you go. [YouTube]
• Ben’s piece for the New York Times on the Michael Llodra incident. [New York Times]
• Courtney’s piece for SI.com on the Michael Llodra incident, and some follow-up thoughts on how it was handled. [SI.com]
• Sofia Arvidsson’s Twitter.
• Victoria Azarenka’s empty press conference after her semifinal win over Angelique Kerber in Indian Wells.