Welcome to…. An Australian Open Semfinal Recap edition of Hey, Great Shot!! Hosts Alex Gruskin and Max Rothman get together to talk through a fascinating semifinal round of tennis.


They debate who between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal looked more dominant during their respective straight set victories, analyze how the success of Naomi Osaka’s backhand catapulted her to victory, and explain how Petra Kvitova was able to put an end to Danielle Collins’s dream run.


They also thoroughly preview both the men’s and women’s singles finals, and end by listing statistics that put both Nadal’s and Djokovic’s dominance in perspective (when sharing these numbers, Gruskin gets called out for accidentally making the case for the “Big Three” over the “Big Four”. You won’t want to miss it).


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A special shoutout to Super Producers Max Fliegner and Daniel Westhoff, the men behind the scenes who make these episodes possible. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy our eighty-fourth episode!!


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