Man in the Mirror

Episode 299 (almost there!) brings us to Andrey Rublev's first Masters title with his win over young menace Holger Rune. Medvedev & Zverev fire a few shots at each other, culminating in Daniil's clear 'we are not friends and keep my wife's name out of your mouth' moment. We talk about the WTA's decision to suspend their boycott and return to China, despite the Chinese government failing to meet the WTA's demands. Plus, a very depressing injury update, a few more thoughts on 'fairness' and what trans exclusion means for cis women, and celebrating the trans excellence of Sasha Colby, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15. 

1:15 Ruby wins his first Masters title!

10:20 The testy exchanges between that guy and Medvedev: “Look at yourself in the mirror” 

17:45 Grigor and Andrey besties ❤️

22:45 Stuttgart so far: the fourth straight Krejcikova-Sabalenka match, Badosa rising, and an impromptu QUIZ!

33:00 WTA decides to return to China: they took a big swing on the boycott but didn’t get much solidarity

42:55 Blue Check Novak Djokovic playing in the Djokovic-owned Srpska Open but he is not enjoying the conditions

45:15 Quick bites: Conchita-Garbiñe split, horrible injury news followed by encouraging injury news

51:00 The Zendaya-Guadagnino tennis film is guaranteed to be wild

52:30 An addendum to last episode’s segment on trans inclusion: the trap of ‘fairness’

59:40 Sasha Colby wins Drag Race, rightfully!